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James Prescott
James Prescott
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quotePosted at 14:22 on 20th November 2011
my son was a visitor to that said plant this year he was there for 8 days.
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Rob Faleer
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quotePosted at 14:50 on 20th November 2011
Which plant, James? I worked at both the old Outer Drive Stamping Plant (now called Mount Elliott Tool and Die) and Mound Road Engine (now called Warren Truck Assembly). There are several other plants still operating in the Detroit area.
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James Prescott
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quotePosted at 14:55 on 20th November 2011
i dont know which one rob,he went over with 5 other chaps from pilkingtons glass regarding windscreens.
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Rob Faleer
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quotePosted at 14:58 on 20th November 2011

Might have been the Conner Avenue Assembly plant.

 

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Vince Hawthorn
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quotePosted at 21:17 on 20th November 2011
  Another little incident I had was to be taken in toe by an angry RSM. I have never been in the forces but my surveying time took me to many military bases. This was at Aldershot and the it was the PARAS section we were on when this very LARGE voice shouted "Oi you come 'ere!! " It seemed it was me being yelled at and I was then escorted to the RSM's CO at the guardroom. Turned out great umbridge was taken at a scruffy long haired character in welly boots (ME) strolling diagonally accross the parade ground with a sledge hammer over my shoulder!!. After an apology and a promise to get my very dog eared pass replaced all was well .Oh and always walk around a parade ground unless you are being drilled.
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James Prescott
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quotePosted at 21:24 on 20th November 2011
i also have been "arrested" by two policemen on my way to work at 5-30am it was definately a case of mistaken identity--a shop was burgled and i was the only one about --funny now but it wasnt at the time --i see one of them occasionally and we only laugh it was 30 yrs ago.i also had longISH hairLaughing
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Vince Hawthorn
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quotePosted at 21:31 on 20th November 2011
 We also got hauled over in Mile End road in1970 (the bad days of East End skinheads) but the two detectives were quite stunned when our story was explained -we were doing a sewer survey of Tower Hamlets- so a lecture followed on how we traced the drains and they went away happy and wiser!
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Sk Lawson
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quotePosted at 07:14 on 22nd November 2011

You know...my uncle's Trucking business back in this little Nebraska town has the most interesting neighbor...he's an developer of "Concept cars" for Ford motor company in Detroit...or was...it's been many years since I've been back there.  It's amazing the jobs people have these days where they do them by computer in thier homes... more then in "home" base back in Detroit. I did my concept car with the scouts one year...they wouldn't let me enter it for the races though as it was for the kids. I rather liked my "pink" car...and it beat my hubby's car and some of the other Scouts...even if I was disqualified for being an mother. My son took first palce though.

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