The Classic Machinery Network

essexpete wrote:

topkit wrote:Great pics Jeremy, I wanted to go but just could not spare the time this year, Love the Hymac 580, 370 and the JCB 4D all of that kit brings back a lot of happy memories as a child growing up and spending time on local building sites with mostly Irish labourers and operators being allowed to sit on machines even have a little go if the foreman was not watching none of it would be allowed now, most kids now would rather be indoors on their playstations!!

I doubt the kids today are any happier and they miss that direct interaction with older non family folk and, at worst, their own family. I must be getting old!