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8 minutes ago, Carl Fredrickson said:

 

I worked in the office building on the left from 1988-1990. Lothian Regional Council department of Education, Long time ago....

My mum worked there too Carl. She retired in 1982.

 

Used to stand in the Shed (corner) in front of a guy who worked there too.  

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12 minutes ago, Carl Fredrickson said:

 

I worked in the office building on the left from 1988-1990. Lothian Regional Council department of Education, Long time ago....

The SMT bus coming up the road :) 

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2 minutes ago, Morgan said:

My mum worked there too Carl. She retired in 1982.

 

Used to stand in the Shed (corner) in front of a guy who worked there too.  

 

Loads of Jambos worked there when I was there. A wee walk from the office to Tynie for midweek games. I was on the 4th floor - dealing with free school meal and clothing grant applications. Not the most satisfying job for a teenager. 

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2 minutes ago, Carl Fredrickson said:

 

Loads of Jambos worked there when I was there. A wee walk from the office to Tynie for midweek games. I was on the 4th floor - dealing with free school meal and clothing grant applications. Not the most satisfying job for a teenager. 

Bet you used Bissets Bar or the Spiders Web in these days? :) 

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7 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said:

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Traffic crossing the Royal Mile towards the North Bridge. 

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4 minutes ago, Morgan said:

Bet you used Bissets Bar or the Spiders Web in these days? :) 

 

Dianes pool hall - cheap bear and cheap pool. Sometimes the Haymarket Bar at lunchtime (nipping into Marshalls newsagents on the way back to work for a packet of mints....)

 

I was young at the time so  (and come from out of town) so I went where my elders led me.  For a spell I shared an office phone with a guy with the same surname as me. It was the days when you would refer to your self as Mr ...... - we had a laugh when a customer called and they said they had spoke to Mr ....... earlier only for one of us to deny it. It may be you had to "be there" but it was funny at the time. 

 

I went through Torphican Street a few weeks ago and there was massive changes since I left LRC. 

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On 02/08/2018 at 07:36, Maroon Sailor said:

 

Not sure but they must have been the first set of traffic lights in Edinburgh

 

Never meant this at all !

 

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On 02/08/2018 at 07:36, Maroon Sailor said:

 

 

 

I've tried various ways to  put it to bed, Bernie, was  a nasty,aggressive (if he could get away with it bullying) piece of shit. He was not a total moron, probably follows rankers now, given his tattoos, not seen around gorgie much, not missed at all.

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7 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said:

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My old workplace on left Fountainbridge Telephone Exchange,still there 

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4 minutes ago, Carl Fredrickson said:

 

Dianes pool hall - cheap bear and cheap pool. Sometimes the Haymarket Bar at lunchtime (nipping into Marshalls newsagents on the way back to work for a packet of mints....)

 

I was young at the time so  (and come from out of town) so I went where my elders led me.  For a spell I shared an office phone with a guy with the same surname as me. It was the days when you would refer to your self as Mr ...... - we had a laugh when a customer called and they said they had spoke to Mr ....... earlier only for one of us to deny it. It may be you had to "be there" but it was funny at the time. 

 

I went through Torphican Street a few weeks ago and there was massive changes since I left LRC. 

 

Bet you wished you had pawsed for a second before typing that with your bear hands ??

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1 minute ago, All roads lead to Gorgie said:

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Pretty sure that’s old Dawnrazor out for a wee Sunday four...oops oar ?

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3 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said:

 

Bet you wished you had pawsed for a second before typing that with your bear hands ??

:isee:

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Just now, luckyBatistuta said:

 

It was a cheap shot, I’m unbearable  :facepalm:

You don’t even paws for thought.

 

I Winnie forgive you.

 

I’m not gonna panda to your whims.

 

:vrface: 

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2 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said:

 

Pretty sure that’s old Dawnrazor out for a wee Sunday four...oops oar ?

Very dapper and a ladies man by the looks of it :whistling:

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Just now, Morgan said:

You don’t even paws for thought.

 

I Winnie forgive you.

 

I’m not gonna panda to your whims.

 

:vrface: 

 

Fur f###s sake Morgan, gives a break, it’s my bipolar 

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10 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said:

 

Bet you wished you had pawsed for a second before typing that with your bear hands ??

:jj_facepalm: It is nearly time for me to hibernate

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Just now, luckyBatistuta said:

 

Fur f###s sake Morgan, gives a break, it’s my bipolar 

Teddy on, it’s cool.

 

Ya grizzly auld git :whistling:

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2 minutes ago, Morgan said:

Teddy on, it’s cool.

 

Ya grizzly auld git :whistling:

 

You do know I’m a koalafied bear knuckle boxer, yeah :vangry:

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Just now, luckyBatistuta said:

 

You do know I’m a koalafied bear knuckle boxer, yeah :vangry:

Meet ya at Paddington then for a wee pagger?

 

 

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1 minute ago, Morgan said:

Meet ya at Paddington then for a wee pagger?

 

 

 

And that right there was when you made yer big boo boo

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16 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said:

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Have you seen the state of the new build they’ve put up next to that now...cheap shite, looks terrible.

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