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Techie Or Suggestions / Re: Email updates
« Last post by Fly on May 19, 2024, 06:03:39 PM »
It's always been hit and miss, I never did get to the bottom of it.
They are 'on', the rest of it must be up to Google mail which it uses.
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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Chesterfields Grot Spots
« Last post by Sorastro 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
« Last post by Sorastro on May 19, 2024, 12:23:24 PM »
Quote from: jdunn on May 19, 2024, 10:41:07 AM
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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Old Chesterfield / Re: Fishers Taxi's
« Last post by Old Cruser on May 19, 2024, 10:58:02 AM »
 :o
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Old Chesterfield / Re: Fishers Taxi's
« Last post by jdunn on May 19, 2024, 10:41:07 AM »
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. I had just returned from India and drove the taxi on my Indian driving licence which was perfectly legal.
It was a summer job before carrying on studying. It was the most enjoyable job I have ever had. I had great customers and did all sorts of things I should not have done. I raced a Mr Whippy on the big bend near Whit moor.  I had my first encounter with a young lady who had been to a wedding reception at Brimington and I took them back to the Derby road (She first had a problem getting her legs across the gearshift which was in the middle of the floor at the front and came up in a rather seductive area). I remember the controller telling me off for being off air for two hours.
What an experience and what fun. 
You do not get times like this any more! You don't get Mansfield Ale either.
I am coming to the other end of my time now, and am just as outrageous as I ever was but now, well, I'm off to live at my farm in SE Asia. I can do what I want, when I want, and I don't have to put up with any stupid regulations. I am going out with a big grin on my face.
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Techie Or Suggestions / Re: Email updates
« Last post by smithy266 on May 19, 2024, 09:58:36 AM »
i am getting email responses now...
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Techie Or Suggestions / Re: Email updates
« Last post by Old Cruser on May 19, 2024, 09:50:09 AM »
It's sent ne your post Barry but not had any of the last
few fir some reason
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Techie Or Suggestions / Re: Email updates
« Last post by Fly on May 19, 2024, 09:33:35 AM »
I got an email telling me someone had posted on this thread?
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Techie Or Suggestions / Re: Email updates
« Last post by Old Cruser on May 19, 2024, 07:18:46 AM »
I'm getting the same issue again - no updates for posts coming in?
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General Discussion / Re: The dreaded car b/down insurance & insurance
« Last post by Sorastro on May 09, 2024, 08:02:31 PM »
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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