02-06-2021, 12:31 PM
Chris Dalby's Mother Olga wasn't someone to be trifled with but her bark was much worse than her bite. For some strange reason she always reminded me of Spike the fierce bull dog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons.
Many years ago I recommended Austin 7 Services at Kirby Wiske to a young lad from Ilkley who had recently acquired a rather nice Austin 7 special with an MG J2 style body and a squirrel radiator mascot.
When I saw Chris Dalby a little while later he told me that the lad in question (Chris Petty) had called one Sunday morning and knocked on the door of the Post Office, which Olga ran. In Chris Dalby's own words 'your pal Chris Petty called on Sunday but I was unable to get to the door in time and Mother savaged him on the doorstep!'
Many years ago I recommended Austin 7 Services at Kirby Wiske to a young lad from Ilkley who had recently acquired a rather nice Austin 7 special with an MG J2 style body and a squirrel radiator mascot.
When I saw Chris Dalby a little while later he told me that the lad in question (Chris Petty) had called one Sunday morning and knocked on the door of the Post Office, which Olga ran. In Chris Dalby's own words 'your pal Chris Petty called on Sunday but I was unable to get to the door in time and Mother savaged him on the doorstep!'