NewBasfordlad
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You remember correctly CF 'White Helmets' Royal Engineers.
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Someone put the 'boot' in the head lamp Ian?
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I had the same Ian every few years or so more posts to replace, not now though they were replaced with concrete
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To me there is only one person trying to incite a political debate and Bubblewrap that's you, please desist it is not allowed on this site.
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Flipping heck Ian, have you found something they have not ruined. Oh I forgot it belongs to the Park Estate and the city council has bugger all to do with it.
The old gas lamps were still working 2 years ago don't know whether they still are.
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Had a good one yesterday, the lady and a lot of other people were waiting in Arnold for a well late bus.
When it finally arrived a passenger getting off said "Don't get on at the driver he is having a really bad day". Turns out he left Nottingham in a new electric bus which ran out of charge he arrived in Arnold in a diesel. Nearly as bad as the trams.......
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My last dog Kiki was a bitch Akita, a very powerful dog with sadly a bad reputation bought on by some of the human trash they end up with.
I had her from a pup and never had any trouble with her but had some close shaves with experiences like Lizzie's with children running up to her unexpectedly. Two good things (1) you could lay into the stupid parents with impunity as once they learned it was an Akita and not a Husky they would crap themselves. (2) I was never in fear of an intruder as all the villains are scared to death of them as well and she had her picture in the front window.....
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Going back into the late 70s early 80s bribery was rife in the building trade despite the Poulson affair in 72.
I was a site manager for Servotomic contracts division working mainly on large projects for central government married quarters at RAF Newton as an example and local government 800 systems for Sheffield housing.
It was expected that when I visited site I would take their representatives for lunch in fact I had one councillor for Rotherham who never missed a week during a 30 week contract.
Then there was the sob story "Our bloody tele broke over the weekend", quick phone call to head office for the OK, company credit card and a nice new 26" colour tele would appear.
Like Lizzie's lads we used to hire the tea room for a week at the Scarborough cricket festival inviting different guests every day, to me that was acceptable just a thank you but the rest of it was nothing short of bribery on a commercial scale.
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I'd love a lady to pay her own way it would be such a change.
My lady thinks she is the queen and does not carry money when she is out with me, my other name is .................Wallet
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Loppy well known when we were over there if you arrived in a small town or village after hours ask a ........police man.
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You will have to bring your whip my man.................................err on second thoughts maybe not
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My lady goes further CF not only will she not drink out of a pint pot, she won't go to the ............bar either......
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That's the place Ian had some good times in Letterkenny, though it was like stepping back into Victorian times, including church on a Sunday for the two ladies.
Had a look myself last night, there is an Ardrummond hill as well, I missed it at first because you have to magnify an awful lot to see anything.
Just had another look the house is still there pretty much as it was as far as I can tell from above..
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The place was called Ardrummond Hall along the road from Letterkenny to Ramelton, some great pubs in that town. The hall had a small dairy farm attached the fields of which ran down to the banks of the lough we were there from spring through summer, hard work but a bloody great time..
The last I knew and this was 69 I think Chris had had to leave due to the troubles and it was in the process of being sold to an American as his private residence.
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This was back in 67 before the last lot of troubles started in earnest.
I was just outside Letterkenny for 6 plus months whilst we got the hotel up and running, it was just a derelict mansion house when we arrived. And I love the area too had a great time.
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Just this second been on the site no problems here. Norton says all OK
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Ian you had to ask. Three of us in the van myself, Chris the hotel owner and Iccy another climbing buddy along to help
Second run out we passed through the same boarder post on the way back to the Larne ferry I was driving so handed the documents out the drivers window, quick check and "on your way lads."
On to the ferry, park up and head for the lounge, sat beer in hand when surrounded by the RUC guns in hand, a few questions and "Ah well in that case I will be arresting you", I wasn't arguing one had a 9mm Sterling mag on.
Cop shop, separate cells left to stew for a while and then separate questioning. Turns out a woman claimed we gave her a lift from the boarder post took her into a field and had our wicked way with her. The only thing we could say is "don't know what you are talking about and why a field when we have a empty 5 tonne van to hand."
Fortunately the police inspector was a decent bloke and got us all together in his office, he then made several phone calls to Derry asking for a full description in his words "top to toe", the accuser could only supply from head to waist and he was not having that. As he explained looking at me "If you had raped me I might not mention your glasses but sure as hell I would mention your knee length climbing breeks, bright red socks and those bloody great boots." Then to Chris "I might remember them fancy cowboy boots too."
The lady broke under questioning, she hated the English, had seen us at the boarder and made it all up, fortunately we had not got out the cab.....
We were taken to a B&B the bar was opened and we all had a pint or two courtesy of the RUC. The next morning as we were walking to the ferry we were followed by a police car and were ready to do one when we found out he had been sent to talk us to the ferry.
Now for the funny bit, in we piled on arrival at the ferry on went the blues and twos no stopping at gates straight down to the boat no checks nothing. On arrival everyone was watching expecting VIPs when out jumps plod and shouts at the top of his voice to the gangplank supervisor "These are them blokes who got arrested for rape last night" talk about wanting the ground to open up.
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Had trouble with post image lost a lot of photos
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That made me smile Ian reminded me so much of my time in Ireland, when we went to refurb an old country house that a mate was turning into an hotel. He had spent a lot of time at sales buying furnishings in the country and they all needed transporting over there.
We hired a furniture van filled it to the gunnels and of we went. On the first trip we stopped at the boarder post between Londonderry and Letterkenny one night and the man had us back in the shed and lift the roller shutter to inspect the load. Just like you I thought he would have an heart attack when he saw it was filled from floor to ceiling, just like you he shook his head and waved us through, though he did make arrangements for us to be met at the house by a customs officer for the next three loads.
Turns out he was a bird watcher and as we were at the side of lough Swilly he bought his bino's a camping table and a chair, spent all his time twitching and drinking tea.
Did I tell you about the time I got arrested for rape whilst over there........
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^And back in the 70s I worked there installing heating in the married quarters.
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Never have to many seeds Compo never.......................
Though I did notice when I opened my Cauli White Step from Marshalls the quantity had gone down like you said
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^^^^^^Even better now Compo they have come on somewhat since I posted that they have had to have another layer of string.
I grow Kelvedon Wonder, only supposed to go to 18" but I find keeping them well supported I can double that and still get two crops in a season.
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Col sounds pretty much like my time in the Bucket Bashers, but just like you the lure of the Peak was to much for them to combat.
I do like this modern terminology 'wild camping', 'wild swimming' etc to explain you are not on a camp site or in a swimming pool Back in the day most of my camping was out in the wilds and most of my swimming was either river or disused quarry.
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It's not dropped below 16'C during the day and keeping to 9/10' C at night stuff will grow in them temps....
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How's your day?
in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !
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Glad you still have it Ian.
Talking of plumbing fittings, when I was over there doing that refurb Ireland had just made the change from Imperial to Metric pipe but they forgot/were still in the process of changing the fittings.
They came up with a typical Irish solution, buy metric compression rings from GB, have a line of folks at a table converting their home made imperial fittings, I never used my blow lamp once whilst I was there.