hiya, norm your’e the original little devil cloven feet as well, in fact you could star in fiddler on the hoof, trying to make us believe your holier than thou indeed, boyo you fool no-one, and i’ll bet keith agree’s with me too, it’s no wonder the BRS closed down, it was because an M/E subsidary driver was feathering his own nest, i hope you spend it well mate, once went in northampton depot for a sub on the old OPs 6 told every petty cash box in the area was cleaned out by a chap who’s name was norman going on his holidays to lands afar in a leyland marathon just had to have a dry one couldn’t afford a drink that night, so if keith you and myself ever meet maybe at a truckshow or something the drinks are on you all night, out of all that misappropriated money you’ve accrued over the years, thanks harry long retired.
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Well Harry steady up you will have a heart attack getting all wound up like that. I thought all you old red and rust men stuck together, helped and looked out for one another not slaged each other off. I’m shore Norm will give you a sub if you were stuck.
Regards Keith
Harry, the only true thing you said about me, was the devil, no clove feet, I went to a fancy dress as one, and my wife as a nunn, have a photo, one time I will post it, but you cannot see my handsome face, because I am wearing a mask. Also my dear friend, you talk with fork tongue, for when I was collecting nights out from BRS, they used to moan at me for leaving it several weeks, before I drew it out, also when I was on BRS Overland, they used to pay my nights out by cheque, because we had £12 per night x7 x weeks, one time I was thirteen weeks on a Iran trip, do not take your socks off to count it up,Ha Ha Ha . Consider our comic duo defunted, how can I work with a partner, who trie’s to cast doubt on my saintly behaviour, for I am known as honest Norman across several parts of the globe!!. By gad sir you are a cad, I demand satifaction, rifles at dawn, you can stand on top of the angel of the north, and me on the top of Northampton light house, and let the best man win, hope you are not nervious, because I did get extra pay in the REME, for being a marksman. SAndman Norman
Norman Ingram:
and me on the top of Northampton light house
Got to ■■■■ in here(no not C ■■■■),we’ve all heard of global warming and sea levels rising but a lighthouse in Northampton? Glad I live in t’Isle of Man 
Hi Chris
Got to admit I noticed that but did not wont to show my ignorance 
It must be a red and rust code word…
Regards Keith
hiya,
now norm steady up you’ve seen my discharge book from the forces haven’t you i believe it states i couldn’t hit a barn door at ten paces, the drivers in our mob never used rifles we had world war two sten guns useless but sat comfortably on your knee when driving and was easy to stick out of the window if needed in a hurry, as for me on top of the angel of the north i get dizzy going to bed, as for the northampton lighthouse never heard of it,but used to dig at the feathers in northhampton now that is going back a long way you could park anywhere in those days, had some good runs ashore round there in my time all history now. thanks harry long retired
Chris, Keith, Harry, I thought I was talking to real lorry drivers, Now look, listen and learn, Express lifts on the Weedon road which leads to the M1 motorway J16 built a tower to test lifts, when " Terry Wogan" visited Northampton, he saw it, and on his morning radio show, he refered to it as a lighthouse, even people on the Cb called it that, most drivers knew it, when I mentioned I came from Northampton, where are you old fossells been hiding your selves, this has been going on for well over 25 years, and if you live long enough, the sea will be nearbye, I can see the structure from my bungalow, and it is well over 4 miles away. Sandman Norman
On the subject of Northampton landmarks . . is the Silly Sausage still going ?
Yes my old mucky, the giggling one had a radio show run from it yesterday, and they won a award for the best breakfast in uk
Suedehead:
On the subject of Northampton landmarks . . is the Silly Sausage still going ?
hiya,
norm it’s no wonder wev’e never heard heard of the lighthouse, wev’e never heard of terry woban,
thanks harry long retired.
hiya,
i forget to add this bit norm, it’s a bit of of a telling off really, i’ll have you know i’m a sprightly elderly gentleman and not an old fossill, and our keith well he’s still got a hold of the handlebars which in my book makes him little more than a spring chick, so from now on a little respect for your elders and in the case of keith, a fellow sand wobbler treat with the same courtesy as you expect yourself, by jove norm i feel better for that, consider youself told off and in future try to behave yourself, as for the weapons at dawn business i’ll choose a 5.5 howitzer which iv’e dragged behind an AEC matador all over the far east i could demolish that lighthouse of yours and you wouldn’t want that would you, now what was i talking about? oh iv’e forgot, i,m off to ladbrokes see if i can clean em out.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi boys
Harry thanks. I need someone to stand up for me. I think that Norm is trying to embarrass us all by posting that other thread. If you’ve got the time you could be my trailer boy,so long as you dide’nt fall asleep in my airconditioned cab. I’m affraid I don’t use ropes and sheets very often, how are you with chains and dogs?
Regards Keith.
hiya,
think iv’e upset old norm with that telling off he’s gone a bit quiet, now keith the second man job i hope you won’t be too distressed at my refusal the chains and dogs no problem and i like the sound of air conditioning but not being allowed to kip is a definite no no but for a small fee i’ll send you details of maltreating the trailer boy both verbally and using the whip whils’t driving and without leaving any marks, i’ll give you a clue though it’s got something to do with an army greatcoat, not too clever in the passenger seat either, but could control myself when being transported homewards on a dodgy night out.
thanks harry long retired.
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Harry I’m all disappointed I was looking forward to you buying the teas, that was the trailer lads job wase’nt it. Norms to busy embarressing us on the other tread hopefully he will come back and apolagize to you…
Regards Keith
hiya,
keith old norm would make a better trailer boy than me he’s loaded and he would make a fuss of you with all the breakfasts he’d be buying along with the teas and just think you and him are both ex sand wobblers both of you have plenty in common the best i could do would be to natter on about a couple of abnormal loads i took to ireland and that was nearly BC, if you really want the best i’ll have a word and be nice to him, it could just go in your favour,
thanks harry long retired.
My grandaughters have been taking my time up today, they are excited of going on friday to Paris Disneyland, I still think you are suffering from dementure, or caught in a space warp, you will tell me you have never heard of the Eiffel tower, a little bigger than the one at Blackpool, then Harry picks up on a slip of the finger, a “B” instead of a “G”. I cannot help you are not as well informed as me, In the isle of man, when they had the death penalty, they would never hang a man with a wooden leg. Durham is famious for its University and my cathedral ( Norman), also " Pink Panther", durum, durum, Ha Ha Ha. Whitchurch, what can I say, I have stayed there, it near Wrexham, it had some good transport cafes nearby. Dingle dell,where the fairies live, Snaefell where CB’s used to talk to me, when I was on the ferry to northern Ireland, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey, Castletown, the four main places, steam railway, Manx electric railway, several museums, and of course the airport (Ronaldway), I did like my visits to the three legs island. Sandman Norman
[quote=“Norman Ingram” Dingle dell,where the fairies live, Snaefell where CB’s used to talk to me, when I was on the ferry to northern Ireland, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey, Castletown, the four main places, steam railway, Manx electric railway, several museums, and of course the airport (Ronaldway), I did like my visits to the three legs island. Sandman Norman[/quote]
Well,Norman if you come again you’ll find that the ferries have engines,not sails
Like this one,Ben-My-Chree turning in Douglas harbour.
hiya,
chris, when old norm went over there les mode transportes was by galley and if you didn’t travel first class you had to row.
thanks harry long retired.
Cheeky chappies, I went from Heysham to IOM with liquid gold to the brewery, I had a cabin, and slept overnight, off early in the morning, and sometimes I caught the same ferry back, not like you philatines, you would have had to row their, going third class?, you can berate me all you like, for friday I will be in frenchy domain, so there = Raspberry. Ha Ha Ha. Sandman Norman
Hi boys
Norm there used to be some good digs in Whitchurch, parking in the station yard. Alot of cafes have gone but still a couple of good ones left at Prees Heath.
Chris the last time I went to IOM would be about 18 years ago with low loader to pick up the oldest known Walis and Stevens traction engine for repair in Cheshire.I don’t know if its the same ferry as your Ben me Chree but it looks the same.As we got out of the dock wall into a force 8 gale the bells went down.Life boat drill. Every one was instructed to put on life belts and proceed on deck to the back of the boat on the corner.The stewards and half of the drivers were a little disturbed to find out that there was no life belts for them. I was alright I had one the only thing was trying to stand on that rear corner in that weather was not pleasent, diden’t bother with the meal and was asked by the purser not to tell enyone about the life belts as he would sort it . By the way do you know Les Gleave, he has a large collection of vintage vehicles and lives between Onchan and Baldrine. He had a lot of property around Stoke on Trent at one time.
Regards Keith