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Darn it John, I didn't know that Bernie had passed away. He was the best. He taught us geography. We were the first class that he had in his home room for two years consecutively. He figured that since he trained us to his ways, he might as well keep us instead of doing the traditional "rinse...

I remember Stubbins yard being there. I think but could be wrong in that it was down the alley at the side of the Stockland Coaches property. The garage forecourt at Short Heath Road level originally had pumps and the showroom building. Down the ramp to the right of the showroom at the back...

Agreed Richard. Sometimes, we have to venture down those paths, to stir the memories and recoup historical information of possible importance or value to others.

I was long gone here to Canada by then, in 1974. I worked at Presssed Steel Fisher British Leyland on Kingsbury Road as an engineering apprentice '68-'71 in the building right across from Dunlop and the Valor. I believe the apprentice building was on the former site of the Ashold Farm. My wife...

Ah, a good old Austin/Morris LD van! Nice photos. Those were a real work horse. When I worked at Wheelers Timber and Builder's Merchants in Hampton Road Erdington, I drove and performed the mechanical repairs on ours, which I believe was originally from the old Erdington Laundry. That model...

Do any of you fine young ladies recall participating in after school co-ed activities with the boys at either school? The schools embarked on some combined theatrical activities reportedly ranging from stage lighting over at the girls' school, to stage make-up over at the boy's school. I was at...

You are correct that the Registration District was Meriden, (sub-District Coleshill), County of Warwiskshire. I was born at Marston Green Maternity Hospital on May 31st, 1952 and my birth was registered on June 05th 1952, by Registrar F.S. Goldby, just to add another Registrar's name to the list.

Happy New Year to all! Let the silliness begin, as it is always guaranteed to out there in this crazy world!

Wishing a Happy New Year to all in UK and around the globe! We still have 4 hours to go here on the west coast of Canada. Martin

Okay, thanks. I left in '68, but both of my younger brothers Keith and the youngest, Roger, followed along there, two and four years behind me, so they may well have known Stuart.

Thanks for posting the sad new of Stuart's (RIP) passing. What years range would Stuart have attended the school?

That's too funny! The rear engine mount on Imps was a hanger type mount bolted to the removable rear body panel that was held in place to the body with about 4 fasteners, 2 each side. So, it doesn't surprise me that the engine almost fell out on the ground on the "Plastic Fantastic", as we...

Canada Geese for sure. They are everywhere here and we see the same pairs return to the same location to roost every year outside the main entrance at work and on our main campus. Every park is pretty much covered with goose poop!

It is much the same here on the west coast of Canada too. The grass is like golden straw, exactly matching your "Weetabix" description. Watering the borders pretty much just stirs up the dust. Deep watering of the "grass" twice weekly is allowed, but futile at this point. I cannot call it...

LOL Richard. Yeah, life was like that in the late '60s to early '70s. "Free as a bird" and being a confirmed bachelor was my motto. Not a care in the world. Then, I fell in love with a local gal I never knew before, whose family had immigrated here during the '60s and I immigrated to be with...

I frequented the Rum Runner, Rebeccas and Barbarellas in the early '70s. The RR casino entrance was down at the left side of the alley. You had to look back to see it from the club entrance. I never did go into the Casino, but shuffled around on the dance floor, leaned up the pillars and made...

It is a rare occasion to see foxes in this area. We do have coyotes wandering the streets at night sometimes. We have skunks, racoons and a visit from the occasional bear. The little skunks don't spray, but the adults tend to wreak all of the time. There are some permananent yellow stains on the...

Thank goodness it was a little fire that was knocked down quickly! Hundreds of acres are currently burning here in BC and in California again this year, with homes and property lost, plus lives and livestock at severe risk. Some fires are due to natural causes, lightning strikes etc, but a...

Dave, it was exactly the same experience for me when I arrived here in Canada in November 1974, fresh from Brum. Yes, it was rather annoying for me too to see words misspelled, or is that misspelt? When I apparently mentioned how it was "back home" with some frequency, I was told that if it was...

Richard, I attend an annual GM conference that is in the Detroit area, as it has been for the past several years since GM USA had to restructure. It allows the engineers to participate in the conference, to our benefit. With another forum, we held our annual conference at the Henry Ford Hotel...