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egg&chips · 06-11-2009, 21:06

One morning in January about 1969 I was woken by a hellish hammering noise which went on and on. It was still dark outside so I did not get up but listened to Junior Choice on my (single) earplug to drown out the noise. Eventually it stopped and I went downstairs for breakfast. It was very very cold (no central heating) and incredibly bright as I passed the front door with high up mini window. It had snowed a lot in the night and this was the reason for the hammering noise. My dad had got up at some unearthly hour and made me a wooden sled; metal runners on the bottom and all. I think I used it 2 or 3 times altogether mostly on that bit of spare ground opposite Springhill school.

06-11-2009, 21:06	#6
egg&chips Full Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Leeds Posts: 375 Liked: 20 times Rep Power: 4668	Re: Did Your Parents Ever Make You Something 'Special'? One morning in January about 1969 I was woken by a hellish hammering noise which went on and on. It was still dark outside so I did not get up but listened to Junior Choice on my (single) earplug to drown out the noise. Eventually it stopped and I went downstairs for breakfast. It was very very cold (no central heating) and incredibly bright as I passed the front door with high up mini window. It had snowed a lot in the night and this was the reason for the hammering noise. My dad had got up at some unearthly hour and made me a wooden sled; metal runners on the bottom and all. I think I used it 2 or 3 times altogether mostly on that bit of spare ground opposite Springhill school.