Hi all, badger on the last post it say’s it was sent using ANE-LX1 using tap talk what is that all about. 
gerbil sb152:
Hi all, badger on the last post it say’s it was sent using ANE-LX1 using tap talk what is that all about.
Hi Kevin,
Out here in the sticks we are still using telex machines, and Jeremy and I are hoping to get a fax machine soon, ANE stands for All New Electricity which we’ve just got.
Love to Jan x
Regards
Richard
MaggieD:
gerbil sb152:
Hi all, badger on the last post it say’s it was sent using ANE-LX1 using tap talk what is that all about.Hi Kevin,
Out here in the sticks we are still using telex machines, and Jeremy and I are hoping to get a fax machine soon, ANE stands for All New Electricity which we’ve just got.
Love to Jan xRegards
Richard
Richard are you on the mains sewer yet or do you and your good lady have a “thunder box” at the bottom of the garden, Buzzer
Hi Richard thank’s for that we are lucky down here had elecmitriery for some year’s know so glad to hear you are starting to get some of live’s little luxury’s as buzzer said it will be a real life changer when you get sewer’s.
Hope your all keeping well love to Angie. x
gerbil sb152:
Hi Richard thank’s for that we are lucky down here had elecmitriery for some year’s know so glad to hear you are starting to get some of live’s little luxury’s as buzzer said it will be a real life changer when you get sewer’s.Hope your all keeping well love to Angie. x
Kev
No idea what that was sent from laptop as usual, but as we are now on top of the hill in Awbridge we have a cess pit so our overflow drains down to the peasants in lockerly, plus we have large supply of candles for light
Jeremy
Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
Hi badger, I thought you would be away in motor home in Europe by know enjoying the freedom to roam around before we get kicked out and banished from ever crossing the channel again (or so the scaremonger would have you believe) did you go to romsey show.
Buzzer:
MaggieD:
gerbil sb152:
Hi all, badger on the last post it say’s it was sent using ANE-LX1 using tap talk what is that all about.Hi Kevin,
Out here in the sticks we are still using telex machines, and Jeremy and I are hoping to get a fax machine soon, ANE stands for All New Electricity which we’ve just got.
Love to Jan xRegards
RichardRichard are you on the mains sewer yet or do you and your good lady have a “thunder box” at the bottom of the garden, Buzzer
Hi John,
Thank you for your concern,I managed to nick a porta loo off the M27 roadworks, easy really as there never seems anyone there working !
Hope you and The Boss are well, sorry to hear of your breakdown in Salisbury,glad Ray Avery recovered you ok, I could have picked you up from Avery’s and run you home if I’d known.
Regards
Richard
gerbil sb152:
Hi badger, I thought you would be away in motor home in Europe by know enjoying the freedom to roam around before we get kicked out and banished from ever crossing the channel again (or so the scaremonger would have you believe) did you go to romsey show.
Kev
We are off in July, we still can now as the b word is delayed. No did get to show as work Fri and we did outside vintage fair sun so all sat sorting out all the the old tat to take, plus I want & Hazel will not let me, buy another that is!!! + we spent it doing the house up so I will have to make do but the camper is OK for us at the mo.
Jeremy
Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk
Hi all i am sorry badger but that caught me on the hop your name and the word work in the same sentence. What do you get up to then nothing strenuous i hope. I am in the next 2 weeks the 2 days the following week.
gerbil sb152:
Hi all i am sorry badger but that caught me on the hop your name and the word work in the same sentence. What do you get up to then nothing strenuous i hope. I am in the next 2 weeks the 2 days the following week.
Kevin
Hurtful, Very Hurtful
Was delivering cars on a single car transporter & trailer, mainly to customers homes, but did a couple of specials Brand new Rolls Royce Silver Ghost to Tilbury, Vintage 911 & a KIA Santa Fe all for export, Aston Martin DB9 to Staines on Thames but mainly BMW & Minis, have to wear a balaclava when in the BMWs! and Yes they do have indicaters I show them to the new owners whether they use them of not.
Off for a spot of lunch at The Rockingham Arms today with so fellow lazy people may bump into Mr E QC?
Jeremy
That ANX thingy is my phone Huawei mobile so Chinese code for something
Oh right sound’s interesting is that someone local.(don’t say too much someone will pinch it) same as me keep’s you of the street. i had a call at 6 this morning someone had gone sick but going to a funeral so could not help.
Buzzer:
Is that a Thoreson ship in this picture to the right in Southampton docks, not sure Buzzer
Looks like a total of 3 ferries. Those were the days! Two T-T ferries one at 26 berth Empress dock, tother in what is now Ocean Village. Plus looks like Dragon or Leopard actually ■■■■■■■ to linkspan. The Itchen bridge piers are in the backgound so, assuming it is finished, that places it post 77 doesn`t it?
Franglais:
Buzzer:
Is that a Thoreson ship in this picture to the right in Southampton docks, not sure BuzzerLooks like a total of 3 ferries. Those were the days! Two T-T ferries one at 26 berth Empress dock, t
other in what is now Ocean Village. Plus looks like Dragon or Leopard actually ■■■■■■■ to linkspan. The Itchen bridge piers are in the backgound so, assuming it is finished, that places it post77 doesn`t it?
Well spotted that man, I never noticed the others, for all those who ever sailed on TT or Normandy ferries out of Southampton you will certainly recognise this building,Buzzer
Buzzer:
Franglais:
Buzzer:
Is that a Thoreson ship in this picture to the right in Southampton docks, not sure BuzzerLooks like a total of 3 ferries. Those were the days! Two T-T ferries one at 26 berth Empress dock, t
other in what is now Ocean Village. Plus looks like Dragon or Leopard actually ■■■■■■■ to linkspan. The Itchen bridge piers are in the backgound so, assuming it is finished, that places it post77 doesn`t it?Well spotted that man, I never noticed the others, for all those who ever sailed on TT or Normandy ferries out of Southampton you will certainly recognise this building,Buzzer
And wasnt that terminal cutting edge architecture in its time?
Laminated-wood curved roof beams that were bigger or longer or something special?
Buzzer:
Is that a Thoreson ship in this picture to the right in Southampton docks, not sure Buzzer
Blue Funnel’s VLCC Tantalus laid up at the recently demolished Ocean Terminal so photograph would I think date from 1983
Closer examination shows “Dragon” on 3 Berth & “Merchant Navigator” TT chartered freighter 1982/3 alongside
TT moved round to Alexandra Terminal in 1980,but FE 5 can be seen on TCF berth & FE 3 laid up at 26/7 berth
Only a few SCAC trlrs in 2 North & a few more parked in what had been MacAndrews MacPak compound
Not much freight in Normandy’s compound (some imported Spanish bodied coaches) so photograph probably taken in August
Townsend Thoresen advert from 1966.
W.T.Sibley shot and they must have been going for a while, Buzzer
roolechat:
Buzzer:
Is that a Thoreson ship in this picture to the right in Southampton docks, not sure BuzzerBlue Funnel’s VLCC Tantalus laid up at the recently demolished Ocean Terminal so photograph would I think date from 1983
Closer examination shows “Dragon” on 3 Berth & “Merchant Navigator” TT chartered freighter 1982/3 alongside
TT moved round to Alexandra Terminal in 1980,but FE 5 can be seen on TCF berth & FE 3 laid up at 26/7 berth
Only a few SCAC trlrs in 2 North & a few more parked in what had been MacAndrews MacPak compound
Not much freight in Normandy’s compound (some imported Spanish bodied coaches) so photograph probably taken in August
In 1967 P & O subsidiary General Steam Navigation formed Normandy Ferries in conjunction with S.A.G.A to operate the Southampton/Le Havre service with “Dragon” & “Leopard”.In 1976,P & O acquired the Leopard & by 1980,the Normandy Ferries name was dropped & both vessels were rebranded as P & O Ferries.
In 1971 another P & O subsidiary-Southern Ferries-commenced a service to Lisbon & Tangier (later Algeciras was added).The vessel used was the cruise ferry " Eagle".Between 1971 & 1975 “Eagle” suffered many uncomfortable crossings of the Bay of Biscay & it was not uncommon to see damaged/destroyed cars & caravans on the quayside which had been landed from the Eagle.
To complement the service,a freighter-“Falcon” was soon added though Moroccan freight was transhipped to " Eagle" in Lisbon for onward movement to Tangier
Eagle on No 2(S) & Falcon on 3 berth
Loading Falcon
Both Normandy & Southern Ferries were P & O subsidiarys as were Ferrymasters who became large users of both services
Tug with double stacked trlrs on Falcon’s vehicle lift from Main deck to boat deck
roolechat:
roolechat:
Buzzer:
Is that a Thoreson ship in this picture to the right in Southampton docks, not sure BuzzerBlue Funnel’s VLCC Tantalus laid up at the recently demolished Ocean Terminal so photograph would I think date from 1983
Closer examination shows “Dragon” on 3 Berth & “Merchant Navigator” TT chartered freighter 1982/3 alongside
TT moved round to Alexandra Terminal in 1980,but FE 5 can be seen on TCF berth & FE 3 laid up at 26/7 berth
Only a few SCAC trlrs in 2 North & a few more parked in what had been MacAndrews MacPak compound
Not much freight in Normandy’s compound (some imported Spanish bodied coaches) so photograph probably taken in AugustIn 1967 P & O subsidiary General Steam Navigation formed Normandy Ferries in conjunction with S.A.G.A to operate the Southampton/Le Havre service with “Dragon” & “Leopard”.In 1976,P & O acquired the Leopard & by 1980,the Normandy Ferries name was dropped & both vessels were rebranded as P & O Ferries.
In 1971 another P & O subsidiary-Southern Ferries-commenced a service to Lisbon & Tangier (later Algeciras was added).The vessel used was the cruise ferry " Eagle".Between 1971 & 1975 “Eagle” suffered many uncomfortable crossings of the Bay of Biscay & it was not uncommon to see damaged/destroyed cars & caravans on the quayside which had been landed from the Eagle.
To complement the service,a freighter-“Falcon” was soon added though Moroccan freight was transhipped to " Eagle" in Lisbon for onward movement to TangierEagle on No 2(S) & Falcon on 3 berth
Loading Falcon
Both Normandy & Southern Ferries were P & O subsidiarys as were Ferrymasters who became large users of both services
Tug with double stacked trlrs on Falcon’s vehicle lift from Main deck to boat deck
Normandy Ferries enjoyed substantial increases in freight volumes betwen 1967 & 1970 & a new Customs examination shed for export traffic was built,leaving the existing facility for import traffic.
The new shed could accommodate 9 trailers & had a catwalk to enable Customs officers to inspect trailer roofs
A 50 Ton weighbridge was also installed to catch any haulier exceeding gross or axle weights,though there is no danger of this Dock Engineers 1954 A type Bedford exceeding anything !
