Mummy Muddy Paws, probably a Scammel as the Antar with its twelve cylinder detuned Merlin a Meteor was indeed a beast but came later, we also had Diamond "T"s. Germany was the place for adventure and often when clearing a mobile workshop tank park any one who could drive Officers included would line up and away to Fallingbostel or where ever, no observer up top but we could raise the seat so your head was out. Hamburg could be a bit wild at times and we had to rescue lads now and again as the bent local police and bar staff tried to roll them, had a couple of run ins stopping that. A run in with some of those silly youngsters impersonating Nazi's trying to frighten the girls in our local watering hole, they thought all the village men at a football match and did not bank on us arriving, it got a bit bloody and somehow they got broken windscreens no idea how that happened. it got us free drinks when the village men came home. I did have some wonderful times and met some very good friends who had once been enemies, that is life.
Reivers were the Border mercenaries between the Scots and the English. Fought together , fought each other, cattle and horse thieves, Stole each others women and usually regretted it--- All in all nowts changed.
I too was in the Army. Farrier Corporal-of-Horse. That should confuse some of you.
I didn't realise WO1's were capable of speaking to mere humans, Things have changed.
Whilst looking for something else I came across this old thread - I remember it well - we have lots of new members since this was started - I thought it might be interesting to revive it - the newer members can find out how some of the oldies came by their names, and they might like to share their stories too ....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I suppose I should expand on my posts at the beginning of the thread where I talked about my froggy avatar and how I planned to change it for a pigeon or dove from the garden. I gave up waiting for them to stand still and pose nicely, and I've 'borrowed' Picasso's etching of a white dove - as an artist it seems appropriate
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My name is the same as my twitter one, when my sister was studying French she started calling me Fleur, that was already taken on Twitter so I expanded it to Fleurisa
My name here is the name of my gardening business! When I started out as a gardener, I also used to paint teracotta pots and glass vases with pansies and sell them at school fairs etc in the winter months, and the name seemed to fit both aspects of my business! I don't really have much time for the arty side, though I do a bit of botanical illustration when I have time, just as a hobby.
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Mummy Muddy Paws, probably a Scammel as the Antar with its twelve cylinder detuned Merlin a Meteor was indeed a beast but came later, we also had Diamond "T"s.
Germany was the place for adventure and often when clearing a mobile workshop tank park any one who could drive Officers included would line up and away to Fallingbostel or where ever, no observer up top but we could raise the seat so your head was out.
Hamburg could be a bit wild at times and we had to rescue lads now and again as the bent local police and bar staff tried to roll them, had a couple of run ins stopping that.
A run in with some of those silly youngsters impersonating Nazi's trying to frighten the girls in our local watering hole, they thought all the village men at a football match and did not bank on us arriving, it got a bit bloody and somehow they got broken windscreens no idea how that happened. it got us free drinks when the village men came home. I did have some wonderful times and met some very good friends who had once been enemies, that is life.
Frank.
Hi- If I may join in.
Reivers were the Border mercenaries between the Scots and the English. Fought together , fought each other, cattle and horse thieves, Stole each others women and usually regretted it--- All in all nowts changed.
I too was in the Army. Farrier Corporal-of-Horse. That should confuse some of you.
I didn't realise WO1's were capable of speaking to mere humans, Things have changed.
Whilst looking for something else I came across this old thread - I remember it well - we have lots of new members since this was started - I thought it might be interesting to revive it - the newer members can find out how some of the oldies came by their names, and they might like to share their stories too ....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I suppose I should expand on my posts at the beginning of the thread where I talked about my froggy avatar and how I planned to change it for a pigeon or dove from the garden. I gave up waiting for them to stand still and pose nicely, and I've 'borrowed' Picasso's etching of a white dove - as an artist it seems appropriate
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My name is the same as my twitter one, when my sister was studying French she started calling me Fleur, that was already taken on Twitter so I expanded it to Fleurisa
Dove so glad you bumped this thread, I thought because of your good sense of humour that dove from above came from the old tv series Shooting Stars
Should have known better
It was a combination of the two things that seemed to make it appropriate
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Found this thread and thought I'd upload my pic...........
My name here is the name of my gardening business! When I started out as a gardener, I also used to paint teracotta pots and glass vases with pansies and sell them at school fairs etc in the winter months, and the name seemed to fit both aspects of my business! I don't really have much time for the arty side, though I do a bit of botanical illustration when I have time, just as a hobby.
My name is the one I use as my 'online presence' and use it on other forums.
Can't remember why I chose 'madpenguin' though!