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Originally Posted by cashman
too many to even remember suppose the funniest was the "Horseshoe" on union rd ossy, one friday night, chucked up in the back room, went n told the landlord n asked fer a mop n bucket, when to my horror he produced a baynot from behind the bar n came charging at me,  never ran as fast in me life. got past palladium n he gave up, so we carried on down union rd cursing him etc, got just before Church station n was roadworks wi the owd Red lanterns marking the hole, kicked em down the hole in temper into about 9" of water, used to be a "Police Substation" just under the bridge across rd, a plod had just left it n heard the racket, needless to say he told me to get down the trench n get the lamps out, was sodden me suit n shoes ruined, but was better than getting done! certainly a friday night to remember, happy days. would be about mid/late 60s. |
Good job you were running downhill towards Church, and not uphill..otherwise you might not have made it, Still, I suppose they might might have renamed a pub after the incident...just think, we could now be drinking in the Baynot & Cashman, instead of the Tinker and Budget.