Quote by dracae
i thought it was time to buy some new clothes so was clearing out my wardrobe and just asking myself exactly the same............where have all the rag and bone men gone ?
there used to be the milkman, the popman, the breadman, the coalman, the mobile shop.
slowly slipping into history feel us go...............
ay...........i feel a song coming on................
one of those days in england mum was rustling up the grub
and dad was off out propping up the pub
one of those days in england that you just could not forget
from the mists of secret morning to the golden red sunset
and though the time fast slips away
it's long enough to laugh and play
around the fireside making hay
dreaming of tomorrow
you know there's no today
Quote by st3v3
And lets not forget the Corona lorry where you could hand the bottles back and get some money ;)
Quote by st3v3
And lets not forget the Corona lorry where you could hand the bottles back and get some money ;)
Bit like today at work where my boss was trying to explain to one of the other people in our office who Freddie Laker was :lol:
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.
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.
being serious I will say no more flying concorde :cry: living in Bristol thats a part of life that is still sadly missed. Being realy old I will say errmm people flitting everything in spring including the cat :!: or so my mum says so if your that old save some energy and dont reply :twisted: Quote by tweeky
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.
being serious I will say no more flying concorde :cry: living in Bristol thats a part of life that is still sadly missed. Being realy old I will say errmm people flitting everything in spring including the cat :!: or so my mum says so if your that old save some energy and dont reply :twisted: 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.
maybe its just me but thats what i grew up with & in my humble oppinion i love to see the flames licking around the logs & the shadows they cast brings back some very happy memorys :) :) but hay its only the middle of southampton! Quote by lovejoy68
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.
maybe its just me but thats what i grew up with & in my humble oppinion i love to see the flames licking around the logs & the shadows they cast brings back some very happy memorys :) :) but hay its only the middle of southampton!Quote by tonup
Still a little off topic, but lovejoy, I work quite closely with that particular cablr/broadband provider and after their financial problems a few years ago they have noplans to lay any new cabling in the near future as they are investing in upgrading the current infrastructure and trying to keep hold of the customers they already have, I really would look elsewhere for a BB provider but you will need a BT line but you don't have to use them as your telecomms provide. Check out martin lewis' money tips site for alternatives that cost much less than BT.
Back on topic though I haven't seen any silver cross prams for many a year I really wanted one when my little people came along ,couldn't find one anywhere.
& yes i am a regular on the mse site its saved me a fortune 
Quote by st3v3
Don't see many milkman about nowadays.
Perhaps if you tried getting out of bed before dinner time, you would see a milk man, I see one every day on my way to work at and very often nearly run over the kid who helps him out
Quote by tonup
Perhaps if you tried getting out of bed before dinner time, you would see a milk man, I see one every day on my way to work at and very often nearly run over the kid who helps him out
its dirty smelly, a pain in the neck to clean out every few days, but it does look good, its warm, and it heats trhe water and the central heating so its not all bad. Quote by winchwench
We still have a coal fire,(gas has not yet reached our far flung corner of deepest Kent!) yip dirty & smelly & an utter pain......but lovely to snuggle in front of. Just before you realise that its all choked up, needs emptying & its at night, and the snuggle turns into cries of" I did it last time".
One thing Ive not seen in ages, but would love to find as a m8 of mine thinks im imagining things is.....Horlicks tablets!
Any ideas?
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Shucks thanks!
How do you always come up with the "goods" so fast?
Pete-sw......AKA the Oracle! :thumbup:
