Recent content by Time Traveller 66

A belated very happy birthday i hope you had a great day take care.

We had a bloke at work collecting the pools plus spot the ball we all lived in hope of that big life changing win. My parents had a ( near miss ) on the Birmingham Evening Mail Spot The Ball in the 1960s £47.00 a lot of money then .

Happy Birthday have a great one.

Ex Army no wonder they look like new.

Good old Cherry Blossom polish. No excuse for dirty shoes or boots you felt good when they were gleaming.

Admire your dads forgery skills as you have said that's just the way it was and the money was made good and nobody was any wiser.

Yes our mom would get a Provident cheque to as they used to say rig you out. I also remember my mom's dividend number to this day.

Don't forget trying to put a deep voice to try and convince the doorman who already had you sussed but as long as you looked okay you got in.

I remember our insurance man used to come on a Monday evening and would have a chat and a cup of tea with our parents . I reckon we were his last call of the evening as he seemed to be there for ages nice man. Like you say you dealt with the person face to face and no waiting in a cue on the...

Used to press my trousers and polish my shoes if going into Brum sometimes a suit liked to feel smart and also you couldn't wear jeans into clubs in the 70s.

Have a great birthday.

I've seen women in supermarkets wearing oneses pardon the spelling and their children in PJs and i've checked my watch to check the time. Way of the world people.

I hope you didn't take the hump.

Didn't the comedian Norman Vaughn use the phrase Swinging Dodgy back in the 60s 70s i think he went on to compere the Golden Shot. A DJ recorded a song called Groovy Baby i think his name was Dave Cash.

Used the No 11 many many times growing up great memories have covered some miles over the years thanks WMPTE for getting 1000's of people safely to their destinations over the decades.