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  9. Top Gear

    in Pete's Nottingham Transport Forum

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    I always watch the Antiques Road Show, as being an antique, I have a special interest. I viewedTop Gear on catchup on my iPad, snugly tucked up in bed. I do hope it improves. Sacking Clarkson was huge mistake. I bet worldwide viewing figures have dropped off.

  11. The Boat Clubs

    in Nick Palmer's Nottstalgia General Music Chat.

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    Racing on the water when you’re at the helm of an 8 is a tremendous experience. Eight big blokes rowing their guts out. It’s like driving a speedboat but you’ve got to take special care not to clash oars with the opposing crew. You have to shout loud enough to be heard at the far end of the boat - makes you very hoarse after a race!

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  13. Speak Nottinghamese

    in Nottingham Lingo

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    51 minutes ago, MargieH said:

     

    And style your mullet before you go out looking for a fight!

    I’m off to Lincoln to collect my car. They’re all barmy there. It always has to go back after a service to sort out what they’ve cocked up at the service. Three years, three services three returns. Back to German cars I think!

  19. Benefits

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    11 minutes ago, Jill Sparrow said:

    I have beautiful feet! They don't need  'doing' but, like a certain royal personage...and I don't mean Philmayfield... I also practise dentopedology.

    Don’t wish to be PEDANTIC but I think you meant dontopedology.

  23. The Boat Clubs

    in Nick Palmer's Nottstalgia General Music Chat.

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    I knew the boat clubs long before they became music venues. When I was at Mellish, in my first year, around   1955, I joined the rowing club as cox to first four. We were based at Brit and other schools like High Pavement, Becket and High School were situated at the other clubs. We kept two boats there and trained all year round for the summer regatta season  when we competed all over the country. I still have a small trophy, ‘The Butcher Cup 1956’, the only cup I’ve ever won! We trained on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings, usually rowing between the power station and Lady Bay Bridge. The only downside was when we won a race the cox was ceremonially chucked in the river. I remember having to swim two lengths of Northern Baths, Basford, fully clothed, to demonstrate my competence to survive a capsize.

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  25. Things you don't see anymore

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    We’ve got our parish council flood warden running around looking at the water in the dykes. The problem is that when the Trent is very high the dykes can’t drain away. The dyke on our lane is fairly high but I only remember it coming over onto the road about twice since 1962. If things get bad I’ve got a couple of life jackets and an inflatable dinghy. If it gets really bad my boat will float of its trailer but that would represent a flood of Noah’s Ark proportions and West Bridgford will be submerged! There is some flooding over the road at Thurgarton and down the A612 towards Southwell near Halloughton Rd. Main St. in Lambley is also impassable. There’s no end in site to the rain yet. As yet there are no published flood warnings for the Trent Valley villages.