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reply to hazel. The cauldrons was the melting pot and the cast steel would have been going into the ingot moulds the biggest ingot we ever moved was a 800 tonne it was that hot we had trouble coupling the loco to the boogie infact we had to use a under runner and it took 3 loco's to move it to the 6000 ton forging press well it had to go into a big furnace to be heated up before they could forge it,I think it was for a press leg because it I remember correctly we had to move 3 more of them in the week.We was lucky to see them forge one of the ingots I was stood near the our loco which was just inside the doorway and I felt the heat from were the forging press was it had got to be 1000 yards from it.What a pity you didnt see them forging you would have been rooted to the spot in all the time I worked there I still got a thrill when they was forging just to see the ingot get crushed and forged into shape happy days.

I wonder how many steel ingots we have shifted when I worked there and the tonage that we have moved I worked on the internal railway at firth browns for about 6 years good job in the summer but not so good in the winter especially in the snow and the freezing tempretures, the night shift was the best shift to work even on 12 hours you could at least get out for a beer in between doing the shunts either in the melting shop or in the heavy forge what was the best part of the job having to wait for a forged crank shaft it could take anything up to 2 hours to be finnished hence ale time have maybe 3 pints then off to the heat treatment and on our way back to the cabin get the underhand shunter to call in the chippie and fetch the supper in for the other shunters and boss man.Oh happy days I once went down to have a look at were I use to work hard to believe that a railway system use to go right through firth browns and now where that business park is that there use to be the melting shops and heavy forge, rolling mills heat treatments machine shops, sidings for the scrap wagons.

Hi everybody. oh the mods what days those were I started out as a skinhead completely bald doc martin boots that you could see your face in they were that shiny levi jeans turned up above the boots, ben sherman shirt short sleeved 1 inch wide braces met a lad who was a mod when I lived down attercliffe tony lighthowler he was called and he had a scooter that everybody was envious about mirrors all over it kept it spotless and in prestine condition we use to go to the brought inn on the friday night for the music a lot of skinheads use to go in there listening to harry j and the all stars,the pioneers, and so on. But one friday night there would be about 30 of us by this time I had turned into a mod crombie coat loafers straight cut trousers ben sherman shirt and some bright spark says lets have a walk up brought lane and go and have a look in the fisherman pub which was just off brought lane in we goes then all hell breaks loose walked straight in to a rockers pub I use to carry a cut down snooker cue what chance had we got they was in to us straight away mind you the didnt get off very lightly I had my wrist broke quite a few of them was missing some teeth one had got a gash in the top of his head a good 7 inches long the battle lasted 30 minutes before the police arrived after that I thought to myself why bother fighting so I grew my hair and I am now 50 years old and it is still down my back I wont have it cut for no one now.

how long as the cinema at crystal peaks been shut I remember going to see the full monty with my ex wife and my daughter and son in law. Mind you I have only ever been to crystal peaks once after we went to see the film are they going to do something with the cinema or is it going to be turned into more shops why do they always shut something down and then leave the building instead of making something good out of it. I wont go to the cinema now too expensive I would rather watch my dvd's on my pc at least if I get bored I can turn them off and play my games on the pc I have got over 150 dvd's mind you there are mostly railway stuff thats on them and I think I have watched maybe 20 of them.doesnt bother me watching films I dont even watch tv or read newspapers if I want to know the news then I read it on the internet.

can anybody remember going to see cinerama in sheffield, I once went with my dad when I was younger the place where they had was up division street straight past what is now the frog and parrot up to where the hornblower use to be well across the road was a big open space this is in the late sixties so there would have been some alterations going on, anyway what I can remember is that it was in a very big tent with seating inside well you can imagine what it was like not seeing cinerama before the first film was that you was on a tobbogan and hurtiling down the sledge run at the front all these people who had come to watch it well they was going from side to side as you would, then the second film was you was on a plane going to land on a aircraft carrier I have never been so frightened in my life then there was the roller coaster a runaway train and then there was a bloke in a tower crane who had just had a drink out of a bottle when he dropped it and as you looked up you though it was going to hit you and if I remember correctly you was in a racing car going round the track at some breakneck speed.Boy I wish I could see cinerama again and take my kids to see it they would get a right thrill out of it I think the nearest I would get to it would be the IMAX screen at the photography and television museum in bradford.

I wish me grandad was still around he could tell you some of the slang of sheffield,when I use to work in the forge and had to be up at 04:00am he always got up with me and he use to say hey up dont forget the booits when thaw gos out,old ma has done thee dripping for snap.what times that finnished nip see the up rooad for a vessel I will be in the dram shop waiting for thee and that was every morning on the sunday morning we had to go over the cut to the pigeon coites and let out the brood for some excerise I use to sit on the wooden step with the can in my hand rattling the corn so that we could get them down then it was up to see the other pigeon fellas for a chat and a plug.nah then youngun are thee sending towd pigeons to race this year or we too good for thee then. so after that it was sort out the ringers and nobble them you do know what nobble them means to ring there necks hey youngun give them a reight good twist tha should hear it snap and thats all there is to it and where did they go straight in the cut as with everything else dead dogs and cats in the cut thats where they went. so it was the off to thee ale house for a few jars down the neck all the plugs would get passed round to see who had got the strongest and the sweetest !

Hi when you say rock night do you want heavy rock or do you want a bit of everything because there is a place in rotherham called saffu's which is open monday to saturday they have a rock night on 2nd thursday of the month and they have a goth night on the 3rd thursday of the month but dont quote me on them dates because I havent been in for a bit,also they have live bands on friday & saturday night and they stay open while 02:00am. If you want to know where it is then catch the 69 bus into rotherham and get off at the top of the high street you will see a night club on your right hand side walk across the road and you will see a pub called the linten tree walk pass that and the rock bar is just below,the pub use to be called the old monk but if you want another rock pub then if you go past the linten tree and turn right go up the hill to a pub called the high house and underneath that pub there is a classic rock bar times of opening I dont know but it would be open on a friday/saturday night I would think. Have fun

what other ways can I sweat it out my girlfriend as got it and she does'nt feel like it I suppose I could try it with a frog thats if I can stop it from jumping HA HA, and I dont feel like riding my bike too windy besides I am not into exercise waste of time if you ask me I would just rather use my pc the only trouble is my keyboard is getting sticky with my nose running all the time.!

wrong on both accounts never rode a motorbike in my life never wore ladies lingerie just asking if it is a accepted behaviour thats all, honest mind you I could do with a puncture repair kit for my rubber doll I gave her a love bite and she went swoosh HA HA.

wrong on both accounts never rode a motorbike in my life never wore ladies lingerie just asking if it is a accepted behaviour thats all, honest mind you I could do with a puncture repair kit for my rubber doll I gave her a love bite and she swoosh HA HA.

I dont wear ladies panties infact I dont wear anything under my jeans never had never will.

thats the problem I am not I have had to suffer for this past four weeks some of the chemist people dont know what they are doing I went into asda just before christmas to see what I could take and the asistant said oh you will be alright taking this cough medicine when my girlfriend looked at it there was quite a high alcohol content in it if I had taken that I would have finnished up in the intensive care I cant muck about with these tablets that I am on if any alcohol is taken then they have got to get medical attention to me with in 10 minutes otherwise it is curtains for me thats how bad they are and I am on these for the rest of my life you wouldnt belive the things I cant have I cant use aftershave,sauces, malt vinegar or anything else that as got alcohol in.

is that on all the lingerie or just somethings, why did I start this topic off beats me what they get out of it why dont they just wear silk boxers the mind boggles but then again is it unisex nowadays I can understand them being drag queens but not your everyday bloke but then again.

Hi all anybody out there got any good remedies to get shut of a stinking cold I have had mine now for 4 weeks and it is not getting better I have to be very careful of what I take do to some medication what I am taking these tablets what I am on I cant take cough medicine because of the alcohol content which is quite a few of them I have to be very careful of the pain killers as well any idea's would be very welcomed or help thanks

where do you think it goes not down the side of you leg what am I saying I dont know I will ask my mates when I see them which will be down parkgate shopping on sunday hows that for you.

if you want to sup real beer then try real ale the stuff like oatmeal stout,black abbott, old peculiar,spitfire, old leg over, old speckled hen,hens tooth, abbott ale,the list goes on and on but dont I repeat dont even try boddingtons not unless you want to finnish up with the runs worse beer that ever came out of manchester stick to the proper stuff and you wont go wrong or you could try hooegarden which is wheat beer very cloudy and yellow colour highly recomend it as for larger I know naff all about them whats the word for them maidens water,cat p--s and so on.

Hi there just thought I would ask this question, Is there a law that says men cant wear ladies panties.Why do I ask because I have got about 5 mates who swear by wearing ladies attire, the boxer shorts have been thrown so as the y fronts now my mates are into silk thongs ladies ones at that and most other lingerie they say the are better they keep you cool there is nothing finer than silk on your body so does anybody else wear them ! thongs,hi leg, boy pants, it could be a very nasty shock if they were say knocked down and had to go hospital what would the staff say ! oh well just thought I would ask.

yes it is and whats it got to do with you anyway if I want to type it out like this then I shall who are you to say anything about it go and bother somebody else dont get back to me because I shall just delete it all.

what you need to do is find out if you can use a electric razor you mind find out that it is a lot better there is a fair few on the market that accounts for sensitive skin,My son uses one it is a philishave that puts a cream on is face while he is shaving it take some getting use to at first but I would stick at it though at one time of the day you could get a pre elecric aftershave what was designed for sensitive skin why they stopped making I have know idea but try it you might find it a lot better,you dont have to buy the most expensive electric razor the first one I bought my son was a philishave and it only cost me £ 29.99 now that christmas as gone I am going to buy one for him which should be £129.99 I will get it for £39.99 so give it a try you never know my son as said to me that he will never go back to wet shaving again.

it was both. first it was the cineplex then they changed it over to the cinecentre that is one picture palace I was glad when they shut it down for good. You will have heard the saying men in old dirty raincoat brigade well that place was full of them cant tell you what they got up to not here anyway, it doesnt take much to work it out what with them showing all them swedish films.The first time I went in there I was taken aback of what went on it was even worse when one of them tried it on with me now I am over 6 foot tall and even then I weighted 17 stones but it was not fat you dont get much fat working in the heavy forge or rolling mills because of the sweat what you lost and the weight, I told him politely to move but he took no for answer so I just grab his meat and two veg and he screamed I was asked to leave but when I was going this limp wristed person says to me you can come back to my pad and we will get it on if you like didnt thump him just lifted him of the floor and said oh yes do you want to be bowed legged for the rest of your life because I will kick you where you you wont like it so I walked out. it was even worse at night going past there at 23:00pm the things that was happening If I remember correctly it used to stop open all night from 20:00 until 07:00am.

you want to try using a proper razor like a cut throat I have used my grandads since I started shaving when I was 16 years old I dont know how old it is but my grandad used it when he was in the army and he died aged 78 he once showed me how to use it well he showed me quite a few times until I got it right. If you want a proper shave then try using one of these you need a very steady hand to use it I once tried to shave when I had been out the night before big mistake I finnished up with 9 stitches in my chin my hand was not very steady that morning. I have had to replace the strop about 4 times they are getting harder to find nowadays if you want to know what a strop is it is the belt like thing what you sharpen the razor on I dont use shaving cream well not in a can I use the proper stuff shaving brush and proper shaving soap. When I have shaved with that razor and then come to the part of putting the aftershave on I have been known to dance round the room because of the pain I get with it stinging, I suppose that one day I might have to replace it with something more modern or I could grown a beard and do away with shaving for good ! who knows.

Hi everybody just to let you know that I dont need any help with the farcry game as I completed at 03:30am this morning so thanks to the people who had a look at the thread in future I will see if I can do the game and if I am stuck I wont ask for any help.

anybody played the farcry game yet could do with some help on one of the missions I have played this mission 20 times and I still get shot there is a lighthouse on top of the rock face and there is a sniper I think he is using a rocket launcher as i come round the corner with the humvee he either shoots me or he blows me up any idea's how to take him out bearing in mind there is some tridgents and some fat boys in front of me who do i take out first.any help !

just getting over from a big hangover what I have had since christmas eve and me touchy you dont have to shout and dont drag that chair my head feels like it is going to fall off you were right I was wrong sorry but we cant all have brains even photographers havent got much brains have we !

did anybody ever visit the studio 7 cinema on the wicker and how about the classic cinema in fiztallan square what were the others called the abc was one of them the gaumont,oden does anybody know where the oden once stood and can anybody remember abbeydale cinema or the heeley cinema and can anybody tell me where they all once stood now that sheffield as changed beyond recognistion. can anybody remember where the whimpy cafe's use to be in sheffield you watch someone will come out with the statement there was know whimpy cafes in sheffield but oh yes there was in the 60's and early part of the 70's infact if you walk just up from boots the chemist on your way to W H Smiths you would have passed one where I think is the game shop now stands can anybody remember the sarsaparilla shop on abbeydale road it was near abbeydale cinema when I was a kid and I use to go swimming at heeley baths the one place we would head for was the sarsaparilla shop when we came out of the baths you could buy the drink in either half pint glasses or pint glasses to look at it you would think it was a very flat stout, I wonder how many other people will remember it.