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Lumpammer said:
Pool Way Post Office opened in 1961. It’s not there now, the grounds all flat, and below it is the man in a bowler hat. My mum had to go to Lea Village P.O. for Family Allowance etc.before that. I think until that time the Post Code was B26a, then became B33 after the opening.
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Wasn't there a post office among the temporary shops that were built on the edge of the park before the main shopping centre was built. We lived in Garretts Green which was "B'ham 33" well before the days of postcodes.
 
devonjim said:
Wasn't there a post office among the temporary shops that were built on the edge of the park before the main shopping centre was built. We lived in Garretts Green which was "B'ham 33" well before the days of postcodes.
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I don’t think so. My mum wouldn’t have walked all the way to Lea Village if there had been a PO “over the fields” as we used to say.
 
waswigg said:
can remember my mom having curlers under her head scarf and that make me really smile only buried mom Monday she was 92 had 12 kids and loads of grand kids every one loved mom she was an angel in disguise
waswigg
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Sorry to hear that. But sounds like she had a good, long life. They were a strong generation. Life’s never the same without your mom and dad though!!
 
michaelwicks54 said:
My deepest condolences to you & your family waswigg. I lost my mum 12 years ago & still miss her, though it does get a little easier. You will be forever in my prayers.
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I lost my mom 6 years ago and I miss her every day. I m always thinking of the funny things she used to say, in fact I’ve started to say them myself ! She’s always in my heart.
 
Some beautiful, personal recollections here. My mother went out of my life 80 years ago, although I do think of her. However, I have better memories of my late mother-in-law, a lovely person who kept her thoughts to herself and never interfered. I had the pleasure of knowing her for nearly forty years and much of the acumen my wife possesses was gained from her.
 
Radiorails said:
Some beautiful, personal recollections here. My mother went out of my life 80 years ago, although I do think of her. However, I have better memories of my late mother-in-law, a lovely person who kept her thoughts to herself and never interfered. I had the pleasure of knowing her for nearly forty years and much of the acumen my wife possesses was gained from her.
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That’s so nice to hear Radiorails, as very often Mothers-in-law are the butt of all sorts of jokes aren’t they ? I hope my sons’ future wives will have such lovely memories of me!!
 
How to build a bham city bus from Meccano bits you sure would need a lot of screws.

Whoever took the pic.made the bus passengers smile................................................ spelling sorry
 
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mikejee said:
Most of the pages of the magazines are available to download. at http://meccano.magazines.free.fr/months.htm
The relevant article pages for this are:
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Mike
Thanks very much indeed, disappointed of course I had hoped to see a model, but you would need an awful lot of nuts and bolts as mw0njm said. I must admit I have now got to find the page with the skimmer scoop on it to find out what a skimmer scoop was.

Bob
 
Bob Davis said:
Mike
Thanks very much indeed, disappointed of course I had hoped to see a model, but you would need an awful lot of nuts and bolts as mw0njm said. I must admit I have now got to find the page with the skimmer scoop on it to find out what a skimmer scoop was.

Bob
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Hello Bob. I just checked on Bing, & they sat it is a flat bottomed spoon type implement for skimming the top of the oil in a chip shop. Apparently, the chinese use a similar thing but is called a spider. Hope this helps.
 
Bob Davis said:
Mike
Thanks very much indeed, disappointed of course I had hoped to see a model, but you would need an awful lot of nuts and bolts as mw0njm said.

Bob
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Here's a model for you, built by a friend of mine.
There are still Meccano enthusiasts building models today from all round the world.
The South Birmingham Meccano Club (SBMC) still hold meetings twice a year, April & October, at Hall Green Baptist Church, this is where we have been meeting for the last 46 years! Members are mainly of the senior age group, but any Meccano enthusiasts who would like to join the South Birmingham Meccano Club can do so, as long as they are willing to attend twice yearly meetings in Hall Green send me a private message if interested.
Enthusiasm and a genuine interest in model-building in MECCANO are the only qualifications.

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michaelwicks54 said:
Hello Bob. I just checked on Bing, & they sat it is a flat bottomed spoon type implement for skimming the top of the oil in a chip shop. Apparently, the chinese use a similar thing but is called a spider. Hope this helps.
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A skimmer is mostly used in kitchens - or any place where cooking is done - to remove surface scum from boiling meats, separating cream from the surface of boiling milk, the surplus batter (as in the quoted post) in chippies and so on.
Other skimmers were for more industrial or gardening usage.
There are two or three kitchen types in my kitchen but I use a kiddies fishing net for my pond. ;)
Then of course there is the newer type of skimmer usually associated with credit card fraud!!
 
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