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blue1948 · Thursday at 11:02 AM

jazzy said:
Morning everyone,

Mrs J has to deliver 2 pups to deepest , darkest St Helens and hast a Scooby where she is going ( even with sat nav ) so up steps yours truly - I always wanted to be a taxi driver ever since I saw De Niro .

I haven't got a clue either , it must be over 35 years since I've been to the town.

Wish me luck!

Let's hope you got out alive .

kev · Thursday at 11:14 AM

jazzy said:
Morning everyone,

Mrs J has to deliver 2 pups to deepest , darkest St Helens and hast a Scooby where she is going ( even with sat nav ) so up steps yours truly - I always wanted to be a taxi driver ever since I saw De Niro .

I haven't got a clue either , it must be over 35 years since I've been to the town.

Wish me luck!

It hasn't changed much Jazzy

jazzy · Thursday at 12:39 PM

kev said:
It hasn't changed much Jazzy

Do you know what Kev. , you're not wrong.The place is right in the centre close to the court and I could have driven to it without the sat nav ( except I didn't know the name of the street).

It's a bit grim but the lady is only fostering them for a few days.

kev · Thursday at 12:52 PM

jazzy said:
Do you know what Kev. , you're not wrong.The place is right in the centre close to the court and I could have driven to it without the sat nav ( except I didn't know the name of the street).

It's a bit grim but the lady is only fostering them for a few days.

Yeah, not much change in the town centre (which I rarely visit TBH)
I live in Clock Face, which was a little mining village when I was a kid. (it's about 4 miles outside the town centre) These days it's more or less just another sprawling suberb of St.Helens.

blueloon · Thursday at 1:04 PM

jazzy said:
Morning everyone,

Mrs J has to deliver 2 pups to deepest , darkest St Helens and hast a Scooby where she is going ( even with sat nav ) so up steps yours truly - I always wanted to be a taxi driver ever since I saw De Niro .

I haven't got a clue either , it must be over 35 years since I've been to the town.

Wish me luck!

Probably ‘72 ish last time I visited St Helens, certainly over 50 years. I worked for a part of Pilkington’s at the time and was doing some training there. I don’t recall ever going back!

kev · Thursday at 1:19 PM

blueloon said:
Probably ‘72 ish last time I visited St Helens, certainly over 50 years. I worked for a part of Pilkington’s at the time and was doing some training there. I don’t recall ever going back!

In 1972 I was working at Rockware Glass

blueloon · Thursday at 1:37 PM

kev said:
In 1972 I was working at Rockware Glass

I’d just joined Fibreglass at a new factory making the reinforcement products , not the insulation. We used to get boxes of sample jars , like bigger jam jars, which if I remember right came from Rockware Glass

summerisle · Thursday at 2:17 PM

jazzy said:
Cheers Pete , I'm sure the stadium is absolutely fantastic. Just hoping that the footballing gods smile on us and our blue boys turn in another great performance.

Got your mountaineering gear yet. :lol:

anjelikaferrett · Thursday at 4:43 PM

Good evening all. I have some news. I have been successful in the ballot for Arsenal tickets. Excited doesn't even come close!

jazzy · Thursday at 4:56 PM

anjelikaferrett said:
Good evening all. I have some news. I have been successful in the ballot for Arsenal tickets. Excited doesn't even come close!

What a game to go to. Fantastic doesn't even come close.
Has it been moved to the Sunday now ? Day before my birthday if you want to treat me

jazzy · Thursday at 4:58 PM

anjelikaferrett said:
Good evening all. I have some news. I have been successful in the ballot for Arsenal tickets. Excited doesn't even come close!

I remember taking some Dutch friends to an Everton / Arsenal game . It was their first time at Goodison. You might remember it ....a certain Wayne Rooney scored a wonder goal and I almost fell out of the top balcony

anjelikaferrett · Thursday at 5:10 PM

jazzy said:
What a game to go to. Fantastic doesn't even come close.
Has it been moved to the Sunday now ? Day before my birthday if you want to treat me

Its still on Saturday but 8pm kickoff

Gwladysover · Thursday at 7:03 PM

anjelikaferrett said:
Good evening all. I have some news. I have been successful in the ballot for Arsenal tickets. Excited doesn't even come close!

That’s brilliant, really happy for you.

blue1948 · 2025-11-28T07:17:33+0000

anjelikaferrett said:
Good evening all. I have some news. I have been successful in the ballot for Arsenal tickets. Excited doesn't even come close!

Wow jealousy isn't enough ,enjoy a special night ,if Barry has gotten into gear it could be special indeed .

blue1948 · 2025-11-28T07:22:18+0000

Good morning all on this wet one here ,the smattering of snow has melted and drizzle is the word for today . I hope all are well and had a peaceful night ,waking to a great day . We celebrate "Small Xmas "tomorrow ,same foods but a smaller tree ! We got one from the forest and it was in water within ten minutes which hopefully means it will last over the two Xmasses ( is that a word ? ) It is drinking water like there is no tomorrow which I think is because it hasn't reached dormancy yet with the milder autumn .
Have a great day all COYB