benjamin1945

I Worked in Glasgow,not for Marsdens though, loved the place and the people,always lodged at a b.b, in PARTICK,near KELVIN HALL,,you being a bus driver bet you know it.the usual greeting from the locals was,"you f...... ENGLISH?" In a scots friendly way,

JUST COME BACK TO ME,firm in Langley mill was JEPSONS

#1415, Agree limey see new jokes #1415,as nobody seemed to see my humour

Ah LURPAK BUTTER,used to be delivered to shops i worked in in CWT barells,i got an hernia carrying them into the shops (circa 63:) then we weighed em up into 1lb and half pound blocks on the counter as customers wanted them,same with Lard that came in 28lb blocks, i wont even mention sacks of rice and peas and gross weight being legal.or even sides of danish and Ulster bacon.younsters today would have no notion of CWT,or 5lb bags of taters.sorry got carried away this thread about butter dishes int it

Jack Purdy rings a bell,i worked at farrands,marsdens,vernons,both coops all on Broxtowe lane in the 60s,and a shopfitting firm from Langley mill did all the work for Farrands/Marsdens perhaps he worked for them?

Can you remember the smallest ever "FINE FARE" (as far as i know anyway) right on the corner of Broxtowe lane and nuthal rd?

AAW SHUCKS MICHAEL,the way youve put it i will there then,lol,watch out for me wont you

Grange farm Toton,i was manager at MARSDENS,high st,long eaton in 1966,we used to supply Grange Farm with all their bacon and cheese every morning,delivered on a Granville bike by a 15year old girl,her name was Sandra Domleo.how many girls did you see on Granville bikes?

HE probabley cant afford it,ive just seen the prices for the Froch v Groves encounter at Wembley.you lucky people can have a ringside seat for only(wait for it) £1500,what planet are these boxing folk on.

OR SECUITY CAMERAS AND GUARDS

Righties dont know they born do they Stevie 123,

Wash your mouth out ,ayeupmeducks,radial arm saws,indeed.lol.

it was nightmare,vice on the workbench was back to front for lefties,and what made it worse i was absolute CRAP at anything practical,icant knock a nail in straight even now,all the other lads were good at it.SO IT WAS A BLOODY NIGHTMARE! clever clogs ayupmeducks

Being left handed had both advantages and disadvantages for me,in sport it was a definate advantage,but in many practical things was definate drawback,at school it was a nightmare when it came to woodwork and metalwork. i would be interested to hear of other peoples experiences on being a KEGGIE !

New LINO gave me away,the girls who legged it out the back door had left the indents of their STILLETO HEELS,mam went barmy

#28 Katyjay,thats the 1st time ive heard anyone mention a Liberty Boddice since i was about 10,me mam made me wear one till i was that age (had pneumonia when baby) remember getting changed for PT school and getting funny looks,never knew another lad to wear one.

Must admit i agree with everything i hear Nigel Farage say,and Peter Hitchens in the Mail on sunday, but then again i used to agree with Robert Kilroy Silk,, so what sort of judge am i

I worked with Brian Brindley at A.B.Gibsons at Daybrook early 70s,and he was from Clifton sure he told me he was his brother,met Bill when he was selling eggs.bless him.i think he was meadows before Clifton

TEN OCLOCK OSSES ARE COMING,! Something my mother shouted to get us to come in at night,

Was Bill Brindley a Clifton lad and did he have a brother Brian?

most of us recall the hard times our parents had 50 or 60 years ago,and i think we are duty bound to ensure our kids and Grandkids know of them aswell,so they fully appreciate all the advantages they have today. heres just a few, getting the coal in, chopping wood to make the fire, wash day,with a dolly tub and ponch, oven shelf for a water bottle, make do and mend, rations, no telly, no double glazing no central heating, i am sure you can add many more!

anyone remember Osbournes on park lane basford or nixons on wallis st or even criterion near Adelphi pictures in Bulwell?

AS YEE SOW SO SHALL YE REAP, this was my mothers favourite,and i believe its very true.

thats exactly where they went basfordred you know your way about dont you.

Anyone remember "THE DAILY WORKER" a comunist paper that came out in the late 50s? i do cos they piled about 50 in my paper bag at theakers on Andover rd this was on top of my normal load,a free 1st edition.Anyway mine got dumped,probably why it never took off