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Blimey all I used to catch back in the sixties were mostly Gudgeon, Roach, with the odd Chub and Rudd and once a quite large Pike

It looks like governments in the UK and Oz have this great ability to go Fire, Aim, Ready. The border closures and the lack of sense being used is a prime example and today I hear that the South Australian Government has received approval from the Federal Government to allow 300 foreign students in to continue their studies??? PS Our tracking app did not work either

When I started work I had an ex WWII gas mask haversack, it was the ideal size for a Tupperware sandwich box and a Thermos flask.

Beekay Just a de-coke and a valve regrind, should keep the old motor going for a good few years. Take care whilst running the the new engine in.

Mess, I could not remember Um, um, um, um, um, um until brought it up on YT and as soon as the intro started I got it, strange how your memory works.

To the uninitiated what is the difference between a Bakewell Tart and Bakewell Pudding? My only real memories of Bakewell are climbing on Birchen Edge or Main Wall at Horseshoe Quarry and a few (many) beers in one of the pubs afterwards

More of the soundtrack of my youth gone Amid all the news about Covid 19 the weather and the behaviour of elements of the populace during the last week we lost two more voices from the 60's Sadly Trini Lopez died from complications due to Covid 19 aged 83. I particularly remember "If I Had A Hammer" and "Lemon Tree" Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders with "The Game of Love" and as a solo artist "Pamela Pamela", apparently after leaving the music scene he led a somewhat troubled life. Thanks for the musical memories

Is it true that if they made the cheese in the village of Stilton it cannot be marketed as Stilton cheese? If so that is stupid

What about the famous Mansfield Goosberry/Pork pie. It contained no pork meat but was filled with goosberries and baked in the same pastry used for pork pies. The affluent often poured warm redcurrant jelly into the vent hole on the top of the pie.

Loppy, I'd like to point out that South Australia is the superior state of our Commonwealth it alone being free settled. I agree that the mindset of people within government at all levels is different to that of the populace, particularly when it comes to forms, either on paper or on-line. They are often illogical or if on-line don't work properly.

I am in Australia and on Nottstalgia ....... Simples

A hot cup of Bovril was must have at half time when standing in the old east stand watching the Forest on a bitterly cold February day. If you bought a pie with it the pie was nearly cold by the time you got back to your place on the terraces.

Well Done Mess! The Perishers were discontinued in 2006 B.H. Calcutta (Failed) was my favourite Andy Capp was first published in 1957 and continues to this day. Reg Smythe its creator died in 1998.

Anyone remember who had 1" thick tomato ketchup sandwiches?

Mary1947, Beekay and LizzieM I hope you all manage a flutter on horses that manage to beat the ambulance home. Seriously though, admiration to all involved in riding these magnificent animals, 60kph on a 600kg animal with a mind of its own and no brakes is a dangerous way to earn a living.You don't get a full sense of how fast, or how close they are together and how powerful they are until you stand on the running rail as they approach the winning post. You first hear the pounding hooves, the shouts of the jockeys and the breathing of the horses. We were regular race goers until covi

Mary, horses come in stables, boats or cars etc, come in fleets, anyway my advice is go for it, the feeling you get when your horse is first past the post is amazing. There are also the privileges you get at the meetings by being an owner, well, there are here. Hi BK, There is a horse in racing here in SA called BEEOKAY makes me think of you everytime it runs

Yes it is BK the Victorian Government has declared a "State of Disaster" to bring in the legislation that they say they need to combat certain behaviour I agree totally but cannot help but think back to the early days of this pandemic when governments of both our countries put out the "message" that this was a disease of the old and vulnerable and how much that has influenced behavior, that and being "soft" on those that broke the lock-down rules

Really great news MD it will be so good to be back together again. Keep each other safe. Things have worsened with metropolitan Melbourne being put under stage four restrictions and the rest of the state under stage three. The continuing high infection rates where the source cannot be determined and behavior of some individuals and groups has caused this response. Effectively the new rules from 6:00pm on Sunday are A curfew will apply between 8:00pm and 5:00am for all except those going to and from work and certain exceptional circumstances Only one person p

My grandad taught me how to "whip" ferrules. He always used spade end hooks too and whipped them on a small length of line with a loop at the end which was then joined to the main line on the reel. This length of line was always of less breaking strength than the main line so if you got snagged and had to snap the line you only lost the short piece of line and the hook. Strangely enough using this method of tying hooks I never had any line come undone at the hook.

With 723 new cases and 13 deaths yesterday the whole of the State of Victoria now has to wear masks when outdoors effective from midnight Sunday. It often puzzles me as to why with announcements like this are not effective immediately, is it to give people and businesses time to get organised? In South Australia we have closed our borders even for residents wanting to return home. Keep safe everyone.

Late on this one BK I liked Nibbits too. According to my brother in the UK Pom Bears from Morrisons taste exactly the same as Nibbits, they are just a different shape. Let me know if you try them and find they are OK as you might have to send a food parcel.

Just remember folks that the battle against this virus is unlikely to be over until we have a vaccine to help us combat it. Today was Australia's worst ever day with the number of infections and deaths Here in Australia we have divided into two groups, those states and territories with few or no recent cases such as SA, Qld, NT, ACT, WA, and Tas. In NSW there are a number of hot spots around pubs, clubs, a restaurant, places of worship and aged care homes. In Victoria the situation is becoming more serious with infections in triple figures for more than a fortnight, yester

We always had New Zealand "Fernleaf" or if that was not available "Lurpak" butter, non of those chemical spreads in our house

No sh1t Sherlock, in the book it said his parents owned land in Nottinghamshire, I wonder where Jonathan Swift got that thought from?

LizzieM, I am sure you know the Nottinghamshire connection with Lemuel Gulliver, he was born in Notts around 1699.