Post by Matt James on Apr 9, 2009 12:57:23 GMT
Originally posted by Roger Green
HI ROGER,IWAS A MESSENGER AT 15 YERS OLD STRAIGHT FROM SCHOOL,I STARTED AS A PEDAL BOY IN ABOUT 1951 AT FINSBURY PARK LONDON,AND AT 16 WENT ON MOTOR BIKES (250 BSAs AND LATER ON BANTAMS.I WORKED AT A FEW LONDON OFFICES HOLLOWAY-SOUTH TOTTENHAM-SOUTHGATE. AND WOOD GREEN AND THEN WENT ON TO BE A POSTMAN/DRIVER,AND FINISHED UP WITH 50 YEARS SERVICE,MY MESSENGER DAYS WERE SOME OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE,I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER WHEN THE KING DIED AND THE BIKES WENT IN TO HAVE E R PUT ON THE TANK,THE SITE IS REALLY GOOD,AND IWISH YOU ALL THE BEST, JOHN ps MESSENGERS WERE FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON CALLED MERGERS AND WE HAD MANY OTHER SAYINGS,(WASSING) WAS MEETING UP WITH ANOTHER BOY AND RIDING ROUND TOGETHER,(DOSSING)WAS THE ART OF HIDING OUT SO SOMEBODY ELSE WENT OUT AGAIN BEFORE YOU AND IF YOU COPPED THE LAST TELEGRAM OF THE DAY IT WAS(CLICKING THE CLOSE) HAPPY DAYS
HI ROGER,IWAS A MESSENGER AT 15 YERS OLD STRAIGHT FROM SCHOOL,I STARTED AS A PEDAL BOY IN ABOUT 1951 AT FINSBURY PARK LONDON,AND AT 16 WENT ON MOTOR BIKES (250 BSAs AND LATER ON BANTAMS.I WORKED AT A FEW LONDON OFFICES HOLLOWAY-SOUTH TOTTENHAM-SOUTHGATE. AND WOOD GREEN AND THEN WENT ON TO BE A POSTMAN/DRIVER,AND FINISHED UP WITH 50 YEARS SERVICE,MY MESSENGER DAYS WERE SOME OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE,I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER WHEN THE KING DIED AND THE BIKES WENT IN TO HAVE E R PUT ON THE TANK,THE SITE IS REALLY GOOD,AND IWISH YOU ALL THE BEST, JOHN ps MESSENGERS WERE FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON CALLED MERGERS AND WE HAD MANY OTHER SAYINGS,(WASSING) WAS MEETING UP WITH ANOTHER BOY AND RIDING ROUND TOGETHER,(DOSSING)WAS THE ART OF HIDING OUT SO SOMEBODY ELSE WENT OUT AGAIN BEFORE YOU AND IF YOU COPPED THE LAST TELEGRAM OF THE DAY IT WAS(CLICKING THE CLOSE) HAPPY DAYS