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Post by lykenn on Jun 12, 2012 21:14:15 GMT
Hi Stan, I was also a messenger at Blackpooll a couple of years before you. My memories are of the winters of 1961 and 1962 which were particularly severe even on the coast. I recall we were only taken off the road for one day when the roads were totally impossible. I still have a road rash scar having lost my bike on the hill at Norbreck. I also had a bike catch fire whilst I was riding iit. I first noticed flames coming up between my thighs! I jumped off the bike whilst it was still moving. By the time the fire brigade arrived the bike was burnt out. I had a great two years it was the perfect job for a teenager and it enabled me to get my bike and car licence cheaply and quickly! Twelve months of starting work at 5 am as an 18 year old postman was quite enough for me and I seeked my fortune elsewhere. Happy days!
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