Cashless Stafford.

[Gramaisc]

What's a leather casie? Sounds familiar but I can't remember

'Proper' footballs - like a modern football, but full of water, except in drought conditions.

I will always remember someone booting one at his son, in the grassed parking area at Ilam Hall. His son failed to stop it and it shot past, at high velocity, and head height, straight towards two old dears, strolling quietly past in the distance. Everybody stood, transfixed, waiting for the inevitable collision, but it passed between their two heads and neither of them even saw it - they just were bemused by the sudden wind from nowhere.

 

[littleme]

Some of us can remember when people used to complain about how there were too many shoe shops in Stafford.

Not just Stafford, but the shoe industry probably added a couple more here, of course.

In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, Douglas Adams even referred to the Shoe Event Horizon.

Shoe Event Horizon

The Shoe Event Horizon is an economic theory that draws a correlation between the level of economic (and emotional) depression of a society and the number of shoe shops the society has. The theory is summarized as such: as a society sinks into depression, the people of the society need to cheer...

hitchhikers.fandom.com

Well, that's spot on. Who knew.

 

[Glam]

Some of us can remember when people used to complain about how there were too many shoe shops in Stafford.

Not just Stafford, but the shoe industry probably added a couple more here, of course.

In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, Douglas Adams even referred to the Shoe Event Horizon.

Shoe Event Horizon

The Shoe Event Horizon is an economic theory that draws a correlation between the level of economic (and emotional) depression of a society and the number of shoe shops the society has. The theory is summarized as such: as a society sinks into depression, the people of the society need to cheer...

hitchhikers.fandom.com

Used be oodles of them in Stone, Astburys being the best, followed by Hiltons.

 

[staffordjas]

Went to town today to buy new trainers (i specifically wanted skechers), sports direct are the only shop in Stafford that stock them, and not the ones I want, or at a price I want....online & cashless wins again....1/3 off the price including delivery.....and people dont understand why Staffords on its arse.

There is no longer a single dedicated shoe shop in Stafford Town.

My Sketchers used to last for ages , even with walking at least a couple of hours daily in them.
There's a Pavers , selling Sketchers , here in Worcester. Re-stocked with 2 pairs when we got down here , not done anywhere near as much walking , and the insoles have gone through already. Seems like they have cut down on quality to keep the prices the same.

 

[Lucy]

Barefoot shoes are where it's at.

 

[Mudgie]

'Proper' footballs - like a modern football, but full of water, except in drought conditions.

I will always remember someone booting one at his son, in the grassed parking area at Ilam Hall. His son failed to stop it and it shot past, at high velocity, and head height, straight towards two old dears, strolling quietly past in the distance. Everybody stood, transfixed, waiting for the inevitable collision, but it passed between their two heads and neither of them even saw it - they just were bemused by the sudden wind from nowhere.

I remember Edgar Smith being the warden at Ilam Hall for many years.
He's buried in the churchyard there.

 

[littleme]

Yet another trip to town and Queensville today, and yet again nothing to be found and I've gone home , and bought by card online at a discounted price.

 

[Just little old me:)]

I remember Edgar Smith being the warden at Ilam Hall for many years.
He's buried in the churchyard there.

Haven't been to llam for years. Lovely walks round there. And who'd have thought in recent years (covid pandemic) the village set the best example back in the black death days

 

[Gramaisc]

Haven't been to llam for years. Lovely walks round there. And who'd have thought in recent years (covid pandemic) the village set the best example back in the black death days

Wasn't that Eyam?

 

[Mudgie]

Wasn't that Eyam?

Yes.
I stayed there in September.
Still plenty of reminders of the plague long ago.

 

[Just little old me:)]

Wasn't that Eyam?

I thought eyam and Ilam did the same thing with the well?

 

[Just little old me:)]

Wasn't that Eyam?

Was it Ilam church that was in the Doomsday book?

 

[Gramaisc]

Eyam is mentioned in the Domesday Book, not sure that Ilam is.

Eyam | Domesday Book

Eyam in Domesday Book

opendomesday.org

Ilam doesn't come up in a search.

Yes.
I stayed there in September.
Still plenty of reminders of the plague long ago.

They're clearly dropping their guard now....

 

[Just little old me:)]

Eyam is mentioned in the Domesday Book, not sure that Ilam is.

Eyam | Domesday Book

Eyam in Domesday Book

opendomesday.org

Ilam doesn't come up in a search.





They're clearly dropping their guard now....

Random. I could swear the first time I went to Ilam I learnt that the village suffered during the plague and they had to have food left by the cross by the bridge over the river as you enter the town (nice place to paddle in in the summer)? Also I've never been to eyam but I know that it's often confused due to the pronunciation with Ilam. Still have to say that I love be Ilam. First went there when I was about 9yrs old and have loved it ever since. Used to visit there and Buxton alot growing up and loved them both.

 

[Theresa Green]

Liam

IIAM

Fire

 

[Lucy]

Random. I could swear the first time I went to Ilam I learnt that the village suffered during the plague and they had to have food left by the cross by the bridge over the river as you enter the town (nice place to paddle in in the summer)? Also I've never been to eyam but I know that it's often confused due to the pronunciation with Ilam. Still have to say that I love be Ilam. First went there when I was about 9yrs old and have loved it ever since. Used to visit there and Buxton alot growing up and loved them both.

Eyam is definitely the plague village, left the money in a hole in a stone filled with vinegar.

 

[Gramaisc]

Eyam is definitely the plague village, left the money in a hole in a stone filled with vinegar.

If only they had had the contactless card payment option.

So much more convenient and hygienic.

 

[BobClay]

...... and transmitting the information via radio signal ..... I luv it, I luv it. (There was a time when that would have kept me in a job.)

 

[Mudgie]

...... and transmitting the information via radio signal ..... I luv it, I luv it. (There was a time when that would have kept me in a job.)

but they would already have caught the plague from the bloke installing the radio equipment.

 

[proactive]

Eyam is definitely the plague village, left the money in a hole in a stone filled with vinegar.

Handy for dipping your chips.

Before you've had them...