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Date Posted: 22:35:45 01/04/05 Tue
Author: davewakeling
Subject: Re: dave wakeling
In reply to: jo 's message, "Re: dave wakeling" on 16:04:53 01/03/05 Mon

>>>Dave, do you remember working for Anglo Holt?
>>
>>Yes, first in Hall Green, then on Cape Hill. It was
>>winter, and Cape Hill was freezing. We poured petrol
>>on the sand and lit it in the morning, to loosen it
>>up, and there was so much fairy liquid going into the
>>cement mixer to stop the flop from freezing, that I
>>wasn't at all surprised to find the building
>>demolished only about 10 years later!
>>
>>My favourite job was standing on the roof, pretending
>>to sweep up! As soon as you saw the ladder wiggle like
>>a fishing float, you knew someone was coming up, so
>>you started sweeping! I wrote a lot of lyrics up on
>>the roof!
>>
>>The worst job was jack-hammering out concrete floors,
>>making sure you didn't hit the 30,000 volt cables
>>hiding a few inches below. That'd warm you up!
>>
>>Thanks for having me in your bedroom, I was watching!
>>
>>Happy New Year,
>>
>>Dave
>> x
>I was talking to someone who still works for them, an
>eldery Irish gentleman the surname is Flaherty who
>remembers you working for them and he recalls that you
>also spent a lot of time singing!!! At least if you
>wrote some lyrics there, it obviously served it's
>purpose!! Thats a bit of a leap from Anglo, to
>T.O.T.P's to Greenpeace! I am a big supporter of
>greenpeace esp their boycott campaign.
>Happy new year to you & yours
>Jo
>x

Hey Jo!,

Tried to reply directly to your email re: Mr Flaherty, but the message kept being returned with address problems. If you like, reach me at my email, and I'll try again

Cheers,

Dave
x

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