OneGuyFromBarlick

Sue wrote:A day playing with the new sewing machine and software. Brilliant, worth every penny.

Software?
No treadle?

We shall be having the "Full Retail Experience" at Wal Mart this afternoon.

Oh joy of joys (not)

Stanley wrote:What is it?

It's a baby Turtle.
We are seeing quite a few around due to all the heavy rain we've been having.

My wife found this monster trying to muscle it's way into the house.



We "relocated" it

While in England
Bill, Ben, Weed.

While in the States
Wilson (Died from cancer), Alvin, Tommy and Oscar

This thread needs more pics!!

............clearing up tornado debris and being thankful that the house is still standing.
We lost 2 trees but apart from that have escaped lightly.

Tonight's sky doesn't look very reassuring.............

Stanley wrote:Good! Look after it, not many left. Do you remember how the interior was always covered with a thin layer of soap? They always felt greasy. Then of course there was the Posser!

Yup, we had both when I were a lad.

Me mam had arms like a Navvy

Having never worked at Rolls Royce I'm unfamiliar with the different departments. There may well have been several different drawing offices. I'm pretty sure that George was chief draughtsman of his particular department and was head hunted for the newly opening Colne branch of Mal Tool on Cotton Tr...

I worked with George Brass when I was at Mal Tool. I believe he was in the drawing office at RR. He hailed from Clitheroe. A really nice bloke, and extremely clever. He was also an avid fell runner. I left Mal Tool in 1995 and had a long chat with him just before my departure. Sadly he died shortly ...

Stanley wrote:Colne Road Sough before Sough Mill chimney was demolished.

My late Father-in-Law used to work the furnace at Bristol Tractors and at Ouzendale too.
Not at the same time, obviously lol

Stanley wrote: Over the years they got used to me being around and snapping them.

.....and I'm really glad that you did too.

Stanley's Crumpets, now that reminds me of a tale.............. My buddy Mick McKimm and the crumpet shops owners son borrowed the firms van once to go for a night out. Afterwards they decided to have a kip in the aforementioned vehicle. During the night a policeman came shining his torch through th...

It may be Spring here in Oklahoma but..................



.........Alvin reckons that the table in the garage still has a good few napping opportunities left in it.

Nice old pic of Thornton Quarry. many thanks. We used to go there to fish/camp etc as kids.

If anyone could put me onto any additional information about the place, past and present, I'd be very grateful.

I served my apprenticeship at Dotcliffe Mill 1969 - 1973.
I can't seem to get a bearing of which angle that picture was taken from.

I fed my 3 boys at 5-30am this morning then let them out. My 5.45am cup of tea was interrupted by the sound of wailing. A check outside revealed my 3 brave lads all huddled together under the chairs on the patio, whimpering and wailing. A quick check with the torch revealed another cat, small tortoi...

You're a good man, Thomo!

We had an old range when I lived in Bradford. Nothing near as fancy as that one but had the same functions. Mum used to get 5 bags of coal delivered for 10 bob, methinks. This was dumped into the back yard then Dad shoveled it down the cellar steps. The Clean Air Act had just kicked in so it couldn'...

A clashing gate at the entrance to the front gardens of Wellhouse Square. Note the re-use of old stones and remember that when the Square was built by Bracewell for his workers at Wellhouse Mill it was surrounded by fields and stray animals had to be kept out. I think a school mate of mine, Jack Pe...

The squatter's hut in Walmsgate looks an interesting little structure.
What's the history behind it?

While at Barlick Modern in the 1960's I used to go to the Majestic, along with school mates, to see the horror B films. You were supposed to be 16 to get in but the rule was pretty relaxed. They needed "bums on seats" methinks. Anyroad, I've been racking my brains trying to remember what w...

An after dinner natter about the old days led to my wife mentioning a Milk Bar that she used to go to in Nelson. This reminded me of a similar institution (I think) that I used to go to in the late '60's/early'70's which was situated at the junction of Skipton Rd and St James Rd. http://imageshack.u...

Thomo I hope Ellie continues to recover and that things go easy for you with izzy. Does Ellie usually eat anything other than tuna? I keep telling my boys that they don't know how lucky they are as they have the freedom to come in or stay out as best pleases them at the time. They seem to sense the ...

LOL Tripps

That site made me laugh.
Thanks for the link.