I will be at the reunion in November, I hope some of you will be in a charitable position
to avail me with financial contributions as I have fallen on hard financial times, I will of course
fetch a container to enable me collect all the donations, please give generously gentle men
Old Hoborn:
I will be at the reunion in November, I hope some of you will be in a charitable position
to avail me with financial contributions as I have fallen on hard financial times, I will of course
fetch a container to enable me collect all the donations, please give generously gentle men
Any one who can afford to go to Orlando for a holiday today dont need contributions to go for a drink with his mates, just dont forget to bring your wallet.
You’ll see my bucket, it’ll have a sticker for Jack’s racing fund on it, with all contributions gratefully received, and I cant afford to go to Florida this year, it cost me too much moving up to Bedale and I’m skint. 
:-Jack
No harm in trying Jack, by the way its confusing about Tapper Jack, Billy Parkinson and Jack Teather,
I knew about Tony Baily some time back, and Stuart if you read this can you fix B.B for me if possible
I don’t want to drive home, I intend to come off medication a few days before the reunion so that I can enjoy
a drink with the rest, please let me know in good time Stuart.
Old Hoborn:
No harm in trying Jack, by the way its confusing about Tapper Jack, Billy Parkinson and Jack Teather,
I knew about Tony Baily some time back, and Stuart if you read this can you fix B.B for me if possible
I don’t want to drive home, I intend to come off medication a few days before the reunion so that I can enjoy
a drink with the rest, please let me know in good time Stuart.
LES HAVE SENT YOU A PM RING ME ASAP NEAREST B&B IS SHIPLEY £ 3 00 IN A CAB BUT I WILL PICK YOU UP FROM B&B IF YOU WANT ME TO BOOK LET ME KNOW AND ANY ONE ELSE THAT NEEDS B&B LET ME KNOW 01274597621 …LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT NIGHT STILL NO WORD ABOUT ROY THOMPSON DOs ANYONE KNOW OF IS WEARABOUTS IF SO GET IN TOUTCH WITH HIM IF HE NEEDS A CAB I WILL PAY LAST HEARD OF IN PUDSEY …
Have now been in contact with Dave Smith, he’s working for Riley’s Transport, and he’s definitely coming to the reunion, he suggested we have it in the Hotel Wien, Zagreb !, not a bad idea for next time, “how much to charter a plane to Zagreb”, after the response we’ve had to this meeting, I reckon we could organise it, it could be up for discussion on the 13Th November.
I think we’ve now got about 40 coming on the 13Th Nov, no bad when you think we didn’t know where most of you all were, and there are still some more we haven been able to make contact with, so next time it will be for drivers and there spouses, and we’ll fill a much larger place with a meal and everything you expect at a party, so thanks everyone who helped Stuart Sugden, Stuart Broughton and myself, it’s gone better than expected, see you all at the reunion. 
.Jack Graham
Hey Jack remember a little incident on the autostrada between Lucca and Prato with a certain motorist
and we were pulled over by the polizia stradale and taken to one of there local stations, I am sure it was you
who was with me, could be wrong, and while I am on line Mr Stuart Broughton what is( PM ) still trying to figure
that one out, Jack I have a spare 1960 Villiers 79cc stand alone side valve engine you would like to borrow,
It has me doing wheeles on the lawn
Old Hoborn:
Hey Jack remember a little incident on the autostrada between Lucca and Prato with a certain motorist
and we were pulled over by the polizia stradale and taken to one of there local stations, I am sure it was you
who was with me, could be wrong, and while I am on line Mr Stuart Broughton what is( PM ) still trying to figure
that one out, Jack I have a spare 1960 Villiers 79cc stand alone side valve engine you would like to borrow,
It has me doing wheeles on the lawn
There were too many incidents involving motorist’s on the autostrada, I’ve had a few run-inn’s with the politcia in Italy over the years involving motorist’s driving like Italian drivers do, there was one incident when I got myself arrested going up the mountain to the tunnel, Stuart Broughton will remember it, because he was behind me when it happened, I tried to take a gun off a drunken politcia driver who thought it a good idea to point it at me, and when I got to the top to do my paperwork, the carabinieri were waiting for me, it took me a good hour to calm down, my intention was to use it on him, but it’s a long story, with regards doing wheelies on your lawn, dont let the plod see you, they’ll arrest you for anything these days, even using vintage lawn mowers.:-Jack
Has anyone had contact with Trevor Nussy, he was with us for quite a long time, but since it all went pair shaped I’ve not heard anything off him, it would be nice to see him, he went with me on my last trip to Hungary and he was a good guy to run with, the last time I knew where he lived was in Cottingley just off the Motorway going into Leeds, you can see the houses when you go down the motorway on the right hand side, the ones with the odd shaped roofs. Regards :-Jack 
Now you lads have got me thinking , wasn’t the Hotel Wien in Budapest, I remember seeing a couple of A1 lads being parked up at the Zagreb Hotel next to the Sava River in the early eighties. A lot of the British and Dutch lads parked there as it wasn’t too far from the Zagreb customs yard or was there a Hotel Wien in Zagreb and you lads were keeping a good parking place to yourselfs .
mushroomman:
Now you lads have got me thinking
Hullo Steve,
Yes you’re right the Hotel Wien was just before you went down that long slope into Budapest, on your right. You could’nt always get parked there as there was’nt a lot of room. I once spent a brilliant Sylvesta (New Year) there, with Alan Bennett. There were also some Danish drivers and a Cloggy there too as well as a few others. I remember I got on that night with a lass called Elizabeth, a real beauty, I took her down to my Truck as I could’nt afford to get a room there. I had fortunately just completed my duties when she whispered in my ear you are just as good as Taffy Davis. Nearly spoilt my night that did.
Cheers, Archie.
I REMEMBER ME JACK LES M DOWN IN BUDAPEST ONE WEEKEND JACK CHANGED £2O ? WITH A GUY ON THE STREET AND GOT RIPEDOFF BUT LES SPOTTED SOME ITALIANS CHASING A MONY CHANGER HE DROPED THE ITALIANS MONY LES RETREVED IT AND ALL 3 OF US HAD A GRATE WEEKEND…
IF NOT MISTAKEN THINK IT WAS ABOUT £150 IN ITALIAN WELL SPOTED LES MULLIN… LES PM IS… PERSONAL MESSAGE…
stuart broughton:
I REMEMBER ME JACK LES M DOWN IN BUDAPEST ONE WEEKEND JACK CHANGED £2O ? WITH A GUY ON THE STREET AND GOT RIPEDOFF BUT LES SPOTTED SOME ITALIANS CHASING A MONY CHANGER HE DROPED THE ITALIANS MONY LES RETREVED IT AND ALL 3 OF US HAD A GRATE WEEKEND…
IF NOT MISTAKEN THINK IT WAS ABOUT £150 IN ITALIAN WELL SPOTED LES MULLIN… LES PM IS… PERSONAL MESSAGE…
Hi Stuart, you’ve got to give Les some time to get used to the various quotations, “remember he’s older than me”, and I’m bad enough at 70!!.
And yes your right about the guy’s by the river, they were the local exchange shark’s and although I was trying to keep my eye on him, he was faster than my eye’s and he did the usual switch faster than than anything I ever saw before, but Les had seen him and the other running away when he dropped the Italian’s Lira, a whole wad of it, and we went to the bank and came out better than they did, so a big thanks to Mr Mullins, he was quicker than me then, “but I’m not so sure just now”, 
but he’s still a cool guy to be with, I just hope he dont forget his wallet. :-Jack
stuart broughton:
I REMEMBER ME JACK LES M DOWN IN BUDAPEST ONE WEEKEND JACK CHANGED £2O ? WITH A GUY ON THE STREET AND GOT RIPEDOFF BUT LES SPOTTED SOME ITALIANS CHASING A MONY CHANGER HE DROPED THE ITALIANS MONY LES RETREVED IT AND ALL 3 OF US HAD A GRATE WEEKEND…
IF NOT MISTAKEN THINK IT WAS ABOUT £150 IN ITALIAN WELL SPOTED LES MULLIN… LES PM IS… PERSONAL MESSAGE…
Hi Stuart, you’ve got to give Les some time to get used to the various quotations, “remember he’s older than me”, and I’m bad enough at 70!!.
And yes your right about the guy’s by the river, they were the local exchange shark’s and although I was trying to keep my eye on him, he was faster than my eye’s and he did the usual switch faster than than anything I ever saw before, but Les had seen him and the other running away when he dropped the Italian’s Lira, a whole wad of it, and we went to the bank and came out better than they did, so a big thanks to Mr Mullins, he was quicker than me then, “but I’m not so sure just now”, but he’s still a cool guy to be with, I just hope he dont forget his wallet. :-Jack
mushroomman:
Now you lads have got me thinking
Remember Mushroomman, were all a lot older now, and what’s a few miles between old drivers, at least we got the country right, because it was definitely in Yugoslavia because I remember being in the hotel with Dave when he was so ■■■■■■ he knocked the bar over when he fell off his buffet, but we’d spent so much money in there they didn’t care, they just shrugged it off, but if I remember right there was a Hotel Wien in Zagreb, and he could be right, but it wasn’t as good as the one in Budapest. :-Jack 
THIS IS UNBELEVABULE BUT JUST BEEN WITH STUART SUGDEN IN BOLD PRIVERTEER WHEN STUART LEFT A CHAP AND HIS WHIFE CAME IN ASKED THEM IF THAY LOCAL YES BUT HAVED LIVED IN HUNGARY FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS WORKING FOR BRITISH EMBASY AND I DO REMEMBRR A LOT OF TRUKING FIRMS THAT NEEDED OUR HELP AND DID REMEMBER AONE TRANSPORT WHAT A COINSERDENT ? (SPELLING) WHATS THE ODDS ON THAT …
Received some devastating information Jack, will be coming to the reunion incognito as Mr Camerons enforcer’s
may be present overseeing how I spend my old age benefits, but believe me they may find it difficult as my wallet
which is the size of a postage stamp and even I have difficulty finding it let alone opening it, still no doubt I will find it
in my well known generos nature be able to purchase a drink or two.---------er for myself!.
no harm in some humor provided it is not taken too seriously . I remember big Dave entering the bakehouse one evening after
visiting the boys room but forgot to open the door first, and the door made mostly of glass came off rather badly,
Raymond being the gentleman he was took the incident in his stride. and Dave, shall we say a little intoxicated at the
time was obliviouse of the incident till next morning.
JUST BEEN IN BOLD PRIVERTEER LANDLADY AS ASKED HOW WE WILL PAY SO HAVE TOLD HER I WILL PAY HER UP FRONT …
stuart broughton:
JUST BEEN IN BOLD PRIVERTEER LANDLADY AS ASKED HOW WE WILL PAY SO HAVE TOLD HER I WILL PAY HER UP FRONT …
Just take a good look at what you said Stuart, some people could take it a different way, dont you mean you will pay her and collect the money from the drivers, “I just hope your wife isn’t reading this page”, she could stop you going to that pub, :-Jack
Old Hoborn:
Received some devastating information Jack, will be coming to the reunion incognito as Mr Camerons enforcer’s
may be present overseeing how I spend my old age benefits, but believe me they may find it difficult as my wallet
which is the size of a postage stamp and even I have difficulty finding it let alone opening it, still no doubt I will find it
in my well known generos nature be able to purchase a drink or two.---------er for myself!.
no harm in some humor provided it is not taken too seriously . I remember big Dave entering the bakehouse one evening after
visiting the boys room but forgot to open the door first, and the door made mostly of glass came off rather badly,
Raymond being the gentleman he was took the incident in his stride. and Dave, shall we say a little intoxicated at the
time was obliviouse of the incident till next morning.
This is one of the reasons I had to find Dave, even if just to remind him of what he got up to when he was out of his tree, I can see this meeting being a laugh, it’s about time we had one, dont know about Cameron’s enforcer’s taking a look at you, I just hope they dont want a 10% of what will be in my bucket after you’ve all made your contributions, and regarding the Bake house, Raymond was one of the best French men I ever met, and did you notice there was never any trouble in there, the place should have gone down in history, I was sorry I missed his funeral, but went to see his grave, it was a fitting tribute to him.
:-Jack PS:-“Dont forget your wallet”
Jack Graham:
stuart broughton:
JUST BEEN IN BOLD PRIVERTEER LANDLADY AS ASKED HOW WE WILL PAY SO HAVE TOLD HER I WILL PAY HER UP FRONT …Just take a good look at what you said Stuart, some people could take it a different way, dont you mean you will pay her and collect the money from the drivers, “I just hope your wife isn’t reading this page”, she could stop you going to that pub,
I WILL PAY UP FRONT BUT NO ONE WILL GET OUT BEFORE THAY HAVE PAID UP SO YOU ((((JACK & Mr SUGDEN CAN BE IN CHARGE OF THAT )))