tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post846423489222494985..comments2023-10-18T15:47:58.821+01:00Comments on Truckshunters: Ian Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06398143513915223362noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-35026898133723984232009-08-17T21:05:47.543+01:002009-08-17T21:05:47.543+01:00Mike is on 'listen again' Vivienne. You st...Mike is on 'listen again' Vivienne. You started me wondering...just how much computer gear do we have lying around gathering dust. I have a collection of cables that 'might come in handy'. Other cables are still in unopened packets, and I haven't a clue what they are for.<br />And as for mobile phone chargers...Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274128902753553953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-67309195225782329262009-08-17T18:34:48.914+01:002009-08-17T18:34:48.914+01:00Hi Sid,
That's interesting about Mike. I keep...Hi Sid,<br /><br />That's interesting about Mike. I keep intending to listen in, but I'm rarely up, or rather down, at that time in the morning. I still can't use this laptop upstairs since I changed to broadband. I planned to use my old laptop as a modem, but it won't recognize the broadband connection. I've got a wireless router sitting back in its box, gathering dust!Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880188531647059095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-42173647657607675102009-08-17T09:45:38.305+01:002009-08-17T09:45:38.305+01:00I listened to Mike Parr the other morning (via my ...I listened to Mike Parr the other morning (via my laptop). You wouldn't believe how they have changed the format of his show. I thought it was rubbish, and turned it off. He had more music than discussion, and that wasn't the Mike Parr that I had come to love, and sit on the fence with. Seems its not only RN that's changing program formats.Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274128902753553953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-25508202651525913932009-08-17T06:49:43.926+01:002009-08-17T06:49:43.926+01:00Hi ,
I think they were mad to let Julia , Paul and...Hi ,<br />I think they were mad to let Julia , Paul and Ian go and Mike Parr. It's never been the same since and personally I can't bear to listen any more. I occasionally listen to Jamie in the afternoon but the morning programmes used to be so informative as well as entertaining now they are neither .<br />I still don't think anyone can interview like Julia and there is no-ne filling Paul and Ian's shoes.<br />Bats--we have a bat who comes out every fine evening just as it gets dusk and flies around ours and next doors garden and I love him. He's so fast and I wonder where he lives.<br />Love Margaret xmimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617443269219447549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-8401684668890529662009-08-17T01:35:07.343+01:002009-08-17T01:35:07.343+01:00Hi Hildie,
When I applied to take part in 100 Liv...Hi Hildie,<br /><br />When I applied to take part in 100 Lives I had to supply a profile and choose 10 of their questions to answer. One of the questions was, 'What keeps you awake at night?' I mentioned three factors. Number One was listening to the Nightshift. At the time I submitted my answers Ian was still broadcasting. By the time they published our profiles and the Q&A's, the Nightshift had ceased. <br /><br />In their wisdom the person/s responsible for publishing had edited out my sentence about the Nightshift. I had specifically chosen to answer that question so I could demonstrate how important the Nightshift was to me. They could have discussed their decision with me when they phoned to check I was ok about them publishing other material I'd submitted. Alternatively, they could have said that I used to be kept awake by the Nightshift etc. etc. It's as though Ian and the Nightshift never existed as far as the BBC is concerned!Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833185895438448279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-62695791729117773592009-08-16T20:51:04.254+01:002009-08-16T20:51:04.254+01:00Hi Vivienne
I'm not exactly understanding what...Hi Vivienne<br />I'm not exactly understanding what you mean they did with The Nightshift comments / though I AM incensed / where did they edit them from?<br />Do tell Rocky I will be looking out for him!Hildiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859247954480595473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-40784157633502800692009-08-16T19:09:48.670+01:002009-08-16T19:09:48.670+01:00Hi Everyone,
Has anyone seen Maureen? I hope she&...Hi Everyone,<br /><br />Has anyone seen Maureen? I hope she's on holiday and having a wonderful time.<br /><br />Radio Newcastle? Well, I dip in and out nowadays, instead of listening all the time. I think the whole station could do with a good shake up, including a change in management. It needs someone who listens to and acts upon what the public wants to hear. I signed up to 100 Lives, thinking I'd get the chance to influence future programmes. They even edited out my comments about enjoying the Nightshift. Instead we get the occasional email asking for our comments/ experiences on topics planned for discussion on The Breakfast Show with Alfie & Charlie. However, we rarely get enough notice to participate.Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833185895438448279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-54192420979927022552009-08-16T18:44:50.021+01:002009-08-16T18:44:50.021+01:00Hello Hildie,
Rocky says he'll be glad to res...Hello Hildie,<br /><br />Rocky says he'll be glad to rescue you anytime Hildie. <br /><br />Luv Murphy xx and Dora xxMurphy and Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252705311954294587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-17271306260173986942009-08-16T10:33:15.400+01:002009-08-16T10:33:15.400+01:00Margaret, hi, I very much know what you mean about...Margaret, hi, I very much know what you mean about those particular voices on the radio making it feel that all is well with the world. I haven't forgiven Radio Newcastle yet for the fact that Ian, Paul and Julia are no longer there, on air. Shortly after Paul left R. N/cle I walked into a Flower cum Fruit Shop in Stanley and heard his voice eminating (is that a word?) from the radio they were playing as background sound. I honestly stood stock-still! It was like bumping into an old friend. It was lovely. By the way, it's a good shop that one ... it's currently selling peches plats! But ... back to the good old days .... wasn't R. N/cle crazy to put an end to the Blue Bus programme? Geordie Jet,The Anagram, The Quiz .... miss them all! I found out such a lot about where places were in the North East by trying to do the anagram every day .... as I often resorted to the map!! <br />Vivienne and Sid, I have had a look at your photos from the other day .... looks like a good time was had by all. Mind, I have to say ... that's a swell pool where Rocky's new job is!!Hildiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859247954480595473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-57484506504138855622009-08-16T09:32:28.925+01:002009-08-16T09:32:28.925+01:00Ian you are welcome to visit us whenever you desir...Ian you are welcome to visit us whenever you desire. I'll send you an e-mail.Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274128902753553953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-87830051015807487762009-08-15T20:57:30.647+01:002009-08-15T20:57:30.647+01:00Hi Folks,
I had a super time with Sid, Jean and G...Hi Folks,<br /><br />I had a super time with Sid, Jean and Gillian on Thursday. If you haven't seen them already, take a look at my photos on murphyanddorastravels.blogspot.com<br /><br />Jedwater is a lovely caravan site and Sid, Jean & Gilly took me, Murphy, Dora, Rocky and Jock on a guided walk around the site.<br /><br />Many thanks again, Sid. I hope you manage to sort out your pc problems.<br /><br />Love Vivienne xxxViviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880188531647059095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-24562937015847071832009-08-15T19:45:18.584+01:002009-08-15T19:45:18.584+01:00Margaret...as far as GeordieJet is concerned, you ...Margaret...as far as GeordieJet is concerned, you don't know the half of it! Paul never told me what he was going to say and his aim was, of course, to 'corpse' me - to render me speechless with either shock or laughter or (usually) both...<br />Sid...that's the spirit! I'm sooo glad you and Margaret both enjoy watching a bat-ballet. And er...when can I come and visit you in your caravan? What's good enough for Vivienne is good enough for me!Ian Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06398143513915223362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-88877779966430942812009-08-15T18:42:36.243+01:002009-08-15T18:42:36.243+01:00Oh it's good to be sat here reading this blog ...Oh it's good to be sat here reading this blog and having a cuppa. I feel soo much calmer now...visualising those bats putting on a display, just for us.<br />Its been a weekend of pc problems, and they still remain...defying me to put them right. I'm sure I have made things worse with my problem solving methods, but at the moment I couldn't care less.Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274128902753553953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7686549576418787314.post-78357419637561524882009-08-15T06:58:32.177+01:002009-08-15T06:58:32.177+01:00Hi Ian,
Yes I do miss Julia she was my afternoon...Hi Ian,<br /><br />Yes I do miss Julia she was my afternoon friend for many years and I still don't think anyone has filled her shoes. As for Paul, well I have to listen every day to him as I know when his lovely voice is on my radio all is well in the world. I was so upset when he left Newcastle radio but am so glad to have found him again . Those sketches he did with you on the aeroplane still make me chuckle when I think of them. I like bats too and we used to see one often when I lived on The Wellesley--sadly no more--in Blyth.<br /><br />Love Margaret xxmimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617443269219447549noreply@blogger.com