WHERE ARE THE MEMORIES AND THE STORYTELLERS ??

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Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)

#15
January 21, 2009, 02:34:09 PM
Eugene  -  I had forgotten about that incident  -  now you mention it, it comes back ....    And don't you dare go spilling more beans about all the missteps of the Coetzee kids  -  you'll spoil the unblemished image everyone has about this sweet, obedient, not-putting a foot wrong daughter of Dirk !       image24


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Those who bring sunshine to the lives of other cannot keep it from themselves.

Carl Zeelie

#16
January 21, 2009, 02:36:41 PM
Hi Eugene....... woo_hoo You wont believe it!! Regards to all I know there...especially to Christa Coetzee!
Richard! I could not figure the person and I knew the name! I remember you now! 100g plant operators...Ikey Johnstone, Hennie Loock and Tony Giddey were the foreman then on the Boulder plant side. George Osche, Giel Swart, Vernon Coetzee and Mossie (forget his surname) Old Roxy(Gawie le Roux) was Senior Plant Foreman  was ours. Yes I work at 4 plant from June 75 till Dec 75 and then transferred to Affen. Moved back to town when I was selected as part of the 3 plant commissioning team. I remember Richard Hyde as well. He was the HMS operator who refused to wash his jeans. I am sure one could make the thing stand up straight from all the ferrosilicon!

Diana Rudd (Boehme)

#17
January 21, 2009, 08:18:22 PM
Carl ...Trygver is now living in Somerset West saw him in Nov when Barbara was out from England visiting me. He is well, very into bowls and his running. Still looks much the same except balding a bit. LOL
Barbara joins this forum regularly so I'm sure she will pick up on this.  Jeez I know your name but can't put a face to it, best you post a photo and not a tiny one....the eyesight you know.
O.P.S -1969, Springfield Convent -1970, Holy Cross Convent-1972., Centaurus-1974
I got around.

SandyB

#18
January 21, 2009, 08:31:07 PM
So right Diana ... we all appear in our  glory here .. the name also rings bells .. but yes too much red wine over the years ...  hammer
To see  sometimes  requires that you  first believe .

Michael Alexander

#19
January 21, 2009, 08:40:37 PM
mmmh! and some folks are still using their 22 year old photo's....   notfair
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SandyB

#20
January 21, 2009, 08:59:32 PM
Not me .. I'm splattered all over the site  from baby till now ....   cat3
To see  sometimes  requires that you  first believe .

Richard Opperman

#21
January 22, 2009, 06:01:57 AM
Hi Carl,

That's it, you have mentioned some names that I had forgotten but could see their faces - "Richard! I could not figure the person and I knew the name! I remember you now! 100g plant operators...Ikey Johnstone, Hennie Loock and Tony Giddey were the foreman then on the Boulder plant side. George Osche, Giel Swart, Vernon Coetzee and Mossie (forget his surname) Old Roxy(Gawie le Roux) was Senior Plant Foreman"

Some names of the past and I do remember you as well - keep on posting.
OPS 1961-1968. Huguenot High 1969-1973.
Military Service Jan 1974-June 1975.
Worked in Oranjemund July 1975-March 1979.

Life's journey is not to
arrive at the grave safely
in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting
'..holy sh*t ..what a ride!

Carl Zeelie

#22
January 22, 2009, 09:59:34 AM
Richard, Actually the ferrosilicon pants guy was Dave Haselu. I recall part of the CCP operator duties was to bleep the 100g operator when the foreman left the office! sobored

Malcolm Bertoni

#23
February 03, 2009, 10:07:08 AM
Hi Carl and Richard

Mossie was the nickname for "Mostert" - I played rugby with him one year (if he's the same guy).  His sister was married to Piet Lourens on mining. Wonder what happened to him.  I never did get to know his real name.

Gawie le Roux was foreman at 1 plant  - as was Ikey.  Hennie Look was also at 1 plant for a while.  I played a trick on him one evening when I got him to shut down the A2 crushing section.  Essie Esterhuzen was foreman at the time and was not too impressed....  It's in my book.

I think Vernom was badly hurt in a collision with one of the dump trucks around 66 or so.  He was foreman at 4 plant when I started there.

Seems like I just missed you guys as I left at the end of 1974 after a great time at 4 plant and Affen.



Cheers

Malcolm

Richard Opperman

#24
February 03, 2009, 02:58:45 PM
Hi Malcolm,

At 4 Plant we new Vernon as "Die Man van Staal" (the man of steel) because of all the plates and pins in his body after the accident, was lucky to be alive and bit of a nutter.

He used to play tricks on the engineering guys until one day as the story goes some guy dropped a steel milling ball onto the toilet roof in which he was sitting, I believe there was hell to pay after this, but it was all eventually settled. His looks in later years reminded me of a dubious character from "Vlak Plaas" but not as bad, only in looks with the dark glasses he had to wear after the accident.

Keep well.
Richard
OPS 1961-1968. Huguenot High 1969-1973.
Military Service Jan 1974-June 1975.
Worked in Oranjemund July 1975-March 1979.

Life's journey is not to
arrive at the grave safely
in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting
'..holy sh*t ..what a ride!

Malcolm Bertoni

#25
February 04, 2009, 01:22:58 AM
Hi Richard

I wonder how he gets through the airport security screens with all that bits of metal in him......

Malcolm

Carl Zeelie

#26
February 04, 2009, 11:59:44 AM
Hi Malcolm, yes when I started at 4 Plant 1975 Vernon was a Foreman there. He enjoyed playing pranks on others but detested being on the receiving end! I remeber once I was operating the CCP and he kept on calling me from his phone in his office and then putting it down when i answered. I got cross after the 4th time and worned him I will not answer the phone if he does it again. He did and I kept my promise...the very next call I refused to answer. It happened to be Roxy, who was Senior Plant Foreman at the time. He stormed into the ccp and demanded an answer as to my behaviour. I politely explained and directed him to Vernon. Needless to say, I was not Vernon's favourite after that incident. Luckily for me the transfer to Affen was imminent! Mossie Became foreman at No1 Plant with me and Johan Van Eck
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