[Dance Duck ?]

 

[Things that pee you off...]

My non involvement experiences with diesels. I once saw a 17.5 ton with the cab tilted forward and a mechanic standing inside the chassis. He was busy working on the injector pumps. Airlock? Water? I don't know but the wagon was stuck half way across Parliament St. so no pressure on him. 

A few weeks ago I passed a car on a motorway hard shoulder and it was spewing white exhaust smoke out all across the road from, i guess, a runaway diesel. Not sure how you deal with one of those if it's getting combustible fuel from somewhere. Light smoke; sump oil?

[Manual v Automatic]

I learned to drive in those old Regents. Not in the cab but as a kid with me mam in the lower saloon on me tiptoes looking into the driver's cab window and watching what he did with the controls and noting the movements of the bus. I loved that huge steering wheel and how smooth the bus responded, turning this way then that way. And that pre-shift on top of its pedestal. Fascinated by the huge handbrake with its ratchet release lever.

Waiting in the bus on Hanley Street on a dusky evening, the driver stows the safety chock, climbs in and when he'd sat down switches all the lights on, but the switches were on a panel behind him and he never even looked at it! These uniformed guys were real cool.

Once when we were first off at Bobbers Mill I ran along the footpath to see the driver and waved to him. He looked at me with a big grin and a wink, then it was 'ting-ting' and drove off with a deep growl of diesel. What a hero.

[Ailments, Aches & Pains. (Let's hear them here)]

All the best with the knees DJ. Hoping it all goes well. 

[Weekday Cross]

http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/whatnall1928/weekday_cross.htm

 

From my old friend Google.

[GPO/Telecom buildings & old phone numbers]

Back in the 60s there used to be a phone kiosk hidden away in a corner of the arcade up the steps front of the Council House. It was regularly used as a facility for disposing of used alcohol. Fortunately it wasn't water tight. 

[Inaugural Nottinghamshire Day 25 August]

Heraldry too! Is there no end to the man's knowledge?

Edit; Or should that be vexillology?

[What are you listening to now ??]

Another great item from the 'sound track' of my last few terms at senior school.

 

[Ailments, Aches & Pains. (Let's hear them here)]

All the best with your treatment Ben.

[Forgotten features on old cars]

I've got the owner's handbook for my late dad's Ford 93e Prefect. It lists the toolkit as follows;

 

Contents of Toolkit.

Tool bag

Wrench 7/16" X 1/2" Hex open end.

Wrench 9/16" X 1/2" Hex open end

Wrench spark plug and springclip nut box spanner

Screwdriver

Monkey Wrench

Pliers

Wheelbrace

Starting crank

Tyre pump

Jack handle and tyre lever.

Lubrication gun

Cylinder head box spanner

Tommy bar

Tyre lever.

 

There are comprehensive instructions in the handbook on how to do a decarbonising operation, with accompanying photographs and using the toolkit provided.

Owner to provide a suitable scraper to remove carbon.

 

 

 

[Forgotten features on old cars]

1. A toolkit with a set of spanners, screwdrivers and socket wrench for spark plugs.

 

2. A roller blind on the inside of the back window which was drawn up by a cord terminating over the driver's door.

[Old Nottingham Police Stations]

Im sure the melbourne rd police station was originally an air raid shelter painted a light colour. (Edit, or decontamination building)

There was also a police station on Strelley Rd which was an ex air raid shelter or ex decontamination centre. It was on the north side of the rd A6004 opposite Melbury rd junction and 200 yards west of the present station.

[Log off]

Hi letsavagoo. Have you tried switching to tab desktop mode when you're on nottstalgia, to find the nottstalgia menu top right.

Edit, sorry just realised, safari = ios.

I'm on android. It works on my android.

[Three words to sum up your day]

Live Eurosport two

[All Music and no Words.]

Music music everywhere. Remember this one from 1960. 

 

[How's your day?]

Congrats DJ and family. New baby in families, been happening since forever but, for me, never loses its wonder and seeing one's own children have and raise their's is special.

[How's your day?]

Wishing you the best of outcomes Jonab. 

[Newbie here!?]

The 'Puffing Billy' was this type. There were 2 of them, one named Philip and one named James, as I recall.

 

[Ailments, Aches & Pains. (Let's hear them here)]

And in between times, it's good to talk and share. I've just had a heart to heart with my younger brothers about the importance of testing.

[What are you listening to now ??]

roger peatman

 

According to the comments section clips from "State Fair" 1945.

[What are you listening to now ??]

Memories of youth. We're all going on a summer holiday (hurray) no more working for a week or 2, (hurray again) fun and laughter, swimmin and ice creams, candy floss, big bag o' chips, and rides on the seaside funfair.

 

[Ailments, Aches & Pains. (Let's hear them here)]

Hi Colly, glad to hear you're being well looked after. You're in good hands there at City. As I understand it when there's a question involving men's waterworks + PSA blood test you're automatically on a 2 week max waiting list for each procedure, hence the rapid response. All the best mate.

[What are you listening to now ??]

DJ360. Hey Baby was 2 years after I left school. I like the song. Its nostalgic memory hook for me is that when I was at college in Birmingham it was on the common room juke box and got played a lot. Along with Take Good Care, Bobby Vee. And surprisingly, Never Goodbye, Karl Denver. Now, is that last one in your collection, DJ?

[What are you listening to now ??]

Thanks Ben, yeah, last summer at school. All the nostalgic icons you could want.

Meet the gang at Joe's cafe (or wherever). Walks through the park (streets) neath the shiny moon, when we kiss she makes my flat top curl! I had a 'Tony Curtis' hair cut in those carefree days; they get better with the recalling! 

 

[What are you listening to now ??]

Now that's livin' Ben! 

 

I'll be on me exercise contraption later.

Here comes Summer...