THINGS YOU DON'T SEE ANYMORE (Part 1)

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 1:04 am

stevief wrote: .Ringtons Tea man delivering with a horse drawn van and someone shoveling up fresh manure for the garden. I was going to post about this. When I was a kid in the fifties, there were loads of deliveries made by horse and cart. Morley Co-op delivered groceries in a horse drawn van - with pneumatic tyres, milk by horse and cart, and coal by horse and cart, Ringtons as above delivered tea by horse and cart, the rag and bone man had a horse and cart, there was a vinegar man who delivered vinegar from barrels by horse and cart, I can just remember occasionally the railway delivering by horse and cart (or I think I can) then there was the chip (kindling) man all deliveries by horse and cart - so plenty of horsemuck in the street for my grandma to get me to shovel up for her roses!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 2:01 am

telegram boys,3 2 1 zeros,little demons,cannons and any other bangers and fare stages.oh! and the 77 bus to gipton.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 9:30 am

chameleon wrote: oldleedsman wrote: Danny Freeman collecting money for charity outside Marks & Spencers An amazing chap who seemed to live for others. Sadly missed. Danny is suitably commemorated by a memorial in LGI.IMHO there shoiuld be a publkic memorial to him

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 9:33 am

chameleon wrote: Simple respect for society and authority. there is still plenty of this'presenmt day' society is much maligned, particularly yoiung people-something which I feel is unfair.I'm enjoying this thread, but it is developing a tinge of 'the hovis advert as history'.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 9:37 am

fevlad wrote: chameleon wrote: Simple respect for society and authority. there is still plenty of this'presenmt day' society is much maligned, particularly yoiung people-something which I feel is unfair.I'm enjoying this thread, but it is developing a tinge of 'the hovis advert as history'. AS in"I'll nivver forget that fust day at t'pitMe 'n mi father worked a seventy two hour shift and then walked 'ome 43 mile through t' snow in us bare feet"

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 9:48 am

The railway waggons (3 wheelers?) which collected your trunks before you went on holiday by rail and delivered them to your seaside guest house. Were they called drays? I've checked in my copy of "Tootles The Taxi" which is certainly a book you dont see these days!!

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 10:57 am

Bin men that actually manhandled the bins on their backs and emptied the contents into thew back of a covered wagon.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 11:01 am

Trojan wrote: fevlad wrote: chameleon wrote: Simple respect for society and authority. there is still plenty of this'presenmt day' society is much maligned, particularly yoiung people-something which I feel is unfair.I'm enjoying this thread, but it is developing a tinge of 'the hovis advert as history'. AS in"I'll nivver forget that fust day at t'pitMe 'n mi father worked a seventy two hour shift and then walked 'ome 43 mile through t' snow in us bare feet" 72 hour shifts? you were luckythere's a lot about life in 'the past' that was absolute [edited for content]and there's lots about lfe in the present day that is excellentthe 'young people' who take so much unfair stick are fighting in afghanistan, working in hospitals, fighting fires etcpeope tend to think that their generation is somehow superior. I blieve this to be untrue

oldleedsman · Post by **oldleedsman** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 6:04 pm

I agree that all ages tend to look back in a nostalgic way. I'm sure this was the case 50 and 100 years ago. It's easy to think of things you've 'lost' and forget the awfulness and downright boredom of life at times in the past.Do I miss having nothing to do on a Sunday? Spending Sunday mornings keeping quiet and not being able to kick a football in the street? And then whiling away the afternoons, waiting for some excitement when Mr Whippie or Mr Softie came round? Not a bit.This is a great thread but I know what Fevlad is getting at. Keep it nostalgic but try and avoid the 'this country has gone to the dogs' stuff.Back on thread:People queuing outside telephone boxes.Half-crowns to pay for my dinner-money.Green shield stamps.

Chrism · Post by **Chrism** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 6:19 pm

Levi Sta PressBen ShermansRoyalsLoafersCrombiesOxford BagsPlatformsPenny Round collar shirtsSkinners (They were half mast baggy jeans with big turn ups)High-waist band trousersSouth Sea Bubble JumpersCherry Red Doc MartensStar jumpersKipper tiesYou can tell my growing up era!