THINGS YOU DON'T SEE ANYMORE (Part 1)

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 10:24 pm

fevlad wrote: 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 Fev lad you are absolutely right on what you say,the young uns in Afghanistan are as good as any we have produced in this country.The old days were not all that they are cracked up to be,and society today presents ordinary folk with the best opportunities for self improvement,a higher standard of life and general all round level of welfare unsurpassed by any other generation.But just as the past is not all its viewed as being then neither is the present.There is much to be derided about the past generations,but also much to be admired.I dont fel that this thread is saying that the old days were better all round,just that there were some things that were better,of which i have no doubt they were.

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 10:24 pm

stevief wrote: dsco wrote: There was an electric milk float delivering to my work when I arrived this morning. Dairy Farmers of Great Britain was the company I think. Dread to think what that's like in the morning traffic round town.Wasn't pulled by a handle though... I've never seen that before.dsco This one is similar to the type I was referring to. They were made by Brush, the same company that made diesel electric locomotives !Pulling the handle down and forward caused a pair of contacts to close at the base of the "steering column", *FULL TAKE OFF POWER* was applied to the cocoa tin sized motor and the milk cart moved forward.If it got to be overhauling the driver. The handle naturally moved closer to the vertical, eventually cutting the power off. If the driver kept on walking eventually the power came back on, sort of an early form of cruise control, the carts already being "Air Conditioned"My wife's uncle drove one of these on his Co-op milk round based at the Co-op on Cardigan Road (Just behind the Co-op shop), the current supermarket has been extended into the dairy area nowadays.All went well for many years until one day a cat sprung out and ran into the road in front of the electric juggernaut. The cat used up one of it's none lives but Uncle John, in a heroic attempt to save one of God's creatures swerved violently away, lost control of the milk cart and ended up running over his own foot.Eight weeks on sick ...There's a moral there somewhere.Nicolas, the French "Vin Plonque" company used similar vehicles (more like an electric Piaggio IE with a bit of a shelter for the chauffeur) to do daily deliveries of their battery acid masquerading as wine to houses around Paris.

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 10:49 pm

Supermarket items displaying a price rather than a bar code.Wayfinder boys shoes,with animal tracks on the sole and a compass in the heel-a must have.Snake belts,plimsolls,string vests and underpants(on me),I'm beginning to 'dry up' now.Come on Arry,you've given us enough 'start' .

compton · Post by **compton** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 11:09 pm

Dead right mate, Scammel, couldn,t dredge that name up through the fog of time

compton · Post by **compton** » Wed 12 Mar, 2008 11:44 pm

Roast duck,green peas and new potatos, liquorice root(fresh), aniseed balls, (whats an aniseed? extinct species?) Victory V lozenges, Acid drops.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 9:22 am

cnosni wrote: fevlad wrote: 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 Fev lad you are absolutely right on what you say,the young uns in Afghanistan are as good as any we have produced in this country.The old days were not all that they are cracked up to be,and society today presents ordinary folk with the best opportunities for self improvement,a higher standard of life and general all round level of welfare unsurpassed by any other generation.But just as the past is not all its viewed as being then neither is the present.There is much to be derided about the past generations,but also much to be admired.I dont fel that this thread is saying that the old days were better all round,just that there were some things that were better,of which i have no doubt they were. great postthe only thing I would disagree with is that it isn't just 'lads', it's lasses as well.last week a woman merlin pilot was awarded theDFC, women are watch keeping officers(as well as ratings) on warships, and there are women fighter pilots flying combat missions.

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 10:27 am

Tins of Horlicks Tablets from The Chemist rather than the Sweetie Shop.

Si · Post by Si » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 10:30 am

Bottles of Haliborange (not sure of spelling) also from the chemist.It was so sweet, it made yer ears laugh!!!

Hats Off · Post by **Hats Off** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 1:34 pm

Tetley's dray horses, orange juice sold in milk bottles, Saturday afternoon wrestling on ITV, house wives sweeping the street outside their houses, kids playing out wearing wellington boots in the summer, dogs with buckets on their heads and circus's with proper animals such as lions and elephants ect.

fevlad · Post by **fevlad** » Thu 13 Mar, 2008 5:08 pm

insurance men on bikesmen with limbs missing on rememberance day paradeskids thrown on the scrap heap curtesy of trhe eleven plus