'Sparks For The Grinder'

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Sun 27 Sep, 2009 3:25 pm

Interesting stuff, Blakey. It's a weird part of the world out east beyond Hull at the best of times. I'm sure a good number of ghost stories could be told of happenings on foggy nights.A visit back there would be even more atmospheric if you could still catch a Connor & Graham Guy Arab. No doubt you did during your sojourns out there in the wastes. 'Tis pity that the railway didn't survive, either.

electricaldave · Post by **electricaldave** » Sun 27 Sep, 2009 7:49 pm

How about being sent to find the 'golden rivet'?

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Sun 27 Sep, 2009 8:00 pm

I used to work for a painter and decorator and numerous times youngsters have been sent to the stores for 2 tins of checked paint.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sun 27 Sep, 2009 10:10 pm

Uno Hoo wrote: Interesting stuff, Blakey. It's a weird part of the world out east beyond Hull at the best of times. Yeah they all look similar and many of them have the same surname, but then in the past before there were buses there wasn't much else to do on winter nights.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 28 Sep, 2009 10:59 pm

Uno Hoo wrote: Interesting stuff, Blakey. It's a weird part of the world out east beyond Hull at the best of times. I'm sure a good number of ghost stories could be told of happenings on foggy nights.A visit back there would be even more atmospheric if you could still catch a Connor & Graham Guy Arab. No doubt you did during your sojourns out there in the wastes. 'Tis pity that the railway didn't survive, either. Believe it or not Uno Hoo this was even before Connor and Graham graduated to Guy Arabs. To an enthusiast like me they had a fascinating fleet - mustn't stray from the topic, but these included several petrol Bedfords, a Maudslay Marathon, a Dennis Lancet and (bought brand new by them) a chassisless Sentinel /Beadle 40 seater, but no double deckers at all.