The Pianoman

A V2

Guess that picture was taken in the late 60's. I'll bet that gatepost doesn't look like that now

Re. above post. Just before I got to 'Hucknall Vicar bereaved,' I was going to say Robert Barber & Son solicitors are based on Church Street Eastwood. Suppose I need to get out of bed earlier!

Hmmm! You are quite correct. A friend of mine that I tune for deals in good secondhand pianos. He has been worried that his business is going into difficulty due to not being able to sell them. He has sold at least two in the last 4 or 5 days. I think people are staying in and looking for something to do.

I can well believe it. Over the last 10 days there has only been 2 or 3 days when I haven't delivered bulk pack packs of bog rolls and I am only one courier.

Above us the Waves is on Talking Pictures at 17.50. Can't find anything better to watch this evening! Oh, In Which We Serve is also on but they clash.

In normal circumstances how do I know that the person who is signing for the parcel IS the intended customer?

That is correct but it won't show that the customer was present at the time of handover hence the customers feet. Presumably not customers face due to privacy laws or similar

We at Hermes were doing the same thing from Yesterday. Include the feet of the customer in the picture, but most are being left in a safe place and a calling card left whether the customer is in or not. If a signature has been demanded (usually by the supplier) we are to put 'covid-19' on the signature screen, instead of the recipient touching the screen. Was at a customers door today at the same time as a Yodel driver. It seems they couldn't care less - they are still handing the customer the terminal to sign.

Its a Hand Held Terminal. Royal Mail refer to them as PDA's. Most courier firms use the same thing but may just be set up differently.

Just delivered a bulk pack of bog rolls to a guy today. He opens the door before I got there trying to grab 'em off me. Got to take a photo of them at the customers feet now they are no longer allowed to use my HHT. He says "Oh aah I didn't believe it, they are not for me they are for my daughter." Yeahh right!

Apparently the test is: put it under the tap and if water will run through it a virus will get straight through it. A paper mask surely can't be anything more than a dust mask.

True

I do 2 or 3 hours a day as a Hermes courier these days. Most of us are delivering bulk packs of bog rolls. Can't get 'em in the shops so they are buying them online instead! Saving grace is that I am getting paid for delivering them.

I have lived at Eastwood since 1959 so was also a regular traveller on B3 and C5. A couple of photos would be a good idea.

General Motors here have sold off Vauxhall and Opel. Its now owned by Peugot/Citroen. Vans are now appearing on the roads claiming to be Vauxhall but are just rebadged Pugs!

I knew Bob Darling. All the family went back to Edinburgh eventually

Well that was easy enough. My 20cm baking being as deep as it is I could easily increase the ingredients by half as much again

Just doing this honey cake. https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/devonshire-honey-cake Will report back later when I have eaten er. tested it.

He had had cancer for a long time - long before I first knew him in fact.

I used to look after Tom Fletcher's piano. I have just learned today why I haven't seen him for a while

Yes

I'm viewing on a laptop and have also found that the condensed button doesn't work. However I do have it in full colour (pale brown). Edit: Just noticed that it won't default to condensed either. On exiting the page it defaults back to 'expanded.'

The former Yew Tree has also been in the news recently for its use as a weed growing factory.

1 shilling = 5p. x 3 = 15p. sixpence = 2½p. Add the two together and it comes to 17½p. I get same as Denshaw.