Mr Hogg

By ghost of mensforth -
Mr Hogg(great surname) was a sound bloke-proper working class good man who lived on Thirston Way...he ran a fruit & veg stall in the Grainger Market in town(pity he wasn't a butcher with a surname like that!)...anyway, the master and I have great respect for him...when we left home and flew the nest both of us used to get our fruit and veg from Mr Hogg in the Grainger Market...his kindness we remember and wont forget for he used to give loads of extra stuff and charge us next to nowt, us ittying off with bags and bags of stuff...he knew we were just starting out on our oddy knocky in the dark and dismal world, with very little deng in our pockets...
Alas he liveth not on Kenton Bar Estate now, but liveth he still doth!
Mr Hogg, we award you the lesser mortal award 8!
We salute you!

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