tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post732349830455976010..comments2024-03-19T15:01:34.152+00:00Comments on what a wonderful life...: How to build a cartie… akhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-18064940060705941742015-08-14T16:55:22.443+01:002015-08-14T16:55:22.443+01:00Yesterday at 10:49 · Like
Andrew Height
Jim taug...Yesterday at 10:49 · Like<br /><br />Andrew Height <br />Jim taught me how to blow eggs. I had quite a collection which I was very proud of. I kept them in the shed inside an old chest of drawers on cotton wool. I came home from school one day to find that my dad had chucked them all away. Typical.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-69915669613199338282015-08-14T16:55:05.004+01:002015-08-14T16:55:05.004+01:00Paula Braham
I will do Andrew, Jim is still into ...Paula Braham <br />I will do Andrew, Jim is still into birds, in fact when we cleared out mum and dads loft out there were birds eggs that he had collected yrs ago.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-13056763356374150452015-08-14T16:54:30.662+01:002015-08-14T16:54:30.662+01:00Andrew Height
They were always making stuff. I ow...Andrew Height <br />They were always making stuff. I owe my knowledge of birds and how to make a catapult to your brothers, particularly Jim. Send my best please Paula.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-77134500724854698012015-08-14T16:54:03.216+01:002015-08-14T16:54:03.216+01:00Andrew Height
I did get it John, I just replied b...Andrew Height <br />I did get it John, I just replied badly. It's just that I never did find a bolt to make my cartie. You are right I should make one now, unfortunately as my back is fooked I'll have to make it like a chariot and stand on it smile emoticon<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-91093460559934668502015-08-14T16:53:35.963+01:002015-08-14T16:53:35.963+01:00John F. Tooher
Your not getting it Andi. The poke...John F. Tooher <br />Your not getting it Andi. The poker was to drill the hole. Once done the Bolt and nut were fitted! You should make one now!<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-17125951856237519872015-08-14T16:53:11.420+01:002015-08-14T16:53:11.420+01:00Paula Braham
Oh I do Andrew, I wasn't allowed...Paula Braham <br />Oh I do Andrew, I wasn't allowed to go on it though.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-37971445901315279372015-08-14T16:52:42.347+01:002015-08-14T16:52:42.347+01:00Andrew Height
Paula, do you remember Jim and Phil...Andrew Height <br />Paula, do you remember Jim and Phillip making these? They were really good at it.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-60001946879351714882015-08-14T16:52:25.310+01:002015-08-14T16:52:25.310+01:00Andrew Height
Did you race them Barbara?
Andrew Height <br />Did you race them Barbara?<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-75288203313809852252015-08-14T16:52:05.067+01:002015-08-14T16:52:05.067+01:00Barbara Balding
we called them Barrows down south...Barbara Balding<br /> we called them Barrows down south. Best days of my life building these with my brothers<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-57075304533319144542015-08-14T16:51:41.098+01:002015-08-14T16:51:41.098+01:00Andrew Height
That poker thing was a great idea. ...Andrew Height <br />That poker thing was a great idea. All I needed was a bolt.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-88456831290217295482015-08-14T16:51:18.325+01:002015-08-14T16:51:18.325+01:00John F. Tooher
We called them "gigs". W...John F. Tooher <br />We called them "gigs". We had no drill so we used to heat a poker in the fire and burn a hole through the main plank and the piece of wood to hold the front axle. Being in Ireland in the sixties and seventies there were plenty of pram wheels to be had!<br /><br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-84905952548312064002015-08-14T16:50:52.009+01:002015-08-14T16:50:52.009+01:00Gloria Brown
Go cart we called it.
Gloria Brown <br />Go cart we called it.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-86291794572609045722015-08-14T16:50:33.210+01:002015-08-14T16:50:33.210+01:00Andrew Height
I used to hitch a ride on others Gl...Andrew Height <br />I used to hitch a ride on others Gloria Brow. It was so great.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-62651195088392817272015-08-14T16:50:12.343+01:002015-08-14T16:50:12.343+01:00Gloria Brown
Aww my dad made me one, I loved it
Gloria Brown <br />Aww my dad made me one, I loved it<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-83829377650454704102015-08-14T16:49:50.595+01:002015-08-14T16:49:50.595+01:00Andrew Height
I knew that I could rely on you Dav...Andrew Height <br />I knew that I could rely on you David. Happy times in many ways.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-48836162786343231432015-08-14T16:49:31.196+01:002015-08-14T16:49:31.196+01:00David Bell
In Leeds we called them Bogies. Not th...David Bell <br />In Leeds we called them Bogies. Not the nasal variety.<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391010622090130583.post-26174729828973566972015-08-14T16:49:10.979+01:002015-08-14T16:49:10.979+01:00David Bell
Yep, in Bentley Lane, Leeds when I was...David Bell <br />Yep, in Bentley Lane, Leeds when I was eight. Made from an old pram with little thought to health and safety<br />akhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744011665584141409noreply@blogger.com