My old mans a dustman.

[TrueBlue]

My dad London taxi driver for 40 years

 

[madaboutblues]

I never knew my dad but was so close to my grandad he took on that role for me. He worked at Handley Page in Cricklewood and then Radlett. They made WW2 bombers during the war and then other aircraft until it closed in 1970. He then worked as an engineer up until he retired in 1985. He passed away in 1994 and I still miss him every day.

 

[Blueronron]

My oldman a docker all his life, Royal Albert, King George and Tilbury
Was a shop steward in the docks, many days on strike during the 70s, but allways had a smile on his face, even when we had nothing, except his love and allways someone worse off saying

Will be 89 on Gold cup day and still my best friend and a kind great dad

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Ok my old man was not a dustman but i bet he wishes he had of been one.
He was when i was born a builder who worked his way up to foreman on the firm mainly building schools and houses and later in life he set up on his own til he messed that up and became one of those bods on the door at vat house in Southend and his last job was the same thing at Shoebury.
So fellows zoners what did/does your father do for a living?
Oh and buma your dad was a building contractor not just a humble builder.

Actually, he started life on a building site at 14 as a plasterer.

 

[Napster]

Scrap metal merchant - self employed, family business.

 

[Benfleet A1]

No he was in the far east - Ceylon, Malaysia etc

Not a good place to be. My old man always used to say that the Malta runs were pretty grim but the pacific was really bad due to the Japanese. They didn't play by the rules according to him.

 

[Greebosan]

Teacher. And had the very distinct honour of teaching one Franck Moussa during his time with us. Always said he was a very nice young man.

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

Actually, he started life on a building site at 14 as a plasterer.

What a clever chap he was,most ordinary pleps like me did training first,big up old man Spooner.

 

[Napster]

Teacher. And had the very distinct honour of teaching one Franck Moussa during his time with us. Always said he was a very nice young man.

Thats nice of Moussa to say that.

 

[SUFC_Ross]

A Banker, in every which way sense of the word!

 

[Firestorm]

My dad started as a Typewriter engineer in the 1940's , because he was an apprentice , he was exempt from National Service.
Moved on to Roneo , where in 1959 he turned down the opportunity to go on a course about these new fangled computer things, because my mum was due to have my Brother.
Later went on to developmental engineering and got a couple of patents (in the companies name) through, in the 70's / 80's recession hit and he was made redundant 3 times in 5 years, eventually going back on the workshop floor til he managed to retire a bit early.

He was a decent standard Track cyclist (1954 Eastern Counties Champion) and used to say that had he had the backing from National Service he would have made the 52 Olympics , as one of the Riders selected he used to beat regularly, but he was in one of the Armed Forces and they preferred them

Passed away April 4 2013, 2 days after his 58th wedding Anniversary, yesterday would have been his 85 Birthday

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

Reading that I was sort of hopeing you fired him out of a cannon. Balls of steel working with ammo all his life.

"GREAT IDEA" We did in fact try to go down this route, but sadly we were turned down mainly due to the famous "Health & Safety" at Southend Crematorium.

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Not a good place to be. My old man always used to say that the Malta runs were pretty grim but the pacific was really bad due to the Japanese. They didn't play by the rules according to him.

Yeah - Dad never said much about it

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I've worked for the railway in one form or another since 1988. Hope to be there for another 15 before I can retire.

Are you 53 years old?

 

[RHB]

Are you 53 years old?

I make him 44.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Are you 53 years old?

We sat next to each other at Walsall once. Did I look that old! :stunned:

I make him 44.

Spot on. :happy:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

We sat next to each other at Walsall once. Did I look that old! :stunned:

I thought you were doing well for your age!

How come you can retire in 15 years? I've got another 32 years before I'm due my pension.

 

[MK Shrimper]

I thought you were doing well for your age!

How come you can retire in 15 years? I've got another 32 years before I'm due my pension.

It matures at 60 and it's a nice final salary one that I've paid into since I was 17. Not to mention I'll be mortgage free at 58.

 

[Pubey]

It matures at 60 and it's a nice final salary one that I've paid into since I was 17. Not to mention I'll be mortgage free at 58.

God help SZ the day that MK retires...

 

[Swiss Tony]

No he was in the far east - Ceylon, Malaysia etc

Ditto,dad was in Burma,Malaya and Singapore with his mob as he called it the RASC (run away someones coming),i'm now the the proud owner of his Burma Star medal.