Tag Archives: 1960’s

The Governor

Posted on April 21, 2016 by odeboyz

Mr G, or the “Guv” as I called him some nearly fifty years ago was a formidable Hackney “project manager” but that was well before such a title came into popular use. I had of course heard the stories of … Continue reading →

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A worn shabby old book

Posted on November 6, 2015 by odeboyz

The small book, given to me by my Dad, soon after I started my apprenticeship in the plumbing trade was called “Tables & Memoranda for Plumber, Builders Sanitary & Electrical Engineers”, by J. Write Clarke. It languished for years in … Continue reading →

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Mornington Crescent

Posted on September 4, 2015 by odeboyz

“I’m sorry – I’ll read that again, or I’m sorry I haven’t a clue” the popular radio programme chaired for years, by Humphry Lyttleton, had been running for decades. I never did find out the rules to the panellists starting … Continue reading →

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A Benny Hill* joke

Posted on May 17, 2015 by odeboyz

Just because no one complains doesn’t mean that all parachutes are perfect. *Benny Hill was a British comedian who enjoyed great success on TV between 1960 and 1983. (Chris)

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Stanton and Staveley.

Posted on October 23, 2014 by odeboyz

Not a name that jumps out at you but in the sixties I was a snotty nosed plumbers apprentice sent to work on a building site at “The Barbican” in the centre of London. Apparently  Haden’s (the company I was … Continue reading →

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Mopping Up

Posted on November 27, 2012 by odeboyz

Fumbling with a reluctant zip, -Quietly humming a half remembered tune- Missed again! What was that tune? Half remembered like everything else. Was it? “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever?” But who sang it? Then he thought … Continue reading →

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