benjamin1945

I was a great fan of Ricky Nelson in the early 60s..........used to go to a youth club on George street.......''Coop Arts Centre'' i think it was...ran by Mrs Pettit off Bestwood estate.......lovely lady who took 'no prisoners' when it came to 'Teenage Behaviour''........threatened to 'Bar me'' and tell me Mam when caught 'Kissing'' Sandra on the 'Fire Escape ''..(loved that fire escape)...Mr Pettit ran the football team called ''Coop Pathfinders''..and always got us a good deal on new Boots....... Went to the Coop youth club for a year or so.......all or most of the Lads and g

I used to 'Train' Store Detectives;;.....and the rules on 'Stopping'' someone for Shoplifting were as follows...... 1/.......See the suspect enter the store and approach the item... 2/......Select the Item...... 3/....conceal the item... 4/....Leave the store......having made no attempt to pay for the item...and you must never have lost sight of the suspect... Only then were you allowed to detain the suspect.........using minimal force..... If all the above circumstances were followed...there is no need to search...and you must leave that to the Police.......

One thing i am totally against is being stopped in a store and asked to produce proof of purchase...... To my mind ive paid and no one as the right to question this.......if i am stopped at any time in the future i will refuse to cooperate.......im sure i am in my legal rights.........what do you think ?

IT can't always i know.......but Shoplifting...Did have its funny side.......i could write a book about so many funny incidents back in the day....... Easy to see the bad side....and i saw many of those involving violence........but i like to remember the funny times....... I know that a few on here will never see the humour in shoplfting....but believe me not many days went by without a good laugh.... Like the day in a Coop in West Bridgford........saw a chap put a bottle of 'Whisky'' inside his jacket......stopped him just outside the do

More than likely @IAN FINN.............i first remember Eartha on the radio in the fifties listening to this........i was just a wee lad''...but there was something special about her voice.......

OH Eartha........you'd have loved Bulwell.........Old fashioned....but sorry no ''Millionaires''........

I swear she was eating 'Grapes' last time i looked

Not so much pIsmronunciation.......but more 'Soundcomunication''.........with my voice now being more of a Growl........two assistants in Morrisons stood with their back to me.....all i said was ''EXCUSE ME''....Both jumped out of their skin and exclaimed...''Bloody Hell''...........or words to that affect...LOL.... Well it was Bulwell.......

Out driving early this morning......this was playing on ''Heart Radio''.......set me up for the day..........Hope your day is good too...........

Make that 50 years ago TODAY........ He's had a busy life.....Army Veteran...still travels the World.....Had 100 pro Boxing fights....And OH YES'' still pops round for Dinner......Happy Birthday Son...

Just read in ''The Sun''.....about Forest targets etc in the transfer market....names that cropped up were..... Hudson-Odul . Nuno Tavares Odyseas Vlachodimos Michy Batshuay Nico Dominguez to say nothing of Remo Freuler Might even start going down the City Ground again......to marvel at these stars Thought there might be the odd Smith..Green...Palmer...Churchill...Moore...or even a Brown ?............silly me thought we were in England......

Yes Kev £7.90 for a Bacon Cob.......i recall when you could fill your car up for that...and travel down there and back........Rutland is not the far south but its certainly different in many ways from up here......not only prices but people as well........... I lived down that way for a few years and made some good friends...but it always felt very different..........even yesterday the old ''Feeling'' of 'Different hit me as soon as i stepped out of the car in my sons new village....can.t explain it.........Probably because i was brought up on a Northern ish Council estate and

Magic day today......furthest ive driven for over 5 years....been to Rutland Water....to see one of my Sons new house.which is near-by....even had a longish walk around it (the Water not the house) to the half submerged old Church.......which back in the 70s i used to take 3 of my sons biking round it (the water not the church.lol )..when we lived down there........ His house is lovely and he was well pleased to see us....made us right welcome..... Mind you the further South you go the more expensive everything seems to be........Went to a Garden Centre w

Thanks Ian......i certainly will... Edit.....Full screen good................

Oh nearly forgot.......Daughter just Texted' to remind me.....its 5 years today since my ''Laryngetomee''.....it lasted between 10 and 12 hours at the Derby Royal''......and am forever indebted to them for basically saving my life...... The last 5 years have flown past....as well as 'Derby Royal'' i need to thank my loving wife and family for helping me adapt to my new way of life... Not forgetting all the kind people on here..who without doubt helped me through it all.... My life is completly different now from 5 years since........at the tim

Forgot it was a ''Bank holiday'' today....only realised when on getting into Bulwell early 9am ish.......so a few of my regular shops that i visit were not open.or opening later...... However this did not spoil my visit.....the 'Lighthouse'' charity shop was open early....and while browsing spotted 2 Guitars that looked the real thing only slightly smaller and with no strings.......So ten and seven year old Grandsons will be pleased when they next visit......Lady who served me enjoyed it when i told her i'm making a come-back with the '''Bulwell Bog siders''.....

1833 Col.......Amazing ...a few folk have crossed it then...in nearly 200 years.....

Its actually seven.........but i still love this song.........

The one and only ''Deano''......... Iv'e never had a ''Chaise Longue''' ''Eartha Kitt'' loved eating Grapes on hers.....

Lovely day today.......with having sons pretty well spread around different parts of the World for much of the time...today was special...3 of them came for dinner and they hadn't seen each other for several months........plus a niece and her husband from Cambridgshire......a day to remember as they all enlightened each other of their travels........ One came on a large Motor-bike...he had just bought....ive often contemplated buying one for my old age......but after sitting astride it while the son gave it a kick start.......changed my mind...just the noise frit'' me to deat

Thankyou Margie............i could never harm another living thing........and yes that was the reason we called the Pond/Lake......Jelly........you are very 'Perceptive'' my dear.......

We used to go looking for Frogs and Newts in the Pond at Moorbridge...which we always knew it as ''Jelly-lake'' Still got the Scar on my Ankle from when i was about eight.....trying to stop some big lads'' shooting the 'Frogs' was shot by an 'Air Pistol''.......

Its got the date when it was built on it Col...........i'll look it up next time i'm in Bulwell I do pop in now and again........

Some people on Face-book were recently slagging Bulwell off.......with out being 'Specific''.............I must say i went into a bit of a long 'Monalogue'' in defence of Bulwell........ ITs shops.......its free parking.......its lovely old Buildings....its great transport facilities Train..Tram and bus stations........the fact it has a Market 4 days a week...and always fairly busy.......the lovely river Leen that twyns its way thru it...going under an old bridge thats ..nearly 100 years old......not forgetting the grand old 'St Mary's church'' that overlooks it all and where i was Chris

Cant seem to get enough of these at the moment......in fact ''think i'm Hooked'' sorry...