philmayfield

I remember going to Tollerton Hall many times when they were my company’s insurance brokers. The Weston’s made a magnificent job of the refurbishment and always provided a good lunch after our meetings! There was a stream and a trout lake in their extensive grounds. It had previously been St. Hugh’s College, a catholic boarding school. I believe it’s in private ownership now. I used to meet with friends at the Air Hostess pub on a Saturday lunchtime when the landlord was Peter Wright, a friend from primary school days in Woodthorpe. The last time I was in the area was in December at Harker’s f

Yes, it’s a subject I’ve been discussing recently with fellow old flying club members. The main shareholder, Brian Wells, is known to us and is already a wealthy man having sold a lot of land around Edwalton for house building. It appears the runways would remain intact. The hangars are relatively new, the old ones having been dismantled for the construction of the Spire hospital. There are still a number of company and privately owned aircraft kept there plus a few club aircraft and helicopters. The proposed housing estate would be in close proximity to the runways and it will probably lead t

What a day I’ve had. Tracking down a haggis for our Burn’s night supper tomorrow. The obvious choice was Waitrose in Newark. I got the raspberries and cream for the cranachan and a fine malt whisky but there was not a haggis to be found on the usual haggis shelf. Nobody could explain why there were none on Burn’s night eve. I shot off down the Fosse to ‘posh Morrisons’ at Gamston (not to be confused with ‘shitty Morrisons at Netherfield) and trudged around the meat section where I chanced upon a whole load of them. 908gms, serves 4 to 6! Special offer price £2.15! We can dine out for days on t

No longer with us I’m afraid Barrie.

I thought Michael Wood was a service station on the M5.

Yes, can't abide Chris Packham!

I remember preparing the accounts of our client, the Springfield Hosiery Finishing Co. near Moorbridge, back the ‘60’s. The Leen ran through the factory grounds and their gardens were tastefully landscaped around the river.

I was refused tea and biscuits as well. Just how much blood do you have to give to qualify?

‘Inuendo’ Isn’t that Spanish for a suppository?

I’ve just been for a blood test. Tell me. Why are nurses so chubby? When I feel I could do with losing a few pounds I go, either to the local health centre or to Morrisons at Netherfield and I come home feeling like a sylph.

The floods appear to have gone down everywhere except at the bottom of our field. It has flooded there in previous years but hasn’t lingered for so long. We’re beginning to think we should make a feature of it and stock it with fish. I’ve not been down to measure the depth but I guess it’s around a foot. There are some old gravel workings nearby, now called the Jubilee Ponds, which are fished for carp by a syndicate and Nottingham Fly Fishers use a lake at Gibsmere which is a trout fishery. I taught myself to sale down there many years ago in a Mirror dinghy which I built from a kit. Later on

Nothing to chat about I guess!

I’ve regularly been in trouble for speaking out of turn. It was mentioned on a school report! I just can’t help it!

We have our two cats sitting on the kitchen worktop expectantly awaiting the carving of the roast. They always know when it’s Sunday!

A day I don’t offend someone is a day wasted Barrie!

I think some of the humour of that show would be called to account by the snowflakes now. Oops, I’m replying to a post you’ve just removed Barrie.

I remember both. Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne in Much Binding, an RAF station. Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and others in Round the Horne. A very well written and amusing comedy programme. There’s nothing remotely funny on radio or tv these days. It is, of course, very difficult nowadays to be funny without someone taking offence. Some people just like to be offended so they can complain. Bring back the Black and White Minstrel Show.

I was hoping you would take it as a compliment!

One of the symptoms is the inability to recognise humour, irony and sarcasm. Can hardly say that about you with your acerbic wit.

I found Al Read quite amusing. He was a successful businessman, a sausage maker I believe. Like many successful businessmen I’ve know, they could have been comedians if they’d chosen a different route.

‘Right monkey’. ‘You’ll be lucky, I say you’ll be lucky!’

It’s ruddy ‘ard kipling!

I could see it coming once, many years ago. I jumped ship before it happened. I’ve been on the other side of the fence where I’ve had to make redundancies. It wasn’t a happy time for me as an employer. There’s a strict legal procedure to follow when selecting for redundancy and employees can consult an employment lawyer if they think their selection for redundancy was unfair. It will then go either before an industrial tribunal or a financial out of court settlement may be reached. I would suggest you look on the government website 'Unfair or constructive dismissal' to see the options ope

Being in a floating Petri dish of bacteria with the sort of people who go on cruises, from whom you can’t escape. What’s not to like about it?

Sorry to hear that. Apparently there are plenty of vacancies. What are your specific skills?