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I took early retirement from BT in 1987 and was looking for a part time job but finished up full time at Mid Ed as their van driver (their previous driver had gone hippie and disappeared to Devon), they had no garage so I kept the van at home which saved me travelling expenses. I delivered...

A pub frequented by my Dad called the 'Brit' (Britiania) by Aston station - is that still functioning ? Eric

I served 8 years in the RAF, 1948 till 1956 (5 years abroad) and enjoyed every moment, I was aircrew wireless op and was 'grounded' for developing a weak right eye else I would have stayed in. Aircrew were excused all parades, guard duties etc... and once you were airborne rank went out the...

I always thought the bowler was for the city gent and flat cap for manual worker, obviously I've got that wrong. Eric

waistcoats seem to be common as well. I notice they have planted a few saplings in the background. Eric

I don't think post 162 is a painting, its to perfect, particularly the figures, I would say its a photograph. Could be wrong of course. Eric

These 2 paintings seemed to have disappeared of the Original Art thread, Stormy day Black Country museum and Winters day near Redditch so am replacing them

I remember early 40's my Dad who was a carpenter for Bryant's the builders had an accident and was laid up so my Mom took a job as a cleaner at Alfred Birds house in Blossomfield Road about a mile from where we lived and she used to say what nice people they were and she frequently came home...

Thanks for your help, I followed old Mohawk's advice and it appears that the back up hard drive that the eng fitted has all my pic, doc and music files (up to date) and asks me if I wish to restore said files (whatever that means) I will have a word with the Engineer (PC PAL) a 2 man local...

I have an Acer Commodore PC, some time ago a PC engineer fitted me an additional Hard drive in a draw on my PC telling me it would continue storing/updating my files, so if it 'crashed' I would not lose my pics, docs etc... Does that mean after doing a recovery they will automatically be...

Another of the late George Busby's light hearted paintings of Birmingham, location and date unknown. Eric

I am old enough to remember the bombings but I too had never heard the word peck, we just called them bomb sites. It must be a local word ? Eric

Lyn, my Wife was born in a back house in Aston in 1928, but I was born in a 'proper' house in Aston (queens road in 1930) next door to Atkinsons Brewery,' things have certainly changed since then. Eric

My late Wife and I lived in a back house in the 50's in a court yard in Aston, a living room a bedroom and a leaking attic it was terrible, rotting window frames, damp with peeling wallpaper, mildew, outside toilets, 4 shared by 12 houses, freezing cold in the winter. The only good thing was...

Yes it would have been the 78 tram from Martineau street to Short Heath, similar stops to the 65 'bus which replaced it in 1952. Eric

Yes Lady P, I remember the chippy but don't think I ever used it. My daughter went to Fentham road school. We lived there from 1962 till 87, the trams stopped running about 1952, I loved the old trams, my main form of transport for the first 20 years of my life, that's why I like painting them...

Maurice, no I no longer exhibit or take commissions although I did do a couple of commissions for an old gallery last year, a buyer who bought 2 of my canal paintings 20 years ago wanted to know if I still paint if so she wanted 2 more ! Now I just paint for pleasure, most of them finishing up...

Pedrocut, I'm not a Bob Ross fan (although plenty people are) I find his work a bit chocolate boxy and garish, but that is just my humble opinion, he has quite a following also I am a fan of watercolourists rather than oil painters. I had tuition in Oils but after visiting a few water colour...

This is where I once lived, Hillside Road 1st left under bridge. This is my first painting this year , I have had a 'painting block', not uncommon among artists I have had them before, just lose all ability to paint but its now returning.

Slow to me to