Remember when...

[ThrelfallYorky]

I once worked in a room where there were two large sinks. Frequently, students would come up and tell me there was a HUGE spider in one or the other!
As I'm scared rigid of them, I had several responses:
"If you're that worried, take it outside and let it go"
"Turn the tap on and wash it away"
"Squash it if it worries you - but clear up afterwards"
Draw it!"
As I usually managed to deliver these lines in a laconic voice, one or the other usually worked.
One time, no-one did anything. I strolled into the room next door, and asked the bloke working in there is he'd go into my room, go to that sink for some reason, and solve the problem for me, quietly.
Bless him, he did. And he never split on me to the students, either! They'd have had great fun teasing tormenting me, if they'd known what a wuss I was!

[Treetotal]

I can relate to that Threllfall 

Remember when....

The postman delivered mail twice a day and if you posted a letter before 7 o'clock it arrived at lunch time.

The milkman delivered to your door, two pints of steri, and one pint of flat top and occasionally a bottle of orange juice.

All the girls wore navy blue knickers up to age of 15 years.

You could "play out" safely close to home after dark in a group.

Policeman could give you a clip around the ear if you deserved it.

The cane for misbehaving at school was the norm.

You could turn up at the surgery without an appointment and get to see a Doctor.

The only flavoured crisp were "Oxo"

The meter man came at intervals to empty the Gas/electric meter and counted it out, rolling the piles of coins in blue sugar paper.

Sugar was loose and weighed out and sold in blue sugar paper bags.

Cheese was cut from a block with a wire cheese cutter and wrapped in grease proof paper.

Those were the days when the corner shop was on every street, and people could get supplies  of groceries on "Tic"  until pay day

Carol

[louisa maud]

Carol, those  were  the  days  as they  say, things will never  be  like that and I suspect  after lockdownn things  will change again

I have  a small booklet  here that my  mother  must  have listed  her shopping each week, probably 1937 when my  mum and  dad got  married, I  might try  to  list them one day  to  put  on RC just  for  interests  sake

Louisa Maud

[BumbleB]

Carol - AND don't forget that the navy blue knickers had fairly long legs so they could be extended to keep you warmer   

I haven't read all the replies, but I do remember "liberty bodices". 

My grandfather and father ran the local village Post Office and Store.  I remember weighing out sugar and helping to use the bacon slicer - BUT my favourite task (probably illegal) was to date-stamp all the envelopes on Saturday, ready for collection. 

Using our bikes to visit local dances - I was always escorted home by either my current boyfried or one of the village lads (they always checked that I had an escort) as I lived on the outskirts of the village.

[Treetotal]

Carol, those  were  the  days  as they  say, things will never  be  like that and I suspect  after lockdownn things  will change again

I have  a small booklet  here that my  mother  must  have listed  her shopping each week, probably 1937 when my  mum and  dad got  married, I  might try  to  list them one day  to  put  on RC just  for  interests  sake

Louisa Maud

Oh do share Louisa Maud.....I'm sure others would enjoy seeing it too 

Carol

[Treetotal]

Carol - AND don't forget that the navy blue knickers had fairly long legs so they could be extended to keep you warmer   

I haven't read all the replies, but I do remember "liberty bodices". 

My grandfather and father ran the local village Post Office and Store.  I remember weighing out sugar and helping to use the bacon slicer - BUT my favourite task (probably illegal) was to date-stamp all the envelopes on Saturday, ready for collection. 

Using our bikes to visit local dances - I was always escorted home by either my current boyfried or one of the village lads (they always checked that I had an escort) as I lived on the outskirts of the village.

Yes and some had a pocket for your embroidered hanky made by grannies 

Carol

[BumbleB]

Oooooh - yes. they did have a pocket!  Unfortunately neither of my grandmothers did embroidery!  Missed out again 

[Viktoria]

Oooh Liberty bodices!
Thinking I was grown up ,after finding some loose suspenders in Mum’s sewing box ,I decided to sew then to my liberty bodice.
I bought some stockings with my spends .
However on putting them on ,the suspenders were rather too short ,not admitting defeat I went to my friend’s.
She wanted to know why I was walking like Groucho Marx!
Viktoria.

[Viktoria]

Carol, those  were  the  days  as they  say, things will never  be  like that and I suspect  after lockdownn things  will change again

I have  a small booklet  here that my  mother  must  have listed  her shopping each week, probably 1937 when my  mum and  dad got  married, I  might try  to  list them one day  to  put  on RC just  for  interests  sake

Oooh Liberty bodices!
Thinking I was grown up ,after finding some loose suspenders in Mum’s sewing box ,I decided to sew then to my liberty bodice.
I bought some stockings with my spends .
However on putting them on ,the suspenders were rather too short ,not admitting defeat I went to my friend’s.
She wanted to know why I was walking like Groucho Marx!
Viktoria.

Tea
Sugar
Butter
Marge
Lard
Cheese
Bacon
Eggs.

That was the order they were in your Ration books .
Viktoria.