Beefsteak 305 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 A big thank you to our 'Hogmanay reporter' "Poohbear" for that touching piece of honest to goodness reporting . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 It's gotta be the Jools Holland Hootenany, he has guests (mostly icons of their genre) that I thought had given up performing years ago, Jimmy Cliff. Toots & the Maytals etc....................................mixed with some great new acts, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Anything for me , just so long as I'm with the wife and kids , setting off some left over rockets from bonfire night, and drinking a glass of champagne. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Caithness stone flags still used throughout the country, usually in the more upmarket schemes. WHAT HE BLOOD AND STOMACH PILLS! how on earth did this get here....it was aimed at "Things you don't see anymore" :o(( Happy New Year anyway. Oh, it is "Things you don't see anymore" thought I blundered into a New Year thread - Oops! Methinks you've had enough to drink for one night my lad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Half past 11pm every ruddy New Years Eve, the announcer on the black and white telly saying..."And now over to our Scottish studio" where we were accosted by Jimmy Shand and Moira stewart sitting on stools belting out their flippin' awful Scottish stuff.... while a load of blokes in frocks pranced about in the background....Then "BOING! BOING! from Big Ben....and that's yer lot. Don't forget Andy Stewart. And they're NOT frocks - they're SKIRTS <g> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Police helmets with the titties on top. They are all Nazi type guzunders now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 2011 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 The police on the beat. even less now that they sacked loads. Christmas Eve 2011 @ a large card store locally to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Perhaps just local lads/girls having a bit of fun....................some get bored easily you know...................bless their hearts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 New Basford Station on the former Great Central/later LNER route You can see one (The Down line) of the 2 girder spans over Haydn Rd, these were one either side of the bricked up entrance in the following photo , this had an arch top with a gas light above so the wall was originally alot higher, A staggered flight of stairs led from the arch up to the high windowed opening in the first picture The "red" on the wall is mud stains thrown up from cars! I suspect there had been a recent thunder storm as the road here regularly flooded because it had been "dug out" at some time to provide more headroom, there was a pronouned dip as you went along the road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I recall walking under the bridge as a very young boy to visit my uncle who lived at the end of Hayden Road. On a few occasions we caught a train into town instead of walking....as a treat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Emoticons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Tinplate clockwork toys like this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Song thrushes bashing the crap out of snails on the garden path. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Can you remember the Robot quiz board where a robot statue pointed to the right answer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Song thrushes bashing the crap out of snails on the garden path. They still do it here in the north of Scotland. Each bird has a regular anvil stone upon which to bash its snails. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I guess you don't have so many cats or RSPB protected sparrow hawks up there to decimate the numbers.Plus the disappearance of hedgerows/allotments etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Can you remember the Robot quiz board where a robot statue pointed to the right answer? Here's the junior version of the 'magic robot' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Poohbear: Hedgerows have always been rare up here. In 1820 a local laird planted many miles of hedges but over the decades farmers have let them go to ruin and be eaten by sheep and cattle. There are few left now but I have two acres of ground that I have planted on a 'park' type theme so there are loads of micro-climates and mini-ecosystems here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Compo 10,328 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Wow! Trolleys. The cyclists in pic No.2 are on the right hand side of the road - is that taken in france? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Probably...but we used to do the same with rope and lamposts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Clothes brushes (Wire brushes too) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I have some wire brushes; they are still available and still relatively cheap too. What about Ronco Brush-O-Matic or whatever they were called. Magically remove pet hairs from clothes and furniture; available from boots, Timothy Whites and all good stores. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Petrol cigarette lighters [except Zippo]. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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