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We've had a couple of kids come round Carol Singing.They sang We wish you a Merry Xmas and that was it.I said don't you know any Carols?They said no."We don't go to school"Another lad actually came on the Sat after Bonfire nightI told him he was much too early,he said he wanted some money to buy cigs with,I told him to Sling his hook.Any one else any tales to tell?Is it me or does any one else feel that it's a type of Begging?

I find a "Beware of the dog" sign on the gate works wonders

[quotenick="Leeds-lad"Another lad actually came on the Sat after Bonfire nightI told him he was much too early,he said he wanted some money to buy cigs with,I told him to Sling his hook.Any one else any tales to tell?Is it me or does any one else feel that it's a type of Begging? Did that lad actually sing a carol, though?

I had one lad knock on the door tonight - he sang some of 'Jingle Bells' and didn't get all the words right.

We have a sign we put outside. "Campaign for Real Carolsinging" and a tarriff"We wish you a merry Christmas" 10pa Carol followed by above £1We didn't get any last year     

Yep we had them the other night it was a case of-knock at the door and when i opened the door they sang one line of jingle bells and stuck out there hand?I asked them if they knew any-more carols and one of the cheeky little gets said yes my auntie,she's called carol lolThat made me smile so i give em a quid each for there cheek    

Brandy wrote: Yep we had them the other night it was a case of-knock at the door and when i opened the door they sang one line of jingle bells and stuck out there hand?I asked them if they knew any-more carols and one of the cheeky little gets said yes my auntie,she's called carol lolThat made me smile so i give em a quid each for there cheek     That sounds as though there on about fourty quid an hour on a good night.I think i will go out tonight see what i can earn if i dont post for a week or two you will know im on my hols.    

Brandy wrote: Yep we had them the other night it was a case of-knock at the door and when i opened the door they sang one line of jingle bells and stuck out there hand?I asked them if they knew any-more carols and one of the cheeky little gets said yes my auntie,she's called carol lolThat made me smile so i give em a quid each for there cheek     you shouldn't do that Brandy ,you'll only encourage the little blighters! you''l have droves of kids coming round every night!LOL

Leeds-lad wrote: We've had a couple of kids come round Carol Singing.They sang We wish you a Merry Xmas and that was it.I said don't you know any Carols?They said no."We don't go to school"Another lad actually came on the Sat after Bonfire nightI told him he was much too early,he said he wanted some money to buy cigs with,I told him to Sling his hook.Any one else any tales to tell?Is it me or does any one else feel that it's a type of Begging? As a kid in Bramley we used to give value for money. 2 or 3 carols and 2 or 3 verses from each singing for about 5 min outside each house. People were often very generous i can remember being given as much as half a crown when that really was a lot of money.As for today's kids they probably never get to sing carols properly in school or sunday school. "Sling your hook"- wonderful phrase I haven't heard used for years. I wonder how a naval expression came to be widely used in West Yorks?

As Homer Simpson said:"Children are the future.......unless we stop them now!!!"