Hi Ol ' no it was the U/r they could not have had a s/d the corridor was bit narrow back then where they put machines... they could not have an elaut crane because it was too deep …a day or two later with some other new stuff with new chains and padlocks etc.. …… I remember helping a guy pull one off the van (double toy crane ) then some site official came and said get it out 'not enough space in front' so it went to KNUTSFORD to replace something else...………. I didn't get anything else from those two as the monitor on the TS got a hammer in it anyway...…. there was a 3rd video but not sure what it was it was a plain black ash cab with 'system four' on the marquee was originally a pacman but I think it had an upgrade .It fit tight in a small alcove and survived the attack with just an attempt at the iron bar across the coin box no real damage as there was a wall both sides of it..the power to the corridor sockets was turned off by time I arrived and still off two days later when it got tidied but I went to help load new tokens/cash floats in the fruits as they arrived.…. I only did holiday and sick relief as I was available when they had nobody.. .. the 'usual' guy Kevin Zdrenka was also back that day many hands on site tho'
the national service manager, also called Capt. 'Norman' Hodges knew me well as I repaired his 40s chantelle meteor jukebox a few years earlier in his house while he was not there so he quite favoured me to work on my own initiative other engineers were on a much tighter leash I got on well with him and when I joined the company he just rang me and said can I start ,,, no formal interview..
apologies for hi-jacking the welcome post a bit ………..
69er2020-06-07 10:28:37
