philmayfield

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  1. The Day Brook would seem to start from the top of Mapperley Plains. It does emerge along the playground beside Arno Vale Rd. but then is ducted underground at Arno Vale School and remains underground under Thackery’s Lane emerging once again onto Valley Rd. Rec. I think ultimately it runs into the River Leen in Basford. I’m sure it can be followed on Google Earth. I remember it well from childhood days when we lived in Woodthorpe. We used to play under the bridge by the Five Ways pub.
  2. It's a WW2 redbrick lookout tower on the old airfield.
  3. As Brew says. It’s up to the individual and the employer to assess the risk. There’s no right or wrong in this matter, it’s just a question of sensible judgement. It’s impossible for the Government to judge the risk for every possible situation. A degree of common sense has to be applied. If in doubt - don’t!
  4. But the problem is that no one in the Government has got ‘the final solution’. Everyone has got their own ideas and it’s impossible to condense these into a firm policy. At the moment there can be no firm plan because nobody knows which way things will swing. The ‘lock down’ policy does seem to be having an effect but the public need a bit of morale boosting from time to time as well.
  5. The full 50 page ‘roadmap’ is due to be published today. Let’s see what that has to say before we brand people as incompetent. The Tories won the election with a landslide. That was the democratic will of the people. Labour didn’t stand a chance as they showed themselves to be dithering and incompetent and the people didn’t want a hard left wing government. No matter how much you shout Boris down he’s here to stay for duration of this parliament. As I’ve said, the guy’s in a no win situation. All he can do is to try and keep up the morale.
  6. The guy’s in an impossible no win situation. He’s got to give people some hope without opening the flood gates. It’s so easy to criticise him but nobody seems to come up with a solution that will keep everyone happy.
  7. He specifically stated ‘avoid public transport’ so you can hardly blame him for packed underground trains.
  8. That goes back to the days when Kath Taverner was landlady. She had a bloke living there called Stan but I'm not sure what his function was! The Brom was a proper pub in those days, not the fancy gastropub it's become. We used to meet in the Bromley tea rooms on a Monday night for Young Conservatives in the 60's. It wasn't really political, just somewhere for the 20 somethings to meet. I'm still married to the girl I met there! After YC's we used to repair to the bar and drink bottles of Kimberley Special Brew. I've not been tempted to go there in years. At least my local, the Waggon has remai
  9. Yes, Miss Kathy's girls! I wonder what their function was? I believe they were known as hostesses. I think there were private rooms upstairs. The food was good though.
  10. We’ve just got another delivery slot at Morrison’s. It seemed churlish not to take advantage of it. This time a few little luxuries to brighten up the day. Fortunately since my hip operation I’m just getting flexible enough to do some proper jobs again so a little reward for my effort is justifiable!
  11. You tend to think that when you work hard to reap the rewards that efforts can bring that others think the same, but a lot of people are just not prepared to put in the effort and are content just to get by. Work has always been my passion. Evenings, weekends, holidays as necessary to get a job done or a problem sorted. Perhaps I should have devoted more time to leisure rather than the pursuit of profit. I don’t regret a minute of it though!
  12. I was curious about the ‘green’ gas. I thought they might have brought it in by tanker but I asked an old friend of mine who used to be managing director of Nottingham City Transport and he had a wander down there and confirmed it was from the mains supply. He is 86 now so has been retired for some years. No fancy gas buses in his day!
  13. Parkside Club. Yes I went there a few times!
  14. Agreed. A lot of people are happy to sit on their backsides and do nothing and with government cash rolling in they are quite content. There has been for many years a large underclass in the country who live off the state and supplement their handouts with a bit of dodgy dealing, petty theft and the growing and sale of drugs. Many people, if they can get by without an honest day’s work, they will. The furlough payments are like manna from heaven to a lot of people. There are, of course, a multitude of genuine recipients of furlough payments who can’t wait to get back to doing their day jobs bu
  15. The problem is that carrying guns is endemic in the USA and it's such a vast country with so many redneck backwoods areas that it would be totally impossible to introduce a licensing scheme. The sale of firearms could be prevented but I doubt the legislation would ever be passed.
  16. Agreed Brenda. I think we’ve got to adopt a certain amount of tolerance in the current situation. We are all experiencing a degree of inconvenience at the present time.
  17. The Moon was my local for many years preceded by the Bromley then the Crown at Rolleston and then either the Coach at Thurgarton or the Waggon, which is in walking distance. I think the Moon was tied to Warwick and Richardsons in the 60's when Harry Grange was the landlord and then I think it was Mansfield Brewery. I think Mick Sissons followed Harry Grange as landlord. It's a free house now. Because of drink driving I only use the Waggon now. Currently, if you take a large container the landlord will fill it with ale for you although he's run out at the moment! It's owned by the family member
  18. Thanks. I'll look at their menu. Just thought it would be nice to give Viv a break. I must say the steak from Gonalston farm shop last night was superb. One of their chickens tonight!
  19. £4.50 but no charge for the carrier bags.
  20. I was surprised they were shut. Will try again next week. There were a few people collecting fresh cooked pizzas and pies from the Waggon and Horses when we drove past. Might try their fish and chips next week. Are the Moon doing takeaways?
  21. This was a one in a million slot my wife found. I’m pleased they omitted the steak. The ones from the farm shop were superb!
  22. The gas for the ‘gas’ buses is supplied direct from the mains gas. Don’t be mislead by the ‘enviro gas’ bit. The makers of the ‘green’ gas pump it directly into the mains. City Transport probably pay the ‘green’ gas supplier direct. It’s the same as ‘green electricity’, it all comes in on the same overhead cables.
  23. Quick trip to the farm shop who were just closing. Wasn’t going to miss out on the steak and chips. Twice the price of Morrison’s though!
  24. Everything except the sirloin steak! Must be the barbecue season.
  25. We've just had our first one. Managed to book a slot. In a plain van as well so nobody knows we shop at Morrisons! Will be interesting to see if it's all there. I notice my wine has come!