You see what a state Harry got into, when he was on whisky Dave 
Hi Norm,
Don’t know if it was a lady or a camel, Harry was dancing with,two bristols on her back. 
Cheers Dave.
Dave you aredead right, it was a camel, Harry would not notice the bad breath when he kissed it, the whisky would kill the smell. 
Could kill the camel as well Norm,look out when Harry reads this little lot thats been poated tonight.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Driven a few Scammells in my time, but never had anything to do with camels, used to have a pal who was a long distance camel driver in the Sahara, i asked him about the job one day, he told me before setting out on a trip the procedure was always to make sure you bricked the camel up before setting out, i asked him to explain and he said that when the animal was having it’s last drink and just about to finish off was you had to clash a couple of bricks on each side of it’s balls and that makes them take a sharp intake of breath and that bit of extra water to make sure it completed it’s trip, i said that must hurt, he said you better believe it can be quite sore if you get your thumbs between the bricks when you bring them together,and i bet you think i’m pulling your leg.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry,
What variety of kidney bean grew that tale,fair play that’s a cracker ,especially for the camel.
Cheers Dave.
I believe you Harry, tell me Harry did it hurt when he showed you how to do it, and did you take in extra water, or was it whisky 
hiya,
Norm i would imagine it would make ones eyes water, and i think a large scotch would be in order to numb the pain so to speak.
thanks harry long retired.
That is my boy, I knew you would find some way to get a whisky out of it.
hiya,
Norm am just about to enjoy a large scotch and there won’t be any additives in it you should never dilute the nectar of the gods, just as it comes, there’s nowt like a dram of Bells “afore ye go” but i do enjoy a glass of lager to sip along with it.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry,
You had better mix a bit of paraffin with that whiskey to stop it waxing up in this cold weather,don’t blame you having a dram,a little bit of what you fancy doe’s you good.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave once drove about 20 miles after putting paraffin in the tank when nearly out of diesel and the garage not selling it i think it cost about a quid for the four gallons, but adding paraffin was a regular thing in my young days it certainly helped with the waxing problem in severe weather conditions, that particular day i just about reached Southampton depot on the tank fumes.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry,
It was the only way with most of the older lorries in freezing conditions to keep them from waxing up,nowadays all the diesel is ok for winter conditions,and the fuel lines aren’t so exposed. Its the same with antifreeze,you can leave it in aall the year round,different to when you had to drain it out in the spring,and then put fresh stuff in again in the autumn.
A different day and age now Harry.
Cheers Dave.
Dave on anti-freeze, if it is cold enough, that will freeze up,when I was a young soldier in germany, a nco put a glass jar of it on the windowledge of the garage, and it froze like a lollypop, and it was neat.
Look out next week then Norm,sounds like we are in for some more winter,better get some of Harry’s whiskey in your rad.
Cheers Dave.
Dave, common be honest, what chance to you think we have of get whisky out of Harrys mitts, as much chance as lighting a fire with snowballs.
Norm, its the season of good will,you never can tell.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Korea was very cold in the Winter and draining the rad an every evening chore and if parked for any period during the day the same applied, but in the Summer months the opposite was the case, it was so hot and dry you could’nt keep the motors cool and boil-ups were frequent.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry,
In the winter of 1963,they forgot to drain the water out of an old ferguson tractor at the farm near here,next morning,the block was splt,just like it had been struck by lightning,and the thing was under cover in a building with two open sides.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Well lads i’m into my second large scotch at the moment i’m using an hectagonal glass so you would need a monkey wrench to get it out of my hand but should we ever meet up there will be whisky ag-go and to hell with the expense just so long as i get my share.
thanks harry long retired.