Car (or bike) Chat!

[Marco]

Lol - we had what was called a 'potato-peeling machine', daftee. Even during the 70s it was a regularly used electrical invention in chip shops. Did you think it was all done by hand?

And besides, we had a fryer who did most of the frying, with my dad helping out now and then at the busiest times, and the rest of us stocked up shelves and served customers! There were usually two members of staff [often rather cute girlies], the fryer, and my dad and I (occasionally my mum, too) - yes it was a busy shop, with queues around the block most Friday nights and weekends!

In fact, folks would travel miles to us [football supporters coaches making detours after matches, etc], as the quality of the food was second to none and we'd built up a very good reputation.

Marco.

[kirstysdad]

Best "local" chips for me are at Leintwardine on the way to Ludlow or Hennigans in Dolgellau... I remember a great one in Kilmarnock.
Where was the family shop Marco? Great tradition of Italian-Glaswegians... not just food, but including art, music, law...

[Beobloke]

An art to peeling a potato properly... hint you want a smallish, not too sharp knife

No you don’t - you want a potato peeler! I wouldn’t swap mine for anything.

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[struth]

got one of those, well an old one but they all the same; i prefer the knife.

[Marco]

Best "local" chips for me are at Leintwardine on the way to Ludlow or Hennigans in Dolgellau... I remember a great one in Kilmarnock.
Where was the family shop Marco? Great tradition of Italian-Glaswegians... not just food, but including art, music, law...

Yeah, defo, mate. Plus cafes, ice-cream parlours and restaurants. The old man had two chippies, as did my granddad. My dad's were in Thornliebank and Neilston and my granddad's were in Gallowhill (in Paisley) and Barrhead. Dad started his business in Thornliebank in the 50s, and retired in 1995.

Great shops, mate, you worked bloody hard and long hours, but the profits in those days, especially before Chinese and Indian takeaways/kebab shops became popular, were immense... Certainly kept me in the standards I've been accustomed to, lol!

Loved the big lad in the chippy in the Trongate who used to sing Pavarotti arias? Do you know the one? He had a great voice!

Marco.

[struth]

Redid handle many moons ago. It's good for carrots, mostly what I use it for

might add thats an old board. its used now to protect counter from coffee stains etc

[Beobloke]

I don't want to wait, I want to know now!

Better not be something crap.

I promise you it isn’t.

But I’m still not telling yet. They didn’t make many and I know what you buggers are like - one of you will grab it out from under my nose!

[struth]

well, ultimate would be a jensen but a cossie or a celicia would be nice too.. actually vauxhall made a calibria that was might impressive too.. i'd have the jensen ff

[walpurgis]

Gordon Keeble?

[Beobloke]

well, ultimate would be a jensen but a cossie or a celicia would be nice too.. actually vauxhall made a calibria that was might impressive too.. i'd have the jensen ff

A man after my own heart - I’ve always loved Jensen Interceptors and, believe me, I did consider one but good ones are very expensive these days.