harry_gill:
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 so’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
didn’t bother again but Dad did rescue some of the lino and put it in the
toilet and a pantry, now wasn’t that a load of useless information.
thanks harry, long retired.
Sounds like sod’s law going to the work and expense of having the floor done and then having to move Harry.
I’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 I’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 didn’t move you
but did the repairs when you was in the house a case of we’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.
I didn’t see anything like that Harry, it was just before my time. I had an Aunt in Charlton, London who so I’ve been told had the windows blown out like you did, but she was down this way with her kids staying with another Sister. One of my cousins was born here while they were evacuated.
Cheers Dave.
Harry you not implying that old Norm Is a Pheasnt Plucker surely, & Heres me thinking you & him were good pals, Eh, Ha Ha Regards Larry.
harry_gill:
kevmac47:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Norm aint a chicken plucker,
He’s a chicken plucker’s son,
And he’s sitting plucking chickens,
Till the chicken plucker comes 
.
thanks harry, long retired.
Harry, this little ditty is my youngest daughters party piece 
after a few drinks she repeats it faster and faster and never gets it wrong 
Ps. I never heard her doing the practice for it!!! Butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth 
Regards Kev.
hiya,
Kev I have changed the wording a bit just for Normans benefit,
you’ll no doubt know that chicken should read pheasant.
thanks harry, long retired.
Yes Harry, I do know the correct words, I was just teasing my daughter today, asking her if she was going to teach her daughter the ditty. The answer was a horrified NOOOO. What goes round comes round. 
Regards Kev
Pheasants chickens , a bit like a football match. Game and fowl.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Saw a sign in a shop along the main street in our town today, which by the way is
the original A1 the sign was advertising “snow shovels” £4.99p, the currant bun was
cracking the paving stones at the time, I bought one from the shop in December it
cost me a tenner, now had it still been snowing I could have got myself a bargain.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Saw a sign in a shop along the main street in our town today, which by the way is
the original A1 the sign was advertising “snow shovels” £4.99p, the currant bun was
cracking the paving stones at the time, I bought one from the shop in December it
cost me a tenner, now had it still been snowing I could have got myself a bargain.
thanks harry, long retired.
You could have bought one for your Missus for Christmas Harry.
Cheers Dave.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Saw a sign in a shop along the main street in our town today, which by the way is
the original A1 the sign was advertising “snow shovels” £4.99p, the currant bun was
cracking the paving stones at the time, I bought one from the shop in December it
cost me a tenner, now had it still been snowing I could have got myself a bargain.
thanks harry, long retired.
RIGHT LADS,YOU HEARD IT FIRST ON TNUK,THE A1 SOUTH OF GATESHEAD WILL NEVER,EVER, BE BLOCKED BY SNOW AGAIN AS A CERTAIN "H GILL"ENTERPRISES AND HIS GOLDEN SHOVEL WILL GARANTEE FREE PASSAGE HOWEVER DEEP THE SNOW MAY BE!!! ANON1 
Dave the Renegade:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Saw a sign in a shop along the main street in our town today, which by the way is
the original A1 the sign was advertising “snow shovels” £4.99p, the currant bun was
cracking the paving stones at the time, I bought one from the shop in December it
cost me a tenner, now had it still been snowing I could have got myself a bargain.
thanks harry, long retired.
You could have bought one for your Missus for Christmas Harry.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave it was the Missus who spotted the ad in the shop window and should I attempt to
gift her a snow shovel immaterial of time of year it would no doubt finish up wrapped
round my lughole. And Dennis the first flake of snow that becomes visible to me does
signal a return to bed and remain there until the thaw is complete, I shovelled more
than enough snow on the old A6 in my time no doubt to assist safe passage to Brady’s
and Bewick’s, being a proper driver the shovel came second only to a rubber “for the
alteration of log sheets” when could do with a night at home moments cut in.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Dave the Renegade:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Saw a sign in a shop along the main street in our town today, which by the way is
the original A1 the sign was advertising “snow shovels” £4.99p, the currant bun was
cracking the paving stones at the time, I bought one from the shop in December it
cost me a tenner, now had it still been snowing I could have got myself a bargain.
thanks harry, long retired.
You could have bought one for your Missus for Christmas Harry.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave it was the Missus who spotted the ad in the shop window and should I attempt to
gift her a snow shovel immaterial of time of year it would no doubt finish up wrapped
round my lughole. And Dennis the first flake of snow that becomes visible to me does
signal a return to bed and remain there until the thaw is complete, I shovelled more
than enough snow on the old A6 in my time no doubt to assist safe passage to Brady’s
and Bewick’s, being a proper driver the shovel came second only to a rubber “for the
alteration of log sheets” when could do with a night at home moments cut in.
thanks harry, long retired.
Harry, it’s only a few weeks since I took my shovel out of the cab, I’ve carried one every year for over forty years but this was definitely the last one. 7 weeks to go retirement looms!!! I hope the “blessed Dorothy” can cope with us both being at home. Regards Kev.
Good for you Kev, Im sure when the time comes when you retire, You will will cope with it, No more s–t No more hassle, Just taking it easy after all the years you spent behind the wheel working hard & of course being a professional driver & proud of it may I add, Just like myself & many of other lads of long serving to the Haulage Game, When in the earley days when we really enjoyed it, & worked with some great lads, Like the late Parkey Denhome, Geo.Beatty, Les Newton, Geordie Fearns & many many more, Regards Larry.
I just love being retired. Best job I’ve ever had!
Retirement?? I wish I’d known about it earlier, I could have made a wonderful career out of it and stuff the lorry driving. Worked for 49 years, retired,and I’m enjoying it, no more work for me, what time there is left is mine.
So much beer and malt…so little time 
Retired Old ■■■■:
I just love being retired. Best job I’ve ever had!
Hell NO…I want to go back…with hours and jobs to suit me would be nice.
But I am only 50 and medically out for good !..BORED at home.
3 wheeler:
Retired Old ■■■■:
I just love being retired. Best job I’ve ever had!
Hell NO…I want to go back…with hours and jobs to suit me would be nice.
But I am only 50 and medically out for good !..BORED at home.
Same as you 3 wheeler I finished due to spinal injuries after a bad RTA. Still do a bit as a CPC holder for three operators, but even though I am now over 65 I would love to still be driving lorries.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
I’ve often thought that a living pension should be paid when leaving school
in my case aged 15 this should be paid with the cost of living thingy being
looked after until age 65, then a job should be found for the pensioner if
he hasn’t burned himself out by this time and he/her should be worked to
death, if the pensioner is well and truly knackered (and can prove it) he
should be able to carry on drawing the pension until natural progression is
reached and he/she falls off the perch.
thanks harry, long retired.
