Fit Like, Postie (& Mrs) did ye hae a good weekend? Thanks for contacting yer good freen AC, regarding the 'package' for me. 'At wid save me deein a double trip up tae Turra, just drappin' by your address. I am lookin' forward tae haein' a good al' belther wi' ye! Man, the place'll be fair chokit wi' Gardner fumes! (cough!) Juist mine I'm T T fan it comes tae refreshments!!!!!! (he,he!)
Have a good week, and we'll be hearin' fae ye, nae doot! Mr Munkle - (29/09/08)
Guest Anonymous wrote:
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 8:51
hi mike,received the bookie wi' thanks.this'll keep me weel in wi' my wifie fin i return it. thanks for yer kind words,bit are ye nae forgettin' the mannie fa brocht it tae the screen.let's hear it for mr munkle. [sound of thunderous applause].
He's an affa mannie 'at Mr Munkle ye ken! Yer juist niv ver sure fit he's gan tae come up wi' neist! If ther's anything else o' interest ye can think o' for the site, let's hear fae ye! Fa's this Burgess o' Keith? I've nae pictures o' them! Mr Munkle - (24/09/08)
Aye, aye, Postie! ye should get yer book back on Tuesday, thanks for the use of it! It's viewers like you that keep the website interesting. Thank you very much!
Mr Munkle - (22/09/08)
Guest Anonymous wrote:
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 8:54
aye,mike,it's aye rainin' here,i think it's been on a' nicht,and plenty o't. i hid a 'butchers' at yer photies,the mb 1418 wi' the roller fairly took me back.my 'learned colleague' in oz [denis] tells me there were several granite works aboot torry,and there were a lot o' shipments fae them.it's fairly kot's rig,the trailer wis cream in colour.they were a good peyin' load,and were dispatched a' ower the world [and many other places]
'poosie nancy'wis a character in een o' robbie burns' poems,nae that i'm well versed [pardon the pun] in him. be good.
Ye widna want that roller fa'in on yer fit, (or any other part for that matter!) it wid fair bring tears tae yer een! That's anither industry that's long gone, granite quarries of the North East, there wiz een here at Stirlin' Hill near Boddam, and anither een further along the road at Longhaven, both finished now as viable buisnesses, but there is still a small amount of activity going on at Stirling Hill, maybe for special orders, I'm not sure.
It probably just got too expensive to quarry, I suppose, and the demand for granite as a building material fell with the introduction of the concrete block, and the presinic block which was made here in Peterhead. A huge part of Peterhead was built from pink granite,there is some beautiful stonework around the town done by the old stone masons, old school craftsmen.
Mr Munkle - (16/09/08)
Guest Anonymous wrote:
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 16:19
aye,aye,mike.as i said afore,the htl 'project' is jist perjink.ye've made an affa gweed job o't.there wis nae need tae blaw ma heid up wi' a' yon praise. ps. autographs noo 5 bob a putt.
At's a right. I didna even ken Hutcheon's existed afore you spoke aboot them, so yer famous noo (in Turra onywye!) whethir ye like it or no! (he,he!) Dinna forget me fan yer makin millions oot o' a' this fame!
Spikin' aboot rain in yer last post, I mine a line fae 'Scotland the What?' I think (not sure, maybe not) it was the sketch fan Sandy Thomson phones the Queen, he says, "Aye, there's just been the one shower the day, it started at 7 o'clock this morning, and it's still gan on!"
Fa is Poosie Nancy, by the way? Mr Munkle - (15/09/08)
Guest the postie wrote:
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 9:19
i've run oot o' space,far wis i.aye,aye,lang seen,greetin' the postie wi' the words, 'aye,post,i'm the new man in here'.a real worthie.
the same comedian wid look ootside in the mornin',and say,'div ye wint the bad news or the good news first'.'oh,the bad'......'it's rainin'',and fit's the good, 'there's plenty o't'.i'm ramblin' again,better awa.transport mags,eat yer hert oot.
Guest Anonymous wrote:
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 9:06
aye,mike,ye've fairly surpassed yersel wi' the htl info.wid ye believe that pic no 18 wis aboot exactly fit i seen on my first day,apart fae the time difference.i hope somebody taks an interest,efter a' yer hard work.
thanks tae yersel' and ian davidson for pittin' n/t richt on the adams story. i hid tae smile aboot 'fishie'.there's a district ca'ad fisherie,near turra,wi' lots o' crafts,and wir postie comedian wis aye tormentin' the young posties aboot the difference.p.o.legend his it that a sonsy lass,dungers and tackety beets ,took a craft there lang see (n to follow at bottom of page!!!) he,he! (MM)
Well, there she is, Postie, up and running in a new album. See fit you think o' her. I've just done basic editing, nothing too fancy, I've tidied things up a little bit here & there, and I hope it jogs a few memories from the past to a different time in Road Transport from the North East.
Mr Munkle - (14/09/08)
Guest the postie wrote:
Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 8:45
denis wis fair teen wi' the ttc story.thanks for the use o' yer guestbook, affa handy at the time.as ye ken,i'm still tryin' tae get tae grips wi' this new fangled,all singin',all dancin' machine.
gled ye're gettin' the bookie 'computerised'.as for 'poosie nancy' bring it on, i say ,bring it on. be gweed.
Guest the postie wrote:
Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 8:34
[denis gordon] thanks for yer kind words aboot the ttc.for 'at,i'll tell ye a wee story.my late brither drove for them [austin ffk vav209].i went on a trip tae glesga ae time [naewye near monteith raw,afore ye spier].we hid teemed a load o' oatmeal/cakes at barlinnie jile [scary] and wis noo loadin' muckle kebbicks o' nz cheese for hame.it wis the year the queen cam' tae open the clyde tunnel.fin the procession neared,a'body downed tools tae jine the crowd for a wink o' her maj.it wis here i cam' in tow wi' the famous glesga wit,as ae storeman said to me,'she kens you alan,look,she's wavin' tae ye'.
Fit like, Postie, Foo ye deein? I hope yiv hid a good wik.
I've scanned a' the pages o' the 'book', so I'll maybe get a start on it next wik. I'll get it sent back tae ye next wik sometime. Quite an interestin' piece o' history, and I just ken it's gan tae create a lot o' interest once the pictures are on, and stir up a lot o' al' memories of a bygone era in the North East.
Behave yersel' or I'll get MB tae sort ye oot! (he,he!) Mr Munkle - (13/09/08)
Aye aye postie, ye did a grand job wi yer reflections on TTC. You brought back a lot of fond memories of that era. I mind on Parkmore Lime, did Bill Stewart nae work for them at one time?. Munros did a lot of the sugar as well, many a load of sugar loaded and unloaded at the garage, although forklift and pallets were becoming popular in the late sixties so nae so much manual handling.!!!!
Guest Anonymous wrote:
Monday, September 8, 2008 - 9:10
the top o' the mornin' tae ye mike,aye,and the rest o' the day tae masel'. i hid a gweed anuff wikkine,i saw a big orange ba' in the sky yestreen. it's as lang since i've seen the sin,i'd forgotten fit it looked like.either that,or i'll hae tae tak' mair water wi' it.i nivvir thocht aboot pittin' the book on the site,bit i ken ye'll mak' a gweed job o't.
p.s. i think i got awa wi' my excuse on friday.what a guy.
You're some Guy, Postie! Ye can fairly work yer charms on the ladies fan ye want til! (he,he!) I think the book will create a lot o' interest, when I eventually get it done! Mr Munkle - (08/09/08)
hi mike,mr davidson his been a great help wi' the ins and oots o' copyright.tell ye fit,if ye hinna already sent the bookie back to me,ye can dee the 'business' on't.if ye hiv,i'll do as ye suggest [looks like a jobbie for susan] and bob's yer uncle,foo's that.
Ok, I'll hang on to it for a while, but if you need it back in a hurry, just let me know! Mr Munkle - (04/09/08)
Guest Anonymous wrote:
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 16:41
Copyright regulations............. hope this helps.
i think ye wid be a' richt wi' the dreaded copy right.given the age o' the bookie, a' the fowk involved wid be pushin' up daisies by noo. will ye manage it back by friday,or i'll hae some explainin' tae dee tae the historical [hysterical] wifie.unlike elvis,nae paperwork should leave the building.i hid tae work ma charm on her, och aye,i can craal fin i like. it wid look braw on the site. ower tae you.
Foo ye deein, Postie? Got yer beuk this mornin' A rare piece o' history indeed! How wid we get on pittin some o' it on the site, how div we stan wi' copyright, etc? I could try an' mak a tidy job o' pittin a' that in the album, bit i dinna want tae upset onbody wi' copyright issues, any ideas?
The publisher appears to be W. Peters & Son, Turriff (don't know a thing about them?) Fit div ye think?
Mr Munkle - (02/09/08) Michty Me!, at's September noo!
Guest the postie wrote:
Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 8:48
ye're an affa loon,mike.i dinna ken aboot bein'famous, i thocht i wis deein' nae bad wi' the sarah collection, bit the half croon for an autograph soons a' richt.
hope the postie disna sleep in on monday,yer bookie should arrive then.it winna hinner lang tae read through, and there's some rare picters,considerin' the age o't.
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