Martin Quin was a bully, not a hard case, his game when he was beaten in a fight was to wait and get them with a chipping hammer or scraper. I know blokes who it happened to. I was on the Empress of...
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Martin Quin was a bully, not a hard case, his game when he was beaten in a fight was to wait and get them with a chipping hammer or scraper. I know blokes who it happened to. I was on the Empress of...
We have a member in our club who was on the Laconia he is 91. Our chairman tried to get in touch with the BBC to no avail. Alehouse knows the club LRMS. Ernie.
I also go every year, the turnout was well attended as always. I got a little plastic covered remembrance card from a veteran which I will always treasure. I reads,
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Brian, sad to see the Aureol there, I was QM on her, happy days. Ernie.
I was there in 60, done a bit of picketing with Ronnie and Joe McArthy. We had walked off Ibadon Palm in Antwerp and made our own way home. We have dug a few (scabs) out at the Eldonian, they always...
I did"nt get much more as a deckboy cheers Ernie:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
As far as I"m concerned all MP"s are tarred with the same brush out for themselves and to hell with the people, also Water ways is just sniping from behind the safety of his keyboard, lighten up,...
Just remember truth is stranger than fiction, Ernie:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
I bet Ray Quinn dont give a toss what anyone on this site thinks, he will be just getting on with the job of getting on. Ernie:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
I lived in Branthwaite crescent, I got out of that house 12 years ago on medical grounds. In the winter the bedroom windows were covered in ice on the inside, one gas fire, no central heating. It...
Well the 2nd Sailors home has been scuttled, what next, are the sheep ready to move. Ernie.
A lot of my family were on the dock, box 6, 3 and 1. Saturday was the golden nugget, especially the night, sunday if you were out was overtime or double pay with your tonnage if...
Good start Bob, soon be back to our old style, cheers Ernie.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Chazsam, easier said than done, plenty of people willing to work, they cant get a job anywhere because of the cheapo labour thats come into country. They are the scroungers sending family allounce...
Xkopite, Stan Waters was a couple of doors from the Dominion pub Bankhall street off the dock road, cheers Ernie.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
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Why be so miserable, kids and grownups liked them. It seems you are always moaning about something, cheer up and let the world go on.
Remember the Piggeries, stick to houses dont go backwards.
:PDT_Aliboronz_24:The picture of the new Chester road, I think is by Camelairds, facing is the pub called the Castle, they used to have all the drinks, already pulled for the rush from Lairds in the...
Shy, already done, I sent it to Tony Dwyer a while back he put it on the Sailors home, Ernie.
:PDT_Aliboronz_24:The Thistle used to be one of my old locals, I lived further up the road, Orient street, good old days. Cheers Ernie.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
:PDT_Aliboronz_24:I would"nt go to any of them,Sainsbury is the place to shop, better quality all round, cheers.
:PDT_Aliboronz_24:Steve if your dead, give us a haunting story about Tom Slemen, cheers.
:PDT_Aliboronz_24:Great picture Kev, town dosn"t look to packed.
:PDT_Aliboronz_24:The photo with the ship and little girl in it. The ship is a
Shaw Saville ship, not a Bluey. still a great photo, cheers.
:PDT_Aliboronz_24:Snappel great pictures of a bygone time. Sad to think
those cranes will never work again, Ernie.