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Our next door neighbour Muriel Cartman worked at Drewry and Edwards on piece work making ladies underwear, underskirts and pants. She told some horror stories about getting her finger in the sewing machine. There were some nasty wounds. Her stories made me very wary of electric sewing machines. When I went to BGS we had to do needlework in the first year. I hated it! The electric machines went far too fast. I used to take my time at the start of the lesson so I got a hand machine. Winding the handle was much better. I felt that I was in control and I still have the Singer hand sewing machine t

Great photos! I tried once more to get the live filming to work. No success so I went to FAQ on the site and was guided to this page where there were instructions for resolving the problem: http://www4.ntu.ac.uk/sustainability/document_uploads/197178.pdf When I followed the instructions it became clear that it was my laptop blocking the access! Unblocked now and sorted. If anyone else is having this problem then the link should help. The Facebook page is good. Thanks for the recommendation. Happy now!

Our son did his degree at Aberdeen University. Fantastic city. Also we love Shetland and we caught the ferry from Aberdeen. Been there 4 times! St Sunniver and St Claire were much nicer boats than Northlink! One year we saw the Northern Lights from the ferry on our return journey. It was an amazing treat.

Thanks Compo. Brilliant! I have become a bit disillusioned with a certain other large supermarket as they have drastically cut their ranges of food products to make room for selling clothing. When they say live well for less I think it is less choice! We are shopping at Morrisons more now as they have the things we are looking for and they have good tea shops. The one in Dundee is a good stopping point for a cuppa on the journey to and from Aberdeen. We got to the point where my sat-nav directed me in there as part of the journey!

Yes it is wonderful, and the taste. When I make bread or hot cross buns we have some straight away and then I freeze the rest. We take it out as needed and thaw in the microwave so it is slightly warm and just like freshly baked. We also freeze bought bread straight away and thaw as required so none goes to waste.

Thanks Carni. I will try Morrisons.

I cannot find ordinary dried yeast in the supermarket these days. I used to buy Allinsons in a little brown tin. There is plenty of the fast acting yeast that goes in the bread maker and that is fine. I like the type that you put in warm water with sugar to activate when I am making hot cross buns. It is satisfying to see the froth form on the top as the carbon dioxide is produced and this proves that it is viable. I have adapted my recipes to use the fast acting type.

My Dad was a member of the AA. He had a nice old style badge for his car and he also had an AA key for the boxes as in the photo. I had forgotten all about that! Thanks for reminding me Plantfit. I still have his badge. Not sure about the key.

My Mum bought the Michael Holliday EP with The Story Of My Life. I still have this in a box upstairs. At the time I thought that Michael Holliday was an "old bloke" but when I look at the photo now he looks quite young! Our perception of age changes!

Our landline is ex-directory. That stops a lot of cold calls but not those where they just keep calling numbers at random. The next barrier is a system on our phone where unless it is a known number the caller has to identify who they are and we accept the call. That filters out a lot. We do not get cold calls now. On my mobile I do not answer calls if I do not know who it is. Blocked call numbers never get an answer. Last year our Vicar, Church Wardens and some PCC members annoyed me seriously so I blocked all their email addresses. Heaven!

My grandmother died when I was 6 months old and grandfather came to live with us. All grandmother's crockery came with him! I still have some of it. There was also great grandmother's breakfast set. This is beautiful. Back in about 1905 great grandmother saved up and bought half a breakfast set from the pot man who went around Bradford. Six cups, saucers, plates egg cups, one bread and butter plate, milk jug, sugar basin and a dish for tea leaves. Great grandmother had a big family of children and grandchildren and she loved to have them around for tea on Sunday. She saved some more money and

So sorry to hear this very sad news. Condolences to his family. Chulla will be missed.

My car did not have a spare wheel, just one of those repair kit things. Our son borrowed it one evening and on the way home there was debris on the road and he got a puncture. The RAC arrived and the kit would not fix it. The guy said that the kits are no good for fixing punctures when it is a slit. I now have a spare wheel. There is less boot space but my husband and son are happier as I am out and about a lot on my own going to meetings and other work commitments.

The world has lost a great man. Stephen Hawking was an inspirational scientist who made complex ideas accessible to the public. His perseverance in the face of illness was an example to all.

There is no dip stick to check the oil in my car. I have to go into the menu of the on board computer! Technology! Before my dad let me learn to drive I had to learn how to check the oil, coolant, tyre pressures, tyre tread, fill the windscreen washers, jack the car up and change the wheel. I can still do all of these except the wheel change. It is safer to get the experts in as they bring the power tool to use at the roadside and the roadside assistance is something I pay for.

Does anyone remember/know of electricity meters taking pennies (old pennies) before the days of feeding them with shillings? Yesterday someone I know was talking about putting pennies in the meter (he is much older than me!) and I had never heard of this before. Nobody in the group laughed so I think he was serious.

I am so glad that I do not see the man from the Pru anymore! He came to collect insurance from my mum when I was little. He had a loud voice and I disliked him. I cannot explain why, it was just an instinct. He talked a lot and seemed to think he knew it all.

My Volvo D60 is manual. I have driven an automatic and hated it. I also hate cruise control because I like to be in control. I drive the car, it does not drive me. I love driving my Volvo and I also loved driving a Peugeot Boxer van when we hired one. I am a little puzzled as to why we have a thread about women drivers that started in 2009 with nothing in the first post. Women are people and they drive. This is the 21st century.

Their cars have winter tyres! Fingerless gloves: OK for an organist playing for a service in a freezing cold church.

Just watched the film about the big freeze of 1963. Brilliant. Thanks for posting that one. In Bilborough I do not recall so many problems. Dad went to work on the bus and the newspaper office always provided transport home for the night shift. We walked to the shops. School was only a short way to walk. It was cold and we did not play hockey all winter. That was wonderful. Hated PE! The difference between then and now is much less traffic and much less news broadcast. Now we get every technical detail of what is likely to come. Today I should have been on a course in Bury St Edmonds. I phone

I do not remember Driving Casuals. I always have an old pair of flat shoes in the car to drive in so I do not damage smart shoes driving long distances. Also the soles of the shoes are clean and dry so my foot does not slip on the pedals in bad weather. On the subject of ladies driving, I watched Back in time for tea tonight. All about the 1970s. I was amazed when they said haw few women could drive in those days. I never noticed being in a minority having passed my test as a teenager. I was not a casual driver! I just got on with it!

An interesting list Ian. I had to Google Barnips and Corfam to find out what they were. This made good reading. Thanks!

My first teaching job was at the time when schools kept gerbils and other small mammals. One day a little girl came in with a small animal in her hand saying that a baby gerbil had escaped. I took it from her very quickly. It was a baby rat and its fleas were crawling on her hand!. I disposed of it and then there was much use of disinfectant! At another school there was an infestation inside the building. The drama teacher was taking a lesson in the school hall when a baby rat came out from under the stage. One of the lads picked it up so she told him to take it to me as I was Head of Bio

John Boje, I was a pupil at Portland Junior School in the late 50's. I was in Miss Maxwell's class, then Miss Martinson, then Miss Whitworth then Mrs Pearson. Mrs Bowker was at the infant school. In the infants I was in Miss Mosely's class then Miss Henshaw. I remember Miss Henshaw always seemed to wear a bright green dress. She was the one who lost my maths book and did not find it until she tidied her cupboard at the end of term. I seemed to go for weeks without doing any maths! She never noticed! I believe that it was the teacher called Rees who took our class when our teacher was abse

The old photos of Broad Marsh bus station bring back memories. I remember the tea shop in the first photo. Mum and dad took me in there when I was very little and the toast was lovely!