tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355227236397241799.post5609801089876494927..comments2024-01-05T13:11:48.050+00:00Comments on ...and what will be left of them?: Keep On Truckin'carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17886258675618058752noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355227236397241799.post-47902958004477314202010-12-07T17:23:31.814+00:002010-12-07T17:23:31.814+00:00I remember there was a rumour that swept Peterboro...I remember there was a rumour that swept Peterborough that the Yorkshire Ripper was in town - I think it even made it into the local papers.<br /><br />Christ knows how this rumour came about - as though Sutcliffe posted an itinerary for the month ahead. It did add a notable gothic atmosphere to an otherwise unremarkable town, though.Phil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214245608032305452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355227236397241799.post-27549727770415201952010-12-07T16:04:34.413+00:002010-12-07T16:04:34.413+00:00I was still at primary school when he was at large...I was still at primary school when he was at large - and I remember him being mentioned a lot.<br /><br />It was a strange relief when he turned out to be a 'normal' bloke, but it was clear why our mothers told us never to speak to men in vans! I still find 'em a bit creepy...David K Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756535951359716522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355227236397241799.post-16676843190945870252010-12-04T01:56:08.051+00:002010-12-04T01:56:08.051+00:00And this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olI5xzsh...And this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olI5xzshtFQ<br /><br />also this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWq6ckRrmME<br /><br />I remember well the days when being a long-distance lorry driver was, in the popular imagination, akin to being a rapist.<br /><br />Must be some connection somewhere with the Thatcherite preference for road over rail, and rampant individualism?Phil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214245608032305452noreply@blogger.com