Hi Folks, Harry Dent was Married to Olga Proud,
Old Bill
kennyjohnson:
Dents first 8 wheeler UUP 762 loaded with Ringtons tea.Its first load was 15 ton of Armstrong Cork and topped off in the warehouse with 10 ton of carpets.Rodger had it new. It has a Birmingham office number on the front
The mention of Ringtons brings back memories, Waughs also loaded tea for them, I think from the Isle of Dogs?? sorry brains gone into limp mode. I do remember though that it was all handball for a lot of years. Those old tea chests would rip your clothes to ribbons, not to mention your wrists even with gloves, (that you supplied yourself as the tight-assed gaffers wouldn’t buy them). If I remember correctly when you finished tipping at Ringtons they always slipped you a tip 
20p I think big deal!! Also if it was raining you couldn’t take your sheets off until you were inside, then you had to drag them outside to roll them up. That was another ball-ache trying to get past the wheels without getting the bloody things caught.
Ah!! the good old days. regards Kev. Ps sorry to ■■■■ into your thread but the memories are flooding back.!!!
hi kevmac
when you mention getting a tip of about 20p off ringtons it reminds me of a job we used to
do out of cigarette components of simonside ind est up to the wills factory (i think) at stirling,
after you were tipped and you called at the gatehouse on the way out you always got a packet of ■■■■
happy days regards alan
Hi Folks, What about the pre-sleeper cab days, some of those digs!
Tonys and Brays in Mansell Street,the Crossroads in Walsall, Kates Cabin, the Pavilion in Perth,The Garston Diner,and the two at South Mimms.
Sorry but I’ve forgot the names of those two.The Pavilion in Perth was an old Roller Skating Rink with about 50 beds all in one big room.
Just imagine that now. Those were the days boys. Can any one think of any more ‘‘Good Ones’’
Old Bill
Aye The Mayfield at Garstang was a goodun also the Glendevon at Winchburgh both clean & very nice food at drivers prices, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Aye The Mayfield at Garstang was a goodun also the Glendevon at Winchburgh both clean & very nice food at drivers prices, Regards Larry.
Winchburgh stayed there many a sunday night your right on that one Larry,Vic
old bill:
Hi Folks, What about the pre-sleeper cab days, some of those digs!
Tonys and Brays in Mansell Street,the Crossroads in Walsall, Kates Cabin, the Pavilion in Perth,The Garston Diner,and the two at South Mimms.
Sorry but I’ve forgot the names of those two.The Pavilion in Perth was an old Roller Skating Rink with about 50 beds all in one big room.
Just imagine that now. Those were the days boys. Can any one think of any more ‘‘Good Ones’’
Old Bill
Bill,the two at South Mimms were the Beacon and i think the other was known as The Rest,Vic.
Hi Folks, here’s what happens when you try to cook a meal in the cab.
Just ask Ronnie Moore, He was lucky to get out alive.
Old Bill
And this is what you had to drive for a week if you had been a NAUGHTY BOY, at least the air conditioning worked.
great shots bill, wonder if ronnie has any photos
who is the driver of the chassis on the showfield, is it george gittens 
regards alan
I remember Ronnie getting some stick for quite a while after that incident bill 
Smashing lad Ronnie got on with him well
imupforit alan are you the alan, black hair went onto tanks?
Hi Alan, were you an O/D from Hunwick in the 70’s? The lad from Chester Le St. was his name Patterson or something similar? I can remember a short stocky lad from that way on. Starting to get some good photo’s on the thread now, keep them coming everybody.
greek:
I remember Ronnie getting some stick for quite a while after that incident bill
Smashing lad Ronnie got on with him well
imupforit alan are you the alan, black hair went onto tanks?
you,ve got the wrong one kenny, that was tommy bowen,
my name on the cb was double diamond. maybe that will help
regards alan
Mysterron:
Hi Alan, were you an O/D from Hunwick in the 70’s? The lad from Chester Le St. was his name Patterson or something similar? I can remember a short stocky lad from that way on. Starting to get some good photo’s on the thread now, keep them coming everybody.
hi there misterron
you are right on both counts, i was an o/d in the 70s and i am almost positive the lads
name was patterson, maybe dennis patterson ■■?
regards alan
iamupforit:
greek:
I remember Ronnie getting some stick for quite a while after that incident bill
Smashing lad Ronnie got on with him well
imupforit alan are you the alan, black hair went onto tanks?you,ve got the wrong one kenny, that was tommy bowen,
my name on the cb was double diamond. maybe that will helpregards alan
The Tommy Bowen your on about, i worked with a bloke of the same name on the Petroplus contact at northtees, he lives at Spennymoor,could it be him or maybe his son.Vic.
hi there v7victor
yes, thats the same one, i think he is at wincantons now, but maybe wrong
ragards alan
Hi Alan, Pleased that you have solved the photo problem.
Greek, Here is a photo of Tommy Bowen on one of the piggy back fork lifts that Dents had.
Old Bill
hi bill
i could,nt solve the problem so i took a photo of the photo 
well, it worked that way 
regards alan
iamupforit:
hi there v7victoryes, thats the same one, i think he is at wincantons now, but maybe wrong
ragards alan
Yeah, known Tommy for a good few years,he was at Sadlers and came to Stillers where i worked when we took them over, we where on the same contract at Petroplus,we lost some of the work to P & O so Tom went over to them,and they lost it again to Suttons so he moved again and i think he is still there,i’m retired now but i was told that Suttons had pulled out the job this last week so he might of moved on again.Vic.