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[Handyman]

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Gerry, Absolute Classic.

Keep them coming. I must get round to telling some more stories aboot ma unca Micky McHandy. You would have liked him. One of lifes Gentlemen and a total rouge.

Regards Handy.

[Handyman]

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To many wierd people down your way mate

If you ever get down this way, you can meet some of them yourself. There are eccentrics everywhere, but for some reason we seem have got more to the square mile than anywhere else. (apart from the Highlands).

[Handyman]

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If you ever get down this way, you can meet some of them yourself. There are eccentrics everywhere, but for some reason we seem have got more to the square mile than anywhere else. (apart from the Highlands).

This reminded me of some of the characters in Ochyasassenach, real Chookters (hill billies) all of them.

It got me thinking about when I used to live up in the Highlands, looking after the chickens for the old Lady Liard was part of my job.

Now these chickens had the best of everything, if the old girl had worked out cost per egg, they would have been £1.00 each. The chickens were kept until they died of old age or a Fox or Pine Martin got them.

Occasionally she would order a dozen replacements from a chap over on Skye who was known only as Chicken Donny or Donald the Hen.

Now Chicken Donny had a novel way of getting the Hens to us. He would take them to Portree and put them on the Inverness Coach.

When the Coach Driver got to the Bridge at Invergary, he would go to the public phone box and tell me that they had arrived. I would get there some half an hour later to find them in a cage waiting for me.

One time the Driver thought it was two warm for them to go in with the luggage and as the coach was half empty sat the cage on the back seat.

This time I was waiting at the bus stop and when I walked up to the back of the coach there were 12 hens perched in the rear window waiting for me.

The Driver was none too pleased about the mess on the back seat but couldn’t say much as it was he who had put them there.

All these chickens were well cared for and acted as they had been hand reared. One of the new ones got my attention by pecking my ankles. It took me a while to realise that it was asking to be picked up. It had to have a cuddle every morning. Handy has a way with the Birds. It would sit on top of the gate to the hen house and then follow me round as I did the food and water. On the days I needed the barrow it used to perch on the handle waiting for me. It almost put me off roast chicken for life. Well I couldn’t eat a mate could I.

Regards, Handy.

[LooLoo]

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I just love this thread......

Although I have just had a thought in my head of Handy chasing If round cyber space in Benny hill styleeeee

xx

[IF]

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Hi If, looks like I've been chasing you round cyber space from next door.



You said you could do with a fire, would you like to borrow mine from the Old Pig Sty.
Mind you If I don't catch up with my mate Grizzly the Log Man tomorrow, I will have to resort to cutting down another tree.

Cheers all, Handy.

It does doesn't it x

Oooh love the fire Handy

I just love this thread......

Although I have just had a thought in my head of Handy chasing If round cyber space in Benny hill styleeeee

xx

[Handyman]

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I just love this thread......

Although I have just had a thought in my head of Handy chasing If round cyber space in Benny hill styleeeee

xx

Only If If's wearing the Benny Hill Nurses outfit.

[IF]

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Only If If's wearing the Benny Hill Nurses outfit.

[Handyman]

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“Just like that"....

Though I love Benny Hill and I can see the similarities, I always thought I was more like this chap.




Oooh Nickers, Nackers and Nockers.

[Numpty Monkey]

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Though I love Benny Hill and I can see the similarities, I always thought I was more like this chap.




Oooh Nickers, Nackers and Nockers.

You're far wrong




now wheres the rest of the Benny Hill mob running very quickly

[Handyman]

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CHILDS PLAY

swapping comics,fixing bikes
kick the can,all day hikes
conkers,kerby,telling jokes
sharing sweets from little pokes
dandy,beano,victor,toppers
sweetie cigs and chelsea whoppers
oor wullie and the broons
tom and jerry cartoons
making airfix model planes.
oh the things we did when we were weans......

What days, I remember them well, I think?


Young Handy.

[Handyman]

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Morning All, Cold again isn't it.

Well her Ladyship is back on form again firing out orders about what she wants and doesn't want.

She must have seen her arse in the mirror when she got up this morning.

Handy has been put on sweeping duties. I have to wait until she goes out then I can get the leaf blower on the go.

First complaint was about paint brushes in the sink in the outhouse. Can you clean them away she said, your stuff should be kept in your garage.

I said it's my stuff that's painted your Table, Cupboard, chairs and Log Box, and respectfully if you could make your mind up about what color you want on things I could pack them away, but until the jobs finished what's the point.

I can feel a work to rule coming on.

Regards all, Handy.

[diddlydee]

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At least they are in the outhouse, eh Handy - hubby has been known to wash his out in my kitchen sink (brushes, that is!).

[LooLoo]

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You're far wrong




now wheres the rest of the Benny Hill mob running very quickly

I got the Benny Hill Theme tune runing round in my head now.......

Morning All, Cold again isn't it.

Well her Ladyship is back on form again firing out orders about what she wants and doesn't want.

She must have seen her arse in the mirror when she got up this morning.

Handy has been put on sweeping duties. I have to wait until she goes out then I can get the leaf blower on the go.

First complaint was about paint brushes in the sink in the outhouse. Can you clean them away she said, your stuff should be kept in your garage.

I said it's my stuff that's painted your Table, Cupboard, chairs and Log Box, and respectfully if you could make your mind up about what color you want on things I could pack them away, but until the jobs finished what's the point.

I can feel a work to rule coming on.

Regards all, Handy.

Silly Mare!!!!!!!!

Diddles was wondering what you were going to say that Mr Diddles rinsed out in your sink.... thank god you said brushes

[findingaway]

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I was thinking the same as Looloo diddles. Aah Handy you were a cutie......wouldn't it be lovely just to be a lady for a day so you had to be listened to?? Except if you had a cheeky handyman

[Handyman]

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I was thinking the same as Looloo diddles. Aah Handy you were a cutie......wouldn't it be lovely just to be a lady for a day so you had to be listened to?? Except if you had a cheeky handyman

I'm only like this so that the Hooray's know their place in this world.

Like In the Army, the Corporals let the Sergeant's let the Sergeant Majors, let the Officers think they run things. It's the little people (the Doozers) who make things work.

As for Lady Hooray listening to anyone, if it's not what she want's to hear, no matter how impractical or ridiculous she just ignores you. She admits she does, she only listens to her friends who are even less bright than she is.

Remember Jeeves and Wooster, Well she plays a good Wooster..

Another story coming up in a few minutes.
Regards to all, Handy.