Poppy Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 16 minutes ago, vanessan said: Bonfire night soon, a wonderful excuse for more pallet burning perhaps? But too cold to have the windows open 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 42 minutes ago, vanessan said: Bonfire night soon, a wonderful excuse for more pallet burning perhaps? And a dollop of cannabis resin perhaps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamElla Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 My goodness, where on Earth do you all live? (Don't answer that, I already know, mostly) I don't consider my immediate area to be the best physical place to live in the country, but we have had the same neighbours for 40+ years. We have all been of first name terms for years and look out for each other each and every day. Is that unusual? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 It's not unusual... (Take it Sir Tom 🕺) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydraser Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 hour ago, addicted said: One of them reminded me very much of the Brian Blessed charcter from The Bill and said " so they think this is permissable do they?" " Let me at 'em I can't wait to disavow them of their misapprehension Ahem, Z-Cars? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydraser Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 27 minutes ago, TeamElla said: My goodness, where on Earth do you all live? (Don't answer that, I already know, mostly) I don't consider my immediate area to be the best physical place to live in the country, but we have had the same neighbours for 40+ years. We have all been of first name terms for years and look out for each other each and every day. Is that unusual? Same here but we have sailed a bit close to the wind recently and I can understand that poor neighbours doesn't always mean a poor neighbourhood. We now have a few houses for rent locally and we get a bit twitchy everytime they change occupants, based on experiences of the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Part of the problem might be Covid 19, having to stay at home more. It might also be retirement, having to stay at home more. Either is a new chapter just on its own but together it becomes a whole new book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 We had one. I won't go in to what they were doing but, suffice it to say, we had words face to face. It turned out that they had no idea that their behaviour was causing a problem. Once we explained how it did, they ceased and all is harmony again. The situation was exacerbated because, although our properties share a boundary, it involved a half mile walk to get to their front door due to a lack of connection between the different housing developments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, SteveO said: We had one. I won't go in to what they were doing but, suffice it to say, we had words face to face. It turned out that they had no idea that their behaviour was causing a problem. I wish it were that easy! Talking had worked in the past then, for whatever reason, the mutual understanding/co-operation all turned sour. In some cases friendships are clearly not for ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 31/10/2020 at 14:48, floydraser said: Ahem, Z-Cars? Of course it was Z cars that's what I intended to put - senior moment! Carole 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 31/10/2020 at 15:48, floydraser said: Ahem, Z-Cars? Brian Blessed was "Fancy" Smith, if I remember? A great programme in its day. You never see any re-runs of it as all the programmes went out live, using outside broadcast cameras. Long before our digital age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I remember when they got new MK3 Zephyrs to replace the MK2s. How sad of me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, ChrisB said: I remember when they got new MK3 Zephyrs to replace the MK2s. How sad of me. I can be even more sad, I remember when the original panda cars came out, light blue and white Maurice Mynahs, sorry, Morris Minors! I also remember walking around both a police driver and his new car outside the 'cop-shop', asking if it was fast enough to overtake a milk float? I was indignantly informed that the pandas were 'souped up', I had my doubts. 0 to 60 in 5 minuets! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydraser Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 "Zed victor one to BD!" Was the Desk Sergeant a scouser with a catchphrase, "Put it down in the boook!"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Sorry to wander off your thread Peter but I had a good friend on the Thames whose company did the studio lighting for Z Cars and he used to tell some stories about the problems of doing a live sit-com. One time, they set up a scene in a street of terraced houses, for Barlow to arrive and interview a suspect. He was to knock on the door, the suspect would answer and the interview would follow. The scene starts; a Z Car draws up; Barlow gets out of the back, walks through the front gate and knocks on the wrong house, where an old lady comes to the door and tells him to bugger off! They had no choice but to carry on filming while Barlow apologised profusely, went round to the right house and the scene was put out live as it stood! 2 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightsaidfred Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said: I can be even more sad, I remember when the original panda cars came out, light blue and white Maurice Mynahs, sorry, Morris Minors! I also remember walking around both a police driver and his new car outside the 'cop-shop', asking if it was fast enough to overtake a milk float? I was indignantly informed that the pandas were 'souped up', I had my doubts. 0 to 60 in 5 minuets! And noddy bikes. Fred 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 59 minutes ago, Vaughan said: where an old lady comes to the door and tells him to bugger off! I've been told off, several times, for using that naughty word! Every day usage in Norfolk but seemingly not elsewhere! Bit like mention of 'meadow ladies' in Norfolk, acceptable in one county but not another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 20 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: I've been told off, several times, for using that naughty word! Every day usage in Norfolk but seemingly not elsewhere! I am told that was what the old lady actually said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Little old ladies from Norfolk can be the worst offenders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 2 hours ago, rightsaidfred said: And noddy bikes. Fred 0 to 30 in 3 minutes, with a stern wind! How could we take Plod seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightsaidfred Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: 0 to 30 in 3 minutes, with a stern wind! How could we take Plod seriously? But we did and with far more respect than todays youth. Fred 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Speaking of our boys in blue. In the early 60s my brother-in-law (very much an ex brother-in-law now) was just out of training school and was on the beat on his own , he was with the Met. He was driving his noddy bike along the road down by the docks in London and came across folk desperately trying to load a lorry from a nearby building. *** being *** and helpful decided to stop his bike and get off and go and help them by letting them back the lorry up to the building while he stopped the traffic. This duly happened and they drove off. Shame was they were part of one of the biggest gangs in London at the time and were robbing the place. However, he remained in the met and eventually became a Detective Sergeant as I say with the Met at West End Central , all I can say is eventually you would have been hard pressed to decipher him from the crooks. Coppering in those days in London was not like it is today. I dare not describe him on here, I would be banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 23 minutes ago, Hylander said: However, he remained in the met and eventually became a Detective Sergeant as I say with the Met at West End Central , all I can say is eventually you would have been hard pressed to decipher him from the crooks. Coppering in those days in London was not like it is today. I dare not describe him on here, I would be banned. Wasn't the dear Sid F from Thurne was he? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I was going to ask the same thing. :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 For those of you that might find themselves in a similar situation I have now had excellent responses and support from the police as well as my local council and victim support. Just a shame that it came to that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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