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Both Grandchildren went to Myton School Warwick a few years ago, very good School I believe.

We had the share option scheme which was very favourable but having a young family resulted in no spare cash at the time.

In our case it was a gas fire which they manufactured in the days before natural gas, I certainly take your point though. Unlike Shell Esso would also give employees discount on heating oils, during my 26 years with Shell I can honestly say we never got discount on anything but, of course...

When I worked at Esso Bromford lane I was able to buy a fire direct from Valor at a very good price, there was some link between Esso and Valor that allowed employees of Esso to get discount.

As a retired, among other things, PSV/PCV driver I find your posts first class and would certainly like to see more. As they say once Bus/Coach driving gets in your blood it’s there to stay.

My Wife thinks I’m antisocial enough using my Ipad heavens knows what she would think if I took over the TV :)

It Was Shell Mex & BP that had one with Esso, BRS and I think Mobil. They were based on the Leyland Marathon with a permanent Leyland/Lucas engineer in the passenger seat monitoring all the test equipment. They were only allowed to carry fuel oil when operated by the oil companies as the twin...

I seem to remember the end of 1970 we furnished our rented flat in Water Orton from S&U stores. The chap called round weekly ? for the repayments and was always friendly getting us the best deals he could.

I can well remember the late sixties onwards when our Drivers (Shell Mex & BP) started the local elimination tests then the final chosen few who attended the Finals. The Drivers were allowed time off deliveries to prepare their vehicle which always included raiding our Vehicle spares stores for...

Hope it’s nothing to do with facebook being down :)

Mechanical govenors saved our later Ford engined coaches from engine siezures as our Drivers had worked out that removing the air cleaner hose off the venturi increased the engine revs way above the governed speed. Only seen one engine runaway and that was in a workshop when a mechanic had...

I remember the Minimec injection pumps fitted on all our coaches. One day when out on test the rack broke at the end so putting the engine in to max revs and unable to stop. Luckily I was passenger at the time so managed to loosen one of the fuel lines and stop the engine. We made our way...

Friend of mine worked there then Leyland Motors Oldbury. Not sure which one but when they arrived for work their own clothes were hoisted upto the roof until home time :)

Thank you for your kind words

John my heart goes out to you. My walking needs improvement but hopefully when I finish my Immunotherapy cancer treatment things should hopefully return to close on what it used to be. Good luck.

One of his successors wasn’t much better, late fifties.

2, 3, 4, and 5 star. Would be all one pump nowadays if those grades stil existed.

Yes I’m sure you’re right, like you I also had one. Went out on a breakdown to Bridgwater mid sixties to one of our coaches broken down on service station forecourt, my mate travelled all the way back to Stockland Green with the plastic tigers head that fitted on top of the petrol pumps globe...

Ideal for setting light to

This signage would have gone by 1976 as Shell Mex & BP split from each other end of 1975. Their employees and sales were split 60% Shell and 40% BP, initially at the end of June 1975 I was branded BP but Changed to Shell by year end.