Brew

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  1. To say it's a rushed snapshot through glass it's quite good carni.
  2. There was a girl at junior school whose parents really didn't think about her name, her initials were VD. Lovely girl, I had quite a crush on her..
  3. I was always told never speak to women who wore ankle chains...
  4. Not the depot you probably remember LL, a multi-story car park has replaced it. The 33kv TX's are still there along with the switch room. It was a poplular place for employees to park when going to town but sadly a couple have jumped from the car park so it's not really a place anyone likes to go now.
  5. Want the details of a RoSPA advanced driving course Lizzie? We need fresh victims err sorry students...
  6. Glad you asked LL, I've always been curious but afraid to ask. He's a nice bloke but has lived in some strange places so maybe it's an obscure fertility ritual he picked up from the oomegooly tribe. Maybe doing penance for offending some deity or other and is cursed. There is always of course the chance that he's simply crackers and completly barmy.
  7. In my opinion it's easily the ugliest building in the city even though it's just had a multi million pound refurb. Others may have a different view and it has been granted 'listed' status so someone must think it has merit. Strange to say although I attended when it was the tech and the NTU I've never actually been inside it.
  8. Hmmm, not sure I will be looking at Margie in quite the same way again.... Starts polishing an old bicycle,,,
  9. I once went but the best offer I got was an old pushbike and that had flat tyres..
  10. My grandparents had coal delivered onto the pavement close the cellar grate (Jubilee St Sneinton). A chap followed the delivery man and would shovel the coal into the cellar for a small fee. My brother worked at Gedling and had the coal allowance. If he didn't use it all he was supposed to 'sell it' back to the pit.
  11. I looked it up... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_rinse
  12. It's not just loss of grip for traction, compressed and slippery leaves make braking difficult too.
  13. A big bill, a headache and half a bird feeder stand.
  14. Bloody awful things and this one looks like the center bearing on the prop shaft has collapsed.
  15. Want to borrow a Berreta and big tube of superglue?
  16. No problem, just keep going till you succeed..
  17. Or go and buy another drone to knock the first drone out of the tree....
  18. And there was me thinking a 7 course meal was a bag of chips and a 6 pack.... you live and learn.
  19. Little chef was quite unpopular among trucking fraternity. They seemed to specialise in buying out the busiest transport caffs - and then banning lorries from using them.
  20. Thanks LL 'Tis true Margie someone needs me alive...… me! Not too sure what actually happened but in hindsight I was probably too close to the kerb edge and took a step too far. Tram driver, cheerful chap, ('bloody 'ell I thought I had yer') and several kind souls offered help which is good but very embarrassing because I know they're thinking 'ah poor old sod, maybe care in the community is not such a good thing'...
  21. True, I just upset BK in just the same way On another note I have been to town on my annual mad dash for presents. Outside the council house opposite the Flying Horse I fell off my feet in to the path of an approaching tram. Not sure whether it was my lightning fast reactions or dumb luck that saved me but the tram passed my head with about 18 inch to spare before it had time to stop. No damage done apart from feeling very foolish and one very squashed Christmas present. Merry Christmas everyone
  22. Not too sure how you would do this, the word oxymoron comes to mind
  23. It's an early manual version Cliff, it only works from the top of tall buildings
  24. We had Ford D series with Eaton two speeds, brilliant invention.