Look out Southampton Truckers, Ian (A S Rawlings) will give you a nice prize, It will be a dodgy prize iff you win , The prize will be you having to pay all the meals.
richardg
JUST A NOTE TO SAY TREVOR CLAPCOTT WHO DONE ALL THE OIL TANKERS ETC PASSED AWAY TODAY IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE THAT REMEMBERS HIM AND WOULD LIKE TO PASS ON THERE RESPECT I CAN GIVE DETAILS OF THE FUNERAL
Please give us the details apples and thankyou
Jimski:
Hi Pat i thought it must be him …Hi Paul Regards Jimski
Tony did you get my email ?
In case anyone thinks i,m being ignorant i spoke with Jim on the phone today,gonna try and meet
on Thursday dinnertime, so get the kettle on Pat. 
gazzer:
Is the end nigh? I’ve got a 40ft box on now. Cabbage reckons I’ll be double my size by the end of the week? It’s thursday now!
Does this mean retirement beckons? Answers on a postcard…somewhere in southern Spain!
Blimey Gazza, never thought i,d see the day. As for the size thing, if you,re not careful you,ll end up like me.
fte:
hi pat, tony and jim ,
nice to see you have been keeping it going , will have to try and catch up with you on a thursday, let me know
and are come down, saw mappo today at davies fixed his n/ heater, sorry to mention that word pat, had a chat with mappo, not to be confused with tir tone . paul
Wish you,d have done mine Paul, been bloody cold the last few weeks without one.
My bro. Keith has shipped out on the Santander ferry with 4 or 5 drops in Portugal.
shady:
Tone You know Im a mate all the time your buyin the carajilos,my best friend…
Yeh yeh Shady, no comment. 
traniht:
Help us out here boys tir original,ainacs,mappo and all youse who used to ship out to Le Harve etc please go to the AS Rawlings thread and tell us you favorite eating places in France and Spain.There wii be a prize
Where,s my prize then Ian■■?
apples24:
JUST A NOTE TO SAY TREVOR CLAPCOTT WHO DONE ALL THE OIL TANKERS ETC PASSED AWAY TODAY IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE THAT REMEMBERS HIM AND WOULD LIKE TO PASS ON THERE RESPECT I CAN GIVE DETAILS OF THE FUNERAL
So sorry to hear of his passing last time I saw Trevor was in Minsted Club about a year ago after the funeral of a young girl from cancer, I must say he looked a bit fragile then. I had known Trevor for years and had watched him slowly rebuild a steam engine in the Clapcott workshop over at Nutsey lane Totton, then I used to see him at the Minsted club he was also a good friend of Doug Ranger from Micheldever.
He and his brothers Seymour and Graham were apprentices at the AEC works in Southall Middlesex and used to ride push bikes up to there on a Monday morning if the couldn’t get a lift and back again on a Friday!!!
RIP Trevor
Regards Pat
Pat with reference to your words about Trevor (rip) I noticed you mentioned Doug Ranger and I had this horrible thought that you may not know he passed away a little while back.Via con Dios to both of these old stalwarts of the early days of haulage in this part of the country.
his funeral will be at tarrent hinton and a wake at drucillas pub which is nearby i can find out dates but as yet there not set
the steam traction engine he built was called winnie
he was an incredibly clever man
sadly graham is now in a care home with mental problems, seymour i know suffered with the big c but hes still here so hopefully its not too bad
traniht:
Pat with reference to your words about Trevor (rip) I noticed you mentioned Doug Ranger and I had this horrible thought that you may not know he passed away a little while back.Via con Dios to both of these old stalwarts of the early days of haulage in this part of the country.
Yes Ian I did know that, thanks!
Regards Pat
Hi Pat better get the cups washed up for thursday !!! 
R Jimski
Jimski:
Hi Pat better get the cups washed up for thursday !!!
And more teabags and crate of milk Jim 
Here are some more of Ennis Stratton’ pics
Who recognises any of these places?
And a pic of the man himself many years ago.
hi pat, the 1st photo would be on mont cenis, over looking the lake. the 2nd photo i think is lanslebourg- mont cenis on the n6 ,the last village before you start climbing on the french side, the others not sure.
ft
I agree with ft, the first one being at top of Mt Cenis.
The second i reckon is Lanselbourg just before start of climb on the french side.
The restaurant looks familiar, probably on that same route.
Could be a busy day for you on Thursday Pat. 
Whoops…just re read ft,s post. just seen his Lanselbourg answer.
i was,nt copying…honest.
mappo:
Whoops…just re read ft,s post. just seen his Lanselbourg answer.
i was,nt copying…honest.
just a thought ft,did you edit that in after posting, or am i cracking up ■■?
hi mappo, glad you agree, been over their a few times, last time was in 2003 with a davies wagon, try and catch up for a chat later had your n/heater fixed yet. yes i did re-edit after having another look .ft
Night heater not fixed Paul, and wont be now cos i,m in the office for 10 days
by which time my new MAN should have arrived.
If you,ve got the time ft try and get into Pats this coming Thursday lunchtime.
Might have to bring your own cup though.
First one is Le Mont Cenis Fort du Variselle et glacier de Bar (3315m)
Second one is Lanslebourg
Third one I don’t know but googled it and it is ROUTE NATIONALE 6 71240 St Cyr South of Chalon
Fourth one says Le montagne par B, Grange I think it is the same mountain in the backgroud of the Lanselbourg pic
hi pat, you put the elevation at 3315m , the elevation i,m sure is about 2083m on the road, the cafe sits down
from the road. i’m sure their is a sign saying the elevation.
fte:
hi pat, you put the elevation at 3315m , the elevation i,m sure is about 2700m on the road, the cafe sits down
from the road. i’m sure their is a sign saying the elevation.
Hi Paul
That was a postcard Ennis gave me to put on here and that was what was written on the back!!!
Regards Pat
Hi Pat the third one is Norbert & Jaqueline’s, if you look under the main name it says so. It’s 3 or 4 kms south of the
bunch including the Footballers.
Regards GAZ