Hi All,
GAZIOW both myself and Angela are deeply shocked, after all those years “working” ( I use the term loosely) for us we thought you were a clean living chap who simply got on with the job,only stopping for a sandwich once a day ! Every week when you returned from a trip we felt sorry for you, as each week for 12 years your cab had been broken in to and all the receipts stolen ! It would seem that the £1500 a week running money you needed for the Macon area may have been a little excessive ! But you told us if we didn’t give you any you would have to work a week in hand, we now know what this meant !
Now Charlie has given you his support perhaps you will wear it, instead of those M&S pants.
Ian & Gazzer I hope you have a good trip you certainly have a fair selection of eateries to choose from,as well as other means of entertainment ! all I can offer is if you divert up to Victor’s on the Mont Cenis I will pay for your meals if you can pull my 40 ton Kangaroo trailer up for me.
Nice to see the mad electrician on here, hope you are well Paul.
Mappo. Hope you are having a good week driving that desk Tony
Regards Richard
Richard what can I say, I am mortified to be found out, I can only point out that I had a depra… er deprived childhood being taken too
soon from the breast.
Thank heavens for Charlies support now that I have become dis-trus-ted.
Deprived and depraved. Only one letter difference and one usually leads to the other, whichever way round you look at it.
Sorry Charlie, we, Ian and i, were possibly going to make the trek to Alton Town last night, but the delightful hospitality of Mrs. traniht necessitated spending a little longer at the dinner table, especially as Ian had just opened a 2litre chateau naff de tesco for sampling. We called off the foray just incase we could find the venue. Maybe later!
Gazzer,I am cut to the quick.I spent 3/6 on getting my suit out of the pawnbrokers.I also know that Terry was all afternoon ironing the pleats in his best kilt.For what? Zilch! And now you tell me you and traniht were getting bladdered on rotgut wine.Just hope that you had a bad head this morning.I am very upset about the whole sordid incident.It will take a lot of crawling from you to pacify me.Terry has already been on the phone to his old Two Para mates.He mentioned a severe knee capping.Be afraid.Be very afraid.Best regards Charlie
Charlie, I cannot believe those two treating you so badly,I have as you instructed contacted my old ami, and Customs Officer in Calais, Luc Upthebumm who never gets to see a Non Quota permit with the 50 franc note attached to the backing sheet these days ! He has promised to look out for Ian & Gazzer when they arrive, especially when I told him the Micheldever Magic Mushroom Farm were exporting their produce in the boot of their car, he loves the chance to use his marigolds.
On a different matter I shall contact GAZIOW,collect him from the ferry and we will come up and see you & Terry,and buy you a few drinks,at least you know we will turn up !
Regards Richard
Richard.Sorry I have taken so long to reply,but its difficult to type with ones eyes full of tears.Thanks so much for your support in these very sad times.As you know from my begging letters both Terry and myself are old pensioners down on our luck.The 3/6 was the last of my savings,and Terry only managed to scrape the drinking money together by robbing the shop in Froxfield (Unfortunately thy had cashed up and banked the money.He got 79p) Lucky as usual.Look forward to seeing you and GazIow.Will wait up for you.Best regards Charlie
Get Matron to leave the key in the usual place for them Charlie. They wont arrive before 7pm. Thats good isnt it? You will be able to watch all of Emmerdale un interrupted.
Charlie I’m looking forward to our visit and I’m going to bring my inflatable sheep to cheer you both up, although she has developed
a slow puncture and keeps going down on me!!!
gazzer:
Get Matron to leave the key in the usual place for them Charlie. They wont arrive before 7pm. Thats good isnt it? You will be able to watch all of Emmerdale un interrupted.
Dammit I missed Emmerdale.What happened Gazzer.I know that you watch it all the time.GazIOW.Is that the same sheep that MaggieD sold you in 1987.If it is its lasted well.Look forward to meeting up with her again.Regards Charlie
Charlie that’s the one it was old then, more like " mutton dressed up as lamb" and I found it in a lay by in France thrown out by an Onatra driver that always seemed to get there before Gary !
Regards Richard
Richard.Re “Dolly” the sheep.I remember Horace telling me that in the mid 70s he was forced to sell his beloved sheep to an Onatra chauffer to pay for his habit.He was loathe to do so because she had been given to him by Jimmy Rawlings.( She has lasted well eh Gary?).Has anyone any further history on her? Interesting to find out.Regards Charlie
At one point I had a couple of her relatives in my cab! Well, the outer bits anyway!
I was asked the other day why I was asking for recommendations to “Bag Houses” en route to Spain and the spring exodus! I don’t remember making any such request. Only for hostelries that may have an un-used balance of account over the bar. For which, we, Senor Hellawell and I, had not seen any concrete confirmation of said amounts at any suggested locations. We, quite frankly, are appalled! Nay, disappointed in such shallow support for our route sustinence.
However, IF there are any accounts in credit at bright light establishments, we would be more than content to hoover up these balances to save future embarrassment to all of those that may have left their names (nom de plume, we know who you are!!) over the counter. If these places do overnight accommodation, I’m sure we could get a bit of discount, Ian likes discount!
Gazza,if you happen to stop at Victors just before Burgos and pop into next door for some entertainment
could you please ask if they found a pair of darned socks i left behind in room 12.
If you and Ian wish to partake in their hospitality,they should still have my credit card details.
My contribution to your journey.
I never knew that these places did clothing alterations and repairs? “Darned socks”, hmmm I’ve got some new trousers that need taking up…I wonder if they will do them overnight before departure next day? There I was thinking that “other” things went on inside…like…a cinema, or a stage show.
Hi all thought i had better rescue this thread from page 3 not the sort of place for clean living boys to have to go but it had to be done. Gazzer have you and trainit gone yet if not have a safe trip let us know when you arrive.
We left early sun morning full of enthusiasm for a ferry out of Dover to Calais. A journey that Ian hasn’t made for many a year (ferry trip). The tunnel is SO convenient. First night stop in Poitiers. Vivonne truck stop was closed. We had to settle for…a McDougalls! Another first for Ian!
Look Gazzer,if that is the best you can do.Don,t take up reporting for a living.Stick to your day job.What was it again? Im still waiting for Richard to pick up Gary and take me out for a slap up meal and lots of falling down liquid.I expect you are sick of waiting at Red Jet for him to turn up eh Gaz? Am off to Yorkshire tomorrow for a week or so so will be offline for a while.Regards Charlie
