So Pat was only 11 in 1963.Dear God I was 25.married with 2 screaming infants.So why does he look so old now? Regards Charlie 
charlie one:
So Pat was only 11 in 1963.Dear God I was 25.married with 2 screaming infants.So why does he look so old now? Regards Charlie
Diesel fumes and alcohol, Charlie
That does not make you a bad person Pat.You left out the most important reason.Bloody hard work!
Shady…Hi mate, not sure if i ever knew Bernie, tragic news though especially not being found for a couple of days. R.I.P.
Jimski:
The best looking 88 in Southampton that was !!
Sorry Jim gotta dispute that, this one was a looker. Oh go on then i,ll let you off as this was an 89. ( In the Navy aye Jim, that explains a lot then )
charlie one:
Blimey Pat,even you are still a nipperIs there anybody apart from Pat Scorey who is as old as me? I now feel ready for the knackers yard.Regards Charlie
Think you need Nobby on here Charlie for a bit of support. I,m still a nipper…left school in 1965 aged 15
Hows the Sand today Tony
Looks like I,m fighting a losing battle here Tony.I give in and retire gracefully.I,m now going down the Legion and drown my sorrows.Regards Charlie
Is that for your half pint Charlie go steady then (or is that half pint of scotch) ?
Hi Ya Mappo yeah nice 89 i must admitt they would be worth a few bob now !! Still on the 3 a day mate ■■
Blimey Pat didnt know you were so educated scolarships “a” levels blimey mate…wot went wrong
Regards Jimski
tribsa:
Hows the Sand today Tony
Jimski:
Hi Ya Mappo Still on the 3 a day mate ■■
Regards Jimski
Had a container today Rich & Jim and tomorrow.
New driver starting next week for the tipper work, so will lose the MAN
Think i,m cab hopping for a while now ( holiday relief ) p****d off.
Charlie one…hang on mate,i,m coming with yer.
That foto of the 89 reminded me of the polistyrene they threw back in the trailer. We used to take it out over the road, make tables 'n chairs with it and have a BBQ. Shame there’s no fotos of that!
Hey ya Mappo is that pic of your 89 taken where we used to tip tellys in Milan ■■?
Hi Gazza, did you get my email ■■
Hey Pat, hope your still talking to me R Jimski
mappo:
tribsa:
Hows the Sand today TonyJimski:
Hi Ya Mappo Still on the 3 a day mate ■■
Regards JimskiHad a container today Rich & Jim and tomorrow.
New driver starting next week for the tipper work, so will lose the MAN
Think i,m cab hopping for a while now ( holiday relief ) p****d off.Charlie one…hang on mate,i,m coming with yer.
Tone
Sorry to hear it’s all going a bit pear shaped mate, don’t shoot yourself in the foot though ( probably less damage if you shot yourself in the head ). Jobs ain’t what they use to be buddy, when you just kicked one out, went down the road, and got another.
Having said that, you’ve been around a bit ( like the tart you are ) someone will feel sorry for you and give you a crust no doubt. I remember we spoke at the Wheatsheaf last year, should have got out by the time you were 40 ! but still, you might be surprised what else you could do !!!
It reminds me of our Smith’s days. Bob Alford fired me for something, can’t even remember what
( think he did it at least 3 times ! ). It was 7.00 in the morning down at the compound by the floating bridge. So I get my gear out the wagon, leave it in Terry Barfoots old van, walk 200 yards down to see Alf at Yardley’s, half an hour later I’m loading fruit at 103 !! Just before mid-day Bob turns up and tells me stop f***in about and come back to work, the fact he fired me seemed to have gone over the top of his head. They were the days Tone, out of one and into another, plenty of work if you had a good reputation !!!
Bonne chance, me old mucker !!
gazzer:
That foto of the 89 reminded me of the polistyrene they threw back in the trailer. We used to take it out over the road, make tables 'n chairs with it and have a BBQ. Shame there’s no fotos of that!
You speak for yourself Gazza…i never had time for BBQ,s guess i often used to get the short straw…6 or 7 pick ups then top up at Italmondos.
Jimski:
Hey ya Mappo is that pic of your 89 taken where we used to tip tellys in Milan ■■?
The very same Jim…thought you,d recognise it. 
Fergie47
Hi Dave, should have taken your advice mate but it,s 20 years too late now.
Like you say the days of leaving one job and walking into another are long long gone, in fact this is the first time for many years i,ve been in this
situation and it bloody frustrating. I,ve made a few enquirys and made a few phone calls mate but it aint looking good.
On the plus side, at least i,m still in work unlike many drivers.
Will keep you posted. Hope you and family are well.
Tony
Hi Mappo thought it was 
Nice bit of reversing ■■? 
have trouble getting it on the bay ■■?
Keep smiling Tony some thing all ways turns up when you least expect it R Jimski
When we started tipping the tellies up there, they couldn’t cope with 8+ trucks and all had to be tipped. Deciding to leave next morning, some would go to the supermarket for some vino and grub whilst others made the "furniture"and fire. The factory next door housed a “night watchman”, who used to get upset at the noise!
Jimski: There is no organising “The Gathering”. The Wheatsheaf, Bank Holiday Sunday in August should anyone wish to turn up. We just rely on someone (Gerbil usually) to advise Tim that some people might be calling in. He might be better prepared this time!
Hi Gazzer thanks for that, Gerbil did you get that Kev ■■? Regards Jimski
Hi all yes i will have a word with tim about bank holiday sunday are we posting it on here now and not rawlings thread than.
Me again that should have read on the rawlings thread then not than sorry.
ainacs:
james perry:
just wondered if anyone remembered my dad fred perry from henry smithers southampton as a boy i always remembered ,henry smithersHi James I had a Fred Perry work for me for a short while back around 1984 he had a beard and a not very flattering nickname!!!
Is he still around??
hi thanks for yr reply dad sadly passed in july 08 i was having a nostalgic hour remembering the old jobs he had wondered if i could find any of his old mates as he must have worked for most hauliers in soton the last couple he drove a cab with me but still great memories of roaming europe in the 80s being stuck on mont blanc and xmas in hamburg are the highlights chers james
Jimski:
Hi Charlie one, yep any thing youve heard about me its all true !! I did 5 years in the navy, came out on me 21st birthday.best pressie i ever had !!
Yoh Jimski. When you say you came out ■■ Was that the closet sailor boy !! L.ol !! How’s things ■■
Hi Perry ( madmax) i thought you knew i was in the navy, yeah mate all is ok, still punching up and down the road, hows things in the mail room ■■
or is it male room R Jimski