22 yr old.

[Daniel cain 46,102]

2 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

I’m disappointed in hearing a Welshman say that Mate. 
 When I was a younger lad , lived in a smallish town in the south. It was a long old drag hone for a lot of us so we used to stay there at weekends . There was a core four who did , and we became best mates over time with living and working together almost daily for four years . 
there was me from Cumbria

a South African lad

a cockney boy who just could t face the m25

abd a Welsh lad from port talbot who would start drinking at 5 on a Friday and finish at 2 on a Monday

as we’d walk hone from a night out he’d always sing one of two songs , you could tell his mood from the opening line it was either “and we we’re singing hymns and arias” or another one. 

anyway eventually we all drifted apart ad we do in life and we rarely see each other now. 
 

last year I was driving hone In the rain and I had radio two on. the Welsh gardener Fella who gives advice was chatting away and eventually as he touched on his goodbyes to the show he mentioned it was the anniversary of a Welsh mining disaster and jeremy vine extended the interview and pressed him further . The old boy eventually conceded he knew some of the lads killed and that he was one of the first in the scene . You could tell his emotion by his voice. As the interview concluded the strains of my pals Song started . 
 

after a verse or two , I pulled over into the hard shoulder and sat , I’m not ashamed to say I wept buckets at the mans tale but also I think I was crying for my friends in that nostalgic feeling you get when you know things will never be like that again . 
 

music has a funny effect on you like that. 

 

 

 

Out of likes mate....

[king 11,984]

27 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Used to read my old nans ones when I was on the shitter Dai

walking to the end of the garden for a shit in the shit house in mid winter snow on the ground and the seat ice cold.is terrible even the toilet roll was cold as feck

[Greb147 6,809]

5 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

I’m disappointed in hearing a Welshman say that Mate. 
 When I was a younger lad , lived in a smallish town in the south. It was a long old drag hone for a lot of us so we used to stay there at weekends . There was a core four who did , and we became best mates over time with living and working together almost daily for four years . 
there was me from Cumbria

a South African lad

a cockney boy who just could t face the m25

abd a Welsh lad from port talbot who would start drinking at 5 on a Friday and finish at 2 on a Monday

as we’d walk hone from a night out he’d always sing one of two songs , you could tell his mood from the opening line it was either “and we we’re singing hymns and arias” or another one. 

anyway eventually we all drifted apart ad we do in life and we rarely see each other now. 
 

last year I was driving hone In the rain and I had radio two on. the Welsh gardener Fella who gives advice was chatting away and eventually as he touched on his goodbyes to the show he mentioned it was the anniversary of a Welsh mining disaster and jeremy vine extended the interview and pressed him further . The old boy eventually conceded he knew some of the lads killed and that he was one of the first in the scene . You could tell his emotion by his voice. As the interview concluded the strains of my pals Song started . 
 

after a verse or two , I pulled over into the hard shoulder and sat , I’m not ashamed to say I wept buckets at the mans tale but also I think I was crying for my friends in that nostalgic feeling you get when you know things will never be like that again . 
 

music has a funny effect on you like that. 

 

 

 

It's funny you say that, there's a big family in my village who are of Welsh descent and they are all singers. 

I've had sang alongside them plenty of times pissed up at parties and such. 

They were known to sing whilst walking home as well. 

I always took the piss and said it must be old instincts showing up, their ancestors must have communicated by singing across the valleys to each other.

Edited October 15, 2020 by Greb147

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,147]

3 minutes ago, Greb147 said:

It's funny you say that, there's a big family in my village who are of Welsh descent and they are all singers. 

I've had sang alongside them plenty of times pissed up at parties and such. 

They were known to sing whilst walking home as well. 

I always took the piss and said it must be old instincts showing up, they must have communicated by singing across the valleys.

I can genuinely see him now stood a bridge with his arms out singing “and it’s they who take the blame , the price of coals the same “ then nearly falling thirty feet into the harbour . 
 

sone boy 

[king 11,984]

3 minutes ago, Greb147 said:

It's funny you say that, there's a big family in my village who are of Welsh descent and they are all singers. 

I've had sang alongside them plenty of times pissed up at parties and such. 

They were known to sing whilst walking home as well. 

I always took the piss and said it must be old instincts showing up, their ancestors must have communicated by singing across the valleys to each other.

1 word dogfox...pride....

[Greb147 6,809]

Just now, king said:

1 word dogfox...pride....

Ale pal. 

[WILF 47,505]

Just now, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

I can genuinely see him now stood a bridge with his arms out singing “and it’s they who take the blame , the price of coals the same “ then nearly falling thirty feet into the harbour . 
 

sone boy 

The wee man had his picture taken with him and the diving lads at Suffolk show if you remember x

[king 11,984]

Just now, Greb147 said:

Ale pal. 

Many a welsh man likes to sing when sober mate..pride...but obviously more singing while drunk..

[Daniel cain 46,102]

8 minutes ago, king said:

walking to the end of the garden for a shit in the shit house in mid winter snow on the ground and the seat ice cold.is terrible even the toilet roll was cold as feck

Made us the men we are today

[chartpolski 24,436]

 

Good old Ivor !

Cheers.

[king 11,984]

Just now, Daniel cain said:

Made us the men we are today

Looking back feck it was some set up though.sitting infront of the open coal fire nice and warm then having to run 40yds down the garden for a piss or shit.proper cold lol.

My gran never had central heating.she used to tuck me in bed with about 10 blankets the weight was crazy you couldn't even move just lye there blowing steam out with every breath.face cold as feck

[stumfelter 3,034]

2 hours ago, WILF said:

Art ?.......I don’t know but I liked them and it made me think about what history these things had witnessed so I took the photos....

That padlocks not seen much history. Unless I'm very much mistaken that is the Yale padmaster 3000 which started production in 2008 but was sadly discontinued in 2011 due to unforeseen tumbler problems.

[WILF 47,505]

12 minutes ago, stumfelter said:

That padlocks not seen much history. Unless I'm very much mistaken that is the Yale padmaster 3000 which started production in 2008 but was sadly discontinued in 2011 due to unforeseen tumbler problems.

Well at least I know who to ask about padlocks now mate lol 

[Ken's Deputy 4,460]

You a Locksmith, Stumf? Must say, that's a trade that's long fascinated me. Knew one once.

[king 11,984]

38 minutes ago, WILF said:

Well at least I know who to ask about padlocks now mate lol 

A field gate up the lane had a combination pad lock on the gate with a chain.

Standing by the gate about 2yrs ago my lad unlocked it.i said how do you know the 4 numbers.you can feel the clicks through the padlock he said the right number feels different to the others.blew my head lol.