tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post1257908396427312941..comments2024-03-27T18:21:45.182+00:00Comments on Unmitigated England: A Stroll Down Park DrivePeter Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-69314871641511470702022-04-24T07:00:25.021+01:002022-04-24T07:00:25.021+01:00Kingchuan may be a one-stop arrangement for all yo...Kingchuan may be a one-stop arrangement for all your flexible bundling needs. At competitive costs, you will get pearlized, metalized, matte, cement tapes, warm sealable, and cover films.China Bopet Filmhttps://www.kingchuanpackaging.com/product/matte-bopet-film/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-38729489866197924122022-04-24T06:57:51.687+01:002022-04-24T06:57:51.687+01:00thnksthnksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-17737888064696216592017-04-19T11:17:22.801+01:002017-04-19T11:17:22.801+01:00Did Park Drive cigarettes have a factory on Oldham...Did Park Drive cigarettes have a factory on Oldham Road OldhamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234004243541292163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-62280889776802263022009-11-03T22:10:09.853+00:002009-11-03T22:10:09.853+00:00Hells Bells! Guess what you can still buy Park Dri...Hells Bells! Guess what you can still buy Park Drive and Woodbines. I have been hooked on Park Drive since the age of 11 (not proud of it) I'm 43. These days I have to walk miles to the shops that sell them. don't smoke that often, but every now and then i must have them. they taste so much better than nasty filter cigs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-1032071303082135152008-10-27T20:22:00.000+00:002008-10-27T20:22:00.000+00:00Re Park Drive: I never took to the weed myself, bu...Re Park Drive: I never took to the weed myself, but I well remember the furtively mumbled request uttered by the impoverished under-age smoker asking quickly and quietly for 'Five Park Drive'. Michael Bywater talks about this in his excellent book LOST WORLDS, rendering the request's haste and furtiveness as 'FiParDri'.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-19201443839726615672008-10-27T17:58:00.000+00:002008-10-27T17:58:00.000+00:00Careful with that Woody, M'Lord A. You may be misu...Careful with that Woody, M'Lord A. You may be misunderstood; then again, you may not.Fred Fibonaccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07174020204048825147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-12176257117219453232008-10-27T08:12:00.000+00:002008-10-27T08:12:00.000+00:00Was Angela Brocklesby from the eponymous estate in...Was Angela Brocklesby from the eponymous estate in Lincolnshire, where Lord Yarborough had his own railway station? I do hope so, I'd have snogged her too, with or without a Woody stuck to me.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-52975379097679770382008-10-25T22:12:00.000+01:002008-10-25T22:12:00.000+01:00I'm with Vinogirl: we need to know more about Miss...I'm with Vinogirl: we need to know more about Miss Brocklesby.Fred Fibonaccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07174020204048825147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-36211231796311537862008-10-25T15:22:00.000+01:002008-10-25T15:22:00.000+01:00very good - carry onvery good - carry onDiplomatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941539934835529453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-17136026938602200162008-10-25T01:14:00.000+01:002008-10-25T01:14:00.000+01:00Brocklesby...what a great surname!Brocklesby...what a great surname!Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-73762012009469496662008-10-23T08:09:00.000+01:002008-10-23T08:09:00.000+01:00Afa you're right, the later packets of Weights wer...Afa you're right, the later packets of Weights were indeed a beigy cream. Very boring when compared with the originals. Pride of my collection is a 1906 paper packet of Woodbines, open-ended with the original fags inside. I wonder what they'd smoke like?Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-51164832664665993462008-10-23T00:16:00.000+01:002008-10-23T00:16:00.000+01:00One of the great attractions of Weights and Woodie...One of the great attractions of Weights and Woodies was that they could be purchased in 5's; a great thing when this 14-year old's pocket money didn't meet the price of 10's! I had it in my mind that the Weights packet was (later?) a beige colour - but now I wonder if that might have been a tipped version. Anyway, Weights were better than Woodies (more tightly packed)but did have the annoying habit of sticking to the lower lip somewhat. Removal meant losing skin and a day's snogging with Angela Brocklesby.....Afferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053428773264067176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-86508934440709885592008-10-22T23:55:00.000+01:002008-10-22T23:55:00.000+01:00Plain, white pack, dark blue lettering. The early,...Plain, white pack, dark blue lettering. The early, and best design, was taken directly from the old envelope that contain cigarettes sold by weight. Hence...Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-16174255054368010862008-10-22T22:06:00.000+01:002008-10-22T22:06:00.000+01:00I remember Park Drive so well. But I'd forgotten a...I remember Park Drive so well. But I'd forgotten all about Player's Weights! Thank you...what was the pack like?Ron Combohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270358674385406494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-25357727332105893722008-10-22T14:32:00.000+01:002008-10-22T14:32:00.000+01:00Thanks Ten Inch. I need lots of stories like this....Thanks Ten Inch. I need lots of stories like this.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611055706073214403.post-45517624857004783342008-10-22T13:35:00.000+01:002008-10-22T13:35:00.000+01:00I've read a couple of Battle Of Britain biographie...I've read a couple of Battle Of Britain biographies where the pilot has chucked a pack of Player's Weights to the German he's just shot down. Must have been an RAF favourite.TIWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723235843548373098noreply@blogger.com