Oztalgian
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PeverilPeril #8
We used DMS mould bases when suitable and their guide pins and bushes and other mould components.
Don't know if you remember that Arthur smoked Players Mild and one of the jobs as an apprentice was being sent out into Sutton for 200 players Mild and a box (12) of Swan Vesta's. One day when I went the tobacconist did not have any Swan Vesta's so I bought Three Torches instead and when I got back got such a bollocking and was sent out again to find some Swan Vestas as he reckoned that other matches made the cigarettes taste.
One of the best places I ever worked, Arthur was at the forefront of so many new technologies. Do you remember the works manager, Ray Cooper? He always had a colourful turn of phrase when you had made a mistake one that I remember distinctly was "Steaming sh*t pipes, What have you done laddo?" He called all apprentices "laddo" until you finished your apprenticeship and then you were called by your name.
Did you know the foremen? one of them was, Ron Davies, I think I heard that he died not so long ago. The "Preco" lads were a great bunch of guys and I owe a lot to the sound engineering grounding that "Preco" gave me. Here is a picture of one of the guys working a DSG lathe (the Rolls Royce of lathes) in the apprentice training shop circa 1966/67
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The mining village I was brought up in had a great choice of beers and pubs and like has been said a lot depended on how the landlord kept the beer and cleaned out the pipes as to how the same beer tasted.
The Miners Welfare and the Working Mens' Club Mainly Mansfield and Home Brewery
One Home Brewery Pub
One Shipstones Pub
Three Mansfield pubs
One Hardy Hansons pub
One Stones pub formerly Warwick's Ales
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Here's one for you FLY2 #36 and for Ian #33, My brother tells me that Brains are brewing BrewXI these days, a double dislike for FLY2.
What about Double Diamond?
Hardy Hansons mild wasn't a bad drop and I didn't mind the odd pint from the Newark breweries, Holes or Warwick or occasionally a pint of Stones bitter
By far the best for me was :-
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Hello Ian #33
Wasn't Brew XI Mitchell and Butlers? "For the Men of the Midlands" I used to like a drop of that too along with an occasional Ansells Mild.
Apart from Mansfield Brewery beers my favourite Nottingham Drop was Home Brewery 5 Star.
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Given all the comments on Stilton cheese on here does any one think it strange that Cheese from the village of Stilton cannot be sold as Stilton? As the cheese has Protected Geographic Status (PDO)it can only be made in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire. Still love Stilton with a glass of good port or as a blue cheese dressing on good steak. Cracking cheese that Grommit
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Dogs and food, now there is a thread all of its own. We had a German Shepherd who loved it when we had a barbeque, he used to sit next to me as I cooked and occasionally a sausage would roll of the BBQ plate and be wolfed down before it hit the ground. He would then go around for the next day licking around his mouth as he had burnt his tongue. He never learned, at the next BBQ he would be there again. His love of sausages overcame the discomfort of a burnt tongue.
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Some kind words about Ford on this thread, fitting that on Friday this week the Ford production line in Melbourne will fall silent after more than 90 years in Australia. Later next year General Motors Holden (Vauxhall) in Adelaide will close forever, shortly followed by Toyota in Altona, Melbourne leaving Australia with no major automotive manufacturers. A sad state of affairs given that when I came down-under in 1975 we could design and manufacture a car from the ground up and the industry was at the forefront in developing skills that transferred to many other sectors. The really concerning part is that our politicians do not seem to care about manufacturing as it is now almost all offshore. The list of things we no longer make here is endless. I hope we are never involved in a major conflict as it will be a foregone conclusion as most of what we need is now supplied by nations that view or land, food and other resources with increasingly greedy eyes.
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One minute of black and white footage of the Goose Fair. My guess is some time in the early sixties?
Unfortunately the weather on this clip reminds me of so many of my childhood visits to the Goose Fair.
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They say that smells and sounds are some of the main triggers of memories. Some that take me back are :-
The smell of the cheeses when you went into the Co-op grocery department - Going into the Co-op as a kid with my mum
Gauloises cigarettes and fresh ground coffee in a bar in France Strasbourg in the mid 60's
A cobblers shop, the smell of the leather when picking up shoes that had been repaired ready to go back to school after the summer holidays.
The smell of Lifebuoy/ Coal Tar soap when meeting my dad in the pit canteen after his shift and getting a Blue Riband? chocolate wafer.
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I read somewhere that Hucknall is where the "true north" begins as a linguist stated that it marked a change in accent from Nottinghamese to a more northern accent. I learned to swim at Hucknall baths and still have the sustificut somewhere. i
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Goose Fair song 1965 – Credit Unknown
I met him at the Goosefair when autumn mist did cling,
The Goosefair, the Goosefair,
He was working on the Goosefair ,
In Nottingham that day.
We rode upon the dodgem cars and on the mighty wheel.
I had a toffee apple while the Ghost Train made me squeal.
Lovely were the things he said
As I finished of the gingerbread
And listened to my boy declare the love that he would feel
He was working on the Goosefair, etc.
We saw the Bearded Lady and we had our chips and peas;
We rode the Helter-Skelter and saw ten performing fleas.
He bought me nuts, a cowboy hat,
A sugar mouse, a chocolate cat,
And moved my stick of candy-floss to give my waist a squeeze.
He was working on the Goosefair, etc.
I met him at the Goosefair when the autumn mist lay thick.
He held my hand, he hugged me tight, and then he kissed me quick
And as the lights were growing dim,
He begged of me to marry him
And ride upon Love’s Roundabout forever. I WAS SICK.
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Got to be Johnny and the Hurricanes classics such as
Red River Rock
Beatnick Fly
Rockin' Goose
Reveille Rock
If it aint its not really the Waltzer or the Goose Fair
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I'll second that. Thanks to all involved.
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"Yo'm getting a rait nesh, mardy, bogger."
Nesh - Squeamish, cowardly, faint hearted. I have also heard it used in the context of feeling cold
Mardy - Surly, disgruntled, complaining often called a cry baby
Bogger - Pest or nuisance
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Mary, The windscreen fits in a rubber moulding that fits to the opening in the body if this moulding is not fitted to the body correctly or the glass is not properly fitted to this moulding then the usual result is a leak. If the moulding used was one sold by the yard the join is another potential source of a leak. The metal parts that you can see are trim only and usually play no part in the sealing of the screen. There are a number of sealing products out there that are what is called "self wicking" that will find the leak and seal it if you have an idea where it is coming from. I would suggest to do a Google search for classic car restorations in your area or even contact the many of the enthusiast clubs for Singer or Rootes Group Vehicles, they will be able to point you in the right direction eg http://www.asco.org.uk/ for Singer cars or For Rootes Group Vehicles http://www.kensparkes-sunbeamalpine.co.uk/index.html. New seals, if needed, for these cars are available from many of these sites too. Good Luck as windscreen leaks can be a bugga to find and fix.
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Cliff Ton #62, The trees make it marginally less offensive. I think it was the Evening Post that said Something along the lines of "An insult to Maid Marion. One of the ugliest streets in modern Europe"
How much better Nottingham would have been if they had left the history in place in so many places in the city?
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Used to dilute potassium permanganate crystals in water and then sprinkle it on the lawn. Apparently it made the worms "itch" and they came to the surface. Then we just picked them up, an easy way to get bait for fishing.
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Good one Fly I did one on trains #120
Here is a few more with more of a folksy theme
Last Train to Dobcross - Oldham Tinkers
Blackpool Belle - The Houghton Weavers
Settle to Carlisle Railway - Mike Donald
Stalybridge Station - Fivepenny Piece
Beside a Railway Line - Penny Davies and Roger Ilott
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Oops - You barstewards have done it again. I'll cop it when the leader of the opposition gets home as I've just spent two hours playing some great music but haven't started on the job I was supposed to do. Never mind there is always tomorrow.
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Now Motorbikes
Devils Lullaby - Cant remember who did the original but known as The Bikers Theme Song a great driving or riding song. Play at full volume.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_4xNTBL0EY&index=4&list=PLBF634855A21CD2F6
Motorcycle Song - Arlo Guthrie
Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
Rockin' at the Ace Café - The Sabrejets
Harley Davidson Blues - Canned Heat
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Thought I'd do one about bicycles, and yes I remembered only to do 5
Push Bike Song - The Mixtures
Les Bicyclettes de Belsize - Engelbert Humperdinck
Bicycle Race - Queen
Bicycle Built for Two - Nat King Cole
My White Bicycle - Nazareth
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Thanks Merthyr Imp, I watched Spurs v Liverpool at the weekend, I did not see much evidence of a crackdown as the antics at corners was blatant and could not possibly have been missed by the ref.
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Good one Fly, Derby 18th five points from five games. We get one live free to air EPL game each weekend, first time for years. Watched the first three games of the new season. Can any football expert on here tell my why the referees do not crack down on all the shirt pulling, arm holding, and general obstruction that goes on at corner kicks and free kicks into the penalty area. They need to give a few free kicks for obstruction, that would soon stop it. Or do we need another ref to keep an eye on this sort of stuff.
Drink Your local Brew.
in General Chat about Nottingham
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No problem in asking Fly, it was Bliduth hence my knowledge of the Midland General B8, F3 and Trent routes and the surrounding countryside.
Visits to Nottingham were regular as 60 year supporter of the Reds and frequenting many of the cities hostelries, dance halls, clubs and cinemas in my youth. Alas many of the pubs in the village are long gone and knocking down the Forest Folk with its James Prior room to build a bl**dy Tesco was wanton vandalism. The closure of the colliery in 1989 saw a long slow demise of the colliery welfare, a magnificent building with excellent sporting facilities which are still there but the Welfare with its prominent position on the hill on the road leading to Renuth has been demolished.
The Black Bull - used to be a Shippo's pub, I think it sells local craft/cask beers now but not sure.
The Bird in Hand is still a Mansfield pub
The Fox and Hounds at Blid Bottoms used to be a Kimberly pub but now sells craft/cask beers
I had meals in all of them last time I was back and they were all very good