benjamin1945

WHICH island was the 'kamikazi one Ashley?.............yes i am within walking distance of the Tram and the other public transport still takes longer than theTram with the traffic etc. and is not so regular.

There was a fair bit of 'corporal punishment' at Padstow in the 50s but nothing over the top, we accepted it and one Teacher always added after the deed,'now what do you say? the answer he was looking for and always got was, 'THANK YOU SIR'

I CAN ONLY speak as i find, the tram is handy,comfortable,clean and cheap,i no longer have the hassle of driving into town and finding somewhere to park at great expense,and i mostly end up having a chat with someone.i am sure my trips into town would be far less frequent without it.

I agree bazza' the Tram is great, and promotes people talking to each other,rather than sat in a jam by ya'sen. Our road system is also good but there are just too many cars,or i should say people,.......we are full!

Amazing how threads evoke memories,when 'chullah' mentioned 'chick murray' i instantly recalled me Mam singing and Dad standing behind her pulling the faces 'chick' used.,and all the family laughing. I am sure family laughter was far more prevelent in the 50s,or was i just lucky?

I THINK THERE WAS MICHAEL,just off the island before Farrands,bilboraborn will know.

Sad that Ray,chromo offices just the same as Farrands back in 60s,more houses i suppose.

The house in the grounds of Farrands was occupied by a Bloke called Joe Scothern and his family and he and his two sons were the 'mechanics' for all Farrands vehicles,an old workmate Bernard Montgomery' (how could i forget his name) married Scotherns' daughter.

Thats right,i believe Chromoworks gone now ?

I HAD a friend owned one of them,he also had the shop a bit lower down 'Paper Lad' in the 80s. would love to know what became of them Garry and Sharon Burton.They went to live in Spain and i lost the address.

No wonder the terror squad' wer'nt bothered about him lizzie.

MENTION of the Beechdale pub,brought back alot of memories of blokes i worked with at Frank Farrands Wigman rd on the island you spoke off,we used to meet at the 'Beechdale' on friday nights to get our instructions of where to work for the weekend,that would be early to mid 60s. I was involved in their 'security' it was'nt our Cider was it ?

Have you been 'screened' Brian by the anti terror squad ?

Whats for tea love ? i asked a few minutes ago. have a look see what you can find in fridge darling,i'm going bingo!

Yes and all that 'Knuckle' touching,

They are a different generation with a different sense of humour 'chulla',TV and radio just don't cater for the older folk,and they should theres enough of us about,

YES,really annoying,burks !

Photo booths just remind me of Gregor Fisher (baldy man) in a very funny ad' as he tries to get his 'pose' right.

Thats a bargain if you going to watch England v Sri lanka,

I BET YOU JOIN THE LOCALS LATER,singing LA MARSEILLAISE'...

must be awful,stuck in the south of France Lizzie'

I remember you now

Gawd knows where the 8 ball went!

then we left school....

Half time tactical team talk ?....no...........just a cold sponge down ya 'jockstrap,quick fag and a 'suck on a lemon,you were soon ready for the second half,