harry_gill:
Norman Ingram:
harry_gill:
Norman Ingram:
Harry I bet you advoided more cafe’s then beds 
I suppose it mattered who was in the bed, 
Still if she had a bottle of single malt in her hand, 
you would forgive her if her looks or figure were a little below par. 
hiya,
Yes Norm I know it’s hard to believe I was a babe magnet so didn’t need to
bother with the grot bags if it was half a bed you can bet she’d have been
a looker, dogs need not apply and remember I was single for a lot of years.
thanks harry, long retired.
Not quite with you Harry, do you mean every time you go with a women, they have a baby or you get a rich women 
surely you don’t mean the oppersite ■■■ is overwhelmed by your bountiful charm.
hiya,
Nowt to do with babies Norm, but your spot on with the rest of your observations.
thanks harry, long retired.
Well Harry you should know, that I’m not just a pretty face! 
Norman Ingram:
:lol:
harry_gill:
Norman Ingram:
harry_gill:
Norman Ingram:
Harry I bet you advoided more cafe’s then beds I suppose it mattered who was in the bed, Still if she had a bottle of single malt in her hand, you would forgive her if her looks or figure were a little below par.
hiya,
Yes Norm I know it’s hard to believe I was a babe magnet so didn’t need to
bother with the grot bags if it was half a bed you can bet she’d have been
a looker, dogs need not apply and remember I was single for a lot of years.
thanks harry, long retired.
Not quite with you Harry, do you mean every time you go with a women, they have a baby or you get a rich women surely you don’t mean the oppersite ■■■ is overwhelmed by your bountiful charm.
hiya,
Nowt to do with babies Norm, but your spot on with the rest of your observations.
thanks harry, long retired.
Well Harry you should know, that I’m not just a pretty face!
hiya,
Norm you should rephrase that so it reads “I’m not EVEN a pretty face”
thanks harry, long retired.
hiya,
Norm what’s your fee for haunting houses??.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Norm what’s your fee for haunting houses??.
thanks harry, long retired.
I reckon Norm was one of those ghost riders Harry 
Cheers Dave.
Aye the Ghost Riders In The Sky, Come on lads we have all seen them when we were getting short of lamp oil, I can mind going over Shap Fell on Foggey Night & I saw all sorts of things, I was just a young lad at this time 1957 ish driving a Bedford 4 Wheeler TVK 123, for Baxters Road Services on the Quayside Newcastle , on my way to Rutherglen Glasgow, I was tired, but I had to keep going to get to Rutherglen for 7.30am I was a bit confused with the low cloud formation that caused a bit of confusion in my sleepy state, but I was determined to doe it, & I earned £20.00. A week wich was bloody good hard earned money in those GOOD OLD DAYS, I DOUBT IF THEY WILL EVER COME BACK, DOE YOU, REGARDS LARRY.
In 1957 £20 a week must have been good money.In the late 1960’s I was taking home just over £20 a week and paying the tax man and NI about £12. But you could buy a new car for £500 + and build a bungalow for £3,000.
Different days when you were allowed to think for yourself and get on with your work without all the petty rules and regulations. Good times until the boom in the 1970’s then bust.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
In 1957 £20 a week must have been good money.In the late 1960’s I was taking home just over £20 a week and paying the tax man and NI about £12. But you could buy a new car for £500 + and build a bungalow for £3,000.
Different days when you were allowed to think for yourself and get on with your work without all the petty rules and regulations. Good times until the boom in the 1970’s then bust.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
In 1957 when I kicked off in the driving game the best I ever lifted was
around eleven and a half quid and that was for the largest vehicle that
was doing general haulage at the time remember the wag and drag was
longer and could carry most weight in those days the four wheeler were
payed a couple of quid less and my pay would be adjusted pro-rata if I
had to drive a four wheeler on the odd occasion, that only applied when
working for private outfits, the BRS kept you on the top rate if you was
normally on the upper pay rates, so the odd time you was put on an artic
or a solo rigid was a bit of a treat.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Dave the Renegade:
In 1957 £20 a week must have been good money.In the late 1960’s I was taking home just over £20 a week and paying the tax man and NI about £12. But you could buy a new car for £500 + and build a bungalow for £3,000.
Different days when you were allowed to think for yourself and get on with your work without all the petty rules and regulations. Good times until the boom in the 1970’s then bust.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
In 1957 when I kicked off in the driving game the best I ever lifted was
around eleven and a half quid and that was for the largest vehicle that
was doing general haulage at the time remember the wag and drag was
longer and could carry most weight in those days the four wheeler were
payed a couple of quid less and my pay would be adjusted pro-rata if I
had to drive a four wheeler on the odd occasion, that only applied when
working for private outfits, the BRS kept you on the top rate if you was
normally on the upper pay rates, so the odd time you was put on an artic
or a solo rigid was a bit of a treat.
thanks harry, long retired.
Hi Harry,
When I went onto HGV in 1968 the flat wage was £11.7s.9d FOR 40 hours,which was less per hour than I’d been getting driving a BMC FG 550 builders lorry.I moved to another firm for £12 flat wage. Then when the HGV licenses came in my flat rate went up to £17 + overnight. I never really knew what the artic drivers were getting in this area as I never asked.
I would have only wanted to know if I was going to drive one.
Cheer’s Dave.
Norman Ingram:
After I had a 9months rest after cutting my right hand in half in june 1964, I started on FMC chicken factory at brackley, they paid £26, no overtime, no bonus. earliest start was 16-30 to go to kingerby in Linc’s, the rest was late evening starts, and back in bed by 04-00, bloody good pay, but a lot of chicken sh*t. 
BRS top wage then,£13-26p night out money 10shillings.
That was good clucking money Norm,but you were welcome to it working in a chicken factory.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Norman Ingram:
After I had a 9months rest after cutting my right hand in half in june 1964, I started on FMC chicken factory at brackley, they paid £26, no overtime, no bonus. earliest start was 16-30 to go to kingerby in Linc’s, the rest was late evening starts, and back in bed by 04-00, bloody good pay, but a lot of chicken sh*t. BRS top wage then,£13-26p night out money 10shillings.
That was good clucking money Norm,but you were welcome to it working in a chicken factory.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
That’s very clucking funny Dave
thanks harry, long retired.
That 20 quid I earned was actually £19, 19 shillings & 9 pennies, & that was for 72 Hours hard graft, OK It was illegal at that time, but money was money & I was delighted to be able to earn that much in those days & put some into savings every week, So was my mates, the good old bad old days, Mind you 20 notes in those days had more value than the money that is earned to-day, PS, & that was plus about £4.00. Exs plus lorry parks & phone calls, Regards Larry.
