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So very sad to see this , a true Ram , Daniel / B4 . Bless .

I'm now retired , but I spent a good whack of time as a marine engineer , working for P&O cargo division . 

I only ever wanted to be a musician / guitarist , but my fingers were short and fat , rather than long and slender - boo hoo !

Ice inside the bedroom window . Manual gearboxes .

31 minutes ago, sage said:

Brunswick and Alex will be ok if they don't show any colours.

Anoki and Viceroy both do early doors deals and are both very good.

Thanks !

I'm making my annual pilgrimage from deepest France for the Portsmouth match . I'm hoping to meet up for a pint with two family members , before the match . They are ST holders at Pompey , sensible and mature . Will they be welcomed in the Brunswick / Alex , or best avoided ?

Also ideas for a good Indian restaurant for early evening would be much appreciated , especially London Rd.  ish 

area .  Thanks 

9 minutes ago, hintonsboots said:

Good coverage anorl.

How do I get ESPN +4 ? Don't tell me , I have to pay for it !

I thought I could see the game , as I live in France - apparently not , boo .

Fiat Stilo , Fiat well known for having dodgy electrics , the headlights would go out if you hit a bump or rough patch at night , then come back on a second or two later . It made for an interesting driving experience .

Wominit - as in gooin wom .

Perhaps should be in a separate Derbyshire dialect thread . 

I remember the "pay by wire " system in Derby Co-0p , great fun to watch as a nipper . The Co-Op store in East st.  had a system of vacuum tubes , the money was placed in a small cylindrical container , then whisked away down the brass tubes to a distant room . A minute later your change arrived with a whoosh and a clatter , along with your cheque number receipt , of course . 

Back in the 80's I was accosted by a prostitute in Middlesbrough ; 2pm , in the main street . I made my excuses and left !

Being ex Merchant Navy , I've been to some really rough ports , but that place is the pits .

1 hour ago, Reggie Greenwood said:

Bet you played with a lace up case ball as well and wore the round toed boots ?

I did ! Until I was ten , and was bought a pair of black "conties "  ie continental boots , low cut and soft  , you could actually run in them !

On 21/08/2022 at 19:12, Turk Thrust said:

Chitterlings hmmmm. That takes me back, very tasty

You might appreciate the French " Andouillette " 

( Best of luck )

On the subject of offal , my dad used to love tripe , in all it's disgusting forms . He'd have it cold with vinegar and a  tomato , or cooked in milk and onions , this would stink the house out , and make me feel queasy . Don't even ask what chitterlings were !

On 18/08/2022 at 17:05, Elwood P Dowd said:

Does anyone remember the forerunner of the Ice cream van, the guy who used to have a three wheeler bike with a big insulated box on the front, see the link below. There wasn't any of this soft whipped ice cream just solid rectangles of ice cream "bricks" that fitted into rectangular shaped wafers. 

https://www.reevesdesign.co.uk/stop-buy-one/

There was also a guy who went around the houses sharpening knives he had the grind stone powered by the bikes crank.

The Walls man came round our estate , trouble was he was a distinctly unsavoury character . His hands were permanently black , as if he had to keep replacing his bike chain . His teeth were an amazing mixture of colours , my dad always said that if he had a white one , he'd have a snooker set .  Chellaston in the 50s , anyone remember "Georgie " ?

Portsmouth - family in the area who are ST owners .

Manchester City - anybody who upsets the entitled Manure fans is good .

One of the best anti- war songs , by a fine singer and song writer , Eric Bogle . 

I went to the Brunswick , but was disappointed to learn that they had no Taylor's Landlord available . I had a pleasant walk to the ground via a riverside path , enabling  me to view  a previously unseen stretch of the Derwent . 

My annual visit to PP today . I haven't lived in Derby for 30 years so I'm not sure of the roads , but I'd like a pint before the match , is the Brunswick still a  decent place , or is there an alternative , perhaps a bit nearer the ground ( I'm walking ).

I bought my ticket for Swansea online this morning , East Lower F . My once yearly trip to the UK , and my birthday coincides with the match ! 

Feeder fishing for Barbel , but there's also chub , some big bream , and lots of carp as well . My days of match fishing for small stuff have long gone !

River Charente , fishing near Angouleme , France .  No beer , and not much knee , sorry .

57 minutes ago, Arsene Titman said:

You can call me a grammar pedant but I don’t care. This “appealing a decision “ drives me mad so I’m glad to see that John Percy correctly says “appeal against this decision “. “Appealing a decision” is almost as bad as saying “of” instead of “have”.

Or saying " Haitch " instead of " Aitch " - aarrgghh .

The weather was great in Den Haag yesterday .

On 22/03/2019 at 14:56, Angry Ram said:

I’ve decided the French don’t know as much about food as they like to think. 

They don't , but teachers still tell their pupils that France has the best cuisine in the world ! I have never had a decent steak here in 26 years .