Memory lane

bet half you guy have smoked some of these at one time The Bandmaster cut a dashing image!!!!

Johnboy....Like me, you are far too young to remember those.Now Brum Cartav and Jimsigs ???Well?????????????????????

"john boy" wrote:

bet half you guy have smoked some of these at one time The Bandmaster cut a dashing image!!!!

WOT ? ! No Park Drive ?

(I admit to remembering "Greys")

When I was at school we kids used to race upstairs on buses to look for fag packets, especially those with cigarette cards inside. We were fanatical collectors.

Gordon. wrote:

Johnboy....Like me, you are far too young to remember those.Now Brum Cartav and Jimsigs ???Well?????????????????????

I notice you omitted The Grumpy Old Bugger on The Wirral from that shortlist !

This wind that's battering us at the moment.

Anybody remember how the roof tiles used to blow off the barrack blocks ?

I remember it was particularly dangerous in Nienburg, we had to wear steel helmets while walking around the camp.

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The Grumpy Old Bugger on The Wirral from that shortlist !

He is but a babe in arms compared to the shortlist

Gordon. wrote:

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The Grumpy Old Bugger on The Wirral from that shortlist !

He is but a babe in arms compared to the shortlist

So true. Ignore the exiled brummie. Actually I do remember adverts for Black Cat. One of those steel signs that we used to chuck stones at to make a rather satisfying noise.

ciggies used to be considred good for your health,some of you must remember the tv advert " youre never alone with a strand ".

I think that was meant to mean "good for your sex life" I never smoked them..must be where i went wrong

dandc wrote:

ciggies used to be considred good for your health,some of you must remember the tv advert " youre never alone with a strand ".

That is why they were a failure. Smokers considered they were for loners. Ain't an education wonderful?

i used to jump on the back of a horse and cart going to school and prayed the driver did not turn his whip on us, that left me wiv 2d. so it was a penny woodbine from the corner shop near the school. the other penny was my tram fare home. appy days.ginger

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boy....Like me, you are far too young to remember those.Now Brum Cartav and Jimsigs ???Well?????????????????????

Noticed i had ommited Ciphers from the short list...

Happy Birthday young Len

http://rorymerryphotos.com/keyword/ireland/2/768959342_c8tXZ#768961167_sSjPs

I came across some photos of my father in N.I back draw photos as I call them I get them out to look at from time to time ,so I thought are there any sites on the net that have these type of photos because I have no doubt that a lot of you guys have photos like these tucked away that when you look at them takes you down memory lane so happy viewing "John Boy"

Things i`d rather forget JB

Leave me alone you whipper snipper ... bad enough getting old without being reminded of it ..(the curse of being on several groups .. you just can't keep a secret from the common people)
Thanks anyway Gordon.

Len (Ciphers)

Gordon. wrote:

Things i`d rather forget JB

If you wish me to remove that post I will I do not wish to upset you good guys its just that is how I remember my childhood .As you know we were bombarded with these images through the media of the day .

PS SORRY Gordon

brum wrote:

This wind that's battering us at the moment.

Anybody remember how the roof tiles used to blow off the barrack blocks ?

I remember it was particularly dangerous in Nienburg, we had to wear steel helmets while walking around the camp.

I remember a storm in Lemgo one day when prior to (I think) Presentation of the colours all the flag poles blew over all the trestle tables and chairs were blown all over the parade ground . Quite funny watching the squaddies sweeping up leaves as they blow all over the place. Plus the unwanted puddles

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PS SORRY Gordon

Dont be daft..I`m not offended..Just something i`d rather forget.xxxxx

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Leave me alone you whipper snipper ... bad enough getting old without being reminded of it ..(the curse of being on several groups .. you just can't keep a secret from the common people)
Thanks anyway Gordon.

Gordon. wrote:

Things i`d rather forget JB

Most of those pics seem to be '69, Parachute regt.

My first tour was '72. Different situation altogether by then.

The paras came into our area a couple of times, no advance warning, not wearing berets, they were lucky not to be fired on.

Bleedin' cowboys.

Brum, your old regt (RHQ plus A Sqn) were there Jan - May 72. A Sqn QOH were in Gosford Castle with A Sqn RSDG, made for an interesting time. This was not too long after the Greys and Carbs amalgamated and already there were hardly any ex Carbs in the Sqn, always felt it was not the best of amalgamations.
Bob

Thanks Bob,

The last time I saw QOH was when we visited their position at Lisnaskea, '77 I think.

As for the RSDG.

I often wondered which genius in The Warbox cooked up the idea of amalgamating a regt that recruited in NWales/Cheshire with a Scottish mob. Similarly, The Worcesters and the Sherwood Foresters, to make the WFR, another marriage made in hell !

One night in '69 my Squadron Leader paid 3rd Carbs a visit when they were in (I think) Pergamos. As usual I, as his driver, had to wait with the serfs in the kitchen. When the staff realised I had connections with Denbigh it was a slap-up meal and endless half-litre bottles of Carlsberg for yours truly !

(The S/L didn't notice, he was more pissed than I was !).

"john boy" wrote:

I think when I was in it was about 50p a pint and £1.00 for spirits use to get ratted for a fiver
How cheap can you guys go?

In the company bar at Barker Barracks (Paderborn) spirits were 50 pfg a shot and beer was 1DM a bottle (This was...1986) and believe it or not we used to make a profit! At the time I think the exchange rate was about 3DM to the £, so a beer was about 33p and a shot was about 16p.

WOW!!!! That was expensive Will
Herfy 60 pfg a bottle and around 11 marks to the pound 62-65

CALLED INFLATION..a pint of beer in the UK these days, what £3 ?

HIP HIP, HURRAH, I MADE IT TO THE OFFICERS MESS, PHEW.

Now I have three pips on here, like I had when I retired from the Coppers.

My round..lemonades?