Monthly Archives: November 2012

A `lucky` break?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by davesdemolitiondiaries

On leaving school I managed to break my leg playing football, the job that I was due to start at Cincinnati the following Monday was gone by the time of my recovery some six months later. I was never going … Continue reading →

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The swinging 60’s – hard but happy times

Posted on November 21, 2012 by davesdemolitiondiaries

The day of incorporation, 16th October 1962, saw the World came close to World War 3, with Fidel Castro`s Cuba allowing Khrushchev`s U.S.S.R. to deploy nuclear weapons on Cuban soil aimed at John F. Kennedy`s U.S.A.. The armed U.S.A.F. fighters … Continue reading →

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What are holidays?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by davesdemolitiondiaries

Holidays were very scarce, maybe a long week end at Weston Super Mare or Burnham on Sea, were a special treat for us. My Mother used to go to see her folks on the farm in Ballyheane Co. Mayo Eire. … Continue reading →

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“You Never Make Money Lying in Bed”

Posted on November 6, 2012 by davesdemolitiondiaries

My Father also collected clinker ash from Nechells Power Station, to avoid queues and to be sure of getting a load before the daily supply ran out, he used be at the hopper at 3am for his load, if he … Continue reading →

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