[Riffs and things]

Jim Creegan on guitar,on Rod Stewarts'iwas only joking'

[Dudoos]

My grannie used to ask if you wanted a joojoo,which was a chewy jelly sweet,don't know if she made the name up or if they were really joojoos.

[Which seaside town was best?]

I've never been but have looked at some old pics of jaywick(which is now run down and home mostly to people on benefits)such a shame as judging by the old pics it looks like it was a lovely place once.

[lacework]

I used to sit with my granny in her front room helping with the lace work,there seemed to be a room full of the stuff.

Myself I used to do outdoor work machining all sorts of garments (when the kids were little)very poor pay but I needed the money and didn't want to leave the kids with anyone .Wonder if anyone still does this kind of work ?

[Do culinary tastes change with age, or is it just me]

Blondie #26

I agree it's not age,I don't buy tomatoes often now as they taste awful,my late husband used to grow our lettuce,potatoes,beans,onions,and they tasted wonderful....that was 3years ago so it must be that the ones I buy from the shops are produced differently.

[Do culinary tastes change with age, or is it just me]

I think a lot of food and drink have changed since being taken over by other companies.Babycham used to be a nice drink,but now it's revolting....chocolate all tastes cheap and nasty....bread,well most of it gets binned or feeds the birds,why have they added so much sugar to it?...and garlic,why is it added to so many things?some of us don't like it... moan over,But I love potatoes and veg and meat

But only if I cook it ! My favourite drink Guinness is still wonderful.

[Things our parents used to say]

Granny used to say you were a Tommy Opposite if you didnt agree with something.

[Weird childhood thoughts.]

If you didn't eat the crusts on your bread you wouldn't have curly hair.

[Weird childhood thoughts.]

I really believed in the ten o clock osses,I would lay pretending to be asleep ,I even thought I heard them sometimes.

[Classic double acts]

Sonny and Cher

[Were you scared/fascinated by local characters when you were a kid.?]

l think a lot of people are scared of clowns,I know I am,I nearly s#%t myself when I saw the film IT

I'm glad I don't live in the place where a man was hanging around dressed as a clown ,I think it was Northhampton.

[Things you don't see anymore]

Women wearing headscarves tied under the chin,my mam wore one ,pity I havnt got a photo of her wearing it,she took it off for photos.

[Were you scared/fascinated by local characters when you were a kid.?]

Oh yes ,but girls were safe around him.

[Were you scared/fascinated by local characters when you were a kid.?]

I remember a bloke they called 'little Harry' when I was growing up in Carlton.he was about 4ft tall I think. Well i was terrified of him,I don't know why.When he had had a few in the nags head he would swing round and put his fists up,never saw him hit anybody though.There was also a cross eyed woman in the next street to us ,I was frightened of her as well.(kids don't realise that people can't help being smaller than normal,or cross eyed)aren't kids awful sometimes.

[Classic double acts]

Kermit and Miss Piggy ?

[Local shops or beer offs that you remember]

Kirks beer off on Carlton hill,just up from kirks buildings.I used to love walking into that shop,the creaky floorboards,the smell,it was lovely.Run by a mam and her son (can't remember seeing a mr Kirk)You could buy 'wine from the wood'if you took your own jug,I used to fetch it for my auntie,I wasn't old enough to drink.I think the sons name was John,lovely friendly bloke,I reckon all the girls fancied him,he looked a bit like frankie vaughan.

[Shoplifters]

Years ago I had a market stall selling fabric off cuts.There was a woman who used to come with a shopping trolley,shove it right up to the stall ,and like a bleddy magician she would slide the fabric into the trolley.She was caught out though as one day my friend on the next stall stood behind her,then as the woman was going to walk away my friend said 'was you going to pay for all that?'The woman calm as owt put it all back on the counter and walked off.But the best bit was ,some time after I saw her working in M&S.

[Proper Butchers Shops]

philmayfield. #4

Thanks I will go and have a look for them.

[Proper Butchers Shops]

Does anyone know of any good old fashioned butchers shops?i don't mean butchers within supermarkets.

The only butchers I can think of is one in netherfield,and another in Southwell.When I lived in Carlton in the 70s,there were 2 butchers and a pork butcher(vickerstaffs)I used to like buying different cuts of meat which you can't seem to get now.

[summut serious]

Sorry to hear you are not too well at the moment,hope your health improves soon.

[Original Versions]

Twist and Shout

Recorded by the Top Notes,...then The Isley Brothers.....then The Beatles

[Shoplifters]

In (little)Waitrose last week i was doing a bit of shopping ,the security man was walking round the store as usual..,when all of a sudden he and two policemen were leading a handcuffed lad out of the shop! good to see the security bloke is doing a good job.

Not so good in the 99p shop in broad marsh,it was a while ago that I saw two teenagers stuffing sweets in their hoodies .I told the person on the till but he just shrugged,I know it's only 99p,but it's still stealing.

[Deliveroo]

If there is a proper marked cycle track ,then it should be used instead of the road,After all we wouldn't drive a car on a cycle track.

[Deliveroo]

Saw a deliveroo chap on a bike last night going along woodborough road,well the item he was delivering must have been heavy,he was red in the face and wobbling from side to side,the package must have been about 2or 3 feet tall.

[Personal Faults, quirks, frailties and idiosyncrasies.]

Well,no one tells me what to do,as I always think I am right.