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Here in North Devon its: 'Maid' or 'My Lover' or ' My Dear' for women 'Me Handsome' or Boy for men

Horlicks website has 'sold out' but apparently they are being sold through B&M shops. Bit of a trek for me but going tomorrow.

A firm favourite of mine and sorely missed were the Horlicks tablets. Saying that, I'm hearing Horlicks are releasing an 150th anniversary tin of 20 tablets in December so time to start hunting them down!.

Back in 2008 I had a landline call in the middle of a Sunday afternoon from someone who said " Hi this is the Natwest security team, could you answer a few security questions? " I responded with a laugh and hung up. Picking up some groceries from Lidl on the way home from work the following...

Could only find this.

I got a text, could be a scam, saying I've won either £200 or tickets to an Elvis tribute act. So it's press 1 for the money, or 2 for the show....

Maybe members of SOE ?

I had the " The TV licence is about to expire" text on my phone yesterday. Stay vigilant.

Happy birthday Janice, have a good one!!.

I remember seeing the 'Sound of Music' at the Gaumont as a 10 year old ( didn't everyone! ?) going there for me was a real event. Then taking my new wife who was from a small town in Devon to see 'The Omen' there in 1976. she was gobsmacked!

I'd love to have had a few drinks with my grandfather in his favourite boozers, The Norton or The Lad in the Lane.

Thanks for posting this Pete. My father was a Cinema projectionist (his occupation on my birth cert 1956) although I don't know which Cinema in Birmingham. The website gives a good insight into the job itself.

Researching my GG Grandfather I came across this piece. The image is similar although not exact as Viv's image at post #42 above. Interesting that the text written post 1908 refers to Aston lower grounds as Aston cross.

Thanks for the tidy up Lloyd, very kind.

One of my schoolmates had a Claud Butler, the rest of us used to drool over it. Closest I ever got to something decent was a second hand Dawes.

As a kid in the sixties, most of my bikes were made up from various other bike parts. Seeing those choppers reminded me of the handlebars we liked to use, 'Apehangers' or 'Cowhorns'

A Rover Path racer bicycle (1908) in the British motor Heritage centre . Raced by the man driving the sidecar motorcycle in post #44 above.

Happy Birthday John!!!

I'd always believed this photo of me and my sister on a window sill was taken in Aston. I now think it's Garrison Lane.