thanks for the welcome guys, good to be on board, ive been studying this thread for a while thought i’d chance my arm and jump in! test the water so to speak, chris, yes i am a man of kent, born and bred! south of the river medway 
teecee65
Hi Harry.I lived over in your part of the country (Stacksteads Bacup) for about 6 yrs after moving there from Morecambe and I still go over to see the daughter & grandchildren who live in Waterfoot,the place never seems to change its as though its in a timewarp,just the odd new property here and there.
As Harry say’s teecee65, welcome to the madhouse, Bewick is quiet he must be counting his money again. regards kevmac47.
Stanfield:
Hi Harry.I lived over in your part of the country (Stacksteads Bacup) for about 6 yrs after moving there from Morecambe and I still go over to see the daughter & grandchildren who live in Waterfoot,the place never seems to change its as though its in a timewarp,just the odd new property here and there.10
hiya,
Well john i did the same as you but i moved from Lancaster a proper “slinger” born in the crooked house on St Georges Quay before moving firstly to Liverpool then to Bacup before moving to Darwen and finally to Chester le Street via Leeds where i did a spell for Bayfords as a tanker driver my brother ( stepbrother) has lived in Bacup and Stacksteads all his life, i think i must have the Gypsy blood like i said the clubhouse for the cricket club is his “local” and only living on Burnley road near the Irwell pub he has’nt very far to walk, small world.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi tc im just the bairn but still come in here so please look after me 
& dont worry to much bout this lot as we dont bite but think we all a bit mad ( have to be to want to be in this industry )
or & cant tell you how old i am as not polite to ask a lady her age
thanks kevmack47 and animal, i think i qualify in the sanity department, its a requirement if you want to work in the industry!! 
teecee65
By golly lads I must have said something right to get all those comments flying in, 
I know you don’t like being called a " Trucker " myself I always say I was a lorrydriver but the devil in me likes to get things going. You can call me what you like, my wife says I have very thick skin, sorry lads no connections to the USA, but might have connections to royality! for some of my friends, say I’m a Prince among men. 
Re: Nostalgia!!
by teecee65 » Sun May 29, 2011 8:08 am
hi guys, i wonder if some of you more senior guys could help me out here, years ago (1972/73) i worked for E.H.Nicholls Jnr Ltd from rainham, kent, we were doing a changeover with Harris Road Services chester, we used to change at the ‘‘ace cafe’’ on the A5/45 weedon/daventry. i changed jobs in 73 and happened by the ace cafe a year later 74, to see it had become an oriental restaurant! that was quick! thing is, recently i was looking on google maps, out of curiosity trying to pinpoint the site of the old cafe, guess what! i havent got a clue where it was, has that place changed so much? its unrecognizable i suppose it has, looking how it has changed around my town! any ideas guys? hoping for a response to put my old mind to rest. teecee65
teecee65MEMBER Posts: 6Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:44 am
Hello teecee, I have brought your question over from the Nostalgia thread as nobody has answered it for you. 
I bet that Norman knows the answer, if not then Chris Webb probably had a Dodgy from there sometime in the past .
And don’t let Harry know that you are from The Garden Of England as he might want you to come up and dig his back one up for him and plant a few Leeks .
Regards and welcome Steve.
mushroomman:
Hello teecee, I have brought your question over from the Nostalgia thread as nobody has answered it for you.
And don’t let Harry know that you are from The Garden Of England as he might want you to come up and dig his back one up for him and plant a few LeeksRegards and welcome Steve.
Never had a dodgy from there Steve but did have one from Borehamwood once.
Chris Webb:
mushroomman:
Hello teecee, I have brought your question over from the Nostalgia thread as nobody has answered it for you.
And don’t let Harry know that you are from The Garden Of England as he might want you to come up and dig his back one up for him and plant a few LeeksRegards and welcome Steve.
Never had a dodgy from there Steve but did have one from Borehamwood once.
hiya,
Borehamwood to Sheffield bloody hell Chris it’s a good job you wasn’t still driving steamers.
thanks harry long retired.
for some of my friends, say I’m a Prince among men.
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Hi Norman,
Are you sure they said Prince ? I was in Bournemouth today and they asked if that Old Queen from Northampton was coming to visit again,they are still waiting for your Sand Dance ,and there’s a few on here still waiting for your Cruise!
Regards
Richard
harry_gill:
Never had a dodgy from there Steve but did have one from Borehamwood once.
hiya,
Borehamwood to Sheffield bloody hell Chris it’s a good job you wasn’t still driving steamers.
thanks harry long retired.
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Got to the drop at 0800 Adhesive Tapes,6000 galls of SBP2 spirit,“no room drive and anyway the pumps u/s to offload yer.Come back tomorrow dinner”.Rang Barking depot,“stick with it (laughing)”.Dropped tank and away with unit to South Mimms,parked up and away home.Got back next morning,breakfasted and was told still no chance.Rang Barking again,“leave it with us,ring again in half an hour”.Next conversation - “take the load to Prosper de Mulder at Doncaster” .
MaggieD:
:roll:
Hi Norman,
Are you sure they said Prince ? I was in Bournemouth today and they asked if that Old Queen from Northampton was coming to visit again,they are still waiting for your Sand Dance ,and there’s a few on here still waiting for your Cruise!
Regards
Richard
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hiya,
Resigned myself to a rowing boat on the park lake Richard, full o’ promises is our Norm and no way am i barrowing 5 tons of sand from beach to venue again, I’m still knackered from last time when he didn’t make the scene.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
MaggieD:
:roll:Hi Norman,
Are you sure they said Prince ? I was in Bournemouth today and they asked if that Old Queen from Northampton was coming to visit again,they are still waiting for your Sand Dance
Regards
Richard
hiya,
Resigned myself to a rowing boat on the park lake Richard, full o’ promises is our Norm and no way am i barrowing 5 tons of sand from beach to venue again, I’m still knackered from last time when he didn’t make the scene.
thanks harry long retired.
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Sand dance - Wilson,Keppel and Betty plus Norm - Britain’s got talent here we come. 
Chris Webb:
harry_gill:
Never had a dodgy from there Steve but did have one from Borehamwood once.hiya,
Borehamwood to Sheffield bloody hell Chris it’s a good job you wasn’t still driving steamers.
thanks harry long retired.
Got to the drop at 0800 Adhesive Tapes,6000 galls of SBP2 spirit,“no room drive and anyway the pumps u/s to offload yer.Come back tomorrow dinner”.Rang Barking depot,“stick with it (laughing)”.Dropped tank and away with unit to South Mimms,parked up and away home.Got back next morning,breakfasted and was told still no chance.Rang Barking again,“leave it with us,ring again in half an hour”.Next conversation - “take the load to Prosper de Mulder at Doncaster” .
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hiya,
And I dare bet Normans winnings he’s “always winning” that you wangled another dodgy en-route to Prospers, have taken handballed bags of offal into that place, but only once i hasten to add, said they could sack me before i’d carry that crap again,I spent two hours in the shower when i got home thought i might have contracted anthrax, it was a job Killingbeck’s used to do via Northern Ireland Trailers on Lancashire flats you could smell the stuff with a headwind and doing 60 MPH, yuk
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
Chris Webb:
harry_gill:
Never had a dodgy from there Steve but did have one from Borehamwood once.hiya,
Borehamwood to Sheffield bloody hell Chris it’s a good job you wasn’t still driving steamers.
thanks harry long retired.Got to the drop at 0800 Adhesive Tapes,6000 galls of SBP2 spirit,“no room drive and anyway the pumps u/s to offload yer.Come back tomorrow dinner”.Rang Barking depot,“stick with it (laughing)”.Dropped tank and away with unit to South Mimms,parked up and away home.Got back next morning,breakfasted and was told still no chance.Rang Barking again,“leave it with us,ring again in half an hour”.Next conversation - “take the load to Prosper de Mulder at Doncaster”
hiya,
And I dare bet Normans winnings he’s “always winning” that you wangled another dodgy en-route to Prospers, have taken handballed bags of offal into that place, but only once i hasten to add, said they could sack me before i’d carry that crap again,I spent two hours in the shower when i got home thought i might have contracted anthrax, it was a job Killingbeck’s used to do via Northern Ireland Trailers on Lancashire flats you could smell the stuff with a headwind and doing 60 MPH, yuk
thanks harry long retired.
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Lovely places those PDM sites, character building and make men out of boys.
Wheel Nut:
harry_gill:
Chris Webb:
harry_gill:
Never had a dodgy from there Steve but did have one from Borehamwood once.hiya,
Borehamwood to Sheffield bloody hell Chris it’s a good job you wasn’t still driving steamers.
thanks harry long retired.Got to the drop at 0800 Adhesive Tapes,6000 galls of SBP2 spirit,“no room drive and anyway the pumps u/s to offload yer.Come back tomorrow dinner”.Rang Barking depot,“stick with it (laughing)”.Dropped tank and away with unit to South Mimms,parked up and away home.Got back next morning,breakfasted and was told still no chance.Rang Barking again,“leave it with us,ring again in half an hour”.Next conversation - “take the load to Prosper de Mulder at Doncaster”
hiya,
And I dare bet Normans winnings he’s “always winning” that you wangled another dodgy en-route to Prospers, have taken handballed bags of offal into that place, but only once i hasten to add, said they could sack me before i’d carry that crap again,I spent two hours in the shower when i got home thought i might have contracted anthrax, it was a job Killingbeck’s used to do via Northern Ireland Trailers on Lancashire flats you could smell the stuff with a headwind and doing 60 MPH, yuk
thanks harry long retired.
Lovely places those PDM sites, character building and make men out of boys.
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hiya,
Thanks for that W N i’ve just lost my lunch.
thanks harry long retired.
Fancy putting a picture of that mullock on this respectable thread for older lorry drivers Wheel Nut.Wit and wisdom,but not offal,had enough of that stuff taking pigs to the abattoir years ago.Also passing the skin factory on Gloucester in the 60’s was enough to turn your guts.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
And I dare bet Normans winnings he’s “always winning” that you wangled another dodgy en-route to Prospers, have taken handballed bags of offal into that place, but only once i hasten to add, said they could sack me before i’d carry that crap again,I spent two hours in the shower when i got home thought i might have contracted anthrax, it was a job Killingbeck’s used to do via Northern Ireland Trailers on Lancashire flats you could smell the stuff with a headwind and doing 60 MPH, yuk
thanks harry long retired.
[/quote]
Lovely places those PDM sites, character building and make men out of boys.
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hiya,
Thanks for that W N i’ve just lost my lunch.
thanks harry long retired.
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Hi Wheel Nut,
When you get over to the Isle of Man ask Chris if that cow is a Manx Cow because it doesn’t seem to have a tail !!
Harry that’ll put Norm off his T Bone Steak he’s having for tea
Regards
Richard
On the trailors from Northern Ireland and the smell I am glad to know it came from the offal being transported, I always thought the drivers worn a strange type of after shave! On the lottery and the cruise, at this moment not a chance, but I hold high hopes for Friday, I want nothing but the best for my mates, I nearly booked a boat for the lads and their wives or partners, but thought better, for it had thirty two oars down each side, but I had to consider a good eighty per cent of you are past it! 
and it wouldn’t be fair on the fit ones Harry claimed the whip forman, for he had years of experience. But if you are careful and I live long enough, I am sure it could happen.