sunnyj

We slept through the earthquake and wondered what everyone was going on about.

Hello the Woodz, do you remember Dave's red and yellow trousers, quite colourful wasn't he, nice bloke though.

Hello Angie, we lived in Hallchurch Road off Crossgate street, literally minutes from you. The kids went to Highgate primary. We now live in Hallett Cove.

Julie

thewoodz

i'm not suprised.
we live on a corner and i actually felt the "rumbling" moving toward us. i thought a lorry or something was coming down the road and hit us.
i remember rushing to the kids bedrooms and panicing about which one to go to first whilst MrW took what seemed like ages to get out of bed.

as for Mr Dave my dad met him through golf and he was mad! at least the shop up the road still sells his frozen currries cos that's the only was you can get them now....mmmmmmmmmm

Dave53

thewoodz ,

This World is getting smaller and smaller !! . I used to work with Dave at BT before he started the Mr Daves empire . He was also famous at the time for his night time dj spot on BRMB radio , he was Daves Barnes Jnr then . he had quite a few " stage names " I recall . A good bloke though , and a lovely wife too . The last I heard of him he was still in the " balti business " but was bulk cooking for the take away market .

Dave .

deano

Hi Sunnyj,
my daughter Alyce also went to Highgate primary, how old are your kids?

Do you know Ian and Sue, the snetters who are coming over in September?

Ange

thewoodz

i work for a coach company that supplies coaches to Highgate!!!

as regards Dave - i see Lyn sometimes whilst out and about riding her horses.
Dave does frozen meals for shops such as the Spar etc.
I think he is now into model car racing in a big way and i think he has/or is setting up a local club in his garage.

sunnyj

Hello Angie. My kids are 7 and 9 now. I know Sue and Ian, they are a fab couple. We saw them when they came over for a reccie in March. Can't wait to see them again. I haven't heard from Sue for ages must drop her a line.
Julie

MisterTwo

We were awake, lying in bed watching "Casino". It was weird as I knew straight away that it was an earth tremor!

sambo76

We are heading over to the Gold Coast asap, and are from Stourbridge, we moved to Shrewsbury 18 months ago.... Lye curry houses will be sadly missed, we are makng the most of it up until we go though!

thewoodz

hey theres a couple of us from stourbrdige heading toward the gold coast

sambo76

Small World! Any idea where/when you are heading out to the GC? We''ll be there as soon as house is sold, we've got everything else in place now- we just need the $$$!!! Where about is Stourbridge r u? We lived in Prospect Gardens just off Hagley Rd then Rufford Rd by the junction b4 moving over here...

thewoodz

well i used to live by the 7 stars as a kid then down south rd and now i live in wollaston. another BE'er lives by gayfield avenue. we will be in Oz just as soon as the house sells aswell but we need to be there by sept cos of visa validation.

deano

Hiya thewoodz,

I lived in Norton as a kid and wollaston until i was about twenty one ish, could I be rude and ask which school (s) did you go to, and how old are you - I have a feeling I might even know you!! We are living in Adelaide - South (since 05) McLaren Vale still lovin it!

thewoodz

i'm prob a lot older than you (in my early 40s)
i went to oldswinford PS and redhill. my sis went to oldswinford PS and longlands - she left before it joined with high park.
adelaide is one of my OH choices - he went to the grange!

deano

Hi,

I went to Longlands prior to the merge with High Park and I am 39 (left school in 1983) , I may even know your sister as well , did frequent the pubs around Wollaston /Stourbridge areas during the 80 - 90s ?

thewoodz

your prob more likely to know my cousins - brother and sister (surname lambert). my sis is 41 so she would have been a couple of years above you - have you got any older brothers or sisters cos they may know her. we lived by the gigmill when she was at longlands - i had to walk all the way to redhill from there!!!
you'ld prob know her by sight.
but it just goes to show you how small the world is now becoming!!! one of the reasons i'm hoping family and friends wont "seem" so far away.