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Postby Pans Lass » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:54 pm

Rabmacd wrote:Parliament Place--that's with an "A" and not an "E".

I was brought up in No. 3.

Gen Jack, the only thing I remember about milk runs, is when my mum thought that one of the the MacKay brothers, can't remember which one, (reasonably sure it was Bobby) was delivering milk to the back door, and she found one of her Yorkie dogs, lying deid on the tarmac, under the milk van.

Oh how I laughed, until it regained consciousness.

Parliament Place was a great play area, when I was there. The odd clip roon the ear, when deserved, no harm done--juist get on wae it. Playing football oot the dryin' green. I fondly remember when Lorimer scored the volley against Zaire in 1974, me an' Lawrence Robertson went oot tae try and replicate the classic kick. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the auld wumin, whose sheets we used as nets.

Sadly, I think those times are long gone


Enjoyed reading your post Rab. :lol: :lol:

Changed days noo Rabmacd.....kid's don't seem to play they way we used to. They grow up so quick these days or so it seems. :(
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Postby general jack o'niell » Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:54 pm

even without the name No.3 would have been a giveaway, and yes i did deliver your milk, from about 1973 until 1978 when i left the school, i handed it over to one of my younger brothers(dunoon had the calton albyn run which dedalus took over, then was sidelined in early 78?) can't remember which one either dedalus or sweltered, i do remember writing out all the names house numbers and pints in a list for him, when he went the first morning he was met by someone else who told him john curry had given him the job and my brother was to show him the route. being cut from the same cloth he did what was expected of him, tore the list up into tiny fragments, cast it to the wind and told the usurper to figure the feckin thing oot himself. luckily our father was talked out of going to see john or it wouldn't only have been the list that was torn to shreds. how was that for gratitude?
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Postby bill » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:17 pm

Gen.Jack,your father-in-law has told you,and I have told you.Unless you delivered milk off Davie Blacks' horse n cart you do'nt know what milk delivery is all about. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby general jack o'niell » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:21 pm

when was the horse and cart ever stolen to transport whilks on, leaving you to carry the crates from dellwood all the way to broad st round parly and back along millknowe at 7am on a cold wet morning?

this happened regularly!!!!
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Postby bill » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:29 pm

Ach do'nt be gieing us your sob stories.
:cry: :cry: :cry:
The horse n cart and milk in cans was every day
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Postby general jack o'niell » Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:34 pm

likewise except sunday, so saturday was double issue and the day most likely to have the cart nicked, wouldn't happen nowadays tho, the social gave them all cars when they moved into houses, so they probably use them, if they're sober.

sometimes it was stolen by another family, this lot known for their chins, for firewood collecting?
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Postby Bobbie En Tejas » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:31 pm

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Postby gizmo » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:22 pm

Has anyone got any photos of Parliament since they started knocking it down
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Postby Ninja Mania » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:36 pm

Was in there today gizmo :shock: , never took any photo's, :cry: but I did take a door. :lol:
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Postby petewick » Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:26 pm

Ninja Mania wrote:Was in there today gizmo :shock: , never took any photo's, :cry: but I did take a door. :lol:



Did it have your name on it?



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Postby Ninja Mania » Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:58 pm

No it never had my name on it petewick, but it did have someone calld Dick H on it. :shock:
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Postby daftdog » Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:46 pm

Ninja Mania wrote:No it never had my name on it petewick, but it did have someone calld Dick H on it. :shock:


That would have been Richard Henderson at No 34.. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Ship called Dignity » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:39 pm

gizmo wrote:Has anyone got any photos of Parliament since they started knocking it down


Took these tonight Gizmo.

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Postby SmithD » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:55 pm

Rabmacd wrote:Parliament Place--that's with an "A" and not an "E".


Excuse my spelling! :shock:

Went round today, we had a digger to check no window were out! But it is very stange to see the houses coming down. Will be nicer to see the new one come up. Just hope they are treated nicely!

And will be a better sight to see Park Square down, as it is becoming more of an eye sore all the time!
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Postby Ship called Dignity » Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:36 pm

SmithD wrote:And will be a better sight to see Park Square down, as it is becoming more of an eye sore all the time!


Funny you should say that - was just thinking that when down at the football on Friday night and at the Aqualibrium yesterday.

When is the Sqaure getting demolished. Must admit - very appealing property position if done correctly... 8)
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