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Yep, a few of you may even remember Joe Cocker stood at the bar drinking whisky on occasions.

Was that the white van which used to be in the car park? If it was, they used to do a fantastic 'Chegg Burger', Beefburger with melted cheese and a greasy fried egg on top. Bloody gorgeous.

Hi WallBuilder, thanks for your reply. Well, things must have gone downhill after I left. I personally had a lot of friends outside the bike club scene both in and around Sheffield, when I was with the Druids we were all allowed to drink in the Wap. Greg did ride a black Suzuki and a Kawasaki for a while, I think he got completely miffed with the constant roadside maintenance and repair old british bikes require every 70 miles or so. If I remember correctly, he straight swapped a Triumph for that Suzuki with another club member who owned a couple of bikes. I can't comment on this WallBuilder, I think these events happened after 1981/82 which was about the time I left the Druids. Again, when I was there we weren't banned from any of the pubs/clubs around Sheffield. I'm not disputing that the events you mentioned didn't happened, the reason I posted initially was just to correct some of the details which were incorrect in your post, but please don't tar every Druid with the same brush. I'm not denying that there were 'some' members who were completely 'off the rails', some of them were just normal bikers who loved the scene. If only some of you guys who drank in the Wap knew exactly how much trouble we prevented coming through those doors in the early days, most of you were completely oblivious as to what went on upstairs.

It's pretty obvious to me and others on here that you know diddlysquat regarding biker politics with that statement. I guess you think the Sheffield Blues were Hells Angels as well eh? Hells Angels and Outlaws were two completely different entities back then, nowadays it's a little different. How can you make those sort of comments if you don't know anything the lifestyle, or have never been in a bike club yourself? Back in those days most of us ran Pre-unit British motorcycles, we built and repaired through the winter ready for the summer runs, any idea how rare and expensive parts were for our machines? Have you any idea how long it takes to build a motorcycle from just the frame up with only half the available parts? I personally used the Sheffield busses regularly during the winter to ferry up to a hundred weight (on one occasion) of various old bike parts down to D&H Motorcycles on Abbydale Road to trade or sell, just so I could get the bits I needed for my own motorcycles. The President of the Druids wife was 'Sparrow'. To be honest, prospects were a pain in the butt most of the time, most didn't stick around for long anyway, lucky she was around to bail you out. He wasn't really that nasty, he was one of the more sedate members of the group. Untrue. like Outlaws, Hells Angels only wear their colours when on club business. Most of us weren't 'Unpleasent louts'! We loved motorcycles, the lifestyle, the women, the music, the beer and the camaraderie. There is far more unpleasentness in pubs and clubs nowadays than way back then.

We started with a couple of Goldfish rescued from the fairground, although they are a cold water fish they love a semi-tropical setup, get everything you would for semi-tropical fish and set the temperature at the very low end. If you invest in a 3 foot - 5 foot tank with a heater, water filter and gravel filter you shouldn't need to do much cleaning. We change two full bucket fulls of water every two weeks (for smaller tanks take out and replace about a third of the water), use 'Tapsafe' to add to the tap water, this nutralises the metals and impurities. Clean the water filter carefully every month in a bucket full of water taken from the tank, but don't wash out all the algae from the filter as this helps to keep the water clean. If you're using a heater (recommended and they'll love you for it) make sure the water you are replacing after a change is roughly the same temperature. Otherwise, the temperature change might kill them. We also use air stones which produce fine bubbles to oxygenate the water, so you'll need to get an air pump. We also add a cap full of 'tonic' to the water which calms the fish and conditions the water on a weekly basis. If you're planning on keeping Goldfish, don't be tempted to add other fish to the tank. Goldfish grow pretty quick and they'll eat anything smaller than themselves. We've found Goldfish are pretty intelligent, so add some nice ornaments, plants and hidey places for them to go. If your tank is lit, don't be tempted to leave the light on all the time, it can push up the temperature in smaller tanks and also makes algae grow very quickly. Oh, and don't be tempted to add 'snails' to your tank to eat the excess algae, you'll never ever get rid of the damn things.

(1) The little 'key' openers found on tins of ham that always snap off. (2) Blair and Bush. (3) Non-smokers who 'whine' about smokers. (4) Scientologists. (5) Boy Racers who think a plastic hatchback is a real 'racing car' (6) Circulars and unsolicited junk emails. (7) People who double park. ( Reality TV shows. (9) Idiots who think 'a good night on the Town' means beating someone up. (10) Jars of stuffed olives (Ugh!)

I wouldn't bother buying GHDs if I were you, there's been a number of safety issues with that particular brand. There was also a feature on last weeks BBC Watchdog program. http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/watchdog/reports/health_and_beauty/health_20061003.shtml If you are still planning to buy, you can purchase them easily online.

Hi, I did a tandem in Titusville, Florida, with my ex-wife and daughter from 13,000ft. I'm 6" 2' and believe it or not, they didn't have a jump suit to fit me lol, I ended up jumping out wearing just a tee-shirt and jeans. Not a good idea when you get up to freefall speed. It was a pretty 'odd' day, the only instructor available for the tandem was 5" 4' tall. Another guy who was shooting our video climbed out of the plane to get a shot of me waiting at the door. The videos great, except it looks like I have a dwarf strapped to my back. I think it really hit me when we took off with the door fully open, as the Cessna climbed the pilot started to bank the aircraft at around 10,000ft. When you're looking out of the aircraft door at the passing clouds, staring down towards the ground at that height was a bit frightening, I think that's when I had my first cold sweat. Strange though, once you get to a certain height your brain doesn't register the distance to ground as 'dangerous', the best way I can describe it is 'like playing a video game' So, I jumped with no hesitation and bloody well loved every second of it. Falling through the clouds is amazing, but the sight below them takes your breath away. I was buzzing for days! The worst part was when the instructor pulled the ripcord. As you can imagine, at that speed the deceleration is pretty mean and we all had a few bruises to show off a day later. If you're really thinking about jumping, don't scare easily and like taking risks my advice is 'go for it' - you'll be glad you did.

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Yeah, FS1E = Fried sausage and one egg lol A couple of my old mates had foreign stock mopeds which could do 70mph+ Crazy days.

Have you ever considered Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand? Excellent currency exchange rate over there. Not that I've ever been to Thailand you understand, I've just been doing a little research in preparation for a future holiday

Well I'll be... Are you sure they're not just using up some surplus stock from the 60's I remember an Izal factory in Chapeltown, on the left just before the big hill leading up to the turn off for Harley and Hoyland common. I'm just wondering if the message printed on each sheet of toilet paper was hygiene related, or a subtle warning about the stinky chemicals they used. And... what ever happened to -> MothBalls Did all the moths die? lol

Well, it appeared on our step every Sunday morning along with the milk. So, I guess he worked seven days a week.

I'm not half as old as some of you guys but here's a few things I remember from my childhood. Old buildings with the kitchen in the cellar. Coal Chutes. Anyone remember the 'Johnny 7' guns from the sixties, posh kids had 'em. Kids sat on the garden wall with a stick of Rhubarb and a cup of sugar. Fire ash sprinkled over icy pavements in winter. That really nice orange juice in a milk bottle which got delivered on Sundays. The Lion, Tiger and Valiant comics. Eating pigeon eggs for tea. Steam trains. Castle crisps with the little blue bag of salt in the bottom. The pop man, ginger beer in those brown pot bottles and the mucky coal man. Penny arrows and sixpenny lucky bags. Izal toilet rolls (now please wash your hands) Batman, Stingray, Thunderbirds and Fireball XL5 on the telly. The testcard! Really dangerous fireworks (Air bombs) Those cast iron boot cleaners/scrapers posh people had outside their front doors. Capstan full strength and Woodbines. 1001 cleans a big big carpet, for less than half a crown lol.

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