simon hudson

the Christmas fairy

Ladies and Gentlmen this is your captain Tobias Wilcock

and some old

Standing on the runway waiting for take off

Holy socks for

a penniless preacher

Nice wireless sets there - even I was able to work on these when I was younger - usually was a duff valve that was the problem.  It was a highly skilled job to tap each one with the handle of the screwdriver to see which one was microphonic - then just change it and hey presto.....

 

TV sets were also very similar.

Being an apprentice TV engineer you soon got asbestos fingers.You also got  into the habbit of doing a good job when you cleaned the old B&W TV screens, it was a major job that all apprentices had to do and if you didn't do it correctly start all over again.

Mind the gap

Gary Clark Jr Blak and Blu,  Awesome his version of "Third stone from the Sun " incredible this is definately one New Kid on the block to watch!!

Yes, and that plank that had to be crossed on the path down the cliff side.......

 

And talking of sex of coal, I can remember (just) when the whole load was just dumped in the back street and had to be loaded into the coal house through the wooden hatch. By the time I moved to secondary school we were posh, we had coke.

when I was up a few weeks ago I went over to Philadelphia.My big sister and I went to see my Nana's old house We had a drive up the back street and 90% still had the old coal hatches.I did wonder if the outside netties where still there,.Bloomin cold in the winter and that Izal paper!! 

Morning all

 

As others, we seem to have wall to wall sunshine today. Unfortunately I can't take advantage by going walking as I seem to have pulled something or tweaked something in my calf muscle. it's been bugging me for nearly a fortnight now. It eases up a bit when I rest it, or overnight, but as soon as I walk on it, it's back to square one.

 

This afternoon, I am told, I am going to look at wedding cars. At one point it was going to be wedding horses and carts so I guess I should be thankful for small mercies.

One for you Bod we used to get our coals A'la carte, cul de sac.not off them sunnerland folk. (we knew them as blastys) on a bike. I always used to think one leg would be more muscular than another and they would walk in a big arc

Oh it's such a perfect day

bellowing like a

Ah yes remember it well

Quick the stairs

Morning all, North Wales is cold and dull (just like January). I was freezing cold up at Llyn Alwen yesterday evening despite having all the thermal layers,I even managed to catch some fish so won't starve. Have a good one-Simon 

Get an ear-trumpet

Been a long time since I rock and rolled

Doctor!, Doctor!, Who?

Juke box hero,got stars in his eyes

Morning from a cold grey North Wales (typical my day off), I'm going to try my luck up at Llyn Alwen and cast a fly.The freezer is empty I'm entertaining on Saturday and want to do some trout.So might resort to jumping in. Off to the Docs first for the usual M.O.T.No doubt get told the usual.  Ohh happy days in the words of Tiny Tim "god bless us one and all"  Have a good one eveyone !!

the candle stick

Hey bar tender over here two more shots and two more beers

So if you meet me have some courtesy have some sympathy and some taste

your place or