i would like to ,tell you this yarn again PILLEY PIT to KOREAN WAR

well some of you may read it,that have never been down a coal mine
dont know if that is a good thing,
or nnot so good,it was good for me
it would be about 1944 when i was a 16 year old PONY driver
taking empty tubs to the coal face
this time as approached the coal face
there was no noise,power cut
i saw,several of the older lads,stood around
one man on hids Knees(little did i know it was for me)
this lad was trying to hit a spot chalked dot,on a piece of wood called a chock
he kept missing,and as i got nearer
he made a terrible miss,the others laughed
so did i,
(just what they wanted,i fell for it)
ok clever bugger BOB,see if tha can do it then,
so i gets hold of the pick
owd on they shouted,not so fast,
take off the helmet,and close ur eyes, so i took off my helmet ,laid it down
closed my EYES(i can hit this with my eyes shut,i will show em)
so i let go with the pick
opened my eyes
to find the pick firmlly embedded in my Helmet
and the chap who did it still alive he lives at worsboro bridge
if you want his phone number i will give it to you

Now lets go to Korea
i was a truck driver, in the R,E,s
i used to a rail head and collect 12x12 timber
to be made into Bunkers
this day ,the train was late,
i was wondering around,doing nowt,when i spotted a pick
suddenly i remembered that day at Pilley
now i had a gang of Korean labourers who i took
did all the graft,but were strong inquisitive men
they also were doing nowt
i made a circle in the ground
put a dot in the centre took of my hat and tried
to hit it
they spotted me,and it was not long before they came over
i could not hit the centre
and there is always one,(yes)
hey Johnny(thats what they called us(johnny)
me have a go,ok i said
but take of your hat,close your eyes(easy in pigeon english

so as he was ready to strike
i put his hat on the dot,and said shush to his mates
then wham, you should have seen his face when he opened his eyes
now you would think it ended there
but no
it was some time later,a simular reason
all quiet
when i spotted the koreans
and lo and behold there was a new member of the team
and they did it on HIM
if that trick is still being played
tell em it came from pilley pit

 

Like it Bob

I know a few of the older end that worked at Pilley Pit. I used to play the Organ at Pilley Working Mens Club and Reading Room. Apparently the club had one of the finest book libraries in Yorkshire at one time.

 

RE: Like it Bob

oh dear come on over and teach me how to use the left hand on my Keyboard
i bet you screw up when you see my youtubes
i wanted to come over to Pilley when i was over for a day or two
but no one was available
thats one place i would love to visit
i had reatives there called sellears
but i suppose they have moved on now
thanks for looking
and reply
ah now i remember GATE INN

 

RE: Like it Bob

Thanks Bob. Just made a new CD on the Yamaha and Technics 'Strictly For Dancing. With all the old tunes. Drop me your addy by EM and I'll send you one.