Maybe if it's a chore, you're not doing it properly,
Miko (horticulturalist)
What has Disappeared?
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Maybe if it's a chore, you're not doing it properly,
Miko (horticulturalist)
Bank notes! My fathers maiden aunt passed away ( early 80's ), and we got the job of clearing her house - not a nice job, she still had the blackout curtains rigged! There were several musty dusty sets of Victorian Encyclopedias - we had a dealer round - he took a few odds and ends, but the books? Worthless - only fit for the skip! We hired a skip, loaded it up with the weighty furniture, gas stove etc, then started chuckng the heavy books in - when we had got to about 30 of 48, one carelessly thrown book hit the edge of the skip & fluttered open - out fell a Bank of England White £5 note - the very old sort, printed on one side only & twice te size of a modern note - they went out of circulation in the late 50's. Of course we had to climb into the skip & go through all the books! We amassed over 40 fivers! My father, being a bank manager knew that you could change them for face value at a bank BUT, they were worth far more to collectors & that's where they went! After expenses, skip hire etc, my Father, brother and myself shared over £600! Some were in poor condition, but others were mint ( and musty! ) and were worth around £50.
The money had been there for the best part at least 30 years, the Aunt had gone senile in later years, and been sectioned. We thought we were on a winner with the house - but a long lost closer relation turned up ( after we'd done all the work ) and claimed inheritance - Oh well - don't count your chickens before they're hatched!
Dave
The money had been there for the best part at least 30 years, the Aunt had gone senile in later years, and been sectioned. We thought we were on a winner with the house - but a long lost closer relation turned up ( after we'd done all the work ) and claimed inheritance - Oh well - don't count your chickens before they're hatched!
Dave
Simple cars. Now I'm far from mechanically minded but there was a time when I could recognise a few things under the bonnet. I kinda knew where oil and washer fluid went. Now I don't even open the bonnet between services. If I have any concerns it's straight into the garage.
There are more lights and bleeps coming from my dash board than on a space ship. Reversing cameras, cruise control, auto braking, etc etc. I'm sure they are all useful in their own way but if there's an auto setting then that's what I settle for. Auto wipers, auto lights and auto gearbox. Even the tailgate closes on its own!!
It's not just cars either - my telly has a mind of it's own. The Sky man showed me how to talk to it!! I don't. At my age there's no way I'm holding a conversation with a Samsung telly!!
And don't get me onto the subject of the self service checkouts in Sainsbury's. They see me coming and go wrong!!!
There are more lights and bleeps coming from my dash board than on a space ship. Reversing cameras, cruise control, auto braking, etc etc. I'm sure they are all useful in their own way but if there's an auto setting then that's what I settle for. Auto wipers, auto lights and auto gearbox. Even the tailgate closes on its own!!
It's not just cars either - my telly has a mind of it's own. The Sky man showed me how to talk to it!! I don't. At my age there's no way I'm holding a conversation with a Samsung telly!!
And don't get me onto the subject of the self service checkouts in Sainsbury's. They see me coming and go wrong!!!
People that said hello when you phone a company or doctors instead all you get nowadays is press this for that and another for that by the time you got to speak to someone it could be all solved quicker if they just picked up the phone and said hello
"Woke garden".....thought it meant the garden was replying/holding up its' end of the conversation.....
Joke records, recordings of standup or lounge acts. Unedited and hilarious, even the hecklers back & forth.
Gern, I was that guy for many years, always part time. Started when 10yrs old for my uncle's Mobilegas (Pegasus logo) service station. Then for a war vet w/one leg at same station but Sinclair (Dino logo). Then for son of sister's godfather at same station but Texaco (Star logo) and followed him as he moved to better stations through the years until I moved my family to California where I worked a Chevron station part time till we moved to Escondido, so almost 20 years.
Joke records, recordings of standup or lounge acts. Unedited and hilarious, even the hecklers back & forth.
Gern, I was that guy for many years, always part time. Started when 10yrs old for my uncle's Mobilegas (Pegasus logo) service station. Then for a war vet w/one leg at same station but Sinclair (Dino logo). Then for son of sister's godfather at same station but Texaco (Star logo) and followed him as he moved to better stations through the years until I moved my family to California where I worked a Chevron station part time till we moved to Escondido, so almost 20 years.
G
oh yes!! that drives me potty.
YES Jim my car has cruise controll which i use alot an same with the tv i can talk to it as its a smart sony 43incher but i havnt yet as jen thinks its spooky lol an building a den from bales in a corn feild after harvest as i havnt seen any kids do that now as the bales wheigh about half a ton what a shame an stackin them up to ride on them
YES Gern i owned a ten bob note after doin a full days work back in 1967 cartin pigs crap around our shop keepers garden in a wheel barrow emptyin into small heaps an i was hopein for a fiver but he was a bleedin cheapscate
AN CHILDREN in the harvest feild
Hardest gardening task I have is digging into my wallet for the cash to pay the guy who cuts my grass once a month. Easy peasy!
Deep heat that actually generated some heat ,gripe water didn't it used to work because it was laced with morphine ,got a feeling fisherman's friends lozenges were the same ,I used to love em buy em loose like sweets mates would say give us a sweet then na its ok there horrible never had to share em ,oh and the hard black shiny sweets army and navy?
What happened to Victory V lozenges used to love those.
Just going to ask the same thing……
Heres some pure cheese for you.
Got to love the micronauts with the big silver cod piece….and Pat Coombs “shouldn’t be allowed”. In the first one Tufty looks about 18…..
G
What’s disappeared: winters.
In the 1980s, when I was in school, every December through February or so we had several weeks of snow on the ground, most smaller water courses etc. froze over thickly enough to allow skating on them, etc. In the last twenty years or so, there have been a good number of years in which I haven’t even taken my winter coat off the coatrack, and in the ones I did need it, I don’t think it was for more than a week or two. A few days on which it snows every year, and week of snow on the ground every couple of years is about as bad as it gets nowadays.
In the 1980s, when I was in school, every December through February or so we had several weeks of snow on the ground, most smaller water courses etc. froze over thickly enough to allow skating on them, etc. In the last twenty years or so, there have been a good number of years in which I haven’t even taken my winter coat off the coatrack, and in the ones I did need it, I don’t think it was for more than a week or two. A few days on which it snows every year, and week of snow on the ground every couple of years is about as bad as it gets nowadays.
YES Jakko blame climate change as yes we dont now have any sharp winters with snow last one was the beast from the east in 2018 i think
chrisb
chrisb
Last January and February we had about three weeks of lying snow and really cold temperatures here Chris. I remember it well because we had the builders in and the electric was off during the day and they were working with the windows open. I damn near froze to death!
COR Tim not very nice then as it was bad enough with power cuts as we have had 2 in the last week so no C/H an jen an i had to hug a hot water bottle to keep warm
chrisb
Frequent visitors to my little garden.
Yep, last year we had power cuts as well. Not had one yet this year, but we did lose broadband for a week, which also knocks out our phones now.
Those adverts lol. a real trip down memory lane.
Used to know a girl called Martini..... Any time any place anywhere.....
I'll see myself out.
Used to know a girl called Martini..... Any time any place anywhere.....
I'll see myself out.
We had four groups in our garden last year. fun to see how many we have this year.
I'm sad Chris, because you should have been hugging Jen instead of a hot water bottle...More fun too!!!
Jakko is right as there is a lack of snow for whatever reason. As a kid in upstate New York, we had lots of snow in the winter. Sleigh riding was a daily thing. When I was older, snow mobiling was even more fun. When out driving around, you always had a pint of Thunderbird wine in your snow suit pocket in case you got cold. Two swigs of it and you warmed up ASAP...
What ever happened to 'Passion Pits', or drive in theaters as they were known? Back in the day, they had dollar nights where it was $1 per person entry. I had a '62 Ford Econoline panel van with no windows. Me and my girl in front and 4 others laying flat in the back with a carpet over them. 4$ savings and used for popcorn. Yeah, we were cheap kids back when...
Prost
Allen
Jakko is right as there is a lack of snow for whatever reason. As a kid in upstate New York, we had lots of snow in the winter. Sleigh riding was a daily thing. When I was older, snow mobiling was even more fun. When out driving around, you always had a pint of Thunderbird wine in your snow suit pocket in case you got cold. Two swigs of it and you warmed up ASAP...
What ever happened to 'Passion Pits', or drive in theaters as they were known? Back in the day, they had dollar nights where it was $1 per person entry. I had a '62 Ford Econoline panel van with no windows. Me and my girl in front and 4 others laying flat in the back with a carpet over them. 4$ savings and used for popcorn. Yeah, we were cheap kids back when...
Prost
Allen
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