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Kermit8 Flag Hevon 15 Oct 15 5.14pm Send a Private Message to Kermit8 Add Kermit8 as a friend

Bloody early starts though Hoof for a youngster. 4am?

 

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YHTM Flag 15 Oct 15 5.36pm Send a Private Message to YHTM Add YHTM as a friend

Just moved down to Edenbridge from SE25, never seen so many chimney sweep's vans!

 
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phil38 Flag london 15 Oct 15 6.21pm Send a Private Message to phil38 Add phil38 as a friend

ha so random, out=r milkman brang us lumpy milk and i took a big swig without noticing and now we dont have a milkman

 
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Holmesdale Nick Flag South Croydon 15 Oct 15 6.38pm Send a Private Message to Holmesdale Nick Add Holmesdale Nick as a friend

this reminds me, I need to get the chimney cleaned.

Also the shop near me delivers stuff all hours to the old people who can't walk too far.

I was doing some gardening the other week when an old dear went past but very slowly and she said she felt dizzy but would be ok after smoking a few fags. She was trying to make her way to the shop to buy a pack. I offered to get them for her as it would have taken ages for her to walk there.

 

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kingdowieonthewall Flag Sussex, ex-Cronx. 15 Oct 15 7.11pm Send a Private Message to kingdowieonthewall Add kingdowieonthewall as a friend

I had a milky for over 12 yrs until a couple of years ago.
New milky was Eastern euro t***.
put note through my door
' you pay or no milk'
I put note back in bottle with cash
'no milk'
now buy milk from wherever.
enough hassle in life without milky playing debt collector.
still gives me the skunk eye some mornings.

 

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dingley Flag croydon 15 Oct 15 7.11pm Send a Private Message to dingley Add dingley as a friend

I remmber the corona .fizzy drinks being deliverd.my best was cherry ade

 
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aquickgame2 Flag Beni = summer,Caribbean = winter 15 Oct 15 7.50pm Send a Private Message to aquickgame2 Add aquickgame2 as a friend

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.


Sadly missed. We also had Clark's bakery delivering a couple of times a week. And then there was the man from Charringtons who used to deliver coke (not the Colombian marching powder type) for the boiler (not the female type) too.


And the Idris "lemonade lorry"........ cherryade, cola, cream-soda.... luvverly.

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!

That all brings back memories of a happy childhood.

Remember helping out the milkie on our way to school and on Saturdays (never got paid tho,never even thought about it) but he used to give out those small bottles of orange squash,was the highlight of our week...Blimey how life has changed.

 
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johnfirewall Flag 15 Oct 15 9.01pm Send a Private Message to johnfirewall Add johnfirewall as a friend

Too many flats

 
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Jimenez Flag SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 15 Oct 15 11.03pm Send a Private Message to Jimenez Add Jimenez as a friend

Quote kingdowieonthewall at 15 Oct 2015 7.11pm

I had a milky for over 12 yrs until a couple of years ago.
New milky was Eastern euro t***.
put note through my door
' you pay or no milk'
I put note back in bottle with cash
'no milk'
now buy milk from wherever.
enough hassle in life without milky playing debt collector.
still gives me the skunk eye some mornings.


Maybe a phone call to the Immigration office would do the trick Bob? Failing that the Inland revenue!!

 

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Jimenez Flag SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 15 Oct 15 11.10pm Send a Private Message to Jimenez Add Jimenez as a friend

Quote Holmesdale Nick at 15 Oct 2015 6.38pm

this reminds me, I need to get the chimney cleaned.

Also the shop near me delivers stuff all hours to the old people who can't walk too far.

I was doing some gardening the other week when an old dear went past but very slowly and she said she felt dizzy but would be ok after smoking a few fags. She was trying to make her way to the shop to buy a pack. I offered to get them for her as it would have taken ages for her to walk there.


Yep the old chimney cleaners, there still around and cost a fortune. My old next door neighbor was a gas central heating engineer and would pop around to my place to see that everything was working properly only to be told ion no uncertain terms to use the gas fire in my lounge as I could end up with carbon monoxide poisoning being the heavy drinker that I was back in the day I heeded his advice. Anyway he removed the fire and I decided to open up the old fireplace because it still had the original works behind It. I called in a Chimney sweep and he charged me about 200 quid for about 30 minutes work !! 'You'll need to have this done every 3/4 months he said' I only used it on Xmas Eve & New years eve and never called him back again.

 

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Percy of Peckham Flag Eton Mess 16 Oct 15 7.36am Send a Private Message to Percy of Peckham Add Percy of Peckham as a friend

There used to be lots of doorstep callers including the milkman, coalman and dustman who would come up your back passage to collect your bin!!!! However, as a kid my favourite caller had to be the baker. He'd drop off the regular bread order and fetch a big basket to the front door. There would be a cover on top and when pulled back would reveal a variety of cakes. Always difficult to choose one but he'd never rush you into a decision. Wednesdays and Saturdays were traditionally cake days in our house.

 

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richard shaw (og)65 Flag my minds eye 16 Oct 15 8.10am Send a Private Message to richard shaw (og)65 Add richard shaw (og)65 as a friend

Quote Jimenez at 15 Oct 2015 11.10pm

Quote Holmesdale Nick at 15 Oct 2015 6.38pm

this reminds me, I need to get the chimney cleaned.

Also the shop near me delivers stuff all hours to the old people who can't walk too far.

I was doing some gardening the other week when an old dear went past but very slowly and she said she felt dizzy but would be ok after smoking a few fags. She was trying to make her way to the shop to buy a pack. I offered to get them for her as it would have taken ages for her to walk there.


Yep the old chimney cleaners, there still around and cost a fortune. My old next door neighbor was a gas central heating engineer and would pop around to my place to see that everything was working properly only to be told ion no uncertain terms to use the gas fire in my lounge as I could end up with carbon monoxide poisoning being the heavy drinker that I was back in the day I heeded his advice. Anyway he removed the fire and I decided to open up the old fireplace because it still had the original works behind It. I called in a Chimney sweep and he charged me about 200 quid for about 30 minutes work !! 'You'll need to have this done every 3/4 months he said' I only used it on Xmas Eve & New years eve and never called him back again.


we have our chimney swept every 2 years doesn't cost 200 quid , 60 to 70 and the fella is a palace fan, always have a good chat with him

 

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