I am bored and was just thinking about funny things we say or hear people saying...This can be something you have heard out and about or on tv/radio...

I used to be a steward at Hartlepools Victoria Park, one of my Social workers told me his Missus and Son were going to a game...

Me: I never saw your missus and kid at the match
SW: Do you know what they look like
Me: No
SW: Well how do you know if you seen them

Me and my mates were once talking about our name, if we were named after anyone

Me: Are you named after anyone Peter
Peter: Yes, Michael Jackson

Talking to my mate about his missus

Me: Did you know your missus before you got married
Mate: No, It was a marriage arranged in the heat of the moment

At the Youth Group I used to volunteer for, the admin assistant was worried she was losing her mind, so she was advised to go to the doctors to discuss alzheimers, we later asked her how the appointment was, to which she replied 'I forgot to go'

During an Interview for a new admin assistant, we were telling the candidate the role etc and said part of the job would be having to goto the Bank to get petty cash and pay monies in, after a brief pause she said 'I have a phobia of banks, I was caught up in a bank robbery 25 years ago and never stepped a foot in one since'

I was telling a friend I was going to Butlins for a holiday reunion weekend in 2006, she said 'ooooohhhh, you might see the Monster(er it is Skegness, not Loch Ness)

My mate had something important to tell me once, it went something like this

Mate: Can I be Frank with you
Me: You can be whoever you want...Frank, Tommy, Norman, choice is yours...

The same mate was told somebody had died after an ecstasy overdose, the person said 'That was bad crack wasn't it' My mate said 'No, more like bad pills'

Forget the Queen's speech... This is better!

It's been a great year for North East Buses!
We've had a number of people leave the community, but we've had a greater number of new arrivals this year and it really has contributed toward's NEB's success as a community for transport enthusiasts in the North East and beyond.
Liam, as the site's founder, has created the framework for many of the features you see on NEB today - and I'd like to thank him for doing so, and for all of his hard work and the dedication towards NEB he has shown.

Next year looks even brighter for NEB.
Our fleet lists will be fully complete with a set of details for the history of each vehicle and photographs for each vehicle too. I expect this will be fully complete by February, with regular updates until then.
Following on from a positive result in a recent poll on the forum, the recreation of the Bygone Era has progressed massively. Most of the coding and "behind the scenes" work is now complete, and Liam is making some final touches to perfect the styling of the page. Content will be added soon after, so that it is ready for release.
Expect to see a few more new features announced later in the year too.


On behalf of the site's forum team; I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year too.
I hope you've all had a really good day, and that Santa has been good to you all.
And most importantly... All the best for 2014.

Since Brandon's departure from North East Buses, Liam and I have jointly taken on the main role which he played on NEB - the managing of the Bygone Era.

The main problem we have been faced with since Brandon's departure is determining which content needs to be added, and which content has already been added.

While we admire the amount of time and effort Brandon put into the creation of the Bygone Era which is a valued part of NEB today, we do think it is time to freshen it up.
A great deal of content has been added to multiple 'operator threads' now, within the 'Bus Operators' section of the Bygone Era. Because of this, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the user to easily find a specific document which they may be searching for on the Bygone Era.

Liam and I have been working on a few ideas over the past few weeks, and we have finally come up with an idea that will work - which will also allow a lot of pressure to be taken off Liam and myself. Our proposal is given below:

We remove the Bygone Era from the forum - it is given a page of its own like our fleet lists, news and photo pages. Visually, we expect the Bygone Era to change completely.
Rather than content being listed and separated by bus operator and later categorised, we will introduce a search facility.
Every single file available for download would be added to a database, and each file would be given a title and description documenting the content of the file. A user will search for content they are looking for, and relevant files will be returned to the user.
We could also allow members to contribute too, sourcing files from external sources to add to the Bygone Era. This will increase the volume of material, and allow for the Bygone Era to branch out into other areas besides the North East which has previously been requested on the forum.

This can be achieved relatively easily, but it will take a while to complete. We could still actually offer a list of all files too, which would be grouped into sections similar to how they are at present. First, we would like to ask for your opinions - whether you agree that we should go through with this or not.
While this work is being carried out, the Bygone Era which is on the forum will still be available.

Any feedback is welcome, and I welcome you to answer a quick "Yes" or "No" poll above.

Whats your fav movies?

Mine atm has to be the Avengers, im sitting watching it Avengers for the 10th time cause its just so good.

The new Thor is really good to.
Gravity 3D is brilliant, if u havent seen it, see it in 3D, its set in space, so u wont get the full view of the movie if u see it in 2D.

I like all the marvel movies.
Such a big kid haha

As few are aware Hunters have acquired Ex Peoples Bus Dennis Dart MPD KU52 RXF and sees use on the 713 from Stanley Bus Station to Flint Hill
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalarkey/11368472744/

What makes or reminds you of Christmas?

I wasn't born when this was released but it defiantly makes my Christmas... even though iv'e watched it loads of times.. and i still gutted at the end

www.maps.google.co.uk

Has anyone seen the latest update? Quite like having the larger map, but feels very different indeed and will take some getting used to.

fa cup draw
Barnsley v Hartlepool or Coventry
Yeovil v Leyton Orient
Liverpool v Oldham or Mansfield
Nottingham Forest v West Ham
Bristol City v Watford
Southend v Millwall
Middlesbrough v Hull
West Brom v Crystal Palace
Kidderminster v Peterborough
Doncaster v Stevenage
Stoke v Leicester
Southampton v Burnley
Newcastle v Cardiff
Rochdale v Leeds
Wigan v MK Dons
Charlton v Wrexham or Oxford
Manchester United v Swansea
Port Vale v Plymouth
Norwich v Fulham
Aston Villa v Sheffield United
Macclesfield v Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland v Carlisle
Bolton v Blackpool
Blackburn v Manchester City
Everton v QPR
Brighton v Reading
Arsenal v Tottenham
Birmingham v Bristol Rovers or Crawley
Grimsby v Huddersfield
Ipswich v Preston
Derby v Chelsea
Bournemouth v Fleetwood or Burton Albion

Fixtures will be played over the weekend of January 4 and 5.

Just been sent this off a mate.

I was working in Tesco, re-arranging boxes of soap powder in aisle 7, when in walks the girl I shagged the night before!
She said "oi you told me you was a stunt pilot .... You lying bastard!".

I replied "no I told you I was part of the Ariel display team!"

Any others out there to brighten up this dreary Saturday afternoon?

President Zuma has announced the death of Nelson Mandela...

RIP Madiba