Norman Ingram:
For the last week I have been having " Irishmist" given to me for a nightcap, it seems to help keep my cough at bay, and let me have a goodnight sleep.
hiya,
Be careful Norm, the Colleen might be trying to get you frisky
thanks harry, long retired.
She could be priming him for Crimbo Harry.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave she could be getting him ■■■■■■ so she can nip out and
give his credit card some wellie buying the Crimbo prezzies.
thanks harry, long retired,
Norman Ingram:
For the last week I have been having " Irishmist" given to me for a nightcap, it seems to help keep my cough at bay, and let me have a goodnight sleep.
hiya,
Be careful Norm, the Colleen might be trying to get you frisky
thanks harry, long retired.
She could be priming him for Crimbo Harry.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave she could be getting him ■■■■■■ so she can nip out and
give his credit card some wellie buying the Crimbo prezzies.
thanks harry, long retired,
Never thought of that Harry, that lad Norm will have to be on his guard.
Cheers Dave.
Ste46:
I’m astounded that none of the ‘old hands’ on here has mentioned the Juniper Berry in Southampton!
Steve
hiya,
Oh’ yes it has, several times throughout this thread, many of us on here
have been hard enough to brave the place, me for one.
thanks harry, long retired.
Hi, Here’s a few of my old haunts, the Hole i’ the wa, Dumfries was good, grab a granny, good singers, friendly pub, still going I think, now Glasgow Stable Bar, Lancefield quay, good bar good grub, next door Bettys Bar what a laugh watching the antics of the ladies of the night, Gallowgate Glasgow, Bettys bar, great pub, good music, lot of Yorkshire drivers used it, but had to pay the 10 pence to look after your lorry fee, or else, also Cabin bar and the Squirrel bar were good, back down the road Isle of Dogs, Watermans arms was good and the Kings at Ilford, great pub, Hatchet in Bristol was good in its day, and Vicky’s night club, brilliant, good days and nights.
Les.
Hi.
Has the Newport Transport club been mentioned,great night thursdays records/band,loads of ladies. Went back years later,up the steps,big lad dressed smart," Member ?" me “No”, him,“You have to be a member”,all i wanted was a drink and…,told him this,and for 4/-,i was in. It was called then the “Alexandria” i think. Stopped at Mrs Parry’s Chepstow rd. She could not say"Celanese" and used to say,"Are you the Kleeneeze man? Yes i’d say.
hulltramper.
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great conversation topic so long as the wives are not reading this lol ,I used to work for onward transport in the early 70s 80s 90s etc, one our best nights out were at brough
■■■■■■■■ Fridays oh boy oh boy,us and the ferrymasters lads.they could make a film about it,also mrs millars in Abington just off the a74 cannons marsh Bristol,sands car park carlisle when I first started tramping in 1968 I went to bettys bar in Glasgow for the first time wow ,red lion Northampton,i once remember stopping in brough back in the good old days,no tautliners just flats & ropes & sheets, when it was quiet we used to piggy back from Scotland back to brough a few pints lol then back to cab but one driver forgot he was on top, in the middle of the night went to have a pee and fell straight down. broke his arm I thin so many night out its great to look back,royhebb
RoyHebb, most of those places have been mentioned over these threads, and good night was had at many, Bristol was so handy at that parking place, so easy to get to the centre, for dancing, theatre, and drinking places, Gretna green , Annan, Dumfries, good nights was had. Newcastle, Sunderland, and in that area of a 100 miles radias was usually a cracking nightout, Leeds, Hull, Grimsby, Bolton, Manchester, St Helens, Blackpool, Morecombe, Stafford, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, and lots of smaller places have been a place which brought pleasure and joy to a old lorry driver, when it comes I am less mobile, I will be in a armchair smiling to myself, thinking of all of those places.
Norman Ingram:
RoyHebb, most of those places have been mentioned over these threads, and good night was had at many, Bristol was so handy at that parking place, so easy to get to the centre, for dancing, theatre, and drinking places, Gretna green , Annan, Dumfries, good nights was had. Newcastle, Sunderland, and in that area of a 100 miles radias was usually a cracking nightout, Leeds, Hull, Grimsby, Bolton, Manchester, St Helens, Blackpool, Morecombe, Stafford, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, and lots of smaller places have been a place which brought pleasure and joy to a old lorry driver, when it comes I am less mobile, I will be in a armchair smiling to myself, thinking of all of those places.
hiya,
Norm don’t be thinking about things that used to be get the Cherry Blossom
on the dancing shoes, give the Colleen the credit card to nip out and buy a
new dance frock and get yourselves down to the Palais de Dance and show
these young whippersnappers a clean pair of heels, me I’ve never been near
a dance floor in my life and the only reason I ever went near the danchall is
they usually had a late licence and didn’t rob you like the nightclubs.
thanks harry, long retired.
Norman Ingram:
RoyHebb, most of those places have been mentioned over these threads, and good night was had at many, Bristol was so handy at that parking place, so easy to get to the centre, for dancing, theatre, and drinking places, Gretna green , Annan, Dumfries, good nights was had. Newcastle, Sunderland, and in that area of a 100 miles radias was usually a cracking nightout, Leeds, Hull, Grimsby, Bolton, Manchester, St Helens, Blackpool, Morecombe, Stafford, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, and lots of smaller places have been a place which brought pleasure and joy to a old lorry driver, when it comes I am less mobile, I will be in a armchair smiling to myself, thinking of all of those places.
hiya,
Norm don’t be thinking about things that used to be get the Cherry Blossom
on the dancing shoes, give the Colleen the credit card to nip out and buy a
new dance frock and get yourselves down to the Palais de Dance and show
these young whippersnappers a clean pair of heels, me I’ve never been near
a dance floor in my life and the only reason I ever went near the danchall is
they usually had a late licence and didn’t rob you like the nightclubs.
thanks harry, long retired.
I expect you did the Quaker dance Harry.
Cheers Dave.
Norman Ingram:
RoyHebb, most of those places have been mentioned over these threads, and good night was had at many, Bristol was so handy at that parking place, so easy to get to the centre, for dancing, theatre, and drinking places, Gretna green , Annan, Dumfries, good nights was had. Newcastle, Sunderland, and in that area of a 100 miles radias was usually a cracking nightout, Leeds, Hull, Grimsby, Bolton, Manchester, St Helens, Blackpool, Morecombe, Stafford, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, and lots of smaller places have been a place which brought pleasure and joy to a old lorry driver, when it comes I am less mobile, I will be in a armchair smiling to myself, thinking of all of those places.
hiya,
Norm don’t be thinking about things that used to be get the Cherry Blossom
on the dancing shoes, give the Colleen the credit card to nip out and buy a
new dance frock and get yourselves down to the Palais de Dance and show
these young whippersnappers a clean pair of heels, me I’ve never been near
a dance floor in my life and the only reason I ever went near the danchall is
they usually had a late licence and didn’t rob you like the nightclubs.
thanks harry, long retired.
I expect you did the Quaker dance Harry.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Go on Dave enlighten me, I’m in thcko mode tonight.
thanks harry, long retired.
Norman Ingram:
RoyHebb, most of those places have been mentioned over these threads, and good night was had at many, Bristol was so handy at that parking place, so easy to get to the centre, for dancing, theatre, and drinking places, Gretna green , Annan, Dumfries, good nights was had. Newcastle, Sunderland, and in that area of a 100 miles radias was usually a cracking nightout, Leeds, Hull, Grimsby, Bolton, Manchester, St Helens, Blackpool, Morecombe, Stafford, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, and lots of smaller places have been a place which brought pleasure and joy to a old lorry driver, when it comes I am less mobile, I will be in a armchair smiling to myself, thinking of all of those places.
hiya,
Norm don’t be thinking about things that used to be get the Cherry Blossom
on the dancing shoes, give the Colleen the credit card to nip out and buy a
new dance frock and get yourselves down to the Palais de Dance and show
these young whippersnappers a clean pair of heels, me I’ve never been near
a dance floor in my life and the only reason I ever went near the danchall is
they usually had a late licence and didn’t rob you like the nightclubs.
thanks harry, long retired.
I expect you did the Quaker dance Harry.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Go on Dave enlighten me, I’m in thcko mode tonight.
thanks harry, long retired.
You are having me on Harry. The Quaker Dance, is once around the floor and outside for your oats !
Cheers Dave.
Norman Ingram:
RoyHebb, most of those places have been mentioned over these threads, and good night was had at many, Bristol was so handy at that parking place, so easy to get to the centre, for dancing, theatre, and drinking places, Gretna green , Annan, Dumfries, good nights was had. Newcastle, Sunderland, and in that area of a 100 miles radias was usually a cracking nightout, Leeds, Hull, Grimsby, Bolton, Manchester, St Helens, Blackpool, Morecombe, Stafford, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, and lots of smaller places have been a place which brought pleasure and joy to a old lorry driver, when it comes I am less mobile, I will be in a armchair smiling to myself, thinking of all of those places.
hiya,
Norm don’t be thinking about things that used to be get the Cherry Blossom
on the dancing shoes, give the Colleen the credit card to nip out and buy a
new dance frock and get yourselves down to the Palais de Dance and show
these young whippersnappers a clean pair of heels, me I’ve never been near
a dance floor in my life and the only reason I ever went near the danchall is
they usually had a late licence and didn’t rob you like the nightclubs.
thanks harry, long retired.
I expect you did the Quaker dance Harry.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Go on Dave enlighten me, I’m in thcko mode tonight.
thanks harry, long retired.
You are having me on Harry. The Quaker Dance, is once around the floor and outside for your oats !
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave for the life of me I couldn’t think of the punchline, I have heard it before,
and I think it was from you but on this occasion had a mental block age related
I’m certainly not the man I used to be, it’ll be guy’s in white coats next.
thanks harry, long retired.
Norman Ingram:
RoyHebb, most of those places have been mentioned over these threads, and good night was had at many, Bristol was so handy at that parking place, so easy to get to the centre, for dancing, theatre, and drinking places, Gretna green , Annan, Dumfries, good nights was had. Newcastle, Sunderland, and in that area of a 100 miles radias was usually a cracking nightout, Leeds, Hull, Grimsby, Bolton, Manchester, St Helens, Blackpool, Morecombe, Stafford, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, and lots of smaller places have been a place which brought pleasure and joy to a old lorry driver, when it comes I am less mobile, I will be in a armchair smiling to myself, thinking of all of those places.
hiya,
Norm don’t be thinking about things that used to be get the Cherry Blossom
on the dancing shoes, give the Colleen the credit card to nip out and buy a
new dance frock and get yourselves down to the Palais de Dance and show
these young whippersnappers a clean pair of heels, me I’ve never been near
a dance floor in my life and the only reason I ever went near the danchall is
they usually had a late licence and didn’t rob you like the nightclubs.
thanks harry, long retired.
I expect you did the Quaker dance Harry.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Go on Dave enlighten me, I’m in thcko mode tonight.
thanks harry, long retired.
You are having me on Harry. The Quaker Dance, is once around the floor and outside for your oats !
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave for the life of me I couldn’t think of the punchline, I have heard it before,
and I think it was from you but on this occasion had a mental block age related
I’m certainly not the man I used to be, it’ll be guy’s in white coats next.
thanks harry, long retired.
Minor problem Harry, we all have memory lapses. I go from one end of this place to the other end, then can’t remember what I went for.
Cheers Dave.
Early in the 50’/60’s when at a dance hall, the teddy boys used to go up to the girls, and say are you Dancing, they used to reply are you asking, yeah I am, well we are but not with yuuuuu.
Norman Ingram:
Early in the 50’/60’s when at a dance hall, the teddy boys used to go up to the girls, and say are you Dancing, they used to reply are you asking, yeah I am, well we are but not with yuuuuu.
hiya,
Never danced Norm but can never remember leaving the local hop alone
must be something to do with me being a bit gorgeous methinks .
thanks harry, long retired.
Gallowgate Glasgow, Bettys bar, great pub, good music, lot of Yorkshire drivers used it, but had to pay the 10 pence to look after your lorry fee, or else, also Cabin bar and the Squirrel bar were good, back down the road Isle of Dogs, Watermans arms was good and the Kings at Ilford, great pub, 
,I used to work for onward transport in the early 70s 80s 90s etc, one our best nights out were at brough
when I first started tramping in 1968 I went to bettys bar in Glasgow for the first time wow 
so many night out its great to look back,royhebb