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Where are you now Nathan?

by Geoffrey Graham 1 June

In 1949 I stayed at the house of the Co-op Rolls Royce driver who lived just across the road from his place of work. He had a son called Nathan who was about the same age as me and we became mates for the duration of my stay. I know how to say the surname but I am not sure of the spelling, was it 'Rhoddy' or 'Roddy' or something similar?

I am writing my autobiography and I would like to contact Nathan about it.He might remember me because we went to Beith Fair and he had his money stolen or because we got into trouble in Largs for taking out a rowing boat and setting off on a course for Ireland before we were stopped! Jim McLean was not at all pleased.

Happy memories Nathan - I am disabled now and can hardly walk let alone row to Ireland!

The Blue Waters are no longer for me I can't even paddle.

Geoff 


3 June | 3:30:30

Billy Long says

The Blue Waters near the Blair Mill (now a converted private residence), is still there but access to it now is difficult due to overgrown bushes and fenced off in places. For those who don't know what The Blue Waters is an old water filled quarry where the water is blue in colour, full of tadpoles and probably a few pike in it as well. People went there to swim in it. But it is not advisable to swim there as it is considered dangerous as there is no lifeguard belt there and the depth is unknown as it very deep. It may also be full of dead sheep that may have fallen in over time.  It is located near Asseyfaulds Cottage and the Blair Mill roughly 1.5 miles east of Dalry fom the top of Blair Road.

7 June | 3:12:21

Billy Long says

Could be spelled Rhoddie or Roddie? Can anyone else help Geoffrey find his old friend Nathan?

19 June | 4:43:28

Geoffrey Graham says

Nathan's surname is pronounced 'Roady' or 'Roadie'

There was a rock face in the Bluewaters and I used to dive in off it. One time I went in from as high  as I could get and kept on swimming down to see just how deep 'The bottomless Bluewaters' were. At about twenty feet down I came across waterlogged branches and even some barbed wire so I returned to the surface quickly and never went down again. I used to go there swimming three or four trimes a week because it was so far to go to a recognised swimming place. All Grahams swim like fish and all the males have an urge tro enter the water from as high as possible.Only one Graham took on the channel but more than one was a swimming instructor - something that I did part time just for fun -  - along with playing water polo.

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