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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Chesterfields Grot Spots
« on: May 19, 2024, 12:39:34 PM »
I have always maintained that the donut r/about would have made the perfect bus/coach station, lets face it go down the escalators in the precinct and there's next to nothing on Beetwell street just bus stops for wino's to throw up in and the homeless to kip in, plus the Tontine road coach station is was never very well designed and is a death trap especially during bad weather.
Just imagine all the buses you want in one place, no stupid bus stops dotted round the town, no wondering if your stood at the correct stop, possibly room for a taxi rank as well, I mean even Clay Cross, Alfreton and Mansfield have got far superior bus stations to us... no wonder it's because we haven't got one.

If the bus station had been put on the donut it would have transformed the top end of town almost overnight, no empty Elder Way no empty old Council offices the list goes on.

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Old Chesterfield / Re: Fishers Taxi's
« on: May 19, 2024, 12:23:24 PM »
I worked for Fishers Taxis in 1971. My taxi was a black Morris Oxford number 195. We were identified by the last two numbers of our registration place, so I was 95

Mine was 50.
I remember Harry Brown getting a telling off one day as, at the beginning of his shift, he was talking to a passenger and as he was a little hard of hearing turned down the volume on his radio, unfortunately he forgot to turn it back up again and spent most of the day just picking fares up from the L.M.S. and wondering why the radio traffic was quiet.

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Got my renewal policy today and as expected it had gone up, a bit eye watering to find the new price hike as almost 50% above last years price.

Went back on Moneysupermarket and got an almost identical policy for £268...only £14 more than I paid to AA last year.
Rang the AA to cancel my renewal policy and got the "Well lets see if we can get a better price for you" and I told them not to bother, if they can reduce the quote why wasn't I sent THAT quote instead?

We'll see how good THIS company is.


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Been looking for car insurance on the sites for 2024/5 having heard tales of premiums skyrocketing, still waiting for my insurers renewal quote to see what that is as I paid £254 last year, here's just a few approximations:-

L.V. = £480
Hastings = £600
Saga = £470
Tesco = £335
and last but not least Aviva wanted over £1000!!!

The cheapest was on Moneysupermarket site, can't remember the name off hand but their quote was £265 so if all else fails I'll just go with them, is there any wonder people drive round with no insurance especially if they only have a cheap motor.

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Politics / Re: Ben Bradley {who?} for mayor
« on: May 04, 2024, 10:47:35 AM »
That Angelique Foster she's lost as well for post as P.C.C. that's gone to a Labour candidate as well, over 25,000 more votes.

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Politics / Re: Ben Bradley {who?} for mayor
« on: May 04, 2024, 10:41:31 AM »
Apparently Labours Claire Ward has been elected as mayor with 50,000 more votes than Ben Bradley but even he got almost 130,000

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Chesterfields Grot Spots
« on: May 02, 2024, 08:18:03 PM »
Sent off a letter to D.T. for the letters page about a month ago, I'd given up on it till I saw it had been printed in this last issue.

Won't make an 'aporth of difference but I got it off my chest.

Another letter printed in this weeks D.T. about the roads, two for two I'm doing well....besides it keeps me out of mischief!

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Politics / Re: Ben Bradley {who?} for mayor
« on: May 02, 2024, 08:06:11 PM »
There's an extended programme on tonight giving the results as they come in, might just see how you know who has done.

If he's voted in as Mayor there's something drastically wrong, either his opponents are a tin of beans and Donald Trump or he's the only one in the race...........we shall see.

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Rants / Re: Things that really annoy me
« on: May 02, 2024, 08:01:04 PM »
To digress a moment, my daughter called into the new Smythes toy store the other day, very nice store too and after she had paid for her purchases it turns out she couldn't find the exit!! she had to ask one of the staff who said something along the lines of " Your not the first...it's not very well signposted is it" and directed her to the exit.

So the upshot is...Don't try shoplifting in this store you'll never get out.


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Rants / Re: Things that really annoy me
« on: May 01, 2024, 11:57:09 AM »
Continuing the shopping theme {I wouldn't go near a shop but the wife makes me}

It happened again this morning in Tesco I always walk a couple of feet in front of my wife with the trolley, I stop at a possible purchase where there is already a woman stood perusing the merchandise and I ask the wife something along the lines of  "Do we need any beans" and the woman looks at me as though I'm talking to her, oblivious to the fact my wife is stood either behind her or at the side of her.

Now why would I ask a complete stranger if WE need more beans, I've lost count of the times that's happened.
Also why do shoppers heading for the exit always give a fully laden shopping trolley to granny, the weakest of the bunch, to push to the car.

I still maintain shoppers should be given an intelligence test before they're allowed in.

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Politics / Re: Ben Bradley {who?} for mayor
« on: May 01, 2024, 11:39:03 AM »
So tomorrow's the big day, if what I've read about Mr. Bradley is anywhere near the truth I shouldn't think he'll earn enough votes to retain his deposit...still stranger things happen in politics, there is talk of trying to get Boris to come back and that wouldn't surprise me in the least.

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Politics / Re: Ben Bradley {who?} for mayor
« on: April 25, 2024, 07:28:29 PM »
Page 2 of this weeks D.T.--word seems to be spreading!

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Rants / Re: My gas cooker
« on: April 20, 2024, 03:20:23 PM »

Been looking on line to maybe getting a new cooker, when we had this one installed we paid about £70 for installation, that's now risen to £115. Looking round for repairers it would cost at least that much, maybe more, to have it repaired they've got you either way.
£115 just to have someone stick a gas pipe onto a bayonet fitting and plugging in the electric socket for the ignition, daylight robbery. Of course I could set it up myself but I'd run the risk of the cooker turning out to be faulty, apart from it possibly being dangerous, it could null the warranty.

Adding insult to injury the washing machine threw a seven yesterday, more expense!
Looking in on Currys the charge for installation is far less than for the cooker {about £30}
They say things happen in three's, wonder what's next?

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Sport / Re: Clare Boring!!!
« on: April 13, 2024, 11:09:21 AM »
Just saw on B.B.C. news this morning a lady horse trainer was being interviewed and he interviewer remarked how "she" had lost a horse yesterday as it had to be put down and her basic cavalier reply was along the lines of:-
"Hey ho these things happen, not too worry I've got more".

I'll never understand why it's even called a sport, and why the need for horse trainers? correct me if I'm wrong but don't horses already know how to run, they don't need to be shown.

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General Discussion / Re: Robin Hood airport
« on: April 13, 2024, 10:59:51 AM »
We haven't been abroad since 2019 and we haven't missed it. It would take something spectacular, like a lottery win, to get us to go, we'll stick with Blighty for now.

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