swe62 334 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 you forgot the useless and expensive council ego trip tram,I still love Notts but avoid the city centre 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 The one way system is crap. I had to pick up shopping bags from my wife and daughter last week. They said meet outside the Concert Haii. I approached from Mansfield Rd. No parking there. Pulled forward and found myself in a bus lane. Got lapped. Went in the offside lane and damn me, it's one way but not my way. Three point turn then went round the block. I hope the cameras weren't operating or I'll be really peed off. The centre is designed to irritate drivers totally. !!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 does what it was designed for , to help fill the late outdated crazy janes folly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scriv 168 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 I went to Nottingham about March of this year, to pick up a gearbox from a friend in Keyworth. Decided to have a couple of drinks in town and a look round; suffice it to say I finally parked in Trinity Square where I nearly had a cardiac event after seeing the prices, had a pint in the Sal, served by a miserable-faced spotty tramp in a plastic glass and not particularly well kept, managed to drink about half of it, left the rest and headed out of town. I used to work in the Sal when Baz Bloom kept the place and whilst it was never immaculate it certainly was never dirty either. Only high point was meeting up with the "cockle man" who actually remembered me from over 20 years ago. Admittedly I picked a wet and miserable night to visit but what I saw didn't impress me much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 how big was the glass the miserable spotty faced tramp was in .. ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 No way is Nottingham crap. The smartasses who run the place are the things that are crap. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,120 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Agreed Bilbraborn! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Nottingham crap ? Try Derby or Leicester. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 "St Anns is OK, I work there" "What's yer job?" "I'm Rear Gunner on a milk float" 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,120 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Been to Derby once, hated it. Horrible place! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,531 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 'Horrible' is being very polite! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 My son, born and bred in West Midlands, absolutely loves Nottingham. Him and his partner have had two seperate weeks holiday in the City this year and have one planned already for Spring. They also had a two night stop over in the beginning of November with his partners parents. Who also are looking forward to another visit. Every where has its good points and bad. You have to make your own minds up about a place. Personally, I feel the same as my son. I love to come home to Nottingham for our Meetups, and visit what few are left of my family. Our biggest City. Birmingham is twenty mins away by train or tram, but It has no attraction for us. Too hustle bustle and noisy. No Character. We feel very uncomfortable and get our business done as quick as possible. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 And New Street Station is CRAP too 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Worked Brum on and off over many years,and the place just fascinates me,love the people,the accent and their sense of humour, 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Accent? How can three million people have a speech impediment? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 I think we have just got used to living in quite a small place. W-ton. In recent years it has been given 'City Status'. The likes of Birmingham etc, seem so big to us, we feel a little bit like fish out of water! I just read on the internet that W-ton is the 5th Worse City on The Planet. That's a shame! I must speak up for my adopted City. When I first came here in the 60s, it wasn't the nicest of places, but there have been a lot of improvements over the years. If I can't have Nottingham, Then Wolvo' will do! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Accent? How can three million people have a speech impediment? Once heard a comedian use that joke at a 'Boxing show' in BIRMINGHAM,..............and it was met with stoney silence. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 I am some where in the middle of accents now. I do hang on to the accent of my roots, simply because I want to. When I come home, it is lovely to hear people talking with the Nottm twang. I do miss the accent. I can pick it out, where ever we are. I also like the West Midlands accent. There is such a difference in each region. The Brummies, Tipton, Dudley and W-ton all have different variations of accents. I have noticed that even with people who don't think they have an accent, there can be regional tones. I think Nottm is slower and Smoother and West Mids is spoken a lot quicker and can seem higher pitched. It Doe matter where yum frum flower or how yo spake, if whot yum saying is friendly loike. Mi Ducks 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 I think the Birmingham/ West Midlands accent has a friendly tone to it whereas the Liverpool accent is the opposite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Birmingham was my 1st real encounter with Ethnics' in the 60s,and i admire the way they melted in and became accepted,and i think its great when i hear the Brummy/black country accent spoke by such diverse people,the area just absorbed them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 When the first big wave of immigrants heard there was an area called The Black Country. They assumed it was meant for them.LOL 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 My one & only Son in Law is a Brummie. He can't help that, he was born there. When I phone my daughter & he answers the phone I can't understand a word he says. I usually mutter something like, " put my bleddy daughter on, No Understandi" ! He has his users though, I'm getting a lift to the QMC on Tuesday ! (which was translated to him by my daughter) ! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scriv 168 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 how big was the glass the miserable spotty faced tramp was in .. ? Bugger. Just read that again.... and here's me prides meself on me good grammar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Notts has still got the best looking girls in the UK crap or not! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Always has, always will. The beauties of the 60's and 70's are now gorgeous mature women !!!!!! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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