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OUT OF HOURS BULLY'S TRUCKSTOP BAR (INTERACTIVE)
3601

Dave the Renegade:

harry_gill:

Dave the Renegade:
The taters will be costing quite a price this year due to the poor spring and crap summer last year. I am going to be chips to save money. :wink:
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Due to the current bread shortage would all hotel patrons please request only toast with their breakfast. :blush:
thanks harry, long retired.

Iā€™m going to see if I can buy a cheap 4.10 shotgun and start poaching to save money Harry, used to have one and a twelve bore, but got rid of them. Will have to get some rabbit wires as well to snare a few. Perhaps Norm will post me some onions to put in the pot with the rabbit to make a stew.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Dave, it might just be cheaper to buy a few onions, Old Norm will be expecting
a few skinned and jointed Welsh lambs in return.
thanks harry, long retired.

3602

harry_gill:

Dave the Renegade:

harry_gill:

Dave the Renegade:
The taters will be costing quite a price this year due to the poor spring and crap summer last year. I am going to be chips to save money. :wink:
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Due to the current bread shortage would all hotel patrons please request only toast with their breakfast. :blush:
thanks harry, long retired.

Iā€™m going to see if I can buy a cheap 4.10 shotgun and start poaching to save money Harry, used to have one and a twelve bore, but got rid of them. Will have to get some rabbit wires as well to snare a few. Perhaps Norm will post me some onions to put in the pot with the rabbit to make a stew.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Dave, it might just be cheaper to buy a few onions, Old Norm will be expecting
a few skinned and jointed Welsh lambs in return.
thanks harry, long retired.

I will see if I can cadge a few off an allotment holder Harry. I donā€™t have anything to do with woolybacks eating or otherwise.
Cheers Dave.

3603

hiya,
Yes Dave get the onions local ā€œOld Normā€ will want top wack haulage
rates for getting his to you, by the way Iā€™m partial to a bit of bunny
havenā€™t had any since I had to rehome my Jack Russells several years
ago one of which never failed to bring me a rabbit when out for our
daily walks, a lad I know had an eagle owl at the time and was happy
to take all the dogs could catch.
thanks harry, long retired.

3604

harry_gill:
hiya,
Yes Dave get the onions local ā€œOld Normā€ will want top wack haulage
rates for getting his to you, by the way Iā€™m partial to a bit of bunny
havenā€™t had any since I had to rehome my Jack Russells several years
ago one of which never failed to bring me a rabbit when out for our
daily walks, a lad I know had an eagle owl at the time and was happy
to take all the dogs could catch.
thanks harry, long retired.

Actually havenā€™t eaten them since they were nearly wiped out with myxomatosis in the 1950ā€™s. Donā€™t fancy eating them after seeing them all swelled up and dying on the road as I walked the mile to school as a small kid.
Cheers Dave.

3605

Come on lads, :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: will you please refrain from rabbiting on! :unamused: :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: I think personally that a rabbit stew with fluffy dumplings was a joy to behold, :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: and you got sixpence for the rabbit skin, I wonder if you get anything for the skins in this day and age :question:

3606

Norman Ingram:
Come on lads, :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: will you please refrain from rabbiting on! :unamused: :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: I think personally that a rabbit stew with fluffy dumplings was a joy to behold, :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: and you got sixpence for the rabbit skin, I wonder if you get anything for the skins in this day and age :question:

I will take our cairn terrier out tomorrow Norm and get him to catch one, then I will get Tracy to skin the rabbit :laughing: and let you know how much I can get for the skin.
Cheers Dave.

3607

hiya,
Would love to see Mrs 2013 skin a rabbit or even pluck and clean a chicken,
a lost art which our grandparents just did as part of daily living.
thanks harry, long retired.

3608

Well I must admitt to skinning a few rabbits & plucking a few hens in my time. :unamused: :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: I was taught by my mother, as well as cooking. Nothing was wasted in those days, if we had a piece of beef, we would cook it in a baking tin with a smear of dripping, then make up the batter and pour it around the meat, and all the juices would be infused into the pudding. Anything left over like bacon rind, stale bread which was toasted,onions, herbs, beef which was over from sunday was minced and knealed together and into the dripping greased baking tin, into the oven for ten minutes and then a half jug of oxo poured over it, and another 20 minutes of slow cooking, a slice of it with potatoā€™s and green beans or peas was grand my mum called it ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– , but it tasted a lot better than Brainā€™s ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– 

3609

Norman Ingram:
Well I must admitt to skinning a few rabbits & plucking a few hens in my time. :unamused: :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: I was taught by my mother, as well as cooking. Nothing was wasted in those days, if we had a piece of beef, we would cook it in a baking tin with a smear of dripping, then make up the batter and pour it around the meat, and all the juices would be infused into the pudding. Anything left over like bacon rind, stale bread which was toasted,onions, herbs, beef which was over from sunday was minced and knealed together and into the dripping greased baking tin, into the oven for ten minutes and then a half jug of oxo poured over it, and another 20 minutes of slow cooking, a slice of it with potatoā€™s and green beans or peas was grand my mum called it ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– , but it tasted a lot better than Brainā€™s ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– 

You wonā€™t get meals like that these days Norm. Tracy always makes the gravy out of the meat fat which she has cooked. None of these gravy granules used here,just good home cooking.
Must try and shoot a Cuckoo and see what they taste like. :wink:
Cheers Dave.

3610

Dave the Renegade:

Norman Ingram:
Well I must admitt to skinning a few rabbits & plucking a few hens in my time. :unamused: :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: I was taught by my mother, as well as cooking. Nothing was wasted in those days, if we had a piece of beef, we would cook it in a baking tin with a smear of dripping, then make up the batter and pour it around the meat, and all the juices would be infused into the pudding. Anything left over like bacon rind, stale bread which was toasted,onions, herbs, beef which was over from sunday was minced and knealed together and into the dripping greased baking tin, into the oven for ten minutes and then a half jug of oxo poured over it, and another 20 minutes of slow cooking, a slice of it with potatoā€™s and green beans or peas was grand my mum called it ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– , but it tasted a lot better than Brainā€™s ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– 

You wonā€™t get meals like that these days Norm. Tracy always makes the gravy out of the meat fat which she has cooked. None of these gravy granules used here,just good home cooking.
Must try and shoot a Cuckoo and see what they taste like. :wink:
Cheers Dave.

Dave before Harry jumps in, :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: I said " Plucked"! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

3611

Norman Ingram:

Dave the Renegade:

Norman Ingram:
Well I must admitt to skinning a few rabbits & plucking a few hens in my time. :unamused: :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: I was taught by my mother, as well as cooking. Nothing was wasted in those days, if we had a piece of beef, we would cook it in a baking tin with a smear of dripping, then make up the batter and pour it around the meat, and all the juices would be infused into the pudding. Anything left over like bacon rind, stale bread which was toasted,onions, herbs, beef which was over from sunday was minced and knealed together and into the dripping greased baking tin, into the oven for ten minutes and then a half jug of oxo poured over it, and another 20 minutes of slow cooking, a slice of it with potatoā€™s and green beans or peas was grand my mum called it ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– , but it tasted a lot better than Brainā€™s ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– 

You wonā€™t get meals like that these days Norm. Tracy always makes the gravy out of the meat fat which she has cooked. None of these gravy granules used here,just good home cooking.
Must try and shoot a Cuckoo and see what they taste like. :wink:
Cheers Dave.

Dave before Harry jumps in, :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: I said " Plucked"! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

You did Norm, but you didnā€™t say if it was a pullet, a cockerel or an old broiler.
Cheers Dave.

3612

hiya,
Norm aint a chicken plucker,
Heā€™s a chicken pluckerā€™s son,
And heā€™s sitting plucking chickens,
Till the chicken plucker comes :smiling_imp: .
thanks harry, long retired.

3613

I wonder is Norm a guitar plucker Harry. He seems to have plucked most other things. There is no end to the mans talents.
Cheers Dave.

3614

Dave the Renegade:
I wonder is Norm a guitar plucker Harry. He seems to have plucked most other things. There is no end to the mans talents.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Along time ago but I was quite able to get a tune out of a mouth organ,
maybe I could one day accompany Old Norm doing his sand dance routine.
thanks harry, long retired.

3615

harry_gill:

Dave the Renegade:
I wonder is Norm a guitar plucker Harry. He seems to have plucked most other things. There is no end to the mans talents.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Along time ago but I was quite able to get a tune out of a mouth organ,
maybe I could one day accompany Old Norm doing his sand dance routine.
thanks harry, long retired.

I used to play on the linoleum Harry,but gave it up about 60 years ago. Got a mouth organ,but canā€™t get anything other than a racket out of it.
Cheers Dave.

3616

hiya,
Talking about linoleum Dave, I remember (vaguely) as a very young lad
my old man getting a pal of his to (I think the word is screed) our then
flagged living room floor soā€™s my Mam could be posh and have lino down
on the floor, we was living in Bootle at the time and while we was in the
air raid shelter a couple of days later a bomb which was designated for
the docks landed in our street and made the house uninhabitable and we
had to move a few doors along the street , yep with a flagged floor they
didnā€™t bother again but Dad did rescue some of the lino and put it in the
toilet and a pantry, now wasnā€™t that a load of useless information.
thanks harry, long retired.

3617

harry_gill:
hiya,
Talking about linoleum Dave, I remember (vaguely) as a very young lad
my old man getting a pal of his to (I think the word is screed) our then
flagged living room floor soā€™s my Mam could be posh and have lino down
on the floor, we was living in Bootle at the time and while we was in the
air raid shelter a couple of days later a bomb which was designated for
the docks landed in our street and made the house uninhabitable and we
had to move a few doors along the street , yep with a flagged floor they
didnā€™t bother again but Dad did rescue some of the lino and put it in the
toilet and a pantry, now wasnā€™t that a load of useless information.
thanks harry, long retired.

Sounds like sodā€™s law going to the work and expense of having the floor done and then having to move Harry.
Iā€™ve always thought, never get into the habit of thinking that everything is OK, because a kick in the teeth is just around the corner.
People say to me, you are a pessimist, I say no Iā€™m a realist.
Cheers Dave.

3618

Dave the Renegade:

harry_gill:
hiya,
Talking about linoleum Dave, I remember (vaguely) as a very young lad
my old man getting a pal of his to (I think the word is screed) our then
flagged living room floor soā€™s my Mam could be posh and have lino down
on the floor, we was living in Bootle at the time and while we was in the
air raid shelter a couple of days later a bomb which was designated for
the docks landed in our street and made the house uninhabitable and we
had to move a few doors along the street , yep with a flagged floor they
didnā€™t bother again but Dad did rescue some of the lino and put it in the
toilet and a pantry, now wasnā€™t that a load of useless information.
thanks harry, long retired.

Sounds like sodā€™s law going to the work and expense of having the floor done and then having to move Harry.
Iā€™ve always thought, never get into the habit of thinking that everything is OK, because a kick in the teeth is just around the corner.
People say to me, you are a pessimist, I say no Iā€™m a realist.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Give Liverpool City Council credit as soon as houses got damaged by blast damage
there was a huge squad of men round making properties habitable again they all
looked like escapees from the local care homes, I suppose there was a shortage
of young men in those days them being away in the forces.
thanks harry, long retired.

3619

harry_gill:

Dave the Renegade:

harry_gill:
hiya,
Talking about linoleum Dave, I remember (vaguely) as a very young lad
my old man getting a pal of his to (I think the word is screed) our then
flagged living room floor soā€™s my Mam could be posh and have lino down
on the floor, we was living in Bootle at the time and while we was in the
air raid shelter a couple of days later a bomb which was designated for
the docks landed in our street and made the house uninhabitable and we
had to move a few doors along the street , yep with a flagged floor they
didnā€™t bother again but Dad did rescue some of the lino and put it in the
toilet and a pantry, now wasnā€™t that a load of useless information.
thanks harry, long retired.

Sounds like sodā€™s law going to the work and expense of having the floor done and then having to move Harry.
Iā€™ve always thought, never get into the habit of thinking that everything is OK, because a kick in the teeth is just around the corner.
People say to me, you are a pessimist, I say no Iā€™m a realist.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Give Liverpool City Council credit as soon as houses got damaged by blast damage
there was a huge squad of men round making properties habitable again they all
looked like escapees from the local care homes, I suppose there was a shortage
of young men in those days them being away in the forces.
thanks harry, long retired.

Hi Harry,
At least you soon got things sorted in those days. I would imagine if something like that happened these days it would take ten times as long for them to put things right.
Cheers Dave.

3620

Dave the Renegade:

harry_gill:

Dave the Renegade:

harry_gill:
hiya,
Talking about linoleum Dave, I remember (vaguely) as a very young lad
my old man getting a pal of his to (I think the word is screed) our then
flagged living room floor soā€™s my Mam could be posh and have lino down
on the floor, we was living in Bootle at the time and while we was in the
air raid shelter a couple of days later a bomb which was designated for
the docks landed in our street and made the house uninhabitable and we
had to move a few doors along the street , yep with a flagged floor they
didnā€™t bother again but Dad did rescue some of the lino and put it in the
toilet and a pantry, now wasnā€™t that a load of useless information.
thanks harry, long retired.

Sounds like sodā€™s law going to the work and expense of having the floor done and then having to move Harry.
Iā€™ve always thought, never get into the habit of thinking that everything is OK, because a kick in the teeth is just around the corner.
People say to me, you are a pessimist, I say no Iā€™m a realist.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Give Liverpool City Council credit as soon as houses got damaged by blast damage
there was a huge squad of men round making properties habitable again they all
looked like escapees from the local care homes, I suppose there was a shortage
of young men in those days them being away in the forces.
thanks harry, long retired.

Hi Harry,
At least you soon got things sorted in those days. I would imagine if something like that happened these days it would take ten times as long for them to put things right.
Cheers Dave.

hiya,
Dave if it was just a case of the windows blown out they didnā€™t move you
but did the repairs when you was in the house a case of weā€™ll put the glass
in you sweep the broken glass up and put it in the bin, everybody mucked
in and got the job done.
thanks harry, long retired.