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Red Sun a western with a Japanese twist released in 1972. Charles Bronson starred Bob

One of 20 Daimler CV6s starting fleet no 157, bodied by Weymanns, they first entered service on 2nd January 1952. Two were saved for preservation 174 and 172, but 172 was destroyed by fire. It took 9 years to carry out the renovation of 174. Bob

A very happy new year to you all, just keep smiling Bob

Ventured long distance this weekend, Thursday overnight Taunton, Friday to Monday overnight Gĺoucester, Christmas day with my daughter and son ìn law in Ģĺoucester, today our 62nd wedding anniversary, picked up,breakfast at Beefeater and then driven up the M5 to Birmingham for the pantomime at...

Thank you all for another very interesting, informative and humorous year, did it not go quickly? Like Richard I have been hampered with injured legs, two different careless incidents, the second of which apparently saw me almost leaving the forum, but as you can see I am still here, but...

Somewhere between 2002and 2004 for businesses, although I believe urban deliveries stopped in1951, need an expert to confirm this Bob

Good picture of my home life Mort, except noticed my bread is mouldy. Actually all joking aside, a spot on picture of true Victorian life. Bob

My new laptop no longer has a CD/DVD slot, so I had to buy an external one to load Programmes on it Bob

Thanks very much Bob

Behaving myself and resting as instructed, got back to the family tree, the mysteries, death and misery I have uncovered amazing, the number of children that died at or near birth and alongside that the number of mothers that seemed to accompany them. Luckily for the widowers there seemed to...

There was also a winter ciŕcs 1957 to 1959 when I was working at Cannings and was still single when about 5pm, a lot of the buses stopped running, somehow I got into town, but caught a 107 back to New Oscott as the 5 had been stopped. Bob

Thank you, you did not have to go out especially. Bob

Fresh turkey-unplucked etc, oven ready - stuff it and shove it in the oven. It would be interesting to compare those prices with todays, was thar click and collect or delivered? Bob

Ah, more memories, but it was not only our mother's and Dr Charles Hill, the Radio Doctor that worried about our bowels, today in hospital it is there on the daily list of food and drink you have taken, pill times, dressings done and yes, have the bowels been opened to day and when you are...

Sorry Bob, I was very ill in hospital, see forum away for a bit so much so, wife and son called in at midnight and as my wife is like yours, your comments have given mesa wake up call Bob

How appropriate after last Saturday. Bob

Having spent 17 Christmases other parts of the world since 2001, Christmas decorations have been amazing over the top and unbelievable, Iceland 13 father Christmases and illuminated gravestones, Dubai, giant glitter balls and I mean giant, Kuala Lumpura Chinese choir singing carols and Christmas...

What is a Carn card? Thanks for the heads up on the opening times, because when my wife comes up for one of her NEC Visits (or did pre Covid), I would try to get into the library to do some family tree research, now it looks like I shall just have to rely on Janice and all the other BHF...

No in Barnstaple and Braunton, they like to salt and vinegar it for you Bob

Strange your comment on never the same man after the war, my grandfather John Davis (1886 -1945), served with the Royal Warwickshire, but one of those whose record has been lost, gassed and eventually discharged, but lived with constant mouth pain and discomfort and according to my dad was never...