IAN FINN

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  1. How much is a cut wash and set in Italy Nonna? Its not for me Jill is enquiring. Jill was wondering she went yesterday and had the above it cost 36 dollars plus 10 dollar tip. It is a well recommended salon.
  2. Hi Robert my great Grandma and Grandad lived at either 9 ro 11 Sutton st. or Ashling st. a very small terraced house with toilet down the yard. I lived at Nuthall and on Saturdays my Grandad and I would bike to great Grandads house and leave the bikes there have a cup of tea and cake then walk over to watch County, called at the little sweet shop on the corner brought some mints even some of the players were in there i dont think its like that anymore great days.
  3. What is the proper way to roast chestnuts? Found some in Regina first time in 50years.
  4. Moved to Canadain 1970 got a good job as millwright still doing it 50 years later got married to a Kimberley girl who emigrated to Canada with her parents in 1957 had children and grand children. Miss friends and relatives in UK and the seaside but get back about every four years, Canada has been very good to us.
  5. I have one to wax this afternoon lucky to have a heated garage set thermostat to 18 degrees outside it is minus 17 very cozy put some 50s and 60s music on and wax to the oldies HAPPY NEW YEAR.
  6. Jills dad worked at Raleigh for 27 years before emigrating to Canada in 1957. One year Julie Andrews came to Nottingham and she visited Raleigh Jills dad had the pleasure of presenting her with a new Raleigh bike.
  7. Hope you have both recovered from the covid carni and getting out a bit be careful stay safe and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to nottsalgians far and wide.
  8. Key punch operators an old girlfriend of mine operated one when she worked for NAAFI on Bottle Lane in the 60s.
  9. Exellent loppy you will be able to see five miles through a three mile fog hope the organ cooperates.
  10. Its been a tough year Lizzie hope next year will be better,it will be my second anniversary on nottstalgia in February the sight is fantastic i to have met a friend on the sight i went to the PCFE in 1964, stay safe enjoy the moggy Happy New Year.
  11. Where was St.Annes hospital i have never heard of it.
  12. Welcome to Nottsalgia Tony its a great sight lots of laughs and information i grew up in Nuthall Notts. emigrated to Regina Saskatchewan Canada in 1970 take care stay safe Happy New Year Ian and Jill.
  13. Sounds like afabulous day considering the circumstances.
  14. What happened to the injured cat Beekay?
  15. What sort of fuel do you use in the old Moggy Lizzie? The one i had used Shell Mex about four shillings and one penny a gallon back in those days.
  16. My wifes cousin John Parkin batted opposite Gary Sobers when he hit the famous 6 sixes.
  17. Would love to be a passenger with you in the old MO Lizzie enjoy it.
  18. More important is THE SHIP still there and is it still open haven't been in there for 57 years.
  19. Same to you Beekay stay safe .
  20. Hi Carni hope both of you are feeling better now stay safe Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
  21. Real crusty cheese cobs like i used to buy for lunch at the PCFE.
  22. I've got indegestion just reading that Jill got to take a couple of Tums Merry Chistmas.
  23. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Nottstalgians world wide hopefully a better 2021.
  24. Are you getting ready to go to the Locarno Ben?