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So do I, or no shoes at all, getting a bit cool now, soon be time for the Ugg Boots

It would be good if all jurisdictions could present the information in such a clear concise way it would help remove confusion, stop rumours and reduce anxiety. I truly hope everyone keeps safe and well and if friends and family are affected by this virus I wish them a speedy and full recovery

Some fantastic news here in South Australia. Seven days straight with no new cases of Covid 19 reported. We have had a total of 438 cases, unfortunately we have had 4 deaths and our condolences go to those that have lost loved ones. There are only fourteen active cases in the state with one person in ICU. Our thanks go to all the medical staff that have helped us thus far. The medical/scientific advisors that have set the guidelines that we have been living under. The government for acting swiftly on locking down the state and very importantly the people of South Australia who f

My dad used to call his flip flops Japanese safety shoes

Something for the weekend sir?

Don't know about Roberts Windsor Soaps but it reminded me of Brown Windsor Soup!

Ecky Thump .... that ancient Lancastrian martial art

I am getting increasingly peed off with websites wanting to deliver "news" via short videos instead of text. I can read and I don't want the drivel that goes most video including introductions and closing comments. If there is waffle in the words I can skip it and go to the bits that contain the actual news content, it is hard to fast forward through the videos as there is no discernible difference between news and waffle.

To the Cuckoo O blithe New-comer! I have heard, I hear thee and rejoice. O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bird, Or but a wandering Voice? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear; From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off, and near. Though babbling only to the Vale Of sunshine and of flowers, Thou bringest unto me a tale Of visionary hours. Thrice welcome, darling of the Spring! Even yet thou art to me No bird, but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery; The same whom in my school-boy days I listened to; that Cry Which made me look a th

Given that it is a camp site is that where Robin Hood and his Men in Tights go?

Good one DJ360, well done Now time to put on your Doc Martens, check shirt, straight leg jeans half way up your calf and held up with braces and the scarf tied around your wrist. Then off out to terrorise Billinge

Worked over there and travelled to and fro over many years. It certainly is a strange country, many have very little awareness of the rest of the world. You can't show b**bs and bums, on TV or buy alcohol in some dry counties but you can go to Walmart and get enough guns and ammunition to fight a small war!

We have two Robin Hood Hotels in South Australia. One in Norwood in metropolitan Adelaide, founded in 1851, The other is in Strathalbyn a lovely country town about 60km from Adelaide, it was founded in 1855. Apparently the pubs have always had these names but I cannot find how they came to be named after Nottingham's famous outlaw.

Yes his Fantasia on Greensleeves is so famous that it is played by every ice cream van in the UK Joking apart The Lark Ascending is a beautiful work

At the end of a rather surreal Anzac Day held under Covid 19 restrictions I am listening to the Governor General's Anzac Day message and watching how the people of Australia paid their respects to those that made the ultimate sacrifice. It is the third time today I have heard this haunting piece of music. I seem to recall it formed part of Sir Winston Churchill's service

The day I retired I parcelled up my suits and "formal" work shirts and ties and gave them to a local op-shop. The trend for funerals here these days is colour so I don't need them any more. Only have smart casual/casual now. If any one of my mates wants formal at their send off (which I very much doubt) I wont be going.

The Crich Tramway Museum has a number of books on MGO and I am sure they would be available through Amazon too.

Absolutely agree Radford Boy, they cant even agree on the guidelines in the fight against Covid 19 Tasmania has just over 500,000 people South Australia has about 1.6 million and the ACT and NT don't make 600,000 together To put that in a UK context Nottinghamshire has 786,000 and the East Midlands has over 4.5 million and Nottingham has over 320,000 people We also have 74 council areas or their equivalent. Are we over-governed - you bet we are

Beekay it would have been 1960-1964. I have completed my biblically allotted three score and ten. We intend to keep safe thanks, just hunkered down and only going out when necessary. The authorities here are doing a great job of controlling Covid 19 and here in South Australia we have had another day of no new cases despite intensive testing. You keep safe too along with all on here.

Whilst putting paper rounds together at the local newsagent when I was 11 or I can't recall seeing any of those magazines mentioned above. I was quite content having a quick look at the Tiger with Roy of the Rovers winning some trophy or other every season for Melchester Rovers.

For all leagues, surely promotion and relegation should only be applied in cases of mathematical certainty. The rest should just be null and void and start afresh next year

100 likes for that one RR...……. Briliant!

Why did Edward III pick St George as Patron Saint of England he never set foot on English soil? Nottstalgia Choir ….. Altogether now "And did those feet in ancient time walk upon England's mountains green …...

Love this photo Ben. Dad with the ubiquitous ciggie in his mouth and you with a look of excited anticipation I had a jumper just like that one it must have been a 50's fashion item for young boys.

New Zealand is a prime example of what could and should have been done using the maxim " Go Hard Go Early" and to some extent even though a little later our government has done similar things. I cannot believe that the UK is still letting people come into the country without medical checks or quarantine. We and NZ have totally closed our borders no one is allowed in and when our government organises "mercy" flights to bring stranded Australians home they are taken from the airport they land at and put into compulsory quarantine for two weeks with daily testing. Only then, if clear are the