Hi, all, Don't know if you can access BBC television, but I've just watched a fascinating program on BBC4 called "Hidden History of Australian Art". If you can get it I'm sure tou'll enjoy. Cheers, A.B.

Hughie, I was actually thinking of before our time and more of organised than casual skating, but I'm probably completely wrong. Maybe someone else can offer a better suggestion. By the way, I really liked the mega-smooth surface of Barr St, it was the bees knees. Eggy playground wasn't as good but ...

LP, Willie or John? Cheers, A.B.

Anything can happen now!!

Unicornheart, re Anderson lounge, can you remember Gibby Anderson charging the foreign sailors for " Ardrossan Water " in their whisky? The fly old codger poured it out of the tap into labelled bottles. Also, in the 80s after a fire, when the place was being renovated, we found some empty ...

Hi, all, Just thought I'd try to keep this thread alive. A word I remember is "jeest", which often was a corruption of just and sometimes of joist. Another use it had, however, was as a blustering term to try to ward off awkward questions. EG:- Big guy "thar's knackered", small g...

Hughie, I've got a copy of a fotie somewhere in the house that I think Ian Yuille must have given me some time ago. It's a group of founrdry guys on the railway banking with Dalry Rd in the background. I can readily identify you with Ian's dad Jackie just behind you, but no more. On saying that ther...

Hi, all, A stoll round saltcoats is getting a bit crowded, so thought I'd do a split if that's allowed. As I said earlier, Ness Gardens were named after the cottages which they replaced. there were 3 little houses and a communal drying area with shared toilet. The last families who lived there were ...

Hughie, Netta said you and Betty were on a cruise so hope you both enjoyed it. Don't know who owns the ground, but will try and find out. I hadn't been along there in umpteen years, so had no idea of the neglect. I seem to remember when we were boys vaguely wondering why it was perfectly level and s...

Brian, By now you'll no doubt have read 5eulbdog7's definition of Agarol (which I didn't know,, so thanks for that),and Morag explained about Castor Oil. I'm guessing that you're too young to remember either of them and all I can say is lucky you! In the 1940s when I was a nipper the national health...

Hughie, Nice to hear from you again. Netta said you and Betty were on a cruise, hope you both enjoyed it. Went on one myself the other week (Largs/Millport very cold day!!). Anyway, your post contained a suggestion that the ground might belong to the chapel. I'll ask around and see what can be done,...

Meg, thanks-willdo. Cheers, A.B.