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  1. boilerman

    Black Sabbaths final concert

    Thanks John,(nice article) apart from the bottom right photo that is. Only joking, football rivalries apart. well done Aston Villa for doing a really good thing, helping those charities. It will have legendary status in the years ahead, I've no doubt.
  2. boilerman

    The car

    Sad to say, but most things Japanese, are better manufactured, in the motorworld
  3. boilerman

    The car

    So, I heard Richard, I was lucky then, my problem was the headlights and driving in the dark. Which was fine until a car came from the opposite direction. Then I was blind, that was scary
  4. boilerman

    The car

    .....and then there was the Standard Pennant, I had, that was semi auto, there was a button on the gear stick, that you pressed to change gear. Weird or what?:innocent:
  5. boilerman

    The car

    We had a 2cv yonks ago, I think thats why auto gearboxes came in:D. the gears and their positions were something special. Ok once you got used to them, but you really had to get used to them:D
  6. boilerman

    The car

    Ist car I had, was a 6volt Beetle, rotten as an old apple. 2nd, was a Morris 1000 :) I knew all about speed in those days:innocent:
  7. boilerman

    The car

    Not enough:).....Sorry you had to give it up
  8. boilerman

    The car

    Can I just expand this thread to other modes of transport, as I've never really been a car driver. (I have owned them though) Van driver, yes.(motorbikes are for a different thread). I remember starting work at the council, in 1967, and being allowed ( at only 15) to drive the J4 vans around...
  9. boilerman

    Black Sabbaths final concert

    As Brummies, we are inherently self effacing. Black Sabbath were all that, sure they have money, but they're still are just Brummies. I saw them,(a few times) but once, early on, in their journey, I was getting paid, as a ticket collector at the Town Hall. Gawd it was so loud, and felt so...
  10. boilerman

    Black Sabbaths final concert

    Oh, shoot, I replied to the thread in "Music", and didn't realise this was on the go............but it wasn't funny:)
  11. boilerman

    Black Sabbath

    Anyone go then. A friend of mine went, from up here, in North Shropshire. It must have been good, because he hasn't called me yet:innocent::laughing:
  12. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    A bit too warm to be outside around here, especially for the dogs, they just dont understand:worried:
  13. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Nice piece Andrew, thanks. It does sound idyllic
  14. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    We are surrounded by cats, so everything gets washed that comes out of the garden. I'll bet Rosebay will grow almost anywhere, certainly in our garden, especially where you dont want :) but its nice when it flowers
  15. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Difficult to tell from a distance Nico, all I can say, is, we have a dumping ground, of allsorts of building materials in the garden,(fenced off), that almost everything grows in, especially foxgloves
  16. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Almost a Geoffrey Hamilton description:heart:
  17. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    No room for error, on here then, or any extra worded reply.
  18. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Saw this on walk today, I think its called, "Sheep Spit Scabia" quite rare, so I'm told, beautiful whatever. Any ideas people?
  19. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    "My eyes are dim, I cannot see" and I've brought my specs with me:)
  20. boilerman

    Black Sabbath

    We used to go scrumping there, I'm sure Lady Bradford(or one of them)lived there then, anyway we called it Lady Bradfords. Who'd of thought that, many years later, I'd buy a house from the estate, here in North Shropshire
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