Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Tony Blair after today I hope 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 #3531: I have fished Gunthorpe weir on a number of occasions in the long distant past (Lived at RAF Newton for a year); I'm with you there. That's summat else you don't see anymore....operational RAF air bases in the Notts area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Dunno, is Syerston still on the RAF books or is it just ATC Gliders, other than that the nearest I can think of is Cranwell at 28 miles and Waddington at 29 miles from the market square Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 I know this has been touched on before, but I sure wish they made a digital insert that would go into my old Canon Ftb. Just a museum piece now, but I've kept it. Like I said on another thread, I'm ""frugal". Tight, cheap, mean, stingy or whatever other adjective applies. :-> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 I've not seen a silverfish since I was a child. They used to be regular residents behind our fireplace and dad would squash them on the hearth. All great fun. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Same when I was a child ValuerJim, but we moved into a house a few years ago that had an Aga and at nighttime the surrounding floor was covered in silverfish, it was gross. I sprayed the area every night and eventually eradicated them. Don't think they do us any harm but they're not nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 I don't do creatures in the house,spray bleach is my friend! Living in the country,we get a fair share of visitors.... but they can all stay outside! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Dunno, is Syerston still on the RAF books or is it just ATC Gliders, other than that the nearest I can think of is Cranwell at 28 miles and Waddington at 29 miles from the market square I live over the river from Syerston. Mainly it's gliders but occasionally it's used for military training with Merlin and Chinook helicopters. Sometimes sounds of gunfire! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,681 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 My son's house in Holland had lots of silverfish when he moved in a year or so ago . He seemed to get obsessed by them and started sealing up all the gaps round skirting boards and door frames etc . Didn't bother us when we visited . He has used all sorts of sprays but has now gone onto something called ericatious(sp?) earth , some sort of powder and that has kept them away . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Probably Diatomaceous earth. We can still get it here. Supposed to be a natural bug killer easy on the environment. We used to get Silverfish on the floor in our house in Netherfield. Haven't seen one since. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beduth 202 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Re : #3526 Hi Jill; I think you're right there regarding EU. Colwick cheese was available in the Market but in many out of centre shops also. Grandma would deliberately leave a couple of bottles of milk on the step for a few days for it to go off. She would then strain off the whey in muslin by hanging it on the washing line. Just like the real thing. Get the salt and pepper out please! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Share Posted July 7, 2016 Is Colwick cheese still available? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 With reference to silverfish: The oddest place I have seen them was in the electricians store and snap area, deep underground at Annesley colliery back in 1969. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Is Colwick cheese still available? See my post(#3527) in this thread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Re #3538. Lizzie, I had a similar problem when I moved into my old cottage at Saxondale. The fireplace in the dining room had been filled with rubble and ballast, and bricked up. I decided to reopen it and install a Morso Squirrel multi fuel stove. I removed the brickwork and infill, and was inundated with the slippery little devils. The inner fireplace was still in perfect condition, so after treatment with DDT and a scrub out with a solution of Jeyes Fluid, I inserted an oak beam, which doubled up as a mantelpiece, and built a brick hearth. I then painted the side and rear brickwork white, installed the stove and hey presto, never saw another silverfish. I was chuffed to bits with my handiwork I can tell you. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ValuerJim 277 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Well, I'll be buggered Bubblewrap! Does it have EU PDO status, like Stilton and Cornish Pasties? Mum, dad, and grandma loved it but we kids gave it a wide berth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Not seen a real tramp/gentleman of the road for years,I used to see one when I lived in Carlton,he seemed to be carrying everything with him.What happened to all these men,never saw a woman tramp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beduth 202 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Although I originate from the posh end of Chard Street, New Basford, I'm not trying to make out to be anything other than a Kerbstone Bumper when I tell you this. Whole salmon of about 7/8 lbs were offered at a good price one day at my local market, some 30 odd years ago. A bargain too good to miss. So how do you cook it without cutting it up into steaks? The fishmonger told me in all seriousness how to do it if I had a dishwasher. The instructions were to wrap the fish in a parcel of Baco foil with butter, herbs and seasoning. Place the parcel in the top basket of the washer and put it on full hot programme. It was cooked to perfection. I haven't seen a fish kettle for years. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Matthews Fullers Earth! Round flat tin with a beige coloured ointment inside. It had to be warmed to render it soft enough to use. Perfect for chapped hands and feet in the winter. Healing properties were remarkable. They don't make it any more. You can still get Fullers Earth but it isnt the same. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Men wearing cravats.. I had a gold and turquoise Paisley pattern silky one in the mid 60's when I was in my Mod phase. God, I must have looked a complete twerp. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 #3552 Didn't we all? Remember platform shoes? Nearly broke my neck! They didn't last long! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,894 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Fryers balsam for sore throats. Teaspoon of sugar topped with a few drops of the balsam. Nasty but it did the trick. Dont know if you can still get it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,894 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Just thought.....Kunzle cakes. I loved these and would have one at work for my lunch,. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,303 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 They were delicious, nonna! Crisp chocolate shell and squidgy fillings! Mmmm! Perhaps they sold them at Marsdens! Benjamin will know! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted July 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 And, he'll remember how much! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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