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Dave
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The shortness of me legs was due to my years at Goldings,when you sent me every weekend into the shop to get the treacle for our Saturday teatime,but never gave me any money so I had to make a quick getaway...it was like a scene from the Keystone Cops,so over three years it stunted any growth to my legs!You all took the mickey and told me to give up Carpentry and join the CIRCUS! No 22
23 September 2010
- Standing on my box.
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no 8
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hi dave l see you're doing some sewing was the legs to long, l keep telling you, you need short pants to fit your legs never mind when you have duck legs thats what you have to do 8
23 September 2010
- land of long legs
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john horn
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Well Dave looks like another from my years has turned up, William Moreton, if it is who I think it is, I was given the bottom bunk on my first night at Goldings and he was on the top one in Aberdeen Dorm.I always thought his name was Morton, so its to similar to be someone else.His mate was Bernard Mott and they let me knock about with them for a while, they were like my minders until I found mates of my own age.They left Goldings about 3-6 months after I arrived, Mott was a Tinsmith, I'm not sure, but I think Moreton was a Carpenter.
It will be great to see him again after about 67 years, I'm looking forward to it.
I did meet up with Bernard Mott at the 2007 Reunion
22 September 2010
- manchester
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Dave
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Another call I had today from William Moretons daughter who will be bringing her father to the reunion,he was at Goldings in the war years and Aberdeen was his house,also Bob Whibley has rang me to say he will do his best to be at the reunion,again the war years.
(he has not been very well,but so interesting,also he remembers Frank Norman.
21 September 2010
- Looks like more 40's than 60's so far!
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Dave
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Just had a phone call from Bernard Jennings 1947-51 McCall,is coming to the reunion this year,he hasn't been for over five years.
He asked me if anyone recalls the few stories he told me!
In the shoe cleaning room when they used to take the cover off the light switch and touch the two wires together to make a spark so they could light there roll up!
When they had fish cake for tea,most of the lads didn't like it and in the dining room was a clock so they all used to throw their fish cake at it! at the end of teatime the clock was covered in fish cake!
Punishment for smoking with Joe Patch,the roller they used to roll the Cricket table you had to push it until Joe said thats enough! and I can tell you that it was very heavy!
Another punishment was you had to hang on the wall bars in the gym until Joe was ready to let you come down.
Tough old man but very fair.
When Stormy Tempest told us "Cheese for tea today lads" well we all knew it was mouldy so one boy threw it at him and said "Well you can have then" and the rest of the 300 boys pelted him with it! keep these stories coming otherwise they will be lost in the sands of time.
20 September 2010
- The 60'S were not the only ones who were naughty
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