AfferGorritt

Tragic. I passed a few weeks ago and noticed it was looking a bit bare. Such a shame.

Sorry 252! (This could keep me amused for ages!)

It must be ... it's now 251!

Is the number of posts you've made the same as "Content Count" in your profile?

Thanks for your good wishes!

My 70th birthday today, and whilst having my first cup of tea of the day, the Muse struck! Warning: This is very rude, and, of course, grossly exaggerated! 70th Birthday Blues Woke up this morning Feelin’ kinda glum Achin’ shoulder, achin’ legs An overactive bum Chorus Oh get me down ma bus pass I feel like movin’ on I know I got ma wallet But where’s ma glasses gone? I stumped off to the bathroom To have myself a pee An’ I saw this ancient, wrinkled guy Glaring back at

Bugger, bugger, bugger. Met old colleagues. Should have been fun. Depressed. Don’t know why.

I'm a Carlton lad, too. I'm sure you'll find plenty to interest you on the site. Welcome!

“and his sister's son died in the far east during WW2 and is buried in a famous Cemetary there. I don't recall the details but I have them somewhere. The old memory is getting a bit shakey..” That would be Douglas Lawson Whyman, Col. Son of Frank Whyman. Died on the Death Railway and is buried in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery in Thailand. Visited years ago, but didn’t realise he was buried there until much later. Shame.

Nottingham Post, “Crowds celebrate as firefighters rescue iguana from Bulwell roof top.”

The top one, remember coming home in the early hours after a long trip back from Manchester with the missus and my son, a big lad, asleep in the back. Got cut up on the island just before turning into our estate and flashed the guy. Heard him do a handbrake turn up the road and follow me in. I got out with the wheel lock dangling from my hand as my son woke up and lumbered out of the back seat.... smell of burning rubber .... Bye!

Love you too RR!!!!!!!!

Oh! Aslo had opening bars of Voodoo Chile, the Stevie Ray Vaughn version.

I used to have “O Fortuna!”. I used to enjoy saying, “Excuse me, it’s the Prince of Darkness calling!” Got fed up of some t**** saying, “Oooh!, X Factor”

Just got back from “Pretty Windows” where the quiz had just started. The quizmaster should be made a honourary Nottstalgian ... ”Today is Bjorn Borg’s birthday. Ahroadizzeh?”

Love the bit where Brian is trying to tell the crowd he is not the Messiah and they keep repeating everything he says ... Brian: ”You are all individuals!” Crowd: ”We are all individuals” Michael Palin: “I’m not!” Clever!

First telly was back in the late 50s, I think. Rented from Redifusion. I remember praying that the man would get it set up time for the Man from Monte Christo. When me and the missus were first married we bought an extremely cheap, second-hand, b&w telly which we ran off a coat hanger aerial. We had a bit of paint left over from the front room, so... We used to say we had the first colour telly on our street - wedgewood blue! Er... the Count of Monte Christo! (Getting him mixed up with the Man from Del Monte!)

But we’ll be banned after Brexit!

Last Friday I had a letter from a credit card company confirming that they had changed my address as requested. In the interest of security they had sent the letter to both my old and new addresses. Mmmm ... I’ve been at this address for two years now, and did they think this was my old or new address? In addition, I thought I’d cancelled the card some time ago. I decided to ring them. The lady on the other end of the line said that she had to conduct a short security check, and what was my birth sign. Well, I’d never been asked that before, but I replied “Virgo”. When

Anybody remember “Classic Comics”, classic novels, but in comic form? I remember particularly H. G. Wells’ “The Time Machine” and “War of the Worlds”. Also, Rostand’s “Cyrano De Bergerac”. Still love them today. Always thought they were a brilliant way to introduce kids to “real” literature.

Me too! My favourites are the 1:25000.

I used to know the reason why I chose this name buraffergorritt

Quite a modern then and now, as "then" was only a few weeks ago... Long Stairs before .. And after .. Went down today to help them dab some stump killer on the buddleia roots. They've done a fantastic job, and have permission from the council to keep the steps clear in future. Hope Postimage is working again. Here goes ...!

Lovely day, today. Eyeballs feel like somebody’s been playing marbles with them on Skeggy beach. Getting through tissues at the rate of one per minute. How did I ever manage without hayfever?

Just got back from Ted’s talk on Francis Lovel at Gedling Church. Much of the story is as I put down in the article I put on OneDrive, but Ted’s now added a few more pieces to the puzzle. His further research touches ... The escape route from the battlefield at East Stoke and the significance of the position of the old Nottingham-Newark road. If the tomb isn’t Lovel’s, whose is it? All other rebel knights are accounted for. Knights of Henry’s army would surely not have been buried miles in the opposite direction to his army’s advance. Lords of the manor, and