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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:45:20 GMT
It's certainly nice to remember the past days when I delivered telegrams, and some of the things we did as youngsters,ofcourse almost all of us smoked, unlike today, sadly I didnt stop until I was 60YRS old when my father -in- law died of cancer, he retired as an overseer on the post office.he started as a messenger in the 20s. I often wonder how we did it, considering the weather during the winter of 1947,some days when we left the office to deliver telegrams on our motorbikes, it was thick fog in London with a visibility of 5 yards and freezing cold, I had woollen gloves inside my post office leather gloves and still very cold, and it was an effort to change gear, there wasnt much traffic about then, as petrol was ration,but the snow stayed around a long time, until the weather improved. December 1947 when I was on duty ,I had to deliver a cable gram to the Russian Trade Delegation at west hill in Highgate North London. ,When I delivered them during the week the receptionists ,were very serious and solemn,however this Sunday when I arrived,everbody was happy and merry ,I was offered a cigarette and a drink which I accepted, when I returned back to the office the PSM sent me to the rest room to lay down and sober up , so I spent you rest of the morning coming round, apparently they had given me vodka which I was unaware of ,and they were celebrating Stalins birthday.
KIND REGARD, JOHN
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Post by Matt James on Apr 16, 2009 16:45:39 GMT
Posted: 09 Aug 2008 12:13 pm Post subject: Hampstead Heath,Scrambling
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi John, I note you were on the other side of the heath to me i was at Belsize Pk, on motors till Sep 1946. Have you heard the story about mgrs using the heath as a short cut, i don't suppose any of your mates did the same? we regularly had complaints from parkies and police,it wasn't me Guv. Tom Andrews _________________ North West London
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