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by John Donnelly
Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:22 am
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Granvue Stadium Dog Track - Stevenston
Replies: 14
Views: 6664

Re: Granvue Stadium Dog Track - Stevenston

Thanks for taking that trouble Hughie. I still cannot visualise how the wheel was driven to pull the rope, and more to the point, how did it get round the bends? I wonder how many people will recognise the name 'inqenu?' My father told me when I was a youngster it was pronounced 'inginee, and meant ...
by John Donnelly
Sun Jun 06, 2021 12:09 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Granvue Stadium Dog Track - Stevenston
Replies: 14
Views: 6664

Re: Granvue Stadium Dog Track - Stevenston

Again, apologies for my laziness. Just spent nearly an hour on Google to very little avail. Wikipedia informs me that O.P. Smith introduced the mechanical hare in America in 1912, with the altruistic aim of stopping the killing of the jack-rabbits. The mechanical hare was introduced to Britain in 19...
by John Donnelly
Sat Jun 05, 2021 2:05 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Granvue Stadium Dog Track - Stevenston
Replies: 14
Views: 6664

Re: Stevenston - On This Day In History

Thanks for the suggestions folks.
However, I was more curious about how the hare (or ball) was propelled round its track at the side of the dog-track.
JD.
by John Donnelly
Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:25 am
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Granvue Stadium Dog Track - Stevenston
Replies: 14
Views: 6664

Granvue Stadium Dog Track - Stevenston

As a boy, I can remember hearing the hare. You could hear it for miles.
Anybody got any ideas what a ball-hare is?
JD.
by John Donnelly
Wed Jun 02, 2021 12:55 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: The ... What are you doing or thinking right now - Topic
Replies: 5720
Views: 1282377

Re: The ... What are you doing or thinking right now - Topic

[ the garden bridge and the roundabout under the Isle of Man Sorry again folks, somebody is going to have to explain this one. JD Sorry again - for my laziness - folks. I've just googled them. The man really is ready to be locked up with the Isle of Man thing. Where does he think the money is comin...
by John Donnelly
Tue May 18, 2021 2:45 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: The ... What are you doing or thinking right now - Topic
Replies: 5720
Views: 1282377

Re: The ... What are you doing or thinking right now - Topic

The first personalised reg.no. I remember, and I was still at St Mick's was POT 80. It belonged to the wholesale potato merchant McDowall from Porten Cross.

JD.
by John Donnelly
Tue May 18, 2021 8:16 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: The ... What are you doing or thinking right now - Topic
Replies: 5720
Views: 1282377

Re: The ... What are you doing or thinking right now - Topic

When I was living in London at the back-end of the 60's, I saw a big green American car for sale in a showroom; CLT1C.
If I had the money, I would have bought it and sold it in Glasgow. I'd have made a few bob on the deal, I think.

JD.
by John Donnelly
Fri May 07, 2021 12:00 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: The ... What are you doing or thinking right now - Topic
Replies: 5720
Views: 1282377

Re: The ... What are you doing or thinking right now - Topic

On the other hand Glenshena, it says a lot for our democratic, peace-loving culture that we don't think it necessary to have our politicians protected. As the saying goes, 'you can't legislate for idiots.' Be glad that, unfortunately, there are but just a few around. Fransen is more to be pitied tha...
by John Donnelly
Sun May 02, 2021 3:54 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Bellhill, Stevenston?
Replies: 8
Views: 3506

Re: Bellhill, Stevenston?

I've been racking my brains as well. The only 'hills' that I ever heard of in Stevenston are Mill Hill, which still exists; the Doo Hill, which was a flat area between the Townhead and Glencairn St. and is now Mount Pleasant, and the sandy hills, the waste-ground which was between Boglemart St. and ...
by John Donnelly
Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:29 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Will I? Won't I? Such a choice
Replies: 30
Views: 4835

Re: Will I? Won't I? Such a choice

I'm sorry folks.
You just don't get it.
TTT's is about Stevenston, Saltcoats and Ardrossan and the the folk who either live there or come from there.
If you want to watch the Waterford Whispers, do it on line, not on here.

JD.
by John Donnelly
Thu Apr 15, 2021 6:34 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Will I? Won't I? Such a choice
Replies: 30
Views: 4835

Re: Will I? Won't I? Such a choice

Stivis, hi. I had never heard of the Waterford Whispers. I did pick up on the satire, but found the tone negative and unpleasant. The piece was thrust upon me out of the blue where I had no clue to where it was coming from. I was thus at a considerable disadvantage in placing its antecedents. This i...
by John Donnelly
Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:00 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: The Windy City
Replies: 20
Views: 2903

Re: The Windy City

Got it. I was at St. Mick's at the same time as Bobby. Played many a tanner-ba' game in the playground with him.
JD.