60 + and still going strong ish

Just spending a reflective moment remembering my friend Rick Carpenter who died recently.

We shared a suit in Berlin for our nights on the town, we shared accomadation in Belfast and we shared a Mess kit in Cyprus. A diamond geezer and i shall remember him as my friend.


RIP 4sssssssssssssssss

[size=18]Its been a while since anyone posted on this message board have we all gone to sleep or is it just the holiday season. Does anyone know if the other Royal Anglian site with Paul Bass is comeing back.

Morning wally you still out there? and anyone else who may wish to reply[/size].

Evening Chris
Hav`nt been on this site lately, but your right the site seems to have gone to sleep recently.
I don`t know about the other anglian forum site, but it might be an idea to get in touch with Paul and find out?
I will do that when i get a chance.
How are you keeping these days, i hav`nt seen you on any of the sites for a few weeks!!!!!!!!!

Evening Wally

Hows things,
thanks for replying it makes a change talking to someone else I think the other site must have gone for good although i havent heard anything from paul at all.
Looking forward to the England game tonight i am expecting a good win.
Im still doing a bit of driving and gardening which keeps me a bit active. keeps the old weight down. Its now 18.30 and time to prepare for the footie

talk later

Evening Chris
Sorry it`s taken so long to reply, but i have been away for a few days.
The footy was Quite good on wednesday night, I expected England to win but not by six goals?
One more win should see us into the finals.
What about Ronaldo going to Real Madrid for 80 million, I think its a good job that he is going he`s a good diver and very moody when things don`t go right?????????
Isee that there are some new photos of aden on the site mainly of the drums.
do you ever hear anything of Kiwi Wilson, you did say that he was in New Zealand?
How`s the Taxi business doing in the recession, my firm is doing quite well at the moment, i`me still doing a lot of hours.
Still i have only got 11 months and two weeks before i retire, HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wally

Morning all
Wally i found the england game to be sadly lacking in opposing football and i fear that we wont see any until 2010.

Ronaldo gave us many hours of fantastic football but money talks louder than football so all we can do is wish him well. Im not sure he will work well with kaka. Two prima donnas in one team, could be good for ballet.

The Taxi business is ok but i get a bit board just sitting around. I havent heard anything of Kiwi.

Retirement looks more pleasing each time i look at it.

4ssssss

afternoon Chris
I agree that the footy was too one sided last week, we will find it more difficult when we meet some REAL opposition in 2010.
Iheard from somewhere that Kaka is wanted by a club in England not sure if it is true or not?
Glad your business is okey,

speak soon

wally

Morning

Everyone wants Kaka wally.

just finnished doing my tax return in order to make more money available for our mps to steal.

talk soon

Evening Chris
I think it might have been Chelsea that wanted Kaka mate?

Anyway not had too good a week this one, been bitten by a dog {my own dog} and it turned sceptic, on the club for a couple of weeks.
Still i cant blame him it was my own fault.
Getting a lot of remarks like :- dont you feed him or he thought it was a bone!!

Getting back to the regt, can you remember captain Peter Light, i know he was in B coy at one time but i lost touch with him any ideas.
speak soon
wally:oops:

WALLY

As i stated on the Bury st Edmunds topic we are officialy the last remaining Pompadours shall we carry on or call it a day and break out the zimmers. Yes i do remember the name Light but i cant put a face to the name.

Ta Ta for now

Hi Avieson you bum, I will keep you guessing who this is for a while but you mentioning Lt Light as he was then. He represented me on a civil driving charge at Andover magistrates court and when the git in charge of the court aked if I needed my driving license that t**t said "no" BINGO 3 months ban and then 6 weeks later I got sent to Netheravon on an anti tank course with Eric Cosgrove. keep guessind and all will be revealed later,PS I was in Ballykinler and then went to Berlin on 16/07/64 my 18th birthday cheers Les ?

Oh Joy another Pompadour, as i live and breath . The name threw me at first then i remembered seeing a photo of cosey Cosgrove in the old comerades photos and found a picture of Les Goodwin. Hows that for my first try.

As i told wally i remember the name Light but not the face. I also spoke to Chris Jacobs a few months ago biut cant find his posts now. By the way wally is Brian Woolner from B company, dont no if you remember him.

Netheravon is that where they did the live firing.
chris

Hi Chris and Les
Iwas Lt lights batman when ifirst went to BallyKinlar Les, for about 6 months or so.Loverly skive!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes i do remember you vagely les, do you remember a bloke called Rogers [a brainy b......d]cant remember his first name though .

See Chris we`re not alone out there, their are other pompadours still alive and kicking [just about]

I will put the old zimmer frame away for another couple of years yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


wally:bounce:

hi chrisnwally how you both doing, both well i hope. Chris Netheravon was where they sent the best anti tank gunners hence cossie and me went and not you you lemon, no there was no live firing it was just a place where you got sent when they were looking for you to get a better knowledge of the job and to come away as instructors, Wally I vaguely remember you I think you and me were the only good looking ones in the regt were we not, cos there were some ugly b******s in the A/Ts and in "B" coy as I recall. Chris did you know Danny May who was in the pioneer platoon with Don Webb well if you did Iwas trying to trace him but no luck and then out of the blue I had a call from fire service hq cos I was a retained fire fighter for 25 years and his sister had seen on friends reunited that i was looking for him but sadly he popped his clogs about 9 years ago.I still talk to Webby occasionally and to cosgrovebut contact with others is difficult without phone nos, must go catch you both later,Les

Chris go to the website and click on Berli then anti tanks and I am bottom row on the right with the tin hat on and you see what I mean by good looking:affraid: