Vic Patterson

Enough to feed the family, but if you give enough money without working why would you work? which means someone else has to work more to have you stay at home!

"There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing" I like that saying, very appropriate for this part of the world. Snow shoes in the morning, shorts in the afternoon and Mac and wellies in the evening.

Happy birthday Foxy, I hope you are having a great day!

Shoes, handbags BBQ, what a monster.

Happy birthday Adam.

That,s the very spot, looks like people have upgraded their houses after buying them, and it looks a lot smaller / narrower than what I remember, I,ll just have to go and see! Thank you Eggy.

Canny lass, my recollection is an hourly or daily paid worker! many workers were on some form of piece work. I’m sure HPW can elaborate.

Thank you everyone. Yes great memories, Webtrekker it was taken in Sixth Avenue, Blyth, my mom’s home.

A big step with no regrets, a different world.

Oh! Then happy birthday Bayardm. :-)

I tried to register but after giving my information it said I wasn't eligible, too long gone! (40 years this week) I'd be voting EXIT.

Hope your having a good day Monsta!

Upper cylinder lubricant , I still have my Red-X vacuum gauge!

How are you supposed know that the cat is going to be stupid when you get it? What are the odds at the next one also being stupid ? I don't think we should start getting rid of "stupid" ....

My sentiments also.

Happy birthday Bret, enjoy your day.

Service and produce will be the decider!

We stayed in the Pelican motel there Brian!

When you are just sitting around with a bunch of friends the conversation tends to drift a bit, who,s round is it?

I agree Brian, but then I just tend to jump in and add my pennyworth, without looking at the topic. Hows the barbie season? just changing the topic....

No ring mains or switched, fused shuttered sockets here! lights and plugs on the same circuit (in the same room!) plug pins thin and bendy (quite femer!) light bulb sockets neutral (ouch!) but only 120v...

I get very annoyed when I hear the exaggerations “the town is reeling in shock, stunned or everyone is devastated etc” No we aren't, we may be annoyed or surprised etc but the use of the exaggerated words to imply everyone is almost incapacitated when in fact not everyone knows or cares of incident. I never could understand the “rules” of our language but I recognise they are needed so we are all on the same page. I find it very annoying when the people who use our language for a living, like the newspapers use it so badly and to having to read headline over and over to try understand what they are saying. It used to annoy me how the Americans change (use, abuse) our language (and spelling) but then it is always changing and as long as it is effectively communicating is it all that bad! But politicians seem to have their own language!

Hi Canny lass, Pit Props are/ were usually called timbers, and it was usually the young rookies job hauling and setting the timbers, placing them in areas needing support, quite the job for a young 15 year old, thats were they learned mining and miners! nothing like hard work for the old timers teaching the youngsters to be be humble. HPW would know a lot more about the wooden timbers, today (at least over here) I think they mainly use steel arches and hydraulic rams etc but wood has a bit more "give" in it. 1.a simple brake on a vehicle, especially a stout stick or bar inserted between the spokes of a wheel to check its motion. I had heard the expression spagging the wheels but just thought it meant using a piece of the timber to wedge the coal tub wheel, but it was a bit more than that, this would explain the "wheels and inclines."

I know it as a pit prop, keeps the roof up or (floor down!) A Spragger would be HPW setting them.... (but only when forst started workin)