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by scottyd
Mon May 12, 2008 3:12 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: What Tick Men Did you have?
Replies: 17
Views: 4092

Re: What Tick Men Did you have?

We used to have a man from Fishers Warehouse coming too. I think he was called Mr Nixon if I remember correctly but he disappeared under a cloud ! I seem to remember my Mum and Dad whispering one day about him - not sure if I can say on here what I think happened ! Also remember going up to Glasgow ...
by scottyd
Mon May 05, 2008 8:57 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Saltcoats on the 50s
Replies: 62
Views: 20919

Saltcoats on the 50s

Just some random things I remember ! Fearless - what happened to him ? And the Dummy - what happened to him ? What was the name of the cafe across from the Countess Cinema ? It was just up from Howie the Bakers - what happened to them ? The toy shop down from the Countess - what was its name ? Lipto...
by scottyd
Sun May 04, 2008 6:45 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Ice Cream
Replies: 34
Views: 8023

Ice Cream

In the '50s we used to live in Seabank Street and out adopted "Auntie Lou" had the ice cream factory across the road. I used to love going in to see her and can still remember the smell. She also used to have an ice cream kisok along the Saltcoats shore - today's ice cream just doesn't sme...
by scottyd
Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:20 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: JOHNNY HUBBARD
Replies: 14
Views: 3617

Re: JOHNNY HUBBARD

Johnny Hubbard was a PE Teacher and came to Ardrossan Academy for a wee while in the early '60s. I remember one PE lesson when we were playing football in the playing fields and he took a penalty with me in goals. Amazingly I saved it and became one of the few people to be able to say the saved a Jo...
by scottyd
Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:14 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Just Joined? Please Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1034
Views: 1192492

Re: Just Joined? Please Introduce Yourself

Hi there,
Just got round to using this forum for the first time.
I used to live in Saltcoats and wwent to Ardrossan Academy.
Moved to live in Glasgow in 1968 but now living in leafy Cheshire, married with 2 daughters.
Don't get back to Ayrshire much nowadays but might manage a wee trip in the summer.