Docker dodges

[happy daze john in oz]

G'day Alf, think you may be corrcet about that cafe. But you must have known a mate of mine who had been in the army M.P. Never bought a new car tyre in his life, Find a new car and chnage his spare for one of the new cars. It was a lot easier back then in the 60's than today as most of the newer models have locking nuts. Just cant have any fun any more.

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi Paco {The Chopper} and The young Mrs Mae, hi shipmates'" Wheres' The bill " ? if you worked on the dock Cardiff like my mate Laurie 35 years, you would know that every job had a bill, or how much you would be pay for working that Cargo all ships had a prices' Bones', Dirty cargo top money, fruit good money ,wood good money, steel good money, coal very good money , and "Gold bars' for the dockers wages"? . Every month the bills were done or how much would you be getting payed, your name and number was on it so you would know how much you had to live on married men? or how much spend on drink single men. But there were only two copys and were given on a first come fisrt served basics' at the paymaster office the quickest docker got the bill, and would hide it from the rest of the dockers'? or not but word would be leaked to mates' in the pub later after a few beers .

[Geoff Anderson]

Hi Louis.
There was a cop on the gate in Cardiff docks known as the RAT. He stopped me a few times. But he only caught me once, I was a packet of twenty smokes over the limit and he took them. Dispite them being opened and a fag missing. He got his just deserts though he fell in the dock, whilst on patrol one night. But the bugger could swim.
Geoff

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi Geoff our kid, Cardiff docks was a tough place to get things out, unless you were a docker, us sea going types' had to be extra clever to get stuff home' . book a taxi and leg it, before the custom came was the best one with full suitcase.

[albertliss1935]

talking about dockers there used to be a gang of them who worked on all the ships with unloading the most expensive cargos. All the loot they called it and they nick named them the luton boys chior they never went short of anything.
This is some of the names they had for each other, one of them lifted a box from the hold and when he opened it there was 150 singlets in it so they called him Lord Vesty.some of the other names they had where the destroyer(because he was always looking for subs) The lenient judge ( Let that guy go)
The frightend fish.(mind that hook lads) oil cloth (He was always on the floor)

[Gulliver]

Forgive me Albert.I'm a bit slow-is Luton Boys a play on the word'looting boys' or what?...
Anyway,don't forget the Scouse Docker they called Diesel.
"Dem's no use......but dese'ell do"!

Gull.

[Ronnie Grant]

Hi Frank #1. My mate, ex Portobello and Auckloand wharfie claimed he was severely chastised when it was discovered he had moved during an airial photograph session of the docks thereby ruining the picture.! Regards to you and Mae and sunny Leith. Ronnie

[Doc Vernon]

Well Ronnie
If only more would follow what you do,it would save me a load of work mate ! Thanks

IE Using this( #1. etc etc)instaed of the Quote Reply!

[Ron B Manderson]

Docker in Husky dock liverpool was called the destroyer
Seems he was always after a sub.
Or the liverpool docker had the rpca as he kept kicking the turrtle as it kept pulling on the lead.
So I am told...
Ron (batman)

Who remember Jonnie two thumbs the book seller in Calcuitta.

[Evan Lewis]

Hi! louis , amigo"'
Ask your old mate if he recallls" Tommy the Trimmer."He worked the coal A lot.Well known in the Channel. Seemed to pop up everywhere in the fifties,Barry .Newport.Cardiff.