Davies Int. Southampton. With photos (Part 1)

[saviem]

Buzzer:
Just to say Richard a lot went on in Percy Throwers potting shed that no one knew about and it was not all cuttings and potting on and special compost, and you are right about that Saviem he seems to get through a hell of a lot of Bollinger unless that’s the name of his local beer,cheers Buzzer.

Evening Buzzer, no the local beer is Bankss , four pints of their mild, and your sat nav stops working! Many years ago, in my youth, I went to a party in the next village, at the home of a young lady that I yearned for....(now in my advanced years I think that Libido is a board game like Ludo)! and having imbibed several gallons of said Bankss brew, I set off home on my trusty Norton International…except full of beer, and unrequited ■■■■ I fell asleep on the twisty approach to our village and I believe from all accounts passed through several gardens, destroying flower beds, goldfish ponds and topiary, before embedding said Norton in the side of a parked Morris Isis, rendering said vehicle somewhat unusable, the Norton, (my pride and joy), and myself unfit for work for a considerable time thereafter…

Strange is it not, I saw same young lady, (but several decades after the previous event), and was surprised to see that she had expanded into a female that one would need at least a STGO 3 vehicle, and relevant movement order, to go for a drive together!

Working in France made Bollinger my tipple, been addicted to it for years, safer, cleaner, less emissions, and since our local authority has given us all (poor tax payers), the use of sky blue wheelie bins for recycling, (please sir I keep falling off my unicycle), ones imbibing habits are hidden from public gaze!!

Im happy to report that the yellow flowers on my ■■■■ are getting brighter, that is more than can be said for me, a (small…relative), Bollinger, and I shall away to my bed…hey did you know that the Giro D`Italia bike race are tackling Mt Cenis both ways! Wonder if they will boil up?

Cheerio for now.

[buzzer]

Hi Saviem I think Richard is a bit envious of your drinking habits as he seems to partake in beer not Bollinger, he does go to a nice little pub though its the one I went to on the day I got married for a bit of Dutch courage. Talking of motorbikes I bet you wish you still had that Norton International now would be worth a pretty penny today.
On my travels with the horses I have been watching a field of ■■■■ and early on the pigeons gave it a right good going over and I thought it would not recover but in the last couple of weeks it has emerged and is recovering well although no where near in flour, amazing what a bit of warm weather can do.
Had a day of yesterday and went down to Dorset to a mates, I took four horses and used his carriage and went for a nice drive round the forest enclosures culminating with a drive through the river Frome, The traffic was of course very congested going and on the return so added considerably to the traveling time but the sun was shining which made the ice cream stop half way round even better, cheerio for now Buzzer

[saviem]

Evening Buzzer, those equines are a real credit to you! What a beautiful turnout, and that carriage is very smart!

Yes, I often wonder about motorcycles that I have owned, but when you are scratching for every penny, well a deal has to be done! £25 plus the wreckage of the International bought me a non running DBD Goldstar, that, when it was going, plus £35 gave me a non running Jensen 541, (looked incredible under artificial light…but in daylight…well…a bit like Shropshires current road surfaces…crazed! When that was running, (and after the girl who wished that I had a car had departed,) it went as a straight swop for a BSA Goldflash, and a Mk 1 MGA 1500, (really smooth, you could see the road through the gaps in the floorboards)! A convertible, and it leaked like crazy. No, I cannot believe the prices they fetch today either!

Then of course there was the Aerial VB, the Dominator, the Vincent Comet, and a whole raft of Velocettes, 350 and 500s,now I suppose that I am too old and decrepit for a motorcycle, and I expect that my reactions would be a tad slow…years of driving tractors, but I do have a sneaking desire for an Aerial Arrow, my pal on the Isle of Man has a collection of them, but I only ever ride them around his yard…the Managing Director insists!!

Cheerio for now, (I will raise a glass in your, and Richards general direction), Good luck.

[buzzer]

Hi Saviem my first motorbike was an Ariel arrow smoky two stroke reg no 718 TR I bought it from Alec Bennetts in Southampton for £78 second hand and of course I thought I knew how to ride at speed as we had owned a couple of old bikes we rode in the woods but alas I wuz wrong came a gutser showing of to me mate who was a year younger than me. As time progressed I went through a few bikes and then past me test and on to the big stuff 650 Triumph T bird then a Norton 99 Dominator and then I purchased a Triumph 500 tiger 100 with an all alloy engine and built a triton, of course as soon as I was old enough past the car test but I was never giving up bikes, that is till the first Saturday night it was ■■■■■■■ down with rain and begged me dad to borrow his car big old wolseley 690 ex police, it weighed about a ton and a half straight six but petrol was cheap back then and after a while a car was a better bird puller than a bike so we progressed a Mini being the first of many but my all time favourite car is the Austin Healy 3000 sleek an elegant just like me ha ha ! but never got to own one. Now im’e older and a bit more rotund I have had a succession of Discovery’s the present being a V8 bit thirsty but don’t go that far in it, it has a private plate so know one knows its 13 years old. On the agricultural frount we have had a nice bit of rain in the last 24 hrs so that will help the grass a bit, cheerio for now Buzzer.

[jimski]

Come on you two !! Stop reminiscing over old bikes, smokey Ariels, Triumph Tiggers, DBD Goldstars!!( never heard of em Nah !!

Now this is a Bike !!

Regards Jim

[tribsa]

Hi Jim
We thought you only had 1 taxi not all them a lot of polishing there.

[jimski]

tribsa:
Hi Jim
We thought you only had 1 taxi not all them a lot of polishing there.

Hi Richard yeah do you like my garage ■■.. I wished

R Jimmer

[saviem]

Jimski:
Come on you two !! Stop reminiscing over old bikes, smokey Ariels, Triumph Tiggers, DBD Goldstars!!( never heard of em Nah !!

Now this is a Bike !!

Regards Jim

Morning all, Jimski, your models are a joy to behold, and are in great taste…but that “agricultural” contraption…well what can one say…Ive an old Bomford Baler that is more pleasing to the eye, (and is probably of more pleasure to use). That is never a motorcycle, more a recycled Reo from the 50s.

Kindest Regards, Cheerio for now.

[buzzer]

Jimski:
Come on you two !! Stop reminiscing over old bikes, smokey Ariels, Triumph Tiggers, DBD Goldstars!!( never heard of em Nah !!

Now this is a Bike !!

Regards Jim

Hey Jim that bike aint no good for bird pulling only got one seat you need a sidecar mate !

Its over to you Pat for a pub beginning with " N " as cant think of one off hand, cheers Buzzer

[jimski]

Hi Saviem Buzzer now you’ve hurt me feelings ! I thought it looked ok , it felt ok while I was riding in the sunshine along the beach front at Hayling Island on Bank Holiday Monday felt quite cool in fact ! But as I’m still young and enjoying the ride ( well that’s what me thinks ) I don’t think I’ll be putting my name down for a Bomfire Baler just yet thanks for the nice comments on the models Saviem .

Regards Jimmer

[kns64]

Baldrick1953:
Polish Ted… yes…trying to get trailer bulbs out of him was a real mission …" I gave you zum laarzt week " He really was a miserable **** Never saw him smile… … However , the story went that he was in the French resistance in the war? Scorey P might confirm that…

Chooks are here John… am told to keep them in for 4 days?? Then they wont wander…■■

Here is Ted and I believe he is smiling in one

[buzzer]

KNS64 What a flash back seeing that pic of polish Ted I think I will have to go and have a lie down now, he is older in that shot than when I knew him as it had moved on from PBC to Cabmont by then ( Cables Montague ) pre British International my god how many names can one company have. How come you have a pic of Ted ? are you related cheers Buzzer.

[buzzer]

Cant place this picture does anybody out there know ? Cheers Buzzer. Oop’s might be the Luuuv Boat eh.

[neilf]

Definitely Cherbourg John.

Cheers
Neilf

[kerbut]

I would agree Neil, but what was a Sealink doing on the berth that P&O used to use and why is a Pride on the berth that Brittany use ?

[neilf]

I think the Stena Sealink boat is the Southampton boat often referred to as the “lurve boat”. In later years I remember the Irish boats using that dock.

I only started using Cherbourg in the mid 90s and although I will admit to never having taken a lot of notice of the details I always remember P&O using the berth closest to the new terminal building.

Cheers
Neilf

[buzzer]

Hi Neil on Monday I was trundling up from Dorset in me horse box and as we approached the queue of traffic waiting to go over the flyover and up Poulner hill a DAF truck sped down to the roundabout and up the slip road gaining about 50 places in the traffic, it had In health on the back of the cab might this have been BV Holland. All the way to Cadnam I got closer to it as cars pulled out and overtook but it turned of at Cadnam as I was going to also but there was a county fair at Netley Marsh so thought better of it, cheers Buzzer.

[toby1234abc]

Neilf, i was a frequent user of the “love boat” while pulling for British International, do you remember the two old Candadian guys in Cherbourg that served in the war and married local girls and stayed in France, they were marshalls in the freight terminal.
How could you forget Marie-Noel, the attractive blue eyed brunette, she has a baby clothing shop in Cherbourg, she worked in the freight check in.
On a New years eve, the ship had Frankie Carson on it, it was a good night, a few drivers had to park in the docks after getting in.!!

[shady]

Jimski:
Come on you two !! Stop reminiscing over old bikes, smokey Ariels, Triumph Tiggers, DBD Goldstars!!( never heard of em Nah !!

Now this is a Bike !!

Regards Jim

Jim; I do agree that is a bike,definitely,and so is this…

[shady]

Buzzer:
Hi Neil on Monday I was trundling up from Dorset in me horse box and as we approached the queue of traffic waiting to go over the flyover and up Poulner hill a DAF truck sped down to the roundabout and up the slip road gaining about 50 places in the traffic, it had In health on the back of the cab might this have been BV Holland. All the way to Cadnam I got closer to it as cars pulled out and overtook but it turned of at Cadnam as I was going to also but there was a county fair at Netley Marsh so thought better of it, cheers Buzzer.

Hi John; It depends what time it was,there are two of us from Dorset I got to Ringwood just after 6pm,and yep i did do the naughty down and back up,but I went of at j2 to Romsey and out through Baddesley cos of the backup on the M27.The other guy left before me,about an hour I think…