Tony’s at Grantham for breakfast. Atkin’s at Findern for Bread Pudding. Never to return
Tony’s at Grantham for breakfast. Atkin’s at Findern for Bread. Never to return Pudding
Tony’s at Grantham for breakfast. Atkin’s at Findern for Bread Pudding. Never to return. (I will get it right. Must be the thought of the food)
Spardo:
The worst 2, neither mentioned there, stick in my memory. The one at Gloucester, can’t remember the name, but though it had individual rooms, they were all off a long corridor which terminated in an outside door. Each room had no door so every time the exit was opened a cold blast raced up the corridor. It reminded me of a stables. I had an LAD Dodge and a mate with its sister had loaded from the same place in London for the same place in S. Wales, but he was an hour ahead of me. When we met at the tip we compared our nights. He was warm and comfy in his cab, while I…2nd one was Riggend cafe near Glasgow, this time another mate from the same company, Shaw’s of Stapleford, was stopping too. I remember a large room, maybe 20 beds in it, but only 1 foot between each one. Again, the cab would have been better, and maybe why I soon began to organise myself with cab comforts instead.
The best? A large house in Bristol which was homely with good food and warm comfy beds. But it didn’t last as they got greedy and soon packed extra beds in with building site navvys who came in late and ■■■■■■ in a bucket. Shame.
A lady in Port Talbot with a nice detached house. I think she could take 3 or 4 drivers each with their own rooms, good dinner and breakfast in the morning. This time it was me who let the side down, though to some extent not my fault. I was loading in Velindre and waiting with me was a driver from McVeigh’s. I said I was going to ring the digs and he said count me in if there’s room, so I booked us both in. But neither of us got loaded till midnight and we didn’t think it was fair to turn up after that time so we set off up the road and cabbed it. I should have rung her, but I suppose it was always ‘we must be away soon, leave it a bit’, and then it go too late. I felt guilty at letting her down and never went there again.
David,the one in Gloucester would be the West End,and what a shi*hole it was,sacking up to broken windows and scruffy staff. I went to my allocated “room”,took one look and walked out,slept at Mrs Albions. 
The best? Well got to be Transport House in Ipswich,owned by an American and run by a French lady.Only had four rooms i think,with wash basin and nice clean bedding,breakfast was great,stayed there in 1970 one sunday night,loaded for BXL Manningtree from BP Saltend.
yorkpensioner:
Tony’s at Grantham for breakfast. Atkin’s at Findern for Bread Pudding. Never to return. (I will get it right. Must be the thought of the food)
Findern was good for food, never stopped there, too close to home. Tony’s was not really on my route, again never stopped over there.
Chris,
David,the one in Gloucester would be the West End,and what a shi*hole it was,sacking up to broken windows and scruffy staff. I went to my allocated “room”,took one look and walked out,slept at Mrs Albions.
Yes, West End, wish you’d told me about Mrs Albion. 
Spardo:
yorkpensioner:
Tony’s at Grantham for breakfast. Atkin’s at Findern for Bread Pudding. Never to return. (I will get it right. Must be the thought of the food)
Findern was good for food, never stopped there, too close to home. Tony’s was not really on my route, again never stopped over there.
Chris,
David,the one in Gloucester would be the West End,and what a shi*hole it was,sacking up to broken windows and scruffy staff. I went to my allocated “room”,took one look and walked out,slept at Mrs Albions.
Yes, West End, wish you’d told me about Mrs Albion.
Airport on A38 was dire,dirty scruffy father and son,■■■ ash in yer snap etc.I used Y-Pass further down near Burton turn off.Atkins was good,Oakamoor nowt special but Tree at Alrewas were ok,full of Sheffielders like misen. 
I slept in Mrs Albion’s,Mrs Leylands and Mrs Southalls many times,better than so called “Home from home” hovels. 
Chris Webb:
Airport on A38 was dire,dirty scruffy father and son,■■■ ash in yer snap etc.I used Y-Pass further down near Burton turn off.Atkins was good,Oakamoor nowt special but Tree at Alrewas were ok,full of Sheffielders like misen.
Agree about the Airport and the Y-Pass, but the Tree was my favourite. Oakamoor was a bit scruffy. But I never remember the names of all the ladies I slept with Chris, you must have a very special memory. 
Spardo:
Chris Webb:
Airport on A38 was dire,dirty scruffy father and son,■■■ ash in yer snap etc.I used Y-Pass further down near Burton turn off.Atkins was good,Oakamoor nowt special but Tree at Alrewas were ok,full of Sheffielders like misen.Agree about the Airport and the Y-Pass, but the Tree was my favourite. Oakamoor was a bit scruffy. But I never remember the names of all the ladies I slept with Chris, you must have a very special memory.
I cant remember if I have put this picture on here or not recently. I imagine that this 7 year old
Royal Mail DAF, seen opposite the main Royal Mail sorting office in Wigan, perhaps has done more
than a million miles. I believe that these artics are used 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on shifts.
The unusual building on the right is the " Unite " Trade Union office.
Ray Smyth.
Spardo:
gazsa401:
Hey up Chris the Black Boy Hotel is long gone it was demolished in 1970
Cheers Gary
Remind me where it was Gary, Chris sent my brain hurting, and I could do with a bit less of that at my age. I have an idea it was just off Slab Square up alongside the Council House. Am I right? 
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You’re right Spardo looking from the front of the council house towards the fountains it was on the right hand side the same side as Yates Wine Lodge
Cheers Gary
Bewick:
gazsa401:
Bewick:
0Absolutely stunning that Dennis I hope you and your family are keeping safe and well
Cheers GaryThanks for the kind compliment Gary ! We are both OK thanks and I trust you and yours are the same. Dennis.
All good thanks Gary
Ray Smyth:
I cant remember if I have put this picture on here or not recently. I imagine that this 7 year old
Royal Mail DAF, seen opposite the main Royal Mail sorting office in Wigan, perhaps has done more
than a million miles. I believe that these artics are used 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on shifts.
The unusual building on the right is the " Unite " Trade Union office.Ray Smyth.
Am I the only dopey soul to see a face on the Unite building?..
An old Australian Leyland found this morning on a French forum. It must have been quite a challenge to ride on rough tracks with such a truck; a quick look at its slick tyres tells enough…
The Foden S50 must have been one of the final batch as it has the strengthening flitches on the cab to stop the cracking around the screen that the ealier ones suffered from. Possibly it also had spring brakes instead of the triple chambers on the front two axles and transmission handbrake and the later 8 or 12 speed gearbox (the same box but most drivers found four more gears to play with!) with syncromesh on the range change?
Pete.
Just loaded seed tatties at Coupar Angus for Holbeach the dogs not mine but he loves having a biscuit dunked in me cuppa tea
