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jimsigs1 Let Gen
Number of posts : 1298 Age : 90 Localisation : West of England Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972 Registration date : 2010-02-22
| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 12/9/2011, 09:45 | |
| KJH,
Quite a cheap journey, your 800 miles. Cost a bit more today. Ha! Ha!
Jimsigs1 | |
| | | steve LE Maj
Number of posts : 1001 Age : 75 Localisation : near Cuxhaven Cap Badge : Royal Signals + Royal Engineers Places Served : Verden-Aller + Willich + Iserlohn + Hameln Registration date : 2010-02-14
| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 12/9/2011, 17:28 | |
| Jimsigs many thanks this brought back fantastic memories of my first BFG car SS 28 B a 1950s Opel Olympia Rekord P1 bought very used in 1967 and it made it from Verden-Aller to Taunton Somerset but the clutch failed...no parts available in UK and made clips with coppar wire fixed it and got back to Verden-Aller and one of my fellow ED mates wrote it off against the cookhouse wall of Shiel Barracks... Best regards Steve | |
| | | jimsigs1 Let Gen
Number of posts : 1298 Age : 90 Localisation : West of England Cap Badge : Royal Signals Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972 Registration date : 2010-02-22
| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 12/9/2011, 18:01 | |
| Hi Steve,
Ah! the old Opel Olympia. That also brings back memories when I was at 7 Signals 1963-6 where there were quite a few dotted around. You either bought an old local car or timed it right and bought a new one. We had a WO2 Foreman who bought a Citroen DS and picked it up in Paris. Another guy next door to me had one of those little Simca 1000's. Don't suppose you were at 7 Sigs in your time.
Jimsigs1 | |
| | | steve LE Maj
Number of posts : 1001 Age : 75 Localisation : near Cuxhaven Cap Badge : Royal Signals + Royal Engineers Places Served : Verden-Aller + Willich + Iserlohn + Hameln Registration date : 2010-02-14
| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 13/9/2011, 17:19 | |
| - jimsigs1 wrote:
- Hi Steve,
Ah! the old Opel Olympia. That also brings back memories when I was at 7 Signals 1963-6 where there were quite a few dotted around. You either bought an old local car or timed it right and bought a new one. We had a WO2 Foreman who bought a Citroen DS and picked it up in Paris. Another guy next door to me had one of those little Simca 1000's. Don't suppose you were at 7 Sigs in your time.
Jimsigs1 Did not get to 7 Sigs understand it was the biggest regiment in the British Army...from Junior Leaders Regiment Denbury straight to 1 Div Verden-Aller B Tp 3 Sqn then 14 Sigs Worcester B Tp (formally 645) 1 Sqn got my knees brown on exercise RAF Gan in 1970 then HQ Sqn MT then 40 years ago this month to 3 Div Carter Barracks to join the new 3 Inf Bde HQ & Sig Sqn to train for Ulster to Horseshoe Barracks Shoeburyness Oct 71 to Kitchen Hill aka Nicker Factory Lurgan for a 2 year tour...Brum knows the place...that was my last Royal Signals posting regards Steve | |
| | | brum FM
Number of posts : 2808 Age : 83 Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire Cap Badge : RA/QOH Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich Registration date : 2010-03-02
| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 13/9/2011, 20:05 | |
| [Horseshoe Barracks Shoeburyness Oct 71 to Kitchen Hill aka Nicker Factory Lurgan for a 2 year tour...Brum knows the place...that was my last Royal Signals posting regards Steve[/quote]
Ah, the Knicker factory. What about ye lads ?
Pull up a sandbag and swing the lamp ! | |
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| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 13/9/2011, 20:09 | |
| - Quote :
- Did not get to 7 Sigs understand it was the biggest regiment in the British Army
It was and it was also the biggest |
| | | brum FM
Number of posts : 2808 Age : 83 Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire Cap Badge : RA/QOH Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich Registration date : 2010-03-02
| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 13/9/2011, 20:20 | |
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Did not get to 7 Sigs understand it was the biggest regiment in the British Army...
Until the late '70s the RA was the biggest regiment in the army.
After a few cuts the distinction fell to the REME.
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| | | steve LE Maj
Number of posts : 1001 Age : 75 Localisation : near Cuxhaven Cap Badge : Royal Signals + Royal Engineers Places Served : Verden-Aller + Willich + Iserlohn + Hameln Registration date : 2010-02-14
| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 14/9/2011, 07:17 | |
| Moin Brum...meaning the biggest single unit in the British Army and Gordon is correct! | |
| | | brum FM
Number of posts : 2808 Age : 83 Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire Cap Badge : RA/QOH Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich Registration date : 2010-03-02
| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 14/9/2011, 09:45 | |
| - steve wrote:
- Moin Brum...meaning the biggest single unit in the British Army and Gordon is correct!
Cheers Steve. It's OK, I just thought I'd give the Old Caledonian a prod that's all ! | |
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| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 17/9/2011, 08:08 | |
| Talking about PETROL, the price here is around AU$1.40 per litre. That is about 90p? What about in UK. |
| | | BobG Lt Col
Number of posts : 330 Age : 85 Localisation : Northumberland Cap Badge : REME Places Served : Rotenburg, Verden, Liebenau, Hohne, Hamm, Duisburg, Minden, Hannover, Fallingbostal, Kuwait, UK, HK, USA/Can. Registration date : 2008-02-27
| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 17/9/2011, 16:26 | |
| Quite a bit more than you are paying, in the North East it is about £1.33/ litre.
Bob | |
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| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 17/9/2011, 16:35 | |
| The Cheapest in West Lothian is £1.32.9 The dearest is £1.37.9 |
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| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 18/9/2011, 05:16 | |
| Re petrol, crikey, a little pricey, will have to rent a moped when I am in the UK next May. |
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| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 18/9/2011, 07:18 | |
| Weather permitting (tic) |
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| | | | Wilf Lt Col
Number of posts : 314 Cap Badge : RAOC Places Served : Bicester-Soltau-Canada-Kineton-Paderborn-Osnabruck (Inc Gulf 1) Donnington-Civy Strasse. Registration date : 2008-10-22
| Subject: Re: BFG petrol coupons 18/9/2011, 11:22 | |
| - Shelldrake wrote:
- Galahad, are you thinking of Zeebrugge - the biggest Jerry can "Storage area" in Western Europe?
Indeed, added to it meself... | |
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