BeestonMick 263 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 He was, so was I. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trickymicky 57 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 If its who i think it is, he was my apprentice master, Mick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Heaven help you Mick!! I was in the forge most of the time once I qualified. I had to put up with Barry Saunders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trickymicky 57 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Surprised i didnt know you Mick, i spent many an hour in Barry Sander's cabin, listening to him put the world right. He seemed to have his working time and break times back to front. Half an hours work, followed by a four hour break. A character though and he did charity work. Saw him four or five years ago at Igor Ashwell's funeral. He's since passed on.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobby2jags 10 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hi again lads, Hi tricky Micky, like BeestonMick sez we were both on Maintenance in the late 60s and 70s. I left in 77 and went to work at William Watts at Lenton Ind. estate, does any of that ring any bells. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Surprised i didnt know you Mick, i spent many an hour in Barry Sander's cabin I was ETU shop steward after Alan Truswell while I was in the forge and we were having a lot of issues with the mechs over the dreaded Maynard scheme. You can imagine I had quite a tough time down there, we used to fight like cat and dog. I used to have hair down past my shoulders at one time so that's maybe why you don't recognise me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trickymicky 57 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Is it bobby2jags fewkes? Yes, remember heated arguments Mick. Leccy's one end of the bench, fitters at the other end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Yes it is. I always had my electricians mate with me, Tommy Hall, to protect me, he was hard as nails! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobby2jags 10 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Tommy Hall, he was like the proverbial brick s**thouse. I had Denis Daft / stephens. I think there was only Stu who dint have long hair then, he was going thin in his early twenties Yes trickyMickey thats me what year did you start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trickymicky 57 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Came in to the Millwrights in 1973 Bob. Pretty sure you took my job at W Watts when i left there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Did any of you know my Dad, Geoff Moss? He was a fitter at ROF. Was there from 1938 until 1986 apart from his time in RAF in WW2 Also Dave Walker, think he was a miller, he's late 60s now, an old school friend's husband. And Steve Button, don't know what dept he was in but he had a gold Cortina GT something or other. Expect he'll be late 60s now too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobby2jags 10 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hi Lizzie I knew Steve Button used to play footy for ROF with Him. I've got a picture of the team I'll try and find it and load it up if I can. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Came in to the Millwrights in 1973 I'm pretty sure I'd left by then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 I think there was only Stu who dint have long hair then, he was going thin in his early twenties It was gone last time I saw him, at least mine didn't start to go until I was in my forties Then I got fed up with it and Gillete took over. I always remember Neil Kinnock and his comb-over: I wouldn't let myself get like that! At least it's fashionable now! (baldyness not the comb-over) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobby2jags 10 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Ha Ha you're right there Mick you def don't want to look like that.Lizzie this s the photo I was talking about It's ROF football team taken around 1970/71I'm on the front row first on the left and I think Steve Button is directly behind me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thanks for posting that bobby2 jags. Before I read what you'd written I studied the photo to see if I recognised Steve and decided that was him. He must have been a sub! I knew him around that time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobby2jags 10 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Actually Lizzie I think he was injured at the time of the photo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trickymicky 57 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Bob, i mixed you up with Bob Fawcett, i think. Here's a few of the others that were in EDM while i was there, i'm sure you and Mick will remember some of them,- Tommy Tedds, Barry Voce ,Pete Hollins, Bob Fawcett, Al Bexton, Ken Birkin, Henry Mason, Chris Metcalf, Fred Limerick, Mad Harry, George Sawicki. And the whitecoats- Baz Holmes, Ron Saunders and Bob Corps. Charlie George was the top man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 I knew Baz Holmes, he was a good mate of my Dad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trickymicky 57 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Yes, nice chap. His son, Chris worked there as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobby2jags 10 Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Trickymicky, I'm glad you've remembered cos I've bin racking my brains trying to remember you, but I remember quite a few from your list, The other bit I couldn't get my head round was that I was in the EDE side and you were in the EDM side, but at least we know now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 #40 - And you were soooo cute back then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 #43 - I remember some of 'em especially Tommy Tedds, as I said previously I sold him a moo of a car that wouldn't start so he's probably expecting compensation. We used to call Charlie George 'Harry Worth' of: "My name is Harry Worth, I don't know why, but there it is..." fame I remember Ronnie Watkinson splattering him with white grease, via a steel rule, from an overhead crane. He shouldn't have been there in the first place it was barriered off so we had cart blanch I remember our manager, Michael Rudd, worked for Harry Worth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trickymicky 57 Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 #46 Bob, i guess you were an electrical service engineer at William Watts then, which would explain why i didnt see you there. I started there in '79 i think, working on those east german machine tools, in house mainly. Bob Hare was the service manager then. People out on the road i can remember are Gordon Wise,Sharpey and a guy from coventry who got banned for drink driving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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