PeverilPeril

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  1. I was taken as a guest last year to a stretch of the Trent owned by Nottm Piscatorials. Splendid fishing. Several barbel and chub. As a youngster I used to catch a bus to Farndon - a grey bus, was it Gash? The fishing was free on the Trent and in the gravel pits (there were 2 then, now a marina). My best days fishing there was on the Trent when it was in flood. Yesterday I fly fished for trout on one of my club lakes. Lovely day out in the boat catching rainbows to 8lb. How my fishing life has changed, since catching 'guginn' from Trent Bridge steps
  2. Nice to see that plenty of frogs have turned up in the pond. They started arriving on Monday. I was worried that some may not make the return to their ancestral home due to new fencing and gravel boards being installed on two sides of the garden. Looks like they found the little access points that I made Looks like Spring is truly here with the magnolia in bloom and the hens laying every day
  3. Rog - you could try one of the many gravel pits around the Trent Valley. No close season and some great bird life to watch. I'm hoping for my last session before the season closes on the Trent this week. I had a dabble last week - just 500 yds from home and caught a very large chub. Carsington Water opens for trout fishing on Saturday and I was lucky enough to secure a boat booking. I really like Carsington, especially when there is a chance of an overwintered fish or two. They are like wild fish and splendid to eat.
  4. Just been given a fridge to use in the garage for bait and beer, It must be a good one because it's a BEKAY
  5. Hope you have had a lovely day Margie. Love PP and Marian xx
  6. Well, I didn't take the 11+ or any O levels. Still did OK in a technical and commercial capacity though
  7. Heyup Trogg - how is your wife today? Just hoping that she is recovering well.
  8. My memory was jogged yesterday when reading through my old school reports from when I was 9 till 15 (1947 - 53). It's surprising how much was forgotten and how much had become slightly skewed with time. But there it was, the evidence in front of me. Proper ink, on faded paper, bearing the signatures of form masters and headmaster. No excuses! These documents were, in some way, a record of my growing up. Something was glaringly obvious during these formative years but was not recognised at the time. They were also evidence of how times and teaching practices have changed.
  9. I found some more school reports from Berridge today. Also my leaving report from Windley. The latter is helping me clear up the mystery of why I didn't take the 11+. The report was in 1948 and I was 9yrs 9months. Average age of class was 11yrs 1 month. There were 37 in the class and I was placed 19th but was 16 months younger than the rest of the class? My first school reports from Berridge are missing which is strange because my Mother was quite assiduous at saving all my docs and exam results - even swimming certificates The Windley report does clear up one mystery. I had mistaken
  10. Today went well. Set up my modest stall at the British Fly Fair International show which opens tomorrow. This is my forth year as an exhibitor. It's great fun meeting fly fishermen from all over the world.
  11. It's Sunday. Until I was about 20 I attended church or chapel every Sunday. These days I watch Kunesburg on the Beeb on Sunday morning. Some distance from going to church, however, this morning was different. Nothing religious you understand, but something quite moving took place when Kunesburg interviewed Esther Ghey. The sheer kindness that effused from this lovely lady was a more powerful message than I ever heard from a pulpit. Of course the program included what was happening with the US response to the terrorists organisations and the connections with the war in Gaza. A war consumed
  12. Definitely take waterproofs. The rain proofs that are carried by golfers are ideal when cycling. Pack away small and light. I had a lovely day fishing in a boat for trout yesterday. We set up the gas hobs and had bacon and mushrooms wrapped in Staffordshire oat cakes. 6 of us sitting in the sunshine by the lake at lunchtime. Good for the soul
  13. Another crew I belong to are the 'COFFIN DODGERS'. We meet in the pub twice a week and concentrate on right arm exercises
  14. Good day today. Passed the 600km mark in the January rowing challenge. My target is 686.5 km which I did in 2016 when I was 77. Set this target because the average age of my crewmates is 77. We are aptly known as the ANCIENTS.
  15. In the 50's there was a newspaper seller on the corner outside Bentink Rd School who used to sing in a very loud voice "Pooooooow,'n N'oooooooz"...., "Noooooz, n', Poooooooow". He also sang at the Palais when the big bands took a break.
  16. I am quite happy with new tech, however, when it reduces human interaction, it also reduces humanity.
  17. As everyone knows - I wear a bald headed wig. As for beards - 'executives stubble' suits me
  18. Trent Bridge and the floods on the news this morning. Will another notch be chiselled on the wall? The Trent here in our Staffs village is covering a few hundred acres. It will eventually all pass under Trent Bridge.
  19. The TV program about the snow and floods of 1947 brought back a lot of memories. I was 8 and still in short trousers. There were some derelict houses just below our house on Peveril St. At the end house there was an alleyway that linked Peveril St to Aspley Place. This was our short cut to the 43 and 44 trolley bus stop, outside of the Alma. It was also our shortcut to Bentinck Rd School. In the winter of 1947 the snow had drifted as high as the derelict houses eves. There was no way it could be cleared so we dug a tunnel through it! After about 5 weeks of snow the thaw set in and ca
  20. I quite like the looks of that Kia EV 9 - but there again I've never liked swoopy cars. Big estates or SUV's for me. Pick up's even better. The Kia, being boxy, will have more space than a curvy design. The problem with EV's is space due to the volume of battery, so a bigger car has relatively more space per overall volume. I think a lot of EV's are bought on company schemes. My SIL has one and the terms are very attractive and includes a low cost recharging contract. If I were still in business I would definitely be running a large EV.
  21. When I was at DMS I sold Japanese Plagate shut off nozzles and the Swedish Heldin probes along with my own design Manifolds and Minifolds. Later I was a partner in PMS systems who made controllers for the big Multi Nationals. They were taken over by MoldMasters, then Husky after I retired. ps - we had an agent in Adelaide - Bob Parrington - he also owned a football club.
  22. The day after Boxing Day I went fishing with friends. We book a small lake the same day every year. It's an old 3 acre mill pond with a derelict mill house at the end. I've been fishing there for the past 50 years and I always reflect on the past, on this special day. I'm sitting on one of the benches and read the brass plate bearing the name of a long deceased pal. There are several such benches within sight and I imagine my old pals sitting on the benches that were dedicated in their memory. We are having a laugh or discussing the merits of certain fishing flies. I looked over to my lef
  23. Morning Trogg. My bike and rowing machine sessions are much easier than they sound. I just plod along while watching telly. I find the 400 yard walk to our fishing club pub much harder.
  24. Good morning all and a Happy New years Day Started my Concept2 January Challenge this morning with 3k on the rower and 12k on the bike. Felt good - hope the rest of the month stays that way.
  25. For fishing our nearby canal and the Trent, in decent weather, I use my Elephant bike. The front carrier is big enough to carry a folding stool and cushion. Large rear panniers carry tackle, flask and lunch. Rods etc,. carried in a holdall over my shoulder.