Davies Int. Southampton. With photos (Part 1)

baldrick1953 · 25 July 2015 08:06

Belated Birthday Wishes JD.
You’re never 70 are you■■?
You really are a good OLD boy now.
Cheers,
Balders.

Ps , if it’s rain you want I’d suggest a move to County Cork…

mappo · 25 July 2015 10:21

Belated Birthday wishes Buzzer…you dont look a day over errr errr errr best not say it… Lol

Charlie / Rose … good to hear you,ve still got your sense of humour…spoke to Richard a little while ago
and he,s still up for the visit, but mega busy.
If he cant make it soon, i,ll come and see you on my own…keep yer chin up mate.

Andrew…that,s better in the photo department mate, a nice bit of variety…i,ve never shipped with
Cobelfreight but have had the pleasure ( not ) of loading 45ft boxes out of there.

Balders…hi Stu, dont have to travel to the Emerald Isle for wet weather mate, its been bucketing it down here.
Hope you,re keeping well…Have you supped the Guiness distillery dry yet. ■■

maggied · 25 July 2015 10:35

Hi John,

Belated birthday greetings,sorry I missed the celebrations,and the rain dance, hope you had a good day. It doesn’t seem that long ago when you started out working for East’s Timber, I found this photo of you taken on your first day,I can see where you got your carriage driving skills from
All the best.
Regards
Richard

andrew_morrison · 25 July 2015 19:26

Truck net needs a like button just like ■■■■ book would make things a lot easier lol

gazzer · 25 July 2015 21:15

Thumbs up Andrew…

mappo · 26 July 2015 10:33

LIKE…

buzzer · 26 July 2015 19:58

MaggieD:
Hi John,

Belated birthday greetings,sorry I missed the celebrations,and the rain dance, hope you had a good day. It doesn’t seem that long ago when you started out working for East’s Timber, I found this photo of you taken on your first day,I can see where you got your carriage driving skills from
All the best.
Regards
Richard

Typical man of the bar getting his facts wrong, I worked for Noyce Bros of West Tytherly so close Richard and the picture was in 1975, good god that’s 40 years ago, frightening aint it, Buzzer.

buzzer · 28 July 2015 19:47

Getting ready for the New Forest Show, horses got shod on Friday had there manes pulled on Sunday, carriage cleaned also all the harness which took me and my Lady wife eight hours to complete. Drive them out tomorrow to get a bit of steam out of them, then scrub there white legs with Jennychem truckwash (gets the crap out) then shampoo the rest (enlisted a couple of scrubbers for the job). Sheet them up then plait there manes and fit there snoods. Load up the carriage and an early start Thursday to the show.
Some times I think I should out the horses and get my self an Austin Healy 3000, cheers Buzzer.

baldrick1953 · 30 July 2015 10:08

Well Good Luck JD.
I might just briefly hijack your farming theme in your absence.
A rare glimpse of sun here today and the farmer is making the most of it.
I took these two shots from my kitchen window and got to wondering…
16 bales of silage all baled and wrapped in no more than half an hour.
How long would that have taken back in the day before mechanisation?
Although I think then it was all just piled up and not wrapped?

Answers on a postcard please.

baldrick1953 · 30 July 2015 10:10

Hmmmmm.
You might have to stand on yer 'ead.
Am sure some kind soul will put them right for me…

charlie_one · 30 July 2015 10:19

Baldrick1953:
Hmmmmm.
You might have to stand on yer 'ead.
Am sure some kind soul will put them right for me…

They look OK to me Stu.But then I don’t know wether I’m on my arse or my elbow.Regards Charlie

tidderson · 30 July 2015 11:29

How’s that

buzzer · 31 July 2015 08:45

Well a busy day at the New Forest show yesterday, we did not do great but we had a load of fun doing it. Don’t think any one round that ring realizes just how much time and effort it takes to turn out a team of horses but we had four very excited guests who enjoyed the day with us. With out the help of numerous friends we would not be able to do this, here are a few pictures of the event, Buzzer.