Never have any trouble with the spouse over cooking, washing, ironing, for she knows I taught her how to do these things, only once did she threaten to cease doing them for me, and I said thats ok, 
with other things you have ceased to do for me, can you give me a good reason why I should work and keep you in comfort, when I can do those chores for myself 
Never was mentioned again, she is entitled to moan, but threaten to down tools, never! 
Norman Ingram:
Never have any trouble with the spouse over cooking, washing, ironing, for she knows I taught her how to do these things, only once did she threaten to cease doing them for me, and I said thats ok,
hiya
Well, well, well Nosser if you keep posting those accomplishments, cooking, washing,
and ironing and if you could bake my old mate you’ll be getting proposals of marriage
and some of them just might just come from men, I hope for your sake GOM, Brian
doesn’t read your post or there’ll hell to pay.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Norman Ingram:
Never have any trouble with the spouse over cooking, washing, ironing, for she knows I taught her how to do these things, only once did she threaten to cease doing them for me, and I said thats ok,hiya
Well, well, well Nosser if you keep posting those accomplishments, cooking, washing,
and ironing and if you could bake my old mate you’ll be getting proposals of marriage
and some of them just might just come from men, I hope for your sake GOM, Brian
doesn’t read your post or there’ll hell to pay.
thanks harry, long retired.
I think the old lad has been putting too much milk in his tea again Harry,all this talk of doing household chores.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
harry_gill:
Norman Ingram:
Never have any trouble with the spouse over cooking, washing, ironing, for she knows I taught her how to do these things, only once did she threaten to cease doing them for me, and I said thats ok,hiya
Well, well, well Nosser if you keep posting those accomplishments, cooking, washing,
and ironing and if you could bake my old mate you’ll be getting proposals of marriage
and some of them just might just come from men, I hope for your sake GOM, Brian
doesn’t read your post or there’ll hell to pay.
thanks harry, long retired.I think the old lad has been putting too much milk in his tea again Harry,all this talk of doing household chores.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
I just hope the milk that’s being added isn’t being added by himself,
as Brian would say, that’s “wimmins work”.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Norman Ingram:
Never have any trouble with the spouse over cooking, washing, ironing, for she knows I taught her how to do these things, only once did she threaten to cease doing them for me, and I said thats ok,hiya
Well, well, well Nosser if you keep posting those accomplishments, cooking, washing,
and ironing and if you could bake my old mate you’ll be getting proposals of marriage
and some of them just might just come from men, I hope for your sake GOM, Brian
doesn’t read your post or there’ll hell to pay.
thanks harry, long retired.
A killer is when you tell em to remember their marriage vows…“Love, honour, AND OBEY.”
“Let’s be having a bit more of this obeying my love” 
Harry when I was in the REME at 31 arm wksp BAOR stationed at Rotenberg near Bremen, thier was many a craftsman who hated ironing, I used to whip through mine and my room mate said what will you charge to do mine, I said tanner a shirt, shilling creasing trousers, when my room mate Andrew won smartish soldier on guard duty, and got out of guard duty, it got around I had done his trousers, they was like razors. I used to put a smear of liquid soap inside the crease then iron it, they used to last ages without falling out, used to rent out my webbing& belt which the brass shone, I used clear nail varnish to stop it from tarnishing, the same for my great coat buttons, my boot you could see your reflection in, they got me a few bob from anyone who took a size 8, it took a while to get them to that condition, but I purchase a extra pair so they only was worn to get out of guard duty! Once when I transfered to 29 field amb in a L.A.D. I was asked what the food was like, I complained, I was called up in front of the Colonel of the RAMC, and asked if it was really bad, I sad yes, he said you can spend a week in the kitchen, I did and said that the cooks only had to tweek the meals to make them good. They took my menu’s and they went down a bomb, waste of food was cut down by 30%, the sqaddies was happy, the cooks were very popular, the Colonel wanted me to change to his command, I said oh no sir I’m a REME Mechanic, whew I nearly shot myself in the foot! 
grumpy old man:
harry_gill:
Norman Ingram:
Never have any trouble with the spouse over cooking, washing, ironing, for she knows I taught her how to do these things, only once did she threaten to cease doing them for me, and I said thats ok,hiya
Well, well, well Nosser if you keep posting those accomplishments, cooking, washing,
and ironing and if you could bake my old mate you’ll be getting proposals of marriage
and some of them just might just come from men, I hope for your sake GOM, Brian
doesn’t read your post or there’ll hell to pay.
thanks harry, long retired.A killer is when you tell em to remember their marriage vows…“Love, honour, AND OBEY.”
“Let’s be having a bit more of this obeying my love”
hiya,
More sound information Brian what can I do to ever repay, I couldn’t even offer
you a freebie place on my roping and sheeting course you’ve been there, done
that and worn out several tee-shirts, but should we ever meet you can have a
swig from my bottle and it won’t be rubbish I promise.
thanks harry, long retired.
Norman Ingram:
Harry when I was in the REME at 31 arm wksp BAOR stationed at Rotenberg near Bremen, thier was many a craftsman who hated ironing, I used to whip through mine and my room mate said what will you charge to do mine, I said tanner a shirt, shilling creasing trousers, when my room mate Andrew won smartish soldier on guard duty, and got out of guard duty, it got around I had done his trousers, they was like razors. I used to put a smear of liquid soap inside the crease then iron it, they used to last ages without falling out, used to rent out my webbing& belt which the brass shone, I used clear nail varnish to stop it from tarnishing, the same for my great coat buttons, my boot you could see your reflection in, they got me a few bob from anyone who took a size 8, it took a while to get them to that condition, but I purchase a extra pair so they only was worn to get out of guard duty!
You could of ended up as a Butler Norm, and run your own laundry as a sideline.If you had transferred to that Colonel’s regiment you could have Been a senior NCO. There would have been no stopping you.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Norman Ingram:
Harry when I was in the REME at 31 arm wksp BAOR stationed at Rotenberg near Bremen, thier was many a craftsman who hated ironing, I used to whip through mine and my room mate said what will you charge to do mine, I said tanner a shirt, shilling creasing trousers, when my room mate Andrew won smartish soldier on guard duty, and got out of guard duty, it got around I had done his trousers, they was like razors. I used to put a smear of liquid soap inside the crease then iron it, they used to last ages without falling out, used to rent out my webbing& belt which the brass shone, I used clear nail varnish to stop it from tarnishing, the same for my great coat buttons, my boot you could see your reflection in, they got me a few bob from anyone who took a size 8, it took a while to get them to that condition, but I p urchase a extra pair so they only was worn to get out of guard duty!You could of ended up as a Butler Norm, and run your own laundry as a sideline.If you had transferred to that Colonel’s regiment you could have Been a senior NCO. There would have been no stopping you.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
I never saw shiny boots and brasses from finishing basic training it was all
olive green and canvas boots until my last day in the forces when I was to
be demobbed from Woolwich Arsenal and got grabbed for bleedin’ guard
duty I had to scrounge gear off the lads who still had time to do, mine was
such a mess, I still got a bollocking for being scruffy when the guard was
mounted, I didn’t care though my rail warrant was safely in my pocket as
well as my papers for my nearest TA centre where I was supposed to be on
reserve until age 45, but ■■■■ to that I got out of it by going back in the pit
the gear that was supposed to be for attending the TA centre was quickly
utilised as working clothes for below ground, they did ask for it back but
there was only a belt beret and gaiters left, after several months they did
some stoppages thingy out of a sum of money I didn’t know they owed me
sent me a very welcome £90 and thanked me for doing my duty, little did
they know I’d be 21 soon and leaving the pits to become a driver, I got the
last laugh eh’.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Dave the Renegade:
Norman Ingram:
Harry when I was in the REME at 31 arm wksp BAOR stationed at Rotenberg near Bremen, thier was many a craftsman who hated ironing, I used to whip through mine and my room mate said what will you charge to do mine, I said tanner a shirt, shilling creasing trousers, when my room mate Andrew won smartish soldier on guard duty, and got out of guard duty, it got around I had done his trousers, they was like razors. I used to put a smear of liquid soap inside the crease then iron it, they used to last ages without falling out, used to rent out my webbing& belt which the brass shone, I used clear nail varnish to stop it from tarnishing, the same for my great coat buttons, my boot you could see your reflection in, they got me a few bob from anyone who took a size 8, it took a while to get them to that condition, but I p urchase a extra pair so they only was worn to get out of guard duty!You could of ended up as a Butler Norm, and run your own laundry as a sideline.If you had transferred to that Colonel’s regiment you could have Been a senior NCO. There would have been no stopping you.
Cheers Dave.hiya,
I never saw shiny boots and brasses from finishing basic training it was all
olive green and canvas boots until my last day in the forces when I was to
be demobbed from Woolwich Arsenal and got grabbed for bleedin’ guard
duty I had to scrounge gear off the lads who still had time to do, mine was
such a mess, I still got a bollocking for being scruffy when the guard was
mounted, I didn’t care though my rail warrant was safely in my pocket as
well as my papers for my nearest TA centre where I was supposed to be on
reserve until age 45, but [zb] to that I got out of it by going back in the pit
the gear that was supposed to be for attending the TA centre was quickly
utilised as working clothes for below ground, they did ask for it back but
there was only a belt beret and gaiters left, after several months they did
some stoppages thingy out of a sum of money I didn’t know they owed me
sent me a very welcome £90 and thanked me for doing my duty, little did
they know I’d be 21 soon and leaving the pits to become a driver, I got the
last laugh eh’.
thanks harry, long retired.
I can remember my Dad being called up to go for a medical when I was a kid. I presume he was on reserve from after his wartime and after six years service. I think he failed the medical for some reason, it must have been around the time the Korean war was on.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave your Dad didn’t miss out not going to Korea horrible place in those days
it was only guarding the border when I was there a case us watching them
watching us over the 38th parallel it would have been rough at the time your
Dad was considered. From what you read in the papers and see on the news
there hasn’t been much change.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Dave your Dad didn’t miss out not going to Korea horrible place in those days
it was only guarding the border when I was there a case us watching them
watching us over the 38th parallel it would have been rough at the time your
Dad was considered. From what you read in the papers and see on the news
there hasn’t been much change.
thanks harry, long retired.
He was in the army from 1941 to 1947, it must have been 1952 or earlier when he went for this medical. In the war he served in Italy, Sicily and North Africa as a driver in the Royal Engineers.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Dave your Dad didn’t miss out not going to Korea horrible place in those days
it was only guarding the border when I was there a case us watching them
watching us over the 38th parallel it would have been rough at the time your
Dad was considered. From what you read in the papers and see on the news
there hasn’t been much change.
thanks harry, long retired.He was in the army from 1941 to 1947, it must have been 1952 or earlier when he went for this medical. In the war he served in Italy, Sicily andhttp://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/post … p=1590816# North Africa as a driver in the Royal Engineers.
Cheers Dave.
Dave, my late Dad volunteered in 1940, he had worked in the shipyards on the Tyne so expected to go into the Navy, wrong!!! The army got him He joined the Royal Artillery serving on the Kent coast for a while. He was then posted to to the “Western Desert”, joining the Pembroke and Cardigan Yeomanry, a second generation Irish, Geordie, shipyard worker in a Welsh army unit!!! Round pegs and square holes come to mind 
This regiment was part of the famous Seventh Armoured Division “Desert Rats”, Dad served with them at El Alemain, Sicily, Salerno, Monte Cassino and Normandy, and all the way through France and Germany. He was demobbed in 1946 arriving home for the first time in six years. I was borne 10 months later!!! Regards Kev.
hiya,
Kev I wanted to go in the navy too and would have signed as a regular if I had,
but I too got drafted into the Royal Artillery serving firstly in Korea then I was
given the job of “sorting the communist terrorists out” in Malaya.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Kev I wanted to go in the navy too and would have signed as a regular if I had,
but I too got drafted into the Royal Artillery serving firstly in Korea then I was
given the job of “sorting the communist terrorists out”
thanks harry, long retired.
Perhaps they should re-enlist you back in the army Harry, there’s quite a few that need driving out 
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Kev I wanted to go in the navy too and would have signed as a regular if I had,
but I too got drafted into the Royal Artillery serving firstly in Korea then I was
given the job of “sorting the communist terrorists out”
thanks harry, long retired.Perhaps they should re-enlist you back in the army Harry, there’s quite a few that need driving out
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
I’d be no good now Dave, if anything flared up I couldn’t run away like I was
able to do in the 50s, and I hope the pay’s improved it was crap in my day.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Dave the Renegade:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Kev I wanted to go in the navy too and would have signed as a regular if I had,
but I too got drafted into the Royal Artillery serving firstly in Korea then I was
given the job of “sorting the communist terrorists out”
thanks harry, long retired.Perhaps they should re-enlist you back in the army Harry, there’s quite a few that need driving out
Cheers Dave.hiya,
I’d be no good now Dave, if anything flared up I couldn’t run away like I was
able to do in the 50s, and I hope the pay’s improved it was crap in my day.
thanks harry, long retired.
You could be a mercenary soldier and charge your own fee. Get Norm along as your dessert commander.
Cheers
Dave at our age, we couldn’t guard a scarecrow in a field, the mind is certainly willing, 
but the flesh is lagging behind in most things that take energy! 
I don’t know if Harry agree’s, but I think it would be beyonded our human endevour to join up with the " Salvation Army".
Norman Ingram:
Dave at our age, we couldn’t guard a scarecrow in a field,
Don’t you think Dads Army would be better for us oldies ■■? , Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Norman Ingram:
Dave at our age, we couldn’t guard a scarecrow in a field,Don’t you think Dads Army would be better for us oldies ■■? , Regards Larry.
Age and experience over youth every time !
Cheers Dave.