General Chat

Thought a bit of trivia was called for this morning. I write as an ex policeman - people used to come out of their houses as you walked by. 'have you got a shilling for the meter' 'Penny for the gas' 'Twopence for the telephone' 'Have you got the right time?'. All good policemen were prepared for the questions well in advance. Progress? Happy days

Was it just some common comment or where they really in need of what they were asking?

Cup of sugar too bit of coal, a few logs

Crikey, I must still be living in the past... have taken milk to my daughters cos she ran out, given the time to many passing the house, lent candles to next door when their electric decided to cut out, tea-bags to her at the back cos she forgot em at the shop!! Blimey... thought that was the norm still!! Anne:)))

Daniel, The electric or gas always ran out at a critical time - half way through cooking the dinner as an example. You only ever used the phone (obviously the public ones) in an emergency, so you weren,t prepared - you had to show people how to hold the phone. No quartz clocks in those days. they were always stopping. those that worked were always 20 minutes fast or slow - until granny put it right and didn,t tell anybody. Was a different world, not better, but different. Happy days. thanks for your replies

barbers never say, 'something for the weekend sir?'

Coalman......'one bag or two missus?'.............well, maybe in some outlying areas.............haven't seen a coal lorry for donkey's! Lin

Thanks Lyn. (what,s a donkeys year?) Paul - not at my age they don,t. Happy days

Lin Remember the coalman delivering, when Mam was at work we were given 'the job' of counting sacks to make sure he wasn't selling us short. Don't think he ever did ,wouldn't have said much if he had (shy in those days lol) M x

LOL...years and years and yes.......... Lin

Do I ever Maureen...........'Go on now......watch every bag, make sure you count them'. LOL Lin

Harry back to the days when people had time to stop and chat xxxxxxx

RAG AND BONE What ever happened to the man with the cart that used to walk the streets shouting RAG AND BONE. He used to give you a few coppers to take them away. Now we have to pay our council about £12 to take anything away.

Thanks for the replies. Very interesting. still don,t know what a 'donkeys year' is. XXX and i think we all know what they get for dinner XXX Happy days

LOL Harry............quite a hard one in those days.........poor things! Lin

questions never asked anymore? well for me - would you like to come home with me tonight? lol!

Harry ,you are talking of the days when the police were respectedand part of the community,if you did wrong as a child,you got a clip round the ear and a bigger one when you got home because the local bobby had been round, those days have long gone, the 'Beat Bobby' if you see one,Are sadly now an endangered Spiecies , Hal.

Thanks for the latest replies. Harold - One of my great tragedies in life. what has happened to the Police SERVICE.? XXX James, re below. Spot on.. And some shops whizzed your money back and to along the roof'XXX Happy days

How about when Woolworth's had counters!! instead of shelves as now. ref above our local Co-op used to have that wires to a central cashier

LL, Very valid. I mention this too often. Why can,t we have the best of the old and the best of the new. ? Correct James. think most co-ops used to have them. Happy days