http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/ This is a family forum. en Sun, 20 May 2012 17:44:21 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/blue/misc/rss.jpg http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/ http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9678&goto=newpost Sun, 20 May 2012 09:19:34 GMT I want to thank all the staff at Papworth hospital for being so friendly, kind and efficient to the patients during their stay. I had to go in Friday... I want to thank all the staff at Papworth hospital for being so friendly, kind and efficient to the patients during their stay. I had to go in Friday to have my ICD replaced.

Everyone I met was happy, full of life and were genuinely concerned about every patient. The nurses were all cheery, jovial and willing to help in every way they could.

The meals were of top quality with a multi choice menu. It was more like being in a hotel ]]> Tell Us About It Amac http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9678 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9674&goto=newpost Thu, 10 May 2012 18:23:44 GMT Image: http://i50.tinypic.com/2u6i3ps.jpg ]]> Pictures Inuk http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9674 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9673&goto=newpost Wed, 09 May 2012 15:22:26 GMT WERE YOU BORN IN THE
1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70’s? Remember this?

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank Sherry while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos...
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, bread and dripping, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer.
Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonalds , KFC, Subway or Nandos.
Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on a Sunday, somehow we didn't starve to death!
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers and Bubble Gum.
We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter, milk from the cow, and drank soft drinks with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because......
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of old prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii , X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY ,
no video/dvd films, or colour TV
no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
Lawsuits from these accidents.

Only girls had pierced ears!

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time....

We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays,

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!
Mum didn't have to go to work to help dad make ends meet because we didn't need to keep up with the Jones's!

Not everyone made the rugby/football/cricket/netball team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was based on MERIT

Our teachers used to hit us with canes and gym shoes and throw the blackboard rubber at us if they thought we weren't concentrating ..
We can string sentences together and spell and have proper conversations because of a good, solid three R's education.

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law!

Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla'

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO
DEAL WITH IT ALL !

Oh how times have changed!!!! ]]> Stories and Jokes Honeydew http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9673 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9669&goto=newpost Sat, 05 May 2012 09:30:23 GMT Just off for a couple of weeks in Bournemouth,speak when we get back... :balloon::balloon::balloon: Just off for a couple of weeks in Bournemouth,speak when we get back...
:balloon::balloon::balloon: ]]> Tell Us About It charles http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9669 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9666&goto=newpost Wed, 02 May 2012 19:19:05 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVlNZ...ature=youtu.be ]]> Videos Inuk http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9666 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9665&goto=newpost Tue, 01 May 2012 12:08:17 GMT Just been diagnosed with type 2 diabeties, just before going away for two weeks holidays, cannot see dietician until I get back so not sure what I... Just been diagnosed with type 2 diabeties, just before going away for two weeks holidays, cannot see dietician until I get back so not sure what I can and not eat. eg:- can you have the odd english breakfast,can you have an ice cream ? does anyone on here suffer with this and how do you adapt.
the doc said it is mild and just keep off sugary things but did not put me on any medication. ]]> Tell Us About It charles http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9665 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9664&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:16:26 GMT Which do you prefer Which do you prefer ]]> Trivia Inuk http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9664 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9662&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:34:23 GMT This happened vabout 30 years ago. I was on my way out one Sat night. I came out the shower, went into my bedroom and without turning the lights on,... This happened vabout 30 years ago. I was on my way out one Sat night. I came out the shower, went into my bedroom and without turning the lights on, reached for my deodourant



I should have been more careful and checked



Boy was it painful. I had to go straight back into the shower lol ]]> Stories and Jokes Amac http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9662 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9661&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:23:51 GMT Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is convicted of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war at his trial in The Hague. ... Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is convicted of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war at his trial in The Hague.

More... ]]> News and Current Affairs News Boy http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9661 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9660&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:44:21 GMT The UK returns to recession, after a sharp fall in construction leads to the economy shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012. More...... The UK returns to recession, after a sharp fall in construction leads to the economy shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012.

More... ]]> News and Current Affairs News Boy http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9660 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9659&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:39:46 GMT Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt rejects Labour calls for him to resign over claims about his role in News Corp's bid for BSkyB.

More... ]]> News and Current Affairs News Boy http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9659 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9658&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:17:46 GMT Labour calls for Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to resign after Leveson Inquiry evidence on News Corp's BSkyB bid, but Mr Hunt says he acted with 'scrupulous fairness'.

More... ]]> News and Current Affairs News Boy http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9658 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9657&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:51:05 GMT Former News International chairman James Murdoch has begun giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards. More...... Former News International chairman James Murdoch has begun giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.

More... ]]> News and Current Affairs News Boy http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9657 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9656&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:18:35 GMT In the last 45 mins, I have taken delivery of 10 point of lay hens, which are heavy egg producers. These add to the 5 hens I already have and 2... In the last 45 mins, I have taken delivery of 10 point of lay hens, which are heavy egg producers. These add to the 5 hens I already have and 2 cockerels. One of the cockerels "introduced himself" to 2 of them as I was taking the out the crate.

Must have been a tad randy lol ]]> Tell Us About It Amac http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9656 http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9655&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:16:39 GMT David Cameron brushes off claims he is too relaxed, but tells the BBC he wants his ministers to "raise their game" after a "difficult month".

More... ]]> News and Current Affairs News Boy http://www.nicksforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9655