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Hi HSR, I too have a large proboscis but have always thought of ample sized face furniture as an asset. You have my respect and envy for your size 14 feet and if on the dark night of your "loss" you had carried a torch perhaps the point of interest would have changed. Live long and prosper. Hi Brew, Yes you are correct. My wife suggested that a Jimmie was not a tangible item anyway, but rather an abridged colloquial term for a chain of opticians trading in Scotland. Now situated to both the North and South of the border they ply their trade under the banner

To answer an outstanding question, although I have never been good at riddles, I think a Jimmie is another name for a crow-bar.

Around 1970 my sister ordered a new convertible from Trumans on Derby Road. The previously unseen sales manager phoned and said her car was ready for collection, and presumably, as she was "Just a Woman", he would on collection explain all the controls to her. My sister as well as being highly intelligent made members of the opposite sex trip over their tongues, clearly traits that run in the family LOL. "Condescending" said my sister, "Let him explain" said my mother. On an evening of drizzle the grey templed suave sales manager drove along Derby Road and eyes on my sister rath

Some two thousand years ago when the Romans invaded Britannia my far distant ancestor, known as Albert the Unpleasant, because of his regular attacks of severe flatulence, was captured by a Roman Legion and shipped off to Rome in chains. Sold from the auctioneers block, never to return to this Scepter'd Isle his life of slavery and captivity had commenced. Mourned by the people of his village and his wife in particular she immediately commenced a claim for compensation from the Italian Government for the loss of the man she described as "a breath of fresh air". For around a thousand

A belated "Happy New Year" to one and all. The posting by radfordred about getting people back to work mirrors my own sentiments and brought to mind a distant character from my childhood. Around 1956/7, in an outlying market town of Notts, lived a man whose real name I remember, but for the protection of any of his living relatives I will call Snowy which was the name by which we knew him. Aged around sixty and allergic to work on a level comparable with Novak Djokovic and vaccines, he was affable, certainly not dim, but unfortunately bone idle. It was rumoured tha

Following the latest directive from Boris I have manufactured my own facemask, and believe it or not my long absent sex appeal would appear to have returned along with it. Recently discussing with a friend this anomaly of attractive females being seemingly unable to get close enough to me, he advised that if I was certain these damsels were not from Age Concern I should consider a full face covering, which would perhaps then make me totally irresistible . I have always considered envy and jealousy to be unattractive traits. I will continue to monitor the situation however, and if in

Thank you for posting the video and I agree with the sentiment that in a nice way it could bring a tear to the eye. I am more than satisfied to have had the opportunity to share something so beautiful.

For a lifting of the spirit do have a look at the U Tube video Andre Rieu and Amira, where she sings O Mio Babbino Caro from the Puccini Opera. ( 5mins 32 secs, May 31 2015, 40 mil views). The young Amira must have been about 10 years of age when the video was made and the previous year had won the finale of a Dutch talent show. Even if the idea of opera fills you with dread, do have a look as I hope I am right in saying that only those without a soul will remain unmoved.

All these people with their posh holidays looking down their noses at good old Nottingham by the Sea. We had an old caravan on the Walsh site on Roman Bank of which I have the fondest childhood memories of trips during the fifties with members of my immediate and extended family. This was the era of Calor Gas Bottles and popping gas mantle lights, site rent was £10 a year and winter storage of the van £2-50. Who can forget the early morning sight of my momma ( a good Nottinghamism, granny to those not in the know) running across a rain lashed site towards the lavatories and d

If the fanciable young man wearing Brut was about 6feet 4, super fit and in looks was a cross between Terence Stamp in Far from the Madding Crowd and Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy then you may recognise me. I regularly stood next to him.

People who like animals are my kind of people. The care and attention they show to their pets fills me with admiration and a feeling of warmth. My own 15 year old Staffie recently came to the end of her road and the feeling of sadness and loss will not easily be put aside. The American entertainer and humourist Will Rogers once said, "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went", a sentiment I fully agree with. Hindu mythology believes that dogs guard Heaven and the gates to Heaven and if you are not kind to dogs during your life they will not

Effeminate men coming out of the closet has become an almost everyday event and only confirms what we already knew. Nowadays there are so many about in all aspects of work and life that the only thing that surprises me is that Leapfrog is not one of the Olympic Games.

No matter which way you voted in the 2016 Brexit Referendum the subsequent negotiations with the EU have clearly shown that our country is run by a bunch of absolute stinkers and talentless wassocks who should not be allowed out unsupervised. It is a great shame that Neville Chamberlain is no longer with us as he may have been able to get a piece of paper from the German Chancellor rather than the five million page handcuff Theresa May was able to secure.

Hi LizzieM, We did not get to The Mews this year, but stuck with the old favourites like The Tides, Spagos, Zaccios, Sea Cat, Scarlets and several others. I fully appreciate your comments about the speeding buses and the logistics of always needing commodious taxis and agree a five minute stroll is preferable. I would imaging that The Lobster Pot Restaurant was not too far away from where you stayed. Despite it being a very well thought of restaurant it is reputed that this was the place where Michael Winner had the bad oyster that nearly killed him some years before he actually did

I stay in a villa at Sunset Crest in Holetown so we must only have been a couple of miles apart. It is a handy spot for the exorbitant local restaurants, the new excellent ice cream shop and the exorbitant Massy Supermarket. Did you see that Cliff Richard has his villa up for sale, on the market for £28,000,000, or if that is a little too steep four of the six bedrooms can be rented for £4,000.00 a night. Bargain!!! Presumably Cliff stops in the other two rooms and cooks your breakfast.