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A mix of original and current generation Trumpy's. The one in the foreground is a Thruxton 900, which was produced in the last 5 years. I notice a couple of Thunderrbirds in the background too.
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THE BLOB
That was Steve McQueens first Fillum.
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I have this problem that whilst typing on the computer, the hard drive starts grinding away and the hard drive light comes on permanently.
I continue typing but the text stops appearing, after a minute or two the hard drives light becomes normal and the line of text appears where I have been typing?
Whilst this is happening I can do nothing with the mouse, the mouse pointer changes to the text sampling bar but left clicking does not work on anything, until the hard drives stops.
Its quite an old laptop, but what is the hard drive actually doing?
Mick, I would say you have the beginnings of a hard-drive bearing failure. And once that happens there is Nowt yer can do abaht it. I suggest you move quickly to back it up.
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I think everyone is waiting for an more detailed exp0lanation of this. Can't recall it from my youth...
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Hi Mary and Lizzie, was it John, George, Paul AND Ringo?
Commo, wasn't it John, Paul, George and Ringo?
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I think the Scottish Highlands are getting to you my lad....
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I seem to have hijacked this thread, hope no one minds if I continue. Bank holidays I used to push a trolley up and down the Midland Station platforms selling newspapers and magazines. The trolley had two racks tilted together joined at the top. I always knew when a holiday makers, day at the seaside, train was coming through, and when they were playing cricket at Trent Bridge I would stock up with extra cricket magazines and books. If it was an important match like a Test, then they would take my barrow down to the ground and I would sell papers, magazines and books there. Times were pretty tough back then, so I would share my earnings. My Mum got some for shopping, and my sister and brothers all used to get some pocket money from me. Pity non of them remember.
At 14, fairly impressive. An entrepreneur!! Obviously your bosses recognised it and you chose the RAF instead...
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I now claim to be an Ozzie, but don't think I do any "up-speak". of which you comment. Read anything I have posted and tell me if I do.
Alison, the word is Aussie not Ozzie!
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Shilling??? Try the penny ran out!!
I am sure in my day (50's and 60's), it was a shilling. Although I stand to be corrected.
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Nice radio there. I lost my Murphy U130 in a house move, I remembered I'd left it at the old house, I asked them if I could have it back but they'd binned it, I wanted to cry. I enjoyed listening to the short waves, I've got a transistor radio with short wave on it but last time I fired it up the interference drowned out the weaker stations so I gave up.
Cedarboy, I remember some of those damp victorian houses, they had a distinctive smell. I was at a friends house in one of the terraces off Bunbury st when the shilling went & it went dark, I could hear sumat moving on the floor, when the light came back on cockroaches scuttled off in all directions, I screamed like a girl, lol.
"When the Shilling went". Brings back all sorts of memories. How long did the shilling last??
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When was Woodhouse Way built? I lived in Strelley and where Woodhouse Way is now was Moores Farm, adjacent to the new estates..
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The Harry Ramsdens on the A1 was the one and only original. As I commented this was fifty years ago, didn't have franchises in those days. Probably someone bought them out and then tried to trade on their reputation.
Pwatmo, whereabouts opp norf are you?
In Abbotsford
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Was Harry Ramsden's a chain of F&C's in the UK too? There was one set up in Victoria (East Burwood), but the food was expensive and crap.
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Neither have I and in the early 90s went out with a girl that lived Walton Ave/Rothley Ave?
Interesting, that there were a number of schools (5) in the area, including mine. Again I didn't realise that mine was opposite the Chedworth Estate
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Alisoncc,
This is Melbourne/Frankston; all four seasons in the one day. Welcome to Spring...
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My brother Michael did. Probably before your time though (mid 50's)
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What was the building opposite?
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Beefsteak you might be right, however the cricketers won't be seeing much of that revenue.
Anyway, regarding the Ashes series in December/January, at least it shouldn't rain whenever the teams go out to play, and the light will be good.
I look forward to the English having it wrapped up by Day 4 (Trevor S may remind you of that prediction)...
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Wasn't there a Wimpey Bar somewhere around there in the 60's too?
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Indeed, Ayupmeducks,
It has been suggested that Limited Over and the ODI format, which arguably 'saved' cricket has killed the capability of the new generation of cricketers in being able to sustain the concentration required to cope with a Test series. It has been suggested that the new generation of cricketers and spectators are more suited to the ODI format.
If I were cynical, I would suggest the enormous money involved would have sommat to do with it too. What point a 5 day Test Match if there is little money in it????
Good job I int cynical....
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Ayupmeducks,
It was indeed an Englishwoman bemoaning the fact that the English had lost to those dreadful Orstralian's. So the urn of the burnt bails (Ashes) were a record of that horrible loss.
It has been far more than just "22 men tossing a ball at each other for fun and making every excuse in the book to take their ball home if the weather turns a bit dark" it is as Trevor S has mentioned, about the 'spirit' of the game, which our current Englishmen seem to have forgotten. Or rather to them it's about winning at all costs....
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From your current photo, only the beard..
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Following a discussion regarding my secondary school, Paulus asked me if I attended St Teresa's RC Primary school in Aspley. I have a couple of photos from that era and lo and behold he was in the same class....
These were in the late 50's, early 60's
http://s760.photobucket.com/user/pwatmo1/media/StTeresas-2_zps054c53c3.jpg.html
http://s760.photobucket.com/user/pwatmo1/media/StTeresas-1_zpsc8a13a1c.jpg.html
Anybody else out there know anyone who went to the school at this time.
Mr Grayser was the headmaster.
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Probably had something to do with the bloody awful school lunches they had at the school!
Bin A Bad Boy
in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !
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In Victoria (Oz), 2013 will be the last year of issue for rego certificates, instead relying on number plate scanning software in the police vehicles to identify whether a motor vehicle (car/bike/van/truck) is registered. The driver won't see any reduction though, straight into the coffers of the State government.