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Funny to think that this building has gone, the bank that was using the building ( Midland bank) has gone, the business that occupied the new building on the site has gone( Marks and Spencers) and now the only thing surviving at this moment in time is a bargain shop. Proves a couple of points I guess, that nothing stays the same, and shops are sliding ever downhill.
Just read that Lloyd’s bank are closing 49 branches up and down the country a couple in Lincolnshire, that’s after they had a very successful year of making £5.3 billion profit.
£5.3 billion profit and still less than 1/2% interest for savers !! The boss of Persimmon gets more than £15million for one years “work”, footballers on £200,000 per week and civil servants on a fixed pay scale getting bonuses. It’s about time the people of Britain woke up – it is the working class who do the hard work while the others cream off the top of the money pile.
Poetman
I’m sorry to say that people have been saying what you have said for decades. Nothing changes, those that creaming off the top don’t give a toss.
If you are so inclined I ask you to read “The ragged trousered philanthropist” by an author called Robert Tressel, I think you may just find it very interesting.
Hey up mate! Your reading habits have changed a bit from them you used to have in the cab!
Ah ha! I knew you would come up for air sometime, Yes your correct I got sick of reading all those handbooks kept in trucks, My favoured one of the time was one called “Scania a mans truck”
Oh yeah! & Escorts!
Hi The Thinker. I doubt we will ever get a revolution but the injustices that our ruling class impose on us do need addressing. We have become a complacent lot of sheep. A few toys like mobiles and huge TV’s seem to satisfy us while the NHS, youth clubs,etc. are having funding cut or stopped. Members of the House Of Lords are not content to get £300 just for turning up and want an increase – never mind let,s see who is on Facebook……………
Sorry for the rant but it seems that as I get older the injustices seem to be more irritating.
Greeves, love your input to the site. You always cheer me up no end.
Poetman
Oh! Don’t you worry about the odd rant, all who rant are welcome here, at least that’s what I say anyway.
As has been said before and I quote
“ Sir I may at times disergree with what you may say but, I will defend to the death your right to say it”
Yes rants and outburst are most welcome here, it proves that we are alive
Oh by the way I agree with your post above, Snouts in troughs springs to mind. The House of Lords should be in my humble opinion disbanded and its occupants put out to pasture for what good they do. A bunch of grasping, greedy, lickspittling toadies the whole miserable crew.
There had my rant for the day…..Anything you would like to add Greeves??
The Thinker
My favourite quotes are “Even a fool has the right to be heard” and “The quickest way to earn respect is to have respect for others”. I have tried to follow the respect one for over 60 years but it falls on deaf ears more and more so I am starting to feel like I am more the fool needing to be heard.
Grantham Matters is a great site and I enjoy the memories it brings back – I have lived in Nottingham for 47 years but still think of Grantham as my home town.
Lovin’ poetman says:>) Your contributions to this site has been great mate! “Old Manthinker” he just one of them you never be happy, bless him where ever you are, to see him go home in a “Huff” haha! & he will always will bite’ even if he try’s to hide it! Makes me laugh, haha to hear him go on! Jeez, I like the fella now but honest, negative apathetic, nah not him?? Jeez, what ever has this fella turned into haha! on about Scanias last message??? Help me’ poetman? is that somethin that we can catch mate! ? never heard the like! Hey he Ok tho’ altered a lot thro’ time I guess! Not like I am talkin behind his back really! he has about 4 different names on here haha! bless! so I might be really “suckin up” to I dunno? what ever makes us put different names on here’ I just sat here reading in my flat in Amsterdam! there again I could be on bottom of Dysart Road mate haha! but just could not be arsed to be so bothered to use about, hey up it’s goin up again! 6 different names haha! Gotaa love the “old boy tho'”
Eh you! less of the “ Old boy” I might only be 21 and living next door to you and you don’t even realise it. Sounds a bit shady you being in a flat in Amsterdam, me never been abroad in all my life, dare not fly, and I find water a bit of a problem too so I’m afraid I’m stuck. People look at me with a strange look when I tell them I’ve never been abroad, Seen a lot of England tho when I was driving my big wheels, you can see a lots from the cab.
Wow scary thought man! Me thinks I could be in trouble here! Nah lets go in style ay! News @ ten! You would enjoy a bit of over seas mate! but sounds the problem is getting you there boy? Not that easy to say to someone if you have a fear’ “you be allrite mate” just the thought of it can make some feel Ill! oh well feel quite safe “gobbin off” here then’ & knowin I not going to bump in to you on the ferry next trip back too Harwich! Might see you in the Railway or Willoughby even???? the George?? Nah not in Half Moon, wouldn’t let you in there! haha!
The next ale house you go into and you see some chap drinking a Tonic water ( with ice and lemon) that’ll be me maybe, I’ll look out for you in Fat Wiley’s in Skegness.
Who would have thought a grainy old photo could encourage such a response. Just goes to show the power of the internet and the recall of the old grey cells.
Poetman
Keep looking I’m sure some of the comments will bring more than a little smile to you face, keep up to date.