Give 'em my best regards. Had a few good pub sessions down there with Tish and Shaz. I knew Leslie from when they first got together too.
Another old crony of mine in those parts is Stewart Kim. Is Kimmy still at it? Once shared a flat with him and his missus. That was interesting!
Tone
MY DAD ALSO WORKED FOR JACQUES WHEN THEY WAS IN WALES FARM ROAD ACTON IN 1960/67 BEFORE THEY WENT TO IMPERIAL WAY WATFORD THATS WHEN 14 HOURS A DAY WASNT ENOUGH AND 18 WASNT TOO MANY HEHAD AN ATKINSON GUARDSMAN ON THERE 7994 ET THEN LATER A FODEN LLC 130D BILL COKER WAS THE FITTER WHO COULD DO ANYTHING SHAME THEIR NOT ABOUT NOW
Hiya …I worked in Stoke for J harrison, a lad started with us in about 1977.Kenny Hunter he said he was a Ex jacks
driver,He was on for MFS in stoke the last time i saw him that would be 1994 i would think…Jacks isnt a spelling
mistake thats what he said he pronounced it
John
Idly watching an old repeat of "Some Mother’s Do "ave ‘em’ Christmas show from 1976, and I noted one scene showed Frank being driven off on the back of a long semi, drawn by a Jacques Atkinson. That would have been about when I worked for them, but it wasn’t me driving on that cushy number.
Tone
J Jacques as a firm are no longer with us, but their trucks continue to need attention…!!
ERF:
J Jacques as a firm are no longer with us, but their trucks continue to need attention…!!
I don’t think J Jacques of Acton were the same firm as the heavy haulage mob that drove out of Empire Way Watford, but maybe I’m wrong.
Nice old ERF though. Drove a couple in me time.
Tone
J.Jacques moved from Acton to Watford in 1967. I can’t think there were two heavy haulage outfits of the same name (Jacques, Jaques boths pronounced Jacks) in Watford were there?.
I only know of the J.Jacques with the blue trucks, they had an assortment of Scammell, Atkinson, ERF…etc.
ERF:
J.Jacques moved from Acton to Watford in 1967. I can’t think there were two heavy haulage outfits of the same name (Jacques, Jaques boths pronounced Jacks) in Watford were there?.
I only know of the J.Jacques with the blue trucks, they had an assortment of Scammell, Atkinson, ERF…etc.
I stand corrected then.
Tone