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Just thought about the first time my dear old Dad drove on the M5. Four of us in Dad`s Triumph Herald 1200, with Dad driving absolutely FLAT OUT ! When asked why he was travelling so quick, he said `Well,you have to go as fast as can on a motorway, don`t you ?`Good job the old Herald only did...

I was looking at this old photo I took of the M5 near Lydiate Ash in 1966. What a difference to todays Motorway. No speed limit, no Armco, no central barrier, no lighting, only 2 lanes and only 5 cars in sight !Happy Days.

Hi Paul. Thank you for your kind words. This is my favourite photo of my beloved Dad and Mum just before her passing in 1948. God Bless both.

Looking through some of my dear departed Mum`s things, I found her Certificate from school commemorating the end of the Great War. Although born in Cannock, her adult life was spent in South Yardley, before passing away at a tragically young age of 33 with cancer. I was only four years of age...

Don`t know if this is the right place, but what happened to the old idea`s about thunder and lightening ? My dear wifes granma used to open the front and back doors `to let the thunderbolt through`,turn the mirrors to face the wall, cover the cutlery over, no metal knitting pins, etc. No wonder...

How about some birthday cards from the 1930`s ?How the cards have changed ! These were to my wifes Uncle Eric

If I remember correctly, wasn`t Walls Ice Cream made in South Yardley, just off the Coventry Rd ? Used to love their family brick, 2 shillings or half a crown (cant remember ). Father-in-law and I used to finish one between us after Sunday Lunch ! Yum Yum.

Oh the memories ! My first car was a 1962 Minivan bought in 1963. Being 18, I put a single mattress in the back and I was ready to roll ! I`ve forgotten all the places I slept overnight, but the top of the Great Orme at Llandudno springs to mind. A kettle on the meths burner, sausages in a...

The lads that clean my car do a superb job. They are all immigrants, but they seem very happy doing the job. They are polite and I normally give a small tip to the lads. We seem to be lucky in the Brownhills/Aldridge area as I can think of at least 5 hand car washes locally. We even get a free...

Does anyone have photo`s of the private railway at Fort Dunlop and the loco`s that worked there ?

I remember that I used to call on a Fruit and Veg wholesaler in Upper Dean St in the 1960`s. I think they were called T.C.Brown. Anyone remember them ?

In the early 1950`s my dad had a gents bike that had rectangular tubing for the frame instead of the usual round tubing. I have never seen one since. Any ideas ?

Don`t know if this is the same company, but in Shenstone near Lichfield was a small factory named `Ash and Lacey Pressings` I went past today only to find that it is now `A & L Pressings` and that the factory was closed and boarded up! Anyone know the story ?

barrie So sorry to hear your news. We are all thinking of you.God Bless

Hi I am amazed that no one has mentioned `Mr Egg` in Hurst St. Open until 4am,finest Egg & Chips in Brum ! Still going as far as I know.

Hi Thylacine Two of my wifes (learnt on her Granmas lap ); Whats your name? Mary Jane Where do you live? Down the Lane Whats your address ? Watercress Whats the number ? Cucumber Mr Knox, keeps his socks In a pale pink chocolate box Orange socks with spots and clocks Oh...

Hi Paul, Thanks for your note. I have had absolutely no engineering background (my dear old Dad couldn`t knock a nail into a plank without bending the nail and splitting the wood !) but I never undid a nut and bolt without doing a drawing or making a note of where things went. Now my mate...

Thanks G G Jean. I wish I knew how to place photo`s without disturbing the text though !

In 1980, having never been allowed a motor bike in my youth, I got interested through my pal in old British Motorbikes. A 1934 BSA 250 in bits was located and purchased. With the help of my pal the bike was restored and rebuilt into as-new condition, and I joined the VMCC. I used the bike on...

Sorry that I don`t know how to place photos and they sometimes obscure the text. Sorry.