Beekay 5,134 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Do you have enough room to park the zimmer frames Ben ? I'm always available for valet parking. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 No Zimmers BK,, They all still pretty fit,,, going to sort my CDs out,,,get the place in the right mood,,,music will be loud cos most are a bit deaf,,,must get some Cherries in,, for their Babychams,,, 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Bugger ! That puts me out of a job. May as well put me bike away and stay here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,408 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Don't you think they are a bit old to be on the streets Ben? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 How about this lot,,to get em going,,,,,,,,on entry,, Just the way you are''''.........Barry White,, I'm not in love''.......10cc When a man loves a woman''.......Percy Sledge Save the last dance for me'' .....The Drifters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,408 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Average of 3mins per record, all done and dusted in a quarter of an hour eh?...………. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 No Brew.......thats just while they are having ''Canopies''' and Nibbles''.........much more to come,,,,,,phew glad i'm not inviting any blokes........... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 42 minutes ago, benjamin1945 said: must get some Cherries in,, for their Babychams,,, ..Do.I get an invitation? I think you owe me a Babycham or three! No zimmer frame, no hearing aid though. At only 61, I might be a bit young! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 For you young Jill.................My door is always open and my Path is free to walk''''............ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 "Your always gentle on my mind". 61 eh Jill, that makes me old enough to be.................your big brother. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,271 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 It's knowin' that your door is always open And your path is free to walk That makes me tend to leave my sleepin' bag Rolled up and stashed behind your couch… Gentle on my Mind - Glenn Campbell Great song Ben 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 To be honest, Beekay, I'm nearly 62! As I've said before, I've always wanted an older brother. Got an older sister instead. She's 69. She has always wanted a brother too. So....you've got the job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Righto ! Jill Sparrow, I'll take the job and you'll be on my Christmas card list from now on. Got to admit, allus wanted a baby sister. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 See you in Garden Street! We could nip into Marsden's for half a pound of tub butter, some cheddar cheese cut with a cheesewire and a box of Puff Cracknells, always loved those! Got any in stock, Ben? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 If your very good I'll take you hand in hand to Radford rec. After Marsdens we could nip to Clays for some socks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Ah, Clay's. Used to go there with dad to buy our shoes as children. We wanted patent, kitten heels with bows on the front. We got...sensible, round-toed, clodhoppers with segs in the soles! Sis complained that she felt and sounded like a carthorse, walking to Peveril in the mornings. Dad's response was, "You can have what you like when you're paying for your own shoes. Til then, you'll have these!" Always wanted some of those silver, sparkly dancing slippers in the window. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 I think you'd better go just to keep things in order, jill. This is shaping up to be a wild party. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Think your'e right Loppy..........going to have to request no more PMs......for details of when its occurring ,,its only a Bungalow you know,,,,, 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Then you'd better put Dancing on the Ceiling on your playlist! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Beekay said: After Marsdens we could nip to Clays for some socks. Been thinking about this and I'm not sure whether the Clay's you're referring to also sold shoes. Sometimes, our shoes were from Eric's, which was on the corner of Alfreton Road and Hartley Road, next to FLINT'S newsagents. Sandals for summer usually came from Eric's and I once wangled a pair of silver dancing slippers from there. Clay's was the place for sensible shoes and I think dad knew the chap who owned it. I can see the window in my mind's eye but I cannot remember where the shop was. Anyone recall the location? Shoes from Clay's were always wrapped in a long brown paper bag, never in a shoebox! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 As we were talking of decades ago, it doesn't really matter Jill. I never mentioned shoes, it were SOCKS. Their location was opposite the Sir Garnet Wolsley, at the five ways island on Denman street, where Norton street crossed Denman st. Can't remember the street that ran aside of Clays, I wouldn't have thought it would be on Mr Google. Bet CT comes up with a street map to shoq me my errors. Cheers little sister. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Thanks big brother! Possibly not the same shop. I remember that area well. I'm sure someone will know where Clay's shoe shop was. Can't have been far away because we always walked there....in our sensible shoes! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 11 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said: Been thinking about this and I'm not sure whether the Clay's you're referring to also sold shoes. There was a Clays on Clifton, very near where we lived. I'm not sure if it sold shoes, but I remember going in there with my mum to get her supplies of knitting wool, cotton, sewing needles etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 I think they must be different shops, CT. The one I remember only sold shoes but might have run to socks. Certainly not knitting wool, etc. The shoes were slight seconds, I believe, and therefore a bit less expensive. It was a no frills sort of place. Run by an older chap who wore a brown overall. I can still remember the smell of shoe leather when we walked through the door. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,279 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Share Posted September 27, 2019 Racking my brains about Clays. We called them Clays the cobblers and I vaguely recall having shoes repaired there. Were they on Alfreton Rd? Either just below Skills or opposite the Spread Eagle? One or the other was probably Erics. This is back in the late 40's early 50's. They may have stopped cobbling by young Jill's time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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