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Pioneers in electric vehicles too! It's all about long life milk. I love to laugh at all the people panic buying fresh milk in local shops after so much as a snowflake has settled.
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We gave up the milkman 20 odd years ago when we both worked full time and the milk would sit on our south facing doorstep from 10am till 5pm. Gone off by next morning! Now buy Cravendale - lasts ages.
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I remember our milkman used to sell the glass bottles of corona fizzy pop, not even sure if you can still get the stuff.
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Quote Holmesdale Nick at 15 Oct 2015 12.44pm
On a similar note does anyone still have a paper boy / girl ? I hear that suicideatselhurst has this...(NSFW)
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Quote Lofty3rgj at 15 Oct 2015 3.10pm
Quote Holmesdale Nick at 15 Oct 2015 12.44pm
On a similar note does anyone still have a paper boy / girl ? I hear that suicideatselhurst has this...(NSFW) Listen everyone, I'm sorry that the picture is on general show, I don't know how to delete it. Edited by Lofty3rgj (15 Oct 2015 3.19pm) Edited by Lofty3rgj (15 Oct 2015 3.21pm)
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Quote Plane at 15 Oct 2015 1.19pm
Quote Cucking Funt at 15 Oct 2015 1.14pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 15 Oct 2015 10.51am
My dad was a milkman and I helped our local Express milkman in Carshalton as a "milkboy" aged 10 to 15 in the 1960's. Sorry mate, times have moved on... like the Miners and Chimney Sweeps, Milkmen are consigned to history. It was a nice era when they operated and I take your point about the wider service they provided, but it is a dying industry. Globalisation affects Dairy Farmers as much as supermarkets trying to screw their suppliers. I would happily pay more for a pint to help farmers and ensure the animals are well treated.
There were also off licences that delivered too. The digital age isn't as modern as people think!!
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Quote dannyb1 at 15 Oct 2015 3.24pm
Quote Plane at 15 Oct 2015 1.19pm
Quote Cucking Funt at 15 Oct 2015 1.14pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 15 Oct 2015 10.51am
My dad was a milkman and I helped our local Express milkman in Carshalton as a "milkboy" aged 10 to 15 in the 1960's. Sorry mate, times have moved on... like the Miners and Chimney Sweeps, Milkmen are consigned to history. It was a nice era when they operated and I take your point about the wider service they provided, but it is a dying industry. Globalisation affects Dairy Farmers as much as supermarkets trying to screw their suppliers. I would happily pay more for a pint to help farmers and ensure the animals are well treated.
There were also off licences that delivered too. The digital age isn't as modern as people think!!
It's been going on in Croydon for years.
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anyone remember in the 70s when you could get a 2 pint carton of beer to take away from the pub at the end of the night?
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Quote Cucking Funt at 15 Oct 2015 1.14pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 15 Oct 2015 10.51am
My dad was a milkman and I helped our local Express milkman in Carshalton as a "milkboy" aged 10 to 15 in the 1960's. Sorry mate, times have moved on... like the Miners and Chimney Sweeps, Milkmen are consigned to history. It was a nice era when they operated and I take your point about the wider service they provided, but it is a dying industry. Globalisation affects Dairy Farmers as much as supermarkets trying to screw their suppliers. I would happily pay more for a pint to help farmers and ensure the animals are well treated.
And the rag-n-bone man used to come round with his horse and cart - ringing his bell shouting "ragggy booooone". Those were the days!
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Quote Hoof Hearted at 15 Oct 2015 4.57pm
Quote Cucking Funt at 15 Oct 2015 1.14pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 15 Oct 2015 10.51am
My dad was a milkman and I helped our local Express milkman in Carshalton as a "milkboy" aged 10 to 15 in the 1960's. Sorry mate, times have moved on... like the Miners and Chimney Sweeps, Milkmen are consigned to history. It was a nice era when they operated and I take your point about the wider service they provided, but it is a dying industry. Globalisation affects Dairy Farmers as much as supermarkets trying to screw their suppliers. I would happily pay more for a pint to help farmers and ensure the animals are well treated.
And the rag-n-bone man used to come round with his horse and cart - ringing his bell shouting "ragggy booooone". Those were the days! We had one until about 1973. Never saw a bone on his cart ever. Rags a plenty. Our milkman used to have a mini bakery and drinks dispenser on his float. Loads of bottles of pop and the jingly-jangly noise of his huge coin-carrying leather satchel. Seems like another century. Which it was.
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Yep we still get our milk delivered and employ a chimney sweep. How Victorian.
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Quote Kermit8 at 15 Oct 2015 5.05pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 15 Oct 2015 4.57pm
Quote Cucking Funt at 15 Oct 2015 1.14pm
Quote Hoof Hearted at 15 Oct 2015 10.51am
My dad was a milkman and I helped our local Express milkman in Carshalton as a "milkboy" aged 10 to 15 in the 1960's. Sorry mate, times have moved on... like the Miners and Chimney Sweeps, Milkmen are consigned to history. It was a nice era when they operated and I take your point about the wider service they provided, but it is a dying industry. Globalisation affects Dairy Farmers as much as supermarkets trying to screw their suppliers. I would happily pay more for a pint to help farmers and ensure the animals are well treated.
And the rag-n-bone man used to come round with his horse and cart - ringing his bell shouting "ragggy booooone". Those were the days! We had one until about 1973. Never saw a bone on his cart ever. Rags a plenty. Our milkman used to have a mini bakery and drinks dispenser on his float. Loads of bottles of pop and the jingly-jangly noise of his huge coin-carrying leather satchel. Seems like another century. Which it was.
On our round from West St to St John's Rd in Wrythe Green Carshalton we had about 10 houses where you had a cup of tea.... I used to get about £2 in tips and 10 bob off of Bill the Milky... good money in them days.
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