funtley was that a climb back then or what miss a gear and you had it
MaggieD:
Hi Pat,
Sorry to hear about your Uncle hope everything goes ok.
Can’t believe that’s Pete Clue what happened to that young lad who used to drive for Buckfast ?
Here’s Paddy giving you a send off in his Kenworth !!
Have a safe journey
Regards Richard
look at paddy still smilling
paddy always looks on the bright side and nothing seems to worry him
Jimski:
Blimey Mappo polished and valeted thought you were gonna work it not show it !!!
Get a pic on here when you get it !
Here you are jim, got it at last…trouble is the pic,s come out too small. I,ll try and sort it later.
TIR Original…Hi Nobby, thanks for clearing that up re the Rice Bros outfit,as i said i did,nt recall seeing ,em in that colour
but was before my time on european work, not starting it myself til 1976.
Correct me if i,m wrong, but did,nt Rice Bros. with the blue Volvo/s also ship out of Southampton and do some work for
Colin Wilkes when he was operating as Hocfun exporting mainly ISR rubber to Italy??
Glad to hear that you,re finally on the mend mate,but i think you,d better give Pat a bit of notice before you and Charlie One
pay a visit so he can hire a stairlift for the day for you old timers. ( no offence meant )
Pat…Sorry to hear about your Uncle…have a safe journey home mate.
Now then young Mappo.You have now gone completely over the top regarding two of the nicest old gits around.Maybe a late night call from "Kneecap Nobby and Charlie with the big chopper will be on the cards.Will try and talk him out of it,but not a lot of hope.Be afraid,be very afraid.Mind you the noise we will make coming up your path will be deafening.Nobby on his crutches and me on my zimmer frame.It will give you time to escape.Regards Charlie
Hiya Guys;
Just been talkin to Roy Smith,and he keeps askin me if Ive heard anything of the whereabouts of Phil Pragnell,so not knowing where or if hes still around Id thought Id ask any of you,It would be nice to know hes still alive and kickin… 
Charlie One…Oh dear oh dear what have i gone and done now,upsetting you like this.
I,ll have to do a few turn rounds now til you,ve calmed down a bit.
Shady…Hi Steve, i saw Phil a couple of years ago on the quay. I,m pretty sure that he,d retired through
illness but was still doing a bit. To be honest he did,nt look too great then, but hopefully he,s still around
alive and kicking aye.
When you next speak to Roy say hi from me and ask him if he remembers the incident in Patras on the ferry
between him and a Greek and a Turk driver.
Hi all at my daughters in Dublin just saw this on Scrapbook memories flying back in the morning
There was a driver called Bev who worked for one of the “Rice’s” of Avonmouth. That would have been about 1979/80. Had a bit of a rip roaring weekend in Carisio with him and a few others.
gazzer:
There was a driver called Bev who worked for one of the “Rice’s” of Avonmouth. That would have been about 1979/80. Had a bit of a rip roaring weekend in Carisio with him and a few others.
That would be right Gazzer. Quite a big built chap who was always full of beans. Don’t know if you noticed but he always wore a bullet round his neck on a gold chain (hence his C.B. handle “Bullet”). He would have been driving, I think, an F88 painted in Frigoscandia colours of torquoise and white. A nice bloke for company when you are week-ended.
Hi Gazzer good to see ya back on here. good trip home along the old roads??
Hi Pat get the kettle on be in Thurs lunch R Jimski.
Hi Tony have you got it yet ■■
shady:
Hiya Guys;
Just been talkin to Roy Smith,and he keeps askin me if Ive heard anything of the whereabouts of Phil Pragnell,so not knowing where or if hes still around Id thought Id ask any of you,It would be nice to know hes still alive and kickin…
Hi Shady,
Sorry haven’t seen Phil for a long time, when you talk to Roy again ask him if his brother Gordon is still around please.
Regards MaggieD
A nice 113 that Paddy Keoghan drove for me, it was a 380 EDC but was so troublesome we converted it back to a manual pump 360 and it never missed a beat again! Barry Barnes took it to the middle east.
Another pic of a Meachers Mercedes from Bubblemans Scrapbook thread
MaggieD:
shady:
Hiya Guys;
Just been talkin to Roy Smith,and he keeps askin me if Ive heard anything of the whereabouts of Phil Pragnell,so not knowing where or if hes still around Id thought Id ask any of you,It would be nice to know hes still alive and kickin…Hi Shady,
Sorry haven’t seen Phil for a long time, when you talk to Roy again ask him if his brother Gordon is still around please.
Regards MaggieD
Hi there MaggieD;
Ok will keep tryin to findout about Phil. can tell you that Gordon is still around and well,he is still drivin but only a transit pick-up now delivering logs for the family bussiness.
Hi Pat,& All
HAPPY St PATRICKS DAY
Shady, Thanks for the info on Gordon last time I saw him he was living in Burbage
Regards Richard
Thanks Richard
Here’s a pic of local Southampton lad Terry Peach’s “TOY STORY” Scania, his dad also called Terry used to drive for LTS Freight many years ago as probably Badger will remember !
Regards Richard
Another of Marc (Bubblemans) Scrapbook pics Meachers again
