Johnno

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  2. Speak Nottinghamese

    in Nottingham Lingo

    Posted

    seems strange to read the sayings ive only been left nottm for 12 yrs my cousin who I speak to often comes out with a lot of the old sayings sometime they creep out in conversation my niece came round the other day shes 12 said do you want a sucka ...looked at me gone out hehe

  7. Classic cars

    in General Hobbies and Interest Chat

    Posted

    #60

    near to me someone has an allegro it was a panda car and still has everything inside the Pye radio blue light on top so you say could an allergr classic ??

    I think any cars that bring back a memory to some one can be classed as a classic

    you could tell a make model of a car at 1st glance individuality but today they all seem the same it must be the wind tunnels computers all the info fed into them and thay all come up with the same car.... Jaguar is a Mondeo Volvo is a focus saab that was is a Vauxhall

    My MG Midget is aa MG Midget

  12. CB Radio

    in 80's Nottingham

    Posted

    I had a president Veep paid £65 for it almost a weeks wage back in those days and I can say I was the third person to have one in carlton netherfield switched it on and heard nothing ......... until around 4:30 and Jellyfish came home from work....

  13. CB Radio

    in 80's Nottingham

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    as an old CB'er i was the Twintub used to be a Mr muscle,,, Dr daft....jelly fish....freight liner...... can anyone remember the chicken shack CB radio shop in netherfield....?

    we started the barrier-breakers club above the ..urm jacky bells... cant remember the real name of the pub

  15. Classic cars

    in General Hobbies and Interest Chat

    Posted

    #49

    sorry been working silly hrs of late but back now Sunbeam rapier mk4.5 think it was lovely car my sis had one 1725 engine twin carbs remember sitting at the dinner table helping my Bro in law strip them to clean before we went to wales for the day .........I'd be about 9/10 then

    then they changed to the rover P5b 3.5ltr coupe what a car...............

  17. Of mice and juke boxes.....

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    oh right .... wow thought it was a typo error ....right down south me ... my friend has a pinball table in his garage ... and a space invaders table in his so called den.. at least the games were playable .then.. my son has the x box etc, wouldn't know where to start give me chuckkie egg on the BBc micro anyday

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  19. Things you don't see anymore

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Christmas lights in the shape of trees, santas, houses .....there is a curiosity shop in Mablethorpe I visited many yrs ago he collects them even has a morris traveller in the shop..... some must have visited the shop

    my wife and I are going in Aug to that neck of the woods as she never been being from the south, .......oh no sand here just pebbles.....

  20. Classic cars

    in General Hobbies and Interest Chat

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    my cousin and myself we both had mk1 escorts Daytona yellow black vinyl roofs his was the 1300E 1972 and mine was the std 1300L 1974 his had discs mine front drums soon changed them to discs

    his had so much more power high lift cam and a closer 2nd third ratio left me standing sighhh see the prices they're fetching nowadays he worked for a garage on the main road in Epperstone .... Knowles of Epperstone...