TBI

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  1. Yes, ( or yay, lol ). I notice kids often use it as a form of greeting these days, which I suppose is what catfan's letter was. Stuff gets quite hackneyed.

     

    Has anyone noticed the latest...everyone seems to start a sentence with ...So....

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  2. No, you're absolutely correct, we shouldn't need a nanny.

     

    Any member should be free to post what they wish within the topics, without interference from a group who believe different.

     

    You made a point the other day about letting sleeping dogs lie, remember?

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  3. Broadly correct, there has always been room for most subjects, 'Owt about Nowt' has been there since the site's inception. This has gradually branched out into many different topics.

     

    There is room for all topics and subjects and if there is any moderation to be done, there is a person to do that called a Moderator.

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  4. 11 hours ago, Brew said:

    You're quite right Ian and TBI. A flagrant disregard for the rules. 

    The Queen of Hearts knew what to do with recalcitrant miscreants, she should be PM!

    and vituperative outbursts have no place here, I hang my head in shame, mea culpa..

    Please forgive the reminder. Just that the majority of members have indicated they don't want to be embroiled in potential conflict so all members can enjoy the site.   :biggrin:

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    For those who were wondering....

     

    On 4/5/2015 at 7:57 PM, mick2me said:

    There are other options on the internet to discuss politics. You can take your political discussions there.

    This is a Nottingham History discussion board.

    We had a political board on here from 2004-2014. It was removed after a minority could not use it without being abusive.

     

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  6. The only pictures I used to visit in the Meadows was The Grove on Kirk White St. I remember one film about Bonfire Night, someone in a Guy Fawkes suit and mask getting stuck on the bonfire and going up in smoke. Don't know what they were doing showing that to little kids, gave me the bleddy heeby-jeebies for ages

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  7. Whilst I always thought No Regrets was a great song, I wasn't really a Walker Brothers fan.

     

    Back in the '70s, I was auditioning some pricey speakers in a hifi shop and one of the demo albums was Nite Flights. I went straight out and bought a copy, it was brilliant. I see some tracks are on youtube, check out 'The Electrician', it's certainly not like his early stuff.

     

    RIP Scott 

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    3 hours ago, letsavagoo said:

    I'm not sure that the alley I found is where Woodland Place was. I'll have a better look when I can. It seems to go to the rear of the car park which is on Parliament Street now. I assume the Talbot on the map is now Yates.

    As on the above map, the former Woodland Place would indeed be between British Heart and Habitat. It's nothing to do with Hurts Yard which is further up Long Row. No idea about the plaque though, if it's on the left as you look through it would be attached to the side of the former Habitat, presumably they would have had something to do with it, the brickwork looks relatively recent. It only goes up a short way to a dead end, perhaps access to the rear of those two shops. It stopped going right the way to Parliament St yonks ago.

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  9. Yes, the Cloth Hall and museum is well worth a visit, we get that way quite often. The thing I really like about Ypres and Flanders generally is how much the locals like us Brits. We've been told many times how Belgians even today, appreciate what we did for them during those awful times. 

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  10. 15 hours ago, Brew said:

    OK..

    Many thanks, I see the answer to my question is now available in the original post I queried. Pretty much as I thought. One surprise.. or maybe not.

     

    I don't know, that hyperbole stuff eh. Nuff said... :biggrin:

  11. I'm quite sure you are, Brew. Just the first bit of my question to AfferGorrit which you have indicated you can answer, what number is that 'huge majority' ? Don't need any names obviously as it's private, not an exact number, just a ball-park? Shouldn't be difficult for someone who can count, should it?

     

    Anytime you want to let sleeping dogs lie, feel free to ignore me. I'm just an Independent, no axe to grind, just asking for clarity. 

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  12. Ah, is that the answer to my question, Brew. The 'huge majority' are in covert communication by PM. Might that not be construed as the 'hidden agenda'?

     

    On the face of it, I merely see the same handful 'liking' each other's posts to indicate some sort of solidarity and purporting to speak for a majority.

     

    If members want to let sleeping dogs lie, keep schtum!!

     

     

  13. That's an interesting statement, AfferGorrit. For the purposes of clarity, could you be a little more specific with regard to the 'huge majority' you refer to. Approximately how many would you say? How have you come by this supposition?

     

    What do you mean by 'possible hidden agendas'?

  14. Our coal storage facility was also next to the outside toilet like most in the Meadows. It was referred to as the 'coal-house'. It really did seem ridiculously huge. It was converted into a bathroom/toilet and laundry utility and the outside toilet became the new coal-house, perfectly adequate.  

     

    I remember we got our coal from Tricketts on Blackstone St. A really mucky job I liked as a kid, breaking down the large pieces into cobbles with this great big hatchet and then using a riddle thing to separate the slack. I couldn't have been more than about five or six. 

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  15. 10 hours ago, Beekay said:

    Yes, that was so the trollies could make their way on to the Trent bridge to bulwell market circuit (43). At the other end at half penny bridge would be 40 &47 to St Ann's. 

    Yes BK, I can actually remember the wires, they went past the end of our street. It would have been easier than going up Turney St and having to turn and go round the island at the top. Not just the 43 though, 41, 45 and 46.