Spardo:
And faggots and peas in the Black Country…yeuk.
Hi David, maybe you should of tried a couple of pints of Mitchells and Butlers for starters, it always worked for me 
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Regards Steve.
hiya,
Not Newcastle Brown anymore Steve it’s brewed in Gateshead at the the old Federation brewery and regular imbibers of the dusky brew say it does’nt taste the same, but not being man enough to drink it anymore i would’nt know and there’s word about that the Fed is about to close and the brewing moving to Yorkshire.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Not Newcastle Brown anymore Steve it’s brewed in Gateshead at the the old Federation brewery and regular imbibers of the dusky brew say it does’nt taste the same, but not being man enough to drink it anymore i would’nt know and there’s word about that the Fed is about to close and the brewing moving to Yorkshire.
thanks harry long retired.
Federation Brewery - “Guaranteed Gravity”
harry_gill:
hiya,
Not Newcastle Brown anymore Steve it’s brewed in Gateshead at the the old Federation brewery and regular imbibers of the dusky brew say it does’nt taste the same, but not being man enough to drink it anymore i would’nt know and there’s word about that the Fed is about to close and the brewing moving to Yorkshire.
thanks harry long retired.
WEY HEY MAN Harry Lad, I am very sorry to hear that 
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About a month ago I had a problem with a leaky kitchen tap so me and the missus drove over to the local D.I.Y. store to buy a new one. We asked for some advice and they sent over a plumber to help us, an old fellow with a broad Geordie accent. We shown him the tap that we wanted to buy and he said before you buy it just have a look at this one. From underneath a pile of dusty boxes he pulled out a snazzy looking Italian chrome kitchen mixer tap that had been reduced by 50%. and the box was still unopened. We bought that one and as we were going to The Bottle Store my wife said let’s buy him half a dozen Newcastle Browns as he was so helpful. Unfortunately, they had run out of Newky Brown so I ended up buying six cans of Boddingtons, which I kept myself 
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It’s thirsty work fitting a tap .
Regards Steve.
hiya,
So i take it your’e not partial to Newky Brown then Steve, but never mind the thought was there, just hope you bid the old plumber “good health” when quaffing the six cans alongside the barbie.
thanks harry long retired.
Steve, to solve your leaky tap, all you needed, was a cheap seat grinder, and a five minute swiveil between your two hands, and a new washer, the money you saved, you could have got 48 cans and still had money over. 
hiya,
Norm have just thrown my bag of plumbing gear in the skip, the old lady is talking about buying a new bathroom suite she might forget the idea if she’s got to hire a plumber because “i have’nt got the tools” to do the job, plus the daughter said recently Dad if i buy a bathroom suite will you fit it, don’t they realise i’m retired if i’d wanted work i’d have renewed my HGV 1 and kept out of the way, but with all the modern technology attached to driving I guess i’d be useless at that as well, I think my best bet is to become a gigolo they say there’s money in it and it would be more exciting than D.I.Y., now if you know a geriatric who just wants a bit of mucky chat i’m your man.
thanks harry long retired.
stravaiger:
Chris I know you think I’m not trying a leg with that Cafe name, I am. We’ll get it after to-day. You watch.
But first here’s a little piece of road history.When you head north of Perth for Aberdeen nowadays you aim for Dundee on the present A90 (Old A85) then eventually swing left for Forfar (Old A929). With me so far?
Wasn’t always the case. They changed the road numbers. In our early jaunts we headed north on the A94 passing through places such as New Scone, Coupar Angus ( Who loaded chickens there? ) then through Meigle ( Who remembers DT Campbells blue Leylands? ) and as you approached Forfar you could call in at the “Loopway Cafe” as featured in Charlies fish run film. Inside, stuck to the glass display case you would find a poem (ode) to the Aberdeen drivers and, of all things a few lines to the local delicacy “Bridie & Bree” which you all know is “Pastie & Gravy” only betterWhat is it about the Scots immortalising grub? From there go around town then at one time pre '73 '74 ( by-passed ), you had to go through Brechin and when you did you found a little, well used Cafe on the left which everybody assures me was simply known as the “Brechin Cafe”. I’m not convinced. Continuing on we then come to a(nother) “Milk Bar” that evolved into the present day “Strathcathro Cafe & Services” which in itself was helped by the demise of the trad Cafe.
To help us picture all of this I’ve doctored a map and on it I’ve put orange dots at the Cafes and a big blue dot at Coupar Angus.Two things I almost forgot. Who remembers the old trad Cafe on the river front in Perth, Not the post '73 Transportel up near the prison.
Finally finally, mushroomman to the left of Forfar you’ll see Kirriemuir where they once had a Ball…Hi,Stravaiger,
Just found out one of DT Campbells old drivers Charles Stewart (Chick)as passed away (R.I.P).
On the front of his leyland was written meigle-eagle presume it had rolls engine power.He also
drove for a english company WILLIAM BAINES of INGLETON.
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“May you go far and eat well” Strathcathro ServicesAnybody know the name of the old Cafe at Brechin yet?
sorry,
edited my bit in middle.
malc
Malc Can’t honestly say I knew the lad personally but as we say it’s always a bit sad to hear of someones passing and it reminds us that yet another driver and little bit of how it was is also passing.
Here’s a pic of one of theirs to remind others and if by any chance anyone had one of the “Meigle Eagle” it might be a nice reminder of him and of his time on the road for his folks…jim
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Hi Jim, is that DT Campbell any relation to "Big Bill Campbell " and his rockymountaineers. 
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hiya,
Norm, “mighty fine” was Big Bill’s catchphrase, like i’ve said previously i’m a tad more ancient than tea.
thanks harry long retired.
Jim & harry, you two are more of a cowboy than big bill, after that I think I had better mosey along the trail, before you get the high sherrif on my tail.
hi lads , jim we used to stay at mrs cairnduff at burrelton, drank in the catkin inn ,only pub in village, locals had the domino’s marked so you could never beat them, that house and pub is still there, wonder if locals have still got marked domino’s, always used that road in the old days Perth to Aberdeen, cafe in Perth was the pavilion, what a dump, bumper
hiya,
Bumper no matter how late i was running the Pavilion at Perth got the miss, once bitten twice shy always tried to make Jack Blackburns “Amalree” at Dock St Dundee a bit crowded but good food and nice and warm, thats a long time ago though, got private digs in Lochee after Jacks closed with a driver off Distillers Co the only trouble was getting out of bed in the morning, but my loading point was at J and E transport five minutes walk away and always from their yard, i was living in the North West in those days and my backloads was always local to my home depot, life was sweet.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Norm have just thrown my bag of plumbing gear in the skip, the old lady is talking about buying a new bathroom suite she might forget the idea if she’s got to hire a plumber because “i have’nt got the tools” to do the job, plus the daughter said recently Dad if i buy a bathroom suite will you fit it, don’t they realise i’m retired if i’d wanted work i’d have renewed my HGV 1 and kept out of the way, but with all the modern technology attached to driving I guess i’d be useless at that as well, I think my best bet is to become a gigolo they say there’s money in it and it would be more exciting than D.I.Y., now if you know a geriatric who just wants a bit of mucky chat i’m your man.
thanks harry long retired.
With these new rules i bet your not alowed to fit a bathroom now a days Harry.you can be a life time master in any trade (like truck driving has gone with this cpc thing 19 year old chick telling us how to do the job) if you dont have a new fangle 26 week coarse that some pratt has come up with your not to do the job.
5 or 6 generations from now people will be living in caves again.
John.
Hi John I would fit in extremely well when we are all back in caves in fact I would make them look politically correct and fashionable “Chris in I O M will vouch for me”
sammyopisite:
Hi John I would fit in extremely well when we are all back in caves in fact I would make them look politically correct and fashionable “Chris in I O M will vouch for me”
I’d fit in as well Johnnie
What about this one on Winnats Pass Castleton,has a Sheffield postcode and plenty of pubs in t’village
I wouldn’t live there Chris, it looks a bit of a hole to me .
hiya,
Chris wheres the garage for the 4x4 and is there hot and cold running water.
thanks harry long retired.