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Rub it in why dontcha!

Can you keep up your emergency until I can get clearance from Whitehall?

True, all true. I've even joined the Fenland Mountain Rescue Team. Emergencies only.

I would say welcome to NS, but you've been here longer than me. Ruff !

In Ely??

When I worked at Bestwood colliery, my older brother, who worked in 'High Main', the seam above, he was called in the personnel office and was asked why he only worked four days a week? His answer... "Well I can't manage on three". That's true, honest. He got two days suspension without pay!

I'm afraid i don't understand a lot of this terminology regarding Facebook or whatever, where folks send clips etc. What's a 'blog or 'vlog and all the other phrases that are used. Still waiting for some kind soul to clarify "roadmap" out of lockdown.

Morning Col, I was at 'Springhead' from early 1978 to late 1986, when it closed down. I should have been transferred to Eastwood Hall as a chauffeur for Mr. MacGregor, but it was decided that as I was staff status I'd be on more money than the driving pool, so thats when I had to go to W on D. The first time I went there was for an xray in 1958 as part of a medical for entry to the NCB. Between the xray room and the processing room was my domain, a lead lined dark room. The radiographer took the xray then put the cassette into a two way locker, and I was on the other side and retrieved the cas

DJ, I have to add to that. When I was at 'Springhead' xray centre on Cinderhill Road, Boolwul, we were about to close down and i had been assigned to Wath on Dearne, near Rotherham. I asked my doctor boss where it was. This was his honest reply, I kid you not. "If you can imagine Rotherham being the arse of Britain, then Wath on Dearne is the suppository that been shoved up it" !!

For those who didn't get a sticker, including me. When asked which arm, I said "my wifes".

Thanks mate.

Took you a while to twig that M.x

You've allus got to keep yer clients 'appy Mary.

PP., going back to July last year you posted that your rowing bike had the rear of a RW16. Did you actually build it yourself? Is it propelled by rowing action rather than pedals?

When I were on the buses, I only ever had one Saturday off in 4 years and even that was a change of duty with another driver, so I could get married. Always worked Christmas day too, but that was by choice.

£4/6/5d per week for working underground and on shifts, 1958. Bilbraborn bus far to town from Bilborough was 6d.

I allus thought the 'Mucky Duck's was a nickname for the 'White Swan. But what do I know?

I'm sure my jab were TIZER Jill.

Much as I agree Brew, try telling to the birds, in the depths of winter. But they had cake as well. We always made sure the bread was well watered before the birds got it. It's only dry bread they should eat. Sometimes it was covered in penicillin.

Sunblest again, when I were a Park ranger at Holme Pierrepont, every week we used to nip up to Sunblest to collect stale bread for the water fowl. We never left with less than two flower sacks full of bread, cakes and all manner of goods. Back at the park one of our rangers used to scrummage through the bags and would often surface with a fruit cake or sponge saying,"too good for the birds, only 3 days old. It'll do for us". When we used to get a coach load of visitors, we always said they were just in time, as we were going to feed the birds, didn't matter when it was, the birds were alw

Lovely boat Tracy15, thanks for posting and a big welcome to Nottstalgians. I look forward to more pix.

More power to your Pevril Aquatic Wildlife park. A pair of Flamingos should complete it.

Show us narrowboaters a picture I've and I'll show you me narrow boat art.

Ducklings coming soon.

A sight you don't see every day. Emptying the Pontcysyllte aqueduct for annual maintenance into the River Dee, 126 feet below.