Harry on the Vick, I am a expert, I once told a ■■■■■ lady who had a cold to get her husband to rub some on her chest, but do it with his nose. She said no hope of that, he hates Vick. But will it make the cold go quicker by using your nose on me. Well to tell the truth “NO” but it would certainly make it very interesting for the man doing the rubbing. 
Norman Ingram:
Harry on the Vick, I am a expert, I once told a ■■■■■ lady who had a cold to get her husband to rub some on her chest, but do it with his nose. She said no hope of that, he hates Vick. But will it make the cold go quicker by using your nose on me. Well to tell the truth “NO” but it would certainly make it very interesting for the man doing the rubbing.
Hiya,
You missed a trick there Norm you should have told the lady in question she needed
her chest rubbing with Vick then shaken her hand and introduced yourself as Vick.
thanks harry, long retired.
Hi Harry,
Was in hospital overnight Tuesday until Wednesday 1pm. Was looking t another blokes laptop, and there was a good looking woman on there. I said ‘’ she looks tasty ‘’ and a nurse standing by said ‘’ you are a dirty old man ‘’, to which I replied, ‘’ that’s discrimination, I said she is tasty, I didn’t say she had a nice arse ‘’. To which the nurse started laughing. They just ain’t used to mixing it with professional wind up merchants.
Cheers Dave.
I don’t understand what we’re supposed to think or not to think nowadays.
I insult the prophet Mohammed - that’s free speech - ‘Je suis charlie’. Someone shoots me for it because they disagree.
I tell a pretty girl she has a nice arse - surely a lovely compliment? I’m a dirty old man (well… To be fair…)
I get locked up and charged by the people who are saying ‘Je suis Charlie’ is free speech?
Do we have free speech or don’t we? Can someone explain what it is please.
John
John West:
I don’t understand what we’re supposed to think or not to think nowadays.I insult the prophet Mohammed - that’s free speech - ‘Je suis charlie’. Someone shoots me for it because they disagree.
I tell a pretty girl she has a nice arse - surely a lovely compliment? I’m a dirty old man (well… To be fair…)
I get locked up and charged by the people who are saying ‘Je suis Charlie’ is free speech?
Do we have free speech or don’t we? Can someone explain what it is please.
John
When I’m back in the spinal injuries unit, I always look at the board with patients names on,to see if any of my old mates are back. This time no board, data protection 
What a farce, I could see the board hidden around the corner. 
Cheers Dave.
Outwardly, I keep myself to myself. Inwardly, I seeth to see this island and its identity eroded and diluted by do-gooders and namby-pambys who dictate what we say or do. We all agree that common sense has gone out the window. I will be dead in probably less than 20yrs, so the tossers who inherit can do what the (lb) they like. Screw them. Jim.
Sorry Harry. I jumped off the tail-board swinging there. Didn’t mean to bring vitriol to your fanzine. Jim.
jmc jnr:
Sorry Harry. I jumped off the tail-board swinging there. Didn’t mean to bring vitriol to your fanzine. Jim.
Hiya,
“jmc jnr” feel free to put what you like on this “fanzine” is for any mortal thing be
it daft banter, taking the ■■■■ lightheartedly or just general craic, anything goes I
always call a spade a spade and always have and always will 
thanks harry, long retired.
i have to agree with everything you say jim , but stop jumping off the tailboard at your age , you’ll do yourself a mischief . dave
rigsby:
i have to agree with everything you say jim , but stop jumping off the tailboard at your age , you’ll do yourself a mischief . dave
Hiya,
Riggers in my case the problem would be the getting on the tailboard to put me in the
jumping off position would be the problem, Now where’s that forklift driver.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
rigsby:
i have to agree with everything you say jim , but stop jumping off the tailboard at your age , you’ll do yourself a mischief . daveHiya,
Riggers in my case the problem would be the getting on the tailboard to put me in the
jumping off position would be the problem, Now where’s that forklift driver.
thanks harry, long retired.
I don’t think many of the modern wagons have a tailboard these days. With all the health & safety nonsense, you can’t get on the back of a lorry in a lot of places.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
harry_gill:
rigsby:
i have to agree with everything you say jim , but stop jumping off the tailboard at your age , you’ll do yourself a mischief . daveHiya,
Riggers in my case the problem would be the getting on the tailboard to put me in the
jumping off position would be the problem, Now where’s that forklift driver.
thanks harry, long retired.I don’t think many of the modern wagons have a tailboard these days. With all the health & safety nonsense, you can’t get on the back of a lorry in a lot of places.
Cheers Dave.
Hiya,
I only wish not being allowed anywhere near the wagon’s arse end had been the
rule in my day maybe I wouldn’t have severe back and shoulder trouble needing
painkillers 24/7 due too much one man handball, todays drivers should be able
to avoid those troubles only having to steer the wagon and draw the curtains, I
still wouldn’t swap today’s drivers though, too much ■■■■■■■■.
thanks harry, long retired.
it teas me back to the days when i could put a hand on the chock rail and vault onto the trailer with no effort . alas i think my spring has sprung . throwing 15 ton of bagged lime off solo at liverpool dock , always made sure there were plenty of burst bags under the top layer so the bone idle dockers would get dirty . i wonder how many dockers go into retirement with bad back and legs like we have , not many i guess . cheers , dave
Hiya,
Did any of you handballers ever notice that when unloading anything of
value, foodstuffs or spirits and the like there was always the forklift
driver or a docker hovering about to whip the pallet away the minute it
was loaded to be “got at” by them for their bit of “take home” thieving
sods, but at the same time making sure you didn’t get any take-away.
I’m talking the old Liverpool and London docks here.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Hiya,
Did any of you handballers ever notice that when unloading anything of
value, foodstuffs or spirits and the like there was always the forklift
driver or a docker hovering about to whip the pallet away the minute it
was loaded to be “got at” by them for their bit of “take home” thieving
sods, but at the same time making sure you didn’t get any take-away.
I’m talking the old Liverpool and London docks here.
thanks harry, long retired.
Not to mention stowing bags of tates making a row of six
into a seven.Gaining min of seven bags per tear. got to be 70 bags at the
end.knowing full well the checker had a drink.“eh”.After the delivery to
Queens square.Thank you very much.Pallets whats a pallet ■■?
If you lot of ex knights of the road remember, quite a while ago we was on about the red & rust and in the office of Glasgow was a letter, we was talking about people who took bottles of whisky and placed a brick in its place, so the weight was the same.Well the letter was from USA and the people had ordered the whisky, he stated that he had nearly built a garage out of the bricks that had been donated in place of the bottles of Whisky, could we please send so more of the same type so he could finish it? 
I was jut thinking to myself, did he ever get it completed. 
they weren’t just greedy those dockers , they were bloody minded . backloading boxes of fruit there would be one smashed open for their " share " , but the next docker wouldn’t take from that box , he would smash another one . i’ll bet they have even found a way to rob containers now . i had to laugh one hot summer day , a big docker came out of the gate in his overcoat and the bobby on the gate chased after him and tackled him . he was a scrawny little bloke with with the best part of a bolt of silk wrapped round him . cheers , dave
rigsby:
they weren’t just greedy those dockers , they were bloody minded . backloading boxes of fruit there would be one smashed open for their " share " , but the next docker wouldn’t take from that box , he would smash another one . i’ll bet they have even found a way to rob containers now . i had to laugh one hot summer day , a big docker came out of the gate in his overcoat and the bobby on the gate chased after him and tackled him . he was a scrawny little bloke with with the best part of a bolt of silk wrapped round him . cheers , dave
Think we had are own perks like er swaps on ollies box of oranges for a shirt or a pair of boots
we set of for London or anywhere down the road with half a dollar in the pocket to last a week away,
But came home with more many times .Tonys digs on north road had strong drain pipes.what a good brekky
the Ranch well dare i say more Dont think any of the honest lorry drivers of them there days will forget the best
years on the road
s
Guesty44:
rigsby:
they weren’t just greedy those dockers , they were bloody minded . backloading boxes of fruit there would be one smashed open for their " share " , but the next docker wouldn’t take from that box , he would smash another one . i’ll bet they have even found a way to rob containers now . i had to laugh one hot summer day , a big docker came out of the gate in his overcoat and the bobby on the gate chased after him and tackled him . he was a scrawny little bloke with with the best part of a bolt of silk wrapped round him . cheers , daveThink we had are own perks like er swaps on ollies box of oranges for a shirt or a pair of boots
we set of for London or anywhere down the road with half a dollar in the pocket to last a week away,
But came home with more many times .Tonys digs on north road had strong drain pipes.what a good brekky
the Ranch well dare i say more Dont think any of the honest lorry drivers of them there days will forget the best
years on the road
s
Hiya,
How are you Fred my old mate ■■ was the digs on North Road not Nicks ■■,
then we moved to Harry’s on the Caledonian Road quite near the cop shop
then of course we all moved to Alf’s in the square and used to booze in
the Drapers Arms, have a look on the last page on the Mat transport page
Chris Gardner has put some of Bowker’s motors on there pulling MAT’s own
gear about and that bloody Scania 80 pile of crap that I drove is featured
anyway Mate I hope you and the good lady are keeping well, see ya’.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Guesty44:
rigsby:
they weren’t just greedy those dockers , they were bloody minded . backloading boxes of fruit there would be one smashed open for their " share " , but the next docker wouldn’t take from that box , he would smash another one . i’ll bet they have even found a way to rob containers now . i had to laugh one hot summer day , a big docker came out of the gate in his overcoat and the bobby on the gate chased after him and tackled him . he was a scrawny little bloke with with the best part of a bolt of silk wrapped round him . cheers , daveThink we had are own perks like er swaps on ollies box of oranges for a shirt or a pair of boots
we set of for London or anywhere down the road with half a dollar in the pocket to last a week away,
But came home with more many times .Tonys digs on north road had strong drain pipes.what a good brekky
the Ranch well dare i say more Dont think any of the honest lorry drivers of them there days will forget the best
years on the road
sHiya,
How are you Fred my old mate ■■ was the digs on North Road not Nicks ■■,
then we moved to Harry’s on the Caledonian Road quite near the cop shop
then of course we all moved to Alf’s in the square and used to booze in
the Drapers Arms, have a look on the last page on the Mat transport page
Chris Gardner has put some of Bowker’s motors on there pulling MAT’s own
gear about and that bloody Scania 80 pile of crap that I drove is featured
anyway Mate I hope you and the good lady are keeping well, see ya’.
thanks harry, long retired.
Hiya Harry it could well of been Nicks I remember the pub across the road
Parked outside Did we not stay at Brady’s as well.Nobby fell out of there many times.