Popular Post Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Excel said: Now they only worked half the time And no poncy skimmed semi skimmed milk it was pastuerised full strength with cream on top and fer a treat Gold Top on Sunday, delieverd by an electric float and recycled glass bottles 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, CharlieH said: My Dad (yes I did know who he was......for awhile) worked for a company called "Rentaset" (tv rental company), he borrowed one of the first COLOUR tv's for us to watch the 1966 world cup ! Radio Rentals! the shops that used to rent TV's and you'd have people flocking round the shop window watching it for free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xylophone Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 hours ago, KarenBravo said: Coal delivery by coal merchants At the age of seven, along with my sister who was 11 at the time, we used to take a wooden two wheeled handcart from the house and push it into the town centre where there was a coke yard. There it was filled to the brim, and sister and I used to push it back home, which was one hell of a struggle because it was almost all up hill, and it would have been about 3 km each way if not more. Looking back on it, it's a wonder we were able to manage it, being so young, and this was almost always in the winter, and often there was snow around. But the fact that it kept our Aga stove going was reward enough, as well as the heat that it gave out which warmed the house. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 We all adore Kia Ora 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Rampant Rabbit said: And no poncy skimmed semi skimmed milk it was pastuerised full strength with cream on top and fer a treat Gold Top on Sunday, delieverd by an electric float and recycled glass bottles And the milkman worked like a man, dressed like a man because he was a man. and had no need to pretend otherwise. Plus no politically correct <deleted> either. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tropicalevo Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said: And no poncy skimmed semi skimmed milk it was pastuerised full strength with cream on top and fer a treat Gold Top on Sunday, delieverd by an electric float and recycled glass bottles Sparrows often got the cream where we were. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, Excel said: And the milkman worked like a man, dressed like a man because he was a man. and had no need to pretend otherwise. Plus no politically correct <deleted> either. Puffin on his Woodbine as he went............dead at 50 ???? I did a milk round as a kid for a month for a friend who broke his leg, hard work early starts down at the depot 4-30am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 hour ago, xylophone said: Oh and my Dad had an allotment and grew swedes, and I hated the bloody things, along with turnips! I like raw swede. Out walking with Dad he would reach through the barbed wire of the farmer's field and pull one up, then peel and slice it for us to share - sweet and crunchy, like an apple. "Don't tell your Mum", he'd say. The local shopkeepers knew all their customers. At about 10 or 11 years old I could run errands, including buying cigarettes and beer from the off-licence - with a note from my Dad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Asquith Production Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 The worst thing I ever remember though was The Aberfan disaster. it always stayed in my mind even though I was a kid. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said: Sparrows often got the cream where we were. Blue Tits by us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Remember when yer Dad washed the car religiously every Sunday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lodstewart Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 9 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said: I remember when men were men and women were women and there was nothing inbetween, now there's about 4000 sexes, comical/stupid. Where the best man for the job got it ( not person) where there were manhole covers. and my sister had a golliwog doll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, lodstewart said: and my sister had a golliwog doll My Mum 93 still has one in the back of her car , she always was a defiant bugga, it's two fingers to the pc world, Robertsons jam Golly colectables 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Talking jobs as a kid, First earner was posting leaflets for local store around the estate age 10. Next came paper round Monday -Friday and then Butchers Boy as a Saturday job, then back to Sunday morning papers, so heavy those Sunday papers ! Used to hate the "flats" up and down all those steps ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, Asquith Production said: The worst thing I ever remember though was The Aberfan disaster. it always stayed in my mind even though I was a kid. Holidays to Wales....it alway's rained! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, CharlieH said: Talking jobs as a kid, First earner was posting leaflets for local store around the estate age 10. Next came paper round Monday -Friday and then Butchers Boy as a Saturday job, then back to Sunday morning papers, so heavy those Sunday papers ! Used to hate the "flats" up and down all those steps ! And now look at you! oooops, never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Excel Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, lodstewart said: and my sister had a golliwog doll Strange that the pc tossers for some reason decided they didn't like golliwog dolls yet they still liked those massive black dildos you see advertised everywhere. Makes you wonder what really make those sort of people tick doesn't it ? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Excel said: Strange that the pc tossers for some reason decided they didn't like golliwog dolls yet they still liked those massive black dildos you see advertised everywhere. Makes you wonder what really make those sort of people tick doesn't it ? Funny but as a kid I never associated Golly as anything other than a toy doll no thought of racism. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Rampant Rabbit said: Holidays to Wales....it alway's rained! Oh no, don't mention Wales, the sheep shaggers will be popping up next with their old tales ???????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said: Blue Tits by us Especially when it was cold! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, CharlieH said: Talking jobs as a kid, First earner was posting leaflets for local store around the estate age 10. Next came paper round Monday -Friday and then Butchers Boy as a Saturday job, then back to Sunday morning papers, so heavy those Sunday papers ! Used to hate the "flats" up and down all those steps ! When I was 15 I worked as a Saturday lad at "Safeway" supermarket,was hard work 5 am start had to put the fresh bread out on the shelves, then price checking for the checkout girls , had to run round the aisles trying to find the product, 5 am to 10pm at night , Jesus when I think about it now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lodstewart Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said: Puffin on his Woodbine as he went............dead at 50 ???? I did a milk round as a kid for a month for a friend who broke his leg, hard work early starts down at the depot 4-30am yes me too, a main source of kids income that was 1 minute ago, Excel said: Strange that the pc tossers for some reason decided they didn't like golliwog dolls yet they still liked those massive black dildos you see advertised everywhere. Makes you wonder what really make those sort of people tick doesn't it ? and the black and white minstrel show on tv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Excel said: Oh no, don't mention Wales, the sheep shaggers will be popping up next with their old tales ???????? "Old Tails" u mean ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, lodstewart said: and the black and white minstrel show on tv To be fair, it was krap ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Excel Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Rampant Rabbit said: Funny but as a kid I never associated Golly as anything other than a toy doll no thought of racism. Never was with anybody in those days I think. It's just something that a bunch of do-gooders dreamt up to try to get noticed whilst they were swapping skirts and make-up. Not sure what the females were doing though???? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Pilotman said: And I wasn't even living in Scotland. Classic!???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, xylophone said: Especially when it was cold! Expected 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lodstewart Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 I grew up in Bellingham south London, and I remember word going around our street, that there was a Black man down at the railway station, and we all went to look at him and we were all facinated and talked to him a lot. in fact my Gran said touch him for good luck ha ha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampant Rabbit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 1 minute ago, lodstewart said: my Gran said touch him for good luck ha ha. Ah but did it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pilotman Posted June 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just now, Rampant Rabbit said: Ah but did it work? Depends on where she touched him 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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