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When I had a bigger round and had to go collecting on a Friday night, to get the money off those that weren't in when I cleaned them, I would take my young son, and my young step daughter with me, and I'd tell them which houses to knock, and then they'd bring me the money. They were that good at...

I can't stand Christmas but on my job many of my customers give me a tip at that time of the year, some generous too. So I do enjoy that part of the festive period !

Anyone ever done a paper round ? I did it as a youngster down Walsgrave, absolutely loved it. Nice and early, and any football magazines in my bag I'd have a sneaky read before pushing it through the letterbox. I see pensioners about still doing paper rounds, as it is a good way to keep fit and...

Lucky bastards !

My mate who worked for the council as a gardener retired at 58. He doesn't miss his job at all and wishes he'd retired earlier. We were talking about retirement in the pub on Saturday, most said they wouldn't know what to with their time if they jacked in work, most are in their fifties. I'd...

What was your profession before you retired ?

My sister is a nurse in a care home looking after dementia patients, I honestly don't know how she does it, but she loves her job. I too enjoy window cleaning and reckon its the best job going, but some people would dislike working outside in all weathers. I've got friends who work in factories...

I used to say how unlucky we were at football, or I don't get any luck in my life etc. But after reading/hearing that luck doesn't come into it at all, it doesn't exist only in our minds, I just accept now we create things by our own actions, and good/bad stuff happen, but it ain't nothing to...

The Stoke fan said why did Gary Rowett get the manager job ? He went on to say what's he done ? Chris Sutton defended Rowett though, saying he's a good manager, doing well at Burton, badly treated at Brum, and did well at Derby. The Stoke fan backed off then. In fact Sutton kept saying " Its the...

Talking about the radio and phone-ins you should have listened to Five Lives 606 programme last night, non stop moaning and whinging from fans. Chelsea supporters predicting doom and gloom because they lost in the Charity Shield, and a Stoke City fan wanting their manager out seeing Leeds beat...

I can't stand Def Leppard. I love rock music but this band shouldn't be called rock/heavy metal, they're a pop group. They were at Monsters of Rock one year and they were crap !

I'm 64 born in 1954. So I may have got the years mixed up. Senior moment !

There was Brian Kibble, Les Balance, Jimmy Clarke, Johnny Calcott, Bry Nutt, we all were in Cov Boys from under 13 to under 16. We won a fair amount of trophies at Cally, used to love playing against Whitley Abbey,Wiseman,Ullathorne, Woodlands, and Binley. I scored direct from a corner at...

As I loved sport especially football and rugby Cally was great for that, and we had great teams. I actually enjoyed my time there,and I still talk to some of the lads today who I knew back then. Yes some teachers were hard and were nasty bastards, but as I've said before I thought that was...

I wonder what the old teachers would say/think about teaching these days ? Some would say " where's the cane gone ? And " why do you let pupils talk to you like that ? " They'd be mortified ! Like the "hard" footballers of the past, many teachers would be sacked on the spot now, they wouldn't be...

Yes I do recall him. Strange bloke. Hated his classes. And do you recall Mo Matthews music teacher ? He was dead soft and the pupils bullied him, the only teacher there who got shit, the rest bullied us !

Another burglary on my round last night, just took the owners car keys and sped off with their car. They said it was dealt with over the phone, no police came out.

Me 63-69 Talbot and Greene. Headmaster Tilley.

We got burgled in the 60's on Woodway Lane, peaceful area and no crime hardly went on. So even though it was a shock back then, it showed there were thieves about. But it is a daily thing now everywhere, no matter if you're in a city or rural. But people don't help themselves as windows are...

I remember an elderly lady who had a painter in to do some painting on her house, he had a young lad with him. Anyway the young lad got caught breaking in her house, but not before knocking her over to escape,she was in her 90's !