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MrFozz

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17 Sep 2013, 8:40 pm #21

(12 Sep 2013, 7:34 pm)aureolin Washington is ran by Sunderland City Council, in a Newcastle postcode area, yet the 'city line' of your address is officially County Durham.

East Durham villages south of Peterlee(Wingate, Trimdon, Castle Eden, Station Town, Blackhall etc) have Teesside Postcodes, a Hartlepool Dial Code despite being Co. Durham

MrFozz

17 Sep 2013, 8:40 pm #21

(12 Sep 2013, 7:34 pm)aureolin Washington is ran by Sunderland City Council, in a Newcastle postcode area, yet the 'city line' of your address is officially County Durham.

East Durham villages south of Peterlee(Wingate, Trimdon, Castle Eden, Station Town, Blackhall etc) have Teesside Postcodes, a Hartlepool Dial Code despite being Co. Durham

cbma06

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18 Sep 2013, 8:12 am #22

(17 Sep 2013, 8:40 pm)fozzovmurton East Durham villages south of Peterlee(Wingate, Trimdon, Castle Eden, Station Town, Blackhall etc) have Teesside Postcodes, a Hartlepool Dial Code despite being Co. Durham

Houghton-le-Spring has a County Durham post code but its part of Sunderland, and Seaham and Peterlee has a Sunderland Postcode but there in County Durham area.

When the areas got changed, there never bothered changing the postcodes as it will confuse the postman lol.

cbma06

18 Sep 2013, 8:12 am #22

(17 Sep 2013, 8:40 pm)fozzovmurton East Durham villages south of Peterlee(Wingate, Trimdon, Castle Eden, Station Town, Blackhall etc) have Teesside Postcodes, a Hartlepool Dial Code despite being Co. Durham

HenryLinn

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24 Sep 2013, 7:04 am #23

Ha Ha Ha !!! "Maggie Thatcher was part of the team which invented Mr Whippy Ice Cream."

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HenryLinn

24 Sep 2013, 7:04 am #23

Ha Ha Ha !!! "Maggie Thatcher was part of the team which invented Mr Whippy Ice Cream."

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MrFozz

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24 Sep 2013, 7:52 am #24

(18 Sep 2013, 8:12 am)cbma06 Houghton-le-Spring has a County Durham post code but its part of Sunderland, and Seaham and Peterlee has a Sunderland Postcode but there in County Durham area.

When the areas got changed, there never bothered changing the postcodes as it will confuse the postman lol.

Yeah, I forgot about my postcode(SR7) being in the Sunderland Postcode Area...

Although we are in different boroughs, do the post office not just stick to the boundaries of pre-1974 County Durham(North Bank of the Tees to the South Bank of The Tyne) which is why we see places have a postcode from a different local authority

Marxista Fozz

MrFozz

24 Sep 2013, 7:52 am #24

(18 Sep 2013, 8:12 am)cbma06 Houghton-le-Spring has a County Durham post code but its part of Sunderland, and Seaham and Peterlee has a Sunderland Postcode but there in County Durham area.

When the areas got changed, there never bothered changing the postcodes as it will confuse the postman lol.

Dan

Site Administrator

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26 Sep 2013, 9:36 pm #25

Haven't got a clue if this is true or not, but I found it funny!

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Dan

26 Sep 2013, 9:36 pm #25

Haven't got a clue if this is true or not, but I found it funny!

[Image: 1234475_344220905723872_1737081050_n.png]

MrFozz

Marxista Fozzski

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27 Sep 2013, 7:07 am #26

(26 Sep 2013, 9:36 pm)Daniel Haven't got a clue if this is true or not, but I found it funny!

MrFozz

27 Sep 2013, 7:07 am #26

(26 Sep 2013, 9:36 pm)Daniel Haven't got a clue if this is true or not, but I found it funny!

Andreos1

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27 Sep 2013, 9:22 am #27

Again, not sure whether this is true or not, so take it with a pinch of salt.

When a blue whale 'mates', it ejaculates 400 gallons of sperm.
Only 10% makes it into his 'partner'.

And you wondered why the sea tastes like it does....

There is a picture to accompany the email - but it is a tad graphic.
Google it if you must!

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Andreos1

27 Sep 2013, 9:22 am #27

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

MrFozz

Marxista Fozzski

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27 Sep 2013, 9:46 pm #28

Male Seahorses give birth...

Thank christ Im not a seahorse

MrFozz

27 Sep 2013, 9:46 pm #28

Male Seahorses give birth...

Thank christ Im not a seahorse

Michael

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27 Sep 2013, 9:50 pm #29

Theirs a video on youtube of one giving birth.. it looks mad, cant link it im my phone

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Michael

27 Sep 2013, 9:50 pm #29

Theirs a video on youtube of one giving birth.. it looks mad, cant link it im my phone

Ooo Friend, Bus Friend.

Andreos1

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22 Dec 2015, 8:34 pm #30

Crisps always go out of date on a Saturday.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Andreos1

22 Dec 2015, 8:34 pm #30

Crisps always go out of date on a Saturday.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

NK53 TKT

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19 Mar 2016, 8:37 pm #31

Does anyone know why Stagecoach 19152 has the Stagecoach logo below the top deck rear window?

NK53 TKT

19 Mar 2016, 8:37 pm #31

Does anyone know why Stagecoach 19152 has the Stagecoach logo below the top deck rear window?

BusLoverMum

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19 Mar 2016, 8:40 pm #32

(19 Mar 2016, 8:37 pm)NK53 TKT Does anyone know why Stagecoach 19152 has the Stagecoach logo below the top deck rear window?

Maybe they couldn't find a tall enough ladder to put it any higher Angel

BusLoverMum

19 Mar 2016, 8:40 pm #32

(19 Mar 2016, 8:37 pm)NK53 TKT Does anyone know why Stagecoach 19152 has the Stagecoach logo below the top deck rear window?

Maybe they couldn't find a tall enough ladder to put it any higher Angel

Rapidsnap

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19 Mar 2016, 10:32 pm #33

It was from when it was used in the Bus of Britain adverts with 19151. Sure at least one, if not both carried dark blue fleetnumbers above the doors and drivers cab.

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Rapidsnap

19 Mar 2016, 10:32 pm #33

It was from when it was used in the Bus of Britain adverts with 19151. Sure at least one, if not both carried dark blue fleetnumbers above the doors and drivers cab.

Please feel free to visit my Flickr page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/
Who needs heroes anyway? Villians have more fun.

Rapidsnap

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19 Mar 2016, 10:34 pm #34

Here are the adverts...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AedinrT9mCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnxLB40ikCo

Please feel free to visit my Flickr page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/
Who needs heroes anyway? Villians have more fun.

Rapidsnap

19 Mar 2016, 10:34 pm #34

Here are the adverts...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AedinrT9mCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnxLB40ikCo

Please feel free to visit my Flickr page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjm-photogenic/
Who needs heroes anyway? Villians have more fun.

NK53 TKT

2,441

20 Mar 2016, 9:17 am #35

(19 Mar 2016, 10:34 pm)GMitchelhill Here are the adverts...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AedinrT9mCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnxLB40ikCo

Ah, thank you

NK53 TKT

20 Mar 2016, 9:17 am #35

(19 Mar 2016, 10:34 pm)GMitchelhill Here are the adverts...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AedinrT9mCc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnxLB40ikCo

Ah, thank you

Andreos1

14,202

20 Feb 2017, 7:41 pm #36

I'm not going to pretend I knew this already, but I have just read that Kibblesworth was the location of a test tunnel for the Metropolitan Railway in London.
It was filled in, in the late 1800's.

I've Googled it and there are several comments about it, but all with the same vague detail.

Does anyone know any more about it or even where in Kibby the tunnel is?

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Andreos1

20 Feb 2017, 7:41 pm #36

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Andreos1

14,202

21 Nov 2022, 12:17 am #37

Not a little known fact, but definitely an oddity.

There will be a generation of people who don't and won't know radio frequencies.
Whether it be because of DAB or something else.

95.4 FM
97.1 FM
97-99 FM

252 LW

1089 MW
1152 MW
1215 MW
909 MW

Almost ingrained in my memory.

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Andreos1

21 Nov 2022, 12:17 am #37

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

streetdeckfan

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21 Nov 2022, 12:32 am #38

(21 Nov 2022, 12:17 am)Andreos1 95.4 FM

Is that BBC Newcastle?

streetdeckfan

21 Nov 2022, 12:32 am #38

(21 Nov 2022, 12:17 am)Andreos1 95.4 FM

Is that BBC Newcastle?

Andreos1

14,202

21 Nov 2022, 12:41 pm #39

(21 Nov 2022, 12:32 am)streetdeckfan Is that BBC Newcastle?

It is.
And to make it bus related... https://thetransportlibrary.co.uk/index....ct/product&product_id=142003
https://www.flickr.com/photos/57727182@N08/52444505115/

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

Andreos1

21 Nov 2022, 12:41 pm #39

(21 Nov 2022, 12:32 am)streetdeckfan Is that BBC Newcastle?

It is.
And to make it bus related... https://thetransportlibrary.co.uk/index....ct/product&product_id=142003
https://www.flickr.com/photos/57727182@N08/52444505115/

'Illegitimis non carborundum'

BusLoverMum

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21 Nov 2022, 12:42 pm #40

(21 Nov 2022, 12:17 am)Andreos1 Not a little known fact, but definitely an oddity.

There will be a generation of people who don't and won't know radio frequencies.
Whether it be because of DAB or something else.

95.4 FM
97.1 FM
97-99 FM

252 LW

1089 MW
1152 MW
1215 MW
909 MW

Almost ingrained in my memory.

Two-four-seven... Weather check!

Predates 1053 and 1089. They changed the frequencies and changed from wavelength to frequency on the late 70s. So there will be generation, not far behind, who won't remember radio 2 being on 1500m long wave, before it was given to R4.

Sigh. They had all the best pervs, back then.

BusLoverMum

21 Nov 2022, 12:42 pm #40

(21 Nov 2022, 12:17 am)Andreos1 Not a little known fact, but definitely an oddity.

There will be a generation of people who don't and won't know radio frequencies.
Whether it be because of DAB or something else.

95.4 FM
97.1 FM
97-99 FM

252 LW

1089 MW
1152 MW
1215 MW
909 MW

Almost ingrained in my memory.

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