Only ex Dockers and a few Current ones of a certain kind will understand this photo of big John Smith and Stan Mathews, lamenting the demise of the riggers rest room Trinity 1990s

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Only ex Dockers and a few Current ones of a certain kind will understand this photo of big John Smith and Stan Mathews, lamenting the demise of the riggers rest room Trinity 1990s


This made me smile all day. I was just a humble " Gash in the sheds " when this went on. Not allowed to say Gash anymore but hey ho and bollix to political correctness. These memories should be preserved forever. Thanks to Richard Farnworth for the top 127 quotes = QUALITY













Terry Feaviour Best read in its time lol
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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin The only thing missing was the sawdust...........
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Mick Kersey Good to see Stan grafting....

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Terry Feaviour Well he is almost vertical.
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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin Your so unkind, it was a traumatic period in the history of the docks, this led to all sorts of psychological problems.....it had a profound effect on many employees..... including me, I had to go to the pub to calm my nerves.  

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Gary Andrews Fred's comments were priceless, the walls should of been saved for prosperity.

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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin The walls...well the photos of the walls have been saved for prosperity Gary !!!
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Andrew Lomax How about a daily Fredism feature to brighten up everyone's day 

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Peter Giles I liked Freds start on hatch 1 then work forward

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David Hollis Still have the board with some of the quotes on in the office Jim. Would post it but likely to get shut down

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David Hollis Here's a couple of Freds straight from the board.
"They had live music there, disco's and all that" or "10 went out and split equally into 3's" quality

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David Hollis One more from Dave Brunning
"SWARBY will have to improve to be useless" 18.12.90

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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin David is that the framed collage I had in the Landguard office.
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David Hollis Yes it is mate

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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin Glad it's still about.
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Gareth Lloyd Jones Good times eh Jim?

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Gareth Lloyd Jones Whatever happened to Stan?
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Michael Bodge Rogers Last seen on a forklift behind South rail working for Colin Ellis

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Sandy Sutherland Working for Colin do they get out the pub

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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin My sort of job Sandy !!!!!
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Steve Spraggett Colin now lives in Skiathos, comes back occasionally to see the kids but loving life as only Colin can !

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Ron Caris Two missing in that photo probable in the Dooley me and Keg

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Ron Caris Pete Squirrel (bless him) did a video

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Ron Caris About the time they asked !!!! me to go to 70 shed

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Mark Lawrence Quality, forgotten times ! 😊

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Richard Seaman Freddie cook what a legend, we will start at hatch one and work forward !!!!!

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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin Another one of Fred's "I'm getting a new car, a Volvo Hunchback" !!!

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Mervyn Green Husky lager from Tolly.....Even the tin tastes thin!

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Terry Feaviour Another one from Fred, can't decide where to go on holiday , Aco Polo or Rio Did you Know.

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Gareth Lloyd Jones World Cup semi-final 1990-Who remembers the state of this room?

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Richard Seaman Was ronnies curry still on wall!!!!

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Mervyn Green Good old days Gareth!

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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin Gareth I've still got the photos that Keith Weatherly took, took me ages to persuade him to give them to me, luckily he did or a few would have lost their jobs that night. Took us ages to clean up that mess. A lot more to that story that I can't mention on FB !!!

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Gareth Lloyd Jones Absolutely mate,unbelievable! And England lost!

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Ron Caris Unbelievable times was that the time Terry was (asleep !!!) behind the lockers at the bottom of the mess room and ran head first into the Dave Farnworths locker Me and Keg had to dump that of the quay It looked like we were throwing a coffin into the water

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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin No Ron not that time, this was one of the few occasions that you were ...err ...how shall I say..... enjoying yourself !!! mind you, you and a few others helped in clearing it up.

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Ron Caris AH sprouts at midnight time telly was alright then
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Gregory Peck nice to see you in print ron hope to see you in the flesh someday
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Noel Birkett The writings on the wall!!! Remember that well. Enjoy.

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Paul Armbruster Is that the room that Fred Cook wrote
“Put the beers in the fridge as the boys don’t like them cold”😂😂👍

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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin Fred had his own wall Paul........😜

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Oser Kcim B/ op with Fred walking up the gangplank 5 of us ,Fred said right boys we will split ourselves in to pairs !

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Paul Armbruster More please😂😂😂
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Geoff Miles There was a photo of the the quotes on the wall ,I believe Hamish had it,if so he may still have it!
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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin No Geoff it was mine and I left it at the Labour Office where it still is.
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George Ainsley Jim me and Wardy are in there now

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George Ainsley Just had a look in the loft space no flagons of cider left

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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin No George, by the time I left I was on single malt 😉

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Gary Andrews Reading Fredism's, walls should of been saved for posterity.

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Richard Farnworth I’ve got the complete list will post tomorrow night when at work

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Paul Armbruster Brill
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Richard Seaman Freddie saying , need 9 men out in pairs !!
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Richard Seaman Fred , just watched brilliant film full metal waistcoat...

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Reno Reynolds Fred Best suffolk show was in Norfolk. 
My ex next door neighbour for 19 years.

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Gary Topple I was in the original riggers rest room with my father Les Topple. He had an old captains chair. Fantastic smell of hemp rope.

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David Slack I remember the graffiti on the walls some of it was priceless..
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Gareth Lloyd Jones Who remembers the "special" locker?!

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Jim FeaviourGroup Admin Got one in my shed Gareth !!
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Terry Feaviour Haven't a clue what you mean Gareth
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Terry Feaviour You mean there is still are you know what in it Bro 🍺
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Richard Farnworth What about the puppet show

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Wendy Wooby I have still got that chair Gary. X
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Gareth Lloyd Jones Ok Terry,say no more!


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