I haven't seen.........

11 Feb 2006

green alpine pop - although in wales lowes was not so dear.
rag and bone men have been over run by tinkers who knock your door and offer to take anything for a Â£5 - then promptly dump it at your local beauty spot, so you feel guilty when your out meeting people in car parks and see your old stuff in the hedges redface

as for coalmen, chimney sweeps and milkmen with electric floats all still operating in my area of cardiff.
round our area you have to employ a security guard if you hire a skip - cos you will wake up in the morning to find a mk 1 cortina in it !!

11 Feb 2006

Did you all forget the >>>>>>>>>
Pink Parafin Man and the Esso Blue Bleeder.
(Oh the warmth of them both). redface

Phredd, not so old lol

11 Feb 2006

Quote by Fred aka Medic 1

Did you all forget the >>>>>>>>>
Pink Parafin Man and the Esso Blue Bleeder.
(Oh the warmth of them both).
Phredd, not so old

Still got one in the greenhouse, though it's becoming increasingly hard to find the parafin mad

11 Feb 2006

South London still has the odd milk float but judging by the fact that one of the reps from the dairy was going door-to-door recently encouraging people to have their milk delivered it must be in its death throes here.
One of my neighbours gets her milk delivered but when I saw the milkman one day and enquired about prices he muttered somehting under his breath about being too busy to stop. Doesn't seem the best way to secure your future!

11 Feb 2006

Quote by Pete_sw

Did you all forget the >>>>>>>>>
Pink Parafin Man and the Esso Blue Bleeder.
(Oh the warmth of them both).
Phredd, not so old

Still got one in the greenhouse, though it's becoming increasingly hard to find the parafin mad

Still got one what in the Greenhouse confused

:
a Pink Parafin Man or the Esso Blue Man. ??
:wink: Phredd

11 Feb 2006

Quote by Fred aka Medic 1

Did you all forget the >>>>>>>>>
Pink Parafin Man and the Esso Blue Bleeder.
(Oh the warmth of them both).
Phredd, not so old

Still got one in the greenhouse, though it's becoming increasingly hard to find the parafin mad

Still got one what in the Greenhouse confused

:
a Pink Parafin Man or the Esso Blue Man. ??
:wink: Phredd
rotflmao

ang on I'll ask Caron rolleyes

11 Feb 2006

Sadly jude, our coal fire is also the boiler for our central heating system!
The only other options are electric storage heaters (inefficient and expensive) and oil fired CH (ugly and damned expensive!)
So I guess we'll have to soldier on!
Adn what the ruddy hell is a Pink Parafin Man and an Esso Blue Bleeder. confused

11 Feb 2006

Quote by winchwench
Sadly jude, our coal fire is also the boiler for our central heating system!
The only other options are electric storage heaters (inefficient and expensive) and oil fired CH (ugly and damned expensive!)
So I guess we'll have to soldier on!
Adn what the ruddy hell is a Pink Parafin Man and an Esso Blue Bleeder.

You youngsters never cease to amaze me lol

Pink Parafin Man and and Esso Blue man sold parafin from door-to-door in the days of "Parafin Heaters" (bloody dangerous.
Imaginge the scene :- the whole family huddled around a parafin heater.
Judyyyyyyyyy :- its over to you :lol:
phredd

11 Feb 2006

I saw a rag and bone man yesterday out and about......he didn't have a horse and cart like steptoe but was pushing one of them trollys you get at B&Q......

11 Feb 2006

Quote by JudyTV
Sadly jude, our coal fire is also the boiler for our central heating system!
The only other options are electric storage heaters (inefficient and expensive) and oil fired CH (ugly and damned expensive!)
So I guess we'll have to soldier on!
Adn what the ruddy hell is a Pink Parafin Man and an Esso Blue Bleeder.

You youngsters never cease to amaze me lol

Pink Parafin Man and and Esso Blue man sold parafin from door-to-door in the days of "Parafin Heaters" (bloody dangerous.
Imaginge the scene :- the whole family huddled around a parafin heater.
Judyyyyyyyyy :- its over to you :lol:
phredd

:P :P :P phredd, it all sounds very romantic but huddling isn't really my scene. I like to sprawl out and slip into something flimsy and err comfy then turn up the heating.
My my granddad had two paraffin heaters in his greenhouse and it used to smell horrid. I had to go and help him in his greenhouse on Saturdays because he was getting on a bit and bring back tomatoes, lettuces and veg for my mum. I remember him filling them up and it used to spill everywhere. As you say I am sure it was all very dangerous and rather Dickensian so I think I will stick to the gas CH and a fake coke burner. I will leave the paraffin for flying the helicopters :P rolleyes

.
I'm afraid I'm into every labour saving device I can get my hands on, even my car is a automatic redface

and I often have my groceries delivered by the nice man from Tesco in his square van. God I'm a lazy cow :wink: . Probably why my main hobby is fishing biggrin

.
Jude.
:lol: Main Hobby to me hun sounds as if you like drowing maggots with an 18ft roach pole :lol:
Save the the pain and go across the canal and use a 4ft pole. :lol:
You knows me well :wink:
phredd. :love:

11 Feb 2006

Quote by JudyTV
There are no chimney sweeps either and thankfully very few coalmen because we have central heating now. Thank heavens the so called good old days are behind us and thats exactly what is so good about them, the fact that they have gone.
I saw my mum struggle with a coal fire, a dolly tub, a hand mangle and a carpet beater for too many years. I have central heating a Dyson and a washing machine, a dishwasher and around 200 channels of cable television and broadband. A land-line phone and a mobile phone. Not to mention constant hot water and a state of the art shower. Her entertainment was a late night read of the daily newspaper and a play on the radio. Wonderful thing progress.
Jude.

I agree Judy...........the 'good old days' were not that good really were they?
Times were hard, its only in retrospect that they appear to be good

11 Feb 2006

Sadly jude, our coal fire is also the boiler for our central heating system!
The only other options are electric storage heaters (inefficient and expensive) and oil fired CH (ugly and damned expensive!)
So I guess we'll have to soldier on!
Adn what the ruddy hell is a Pink Parafin Man and an Esso Blue Bleeder. confused

[/quote
If your looking for an alternative to storage heaters and don't want an oil boiler look at this

Have installed a couple in areas where no gas, seem to work ok, rest of system is just like a normal central heating system.

11 Feb 2006

Quote by sparky230
Sadly jude, our coal fire is also the boiler for our central heating system!
The only other options are electric storage heaters (inefficient and expensive) and oil fired CH (ugly and damned expensive!)
So I guess we'll have to soldier on!
Adn what the ruddy hell is a Pink Parafin Man and an Esso Blue Bleeder. [/quote
If your looking for an alternative to storage heaters and don't want an oil boiler look at this

Have installed a couple in areas where no gas, seem to work ok, rest of system is just like a normal central heating system.

Sparky == hush mate you know what Dawn can do lol

And a 2Kw linea is only good for keeping your coffee warm on a cold night.
phredd (G0 xxx)
ps = I do try to keep him in place, honest I do wink

11 Feb 2006

Quote by Fred aka Medic 1
Sadly jude, our coal fire is also the boiler for our central heating system!
The only other options are electric storage heaters (inefficient and expensive) and oil fired CH (ugly and damned expensive!)
So I guess we'll have to soldier on!
Adn what the ruddy hell is a Pink Parafin Man and an Esso Blue Bleeder.
worked peter 1 , yet phreed
sparky out

11 Feb 2006

Sparky, Phredd, I see you rolleyes

11 Feb 2006

Quote by Dawn_Mids
Sparky, Phredd, I see you

Dawn xxxxxx
Sorry my luv kiss

Sparky !!!!! wgat do you take me for ??? I am a member of the Royal Surrey Gas Board and not into men. lol

So NO I ahve not worked Pete_1. wink

phredd = sits waiting for the visit from GCHQ.

12 Feb 2006

lol phredd, qrz

12 Feb 2006

Quote by sparky230
lol phredd, qrz

Now Dawnie will screem blue shit at this but qth r = G0rbm.
phredd

12 Feb 2006

qthr - M0ILL still in call book as M3ILL
and don't take the piss i didn't choose it

12 Feb 2006

Don't make me lock this thread you two mad

Take it to pm rolleyes

12 Feb 2006

Dawn xxx
Nite nite my love = may the signals from the Royal Surrey Gas Board fall down about our ears and all you hear is the sound of silence = :love:
lol

why should I hide within a PM my love for you xxxxxx
phredd bolt

b4 rejection

12 Feb 2006

Quote by sparky230
And a 2Kw linea is only good for keeping your coffee warm on a cold night.
worked peter 1 , yet phreed
sparky out

Bollox, Ive fried many an egg on my poor old Zittaggi (sp) 2 kw, ( and b4 you become self rightious, not a bit of TVI in the estate, which might have something to do with being 80ft above the surounding tv ants lol)
peter1 :shock: :shock: yeah right, in your dreams.
so who's worked Tristan da Cunha lately lol

appart from IOTW lol
bet this get s it locked duel

12 Feb 2006

I always thought it sounded like the rag 'n' bone man was shouting "RAMBOOO".
I thought he was hiding in my neighbour hood and they were after him but this time they got some mad old man with bits of wood and copper kettals to chase him.
There's no way Rambo would've been trained to deal with such a person... think about it...

12 Feb 2006

Quote by jenny_loves_fanta
I always thought it sounded like the rag 'n' bone man was shouting "RAMBOOO".
I thought he was hiding in my neighbour hood and they were after him but this time they got some mad old man with bits of wood and copper kettals to chase him.
There's no way Rambo would've been trained to deal with such a person... think about it...

:shock: at this time of night, rotflmao

mmmm NAH feck it, more vodka lol

12 Feb 2006

Quote by Pete_sw
I always thought it sounded like the rag 'n' bone man was shouting "RAMBOOO".
I thought he was hiding in my neighbour hood and they were after him but this time they got some mad old man with bits of wood and copper kettals to chase him.
There's no way Rambo would've been trained to deal with such a person... think about it...

:shock: at this time of night, rotflmao

mmmm NAH feck it, more vodka lol

Be careful. Rambo finds that intoxicated folk are the easiest to sneak up on and kill with a table leg.

12 Feb 2006

Quote by jenny_loves_fanta
I always thought it sounded like the rag 'n' bone man was shouting "RAMBOOO".
I thought he was hiding in my neighbour hood and they were after him but this time they got some mad old man with bits of wood and copper kettals to chase him.
There's no way Rambo would've been trained to deal with such a person... think about it...

:shock: at this time of night, rotflmao

mmmm NAH feck it, more vodka lol

Be careful. Rambo finds that intoxicated folk are the easiest to sneak up on and kill with a table leg.
LOL but could he cope with an FT one? :shock: :shock:

12 Feb 2006

Quote by Fred aka Medic 1
Dawn xxx
Nite nite my love = may the signals from the Royal Surrey Gas Board fall down about our ears and all you hear is the sound of silence = :love:
why should I hide within a PM my love for you xxxxxx
phredd b4 rejection

Awwwwww see now you're making me feel all warm in side :smug:
Thank you Phredd kiss

:kiss: :kiss:

12 Feb 2006

Quote by Dawn_Mids
Dawn xxx
Nite nite my love = may the signals from the Royal Surrey Gas Board fall down about our ears and all you hear is the sound of silence = :love:
why should I hide within a PM my love for you xxxxxx
phredd b4 rejection

Awwwwww see now you're making me feel all warm in side :smug:
Thank you Phredd kiss

:kiss: :kiss:
:gagged:

12 Feb 2006

Quote by Pete_sw
I always thought it sounded like the rag 'n' bone man was shouting "RAMBOOO".
I thought he was hiding in my neighbour hood and they were after him but this time they got some mad old man with bits of wood and copper kettals to chase him.
There's no way Rambo would've been trained to deal with such a person... think about it...

:shock: at this time of night, rotflmao

mmmm NAH feck it, more vodka lol

Be careful. Rambo finds that intoxicated folk are the easiest to sneak up on and kill with a table leg.
LOL but could he cope with an FT one? :shock: :shock:
What's an FT? A rolled up broadsheet newspaper? That's not Rambos style, silly.

12 Feb 2006

z or d