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Post by maywalk on Jun 21, 2019 14:34:23 GMT
Am I the oldest member of the Oldies Forum? I was 89 in May and as I have said previously my memories and many other things could possibly be of another era that would be of no interest to anyone. With being born in the 1930s and put in a so called Sisters-of Mercy home and then going through a horrendous time during the war my replies to various subjects could be of little interest to many. I leave it with you. God Bless All.
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Post by althea on Jun 21, 2019 16:20:51 GMT
I think you are our senior member,May.Long may you be so!
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Post by maywalk on Jun 21, 2019 17:24:35 GMT
Thankyou Althea. I hope I can contribute to the forum in some way and if anyone wants to ask questions of days gone by I will be happy to answer to the best of my knowledge. I have been blessed with a decent memory even though my body has fallen to pieces.
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Post by rondetto on Jun 21, 2019 17:52:47 GMT
I am all agog. Any memories you would like to share with us are more than welcome. You know, our children and grand children don't know they are born today. They haven't got to use a mangle and dolly board to do the washing, or have a cold slab under the stairs to keep their bacon and butter etc. Not to mention getting up in the morning in freezing weather with no central heating, going out to deliver milk with horse and cart. Only the radio to listen to and pubs that closed at 10pm. They are very spoilt these days, I wonder what the world will be like in another fifty years.
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Post by maywalk on Jun 21, 2019 20:05:56 GMT
I dread to think Rondetto. I had to use a mangle when I first got married. Plus a wash tub and a dolly peg and washboard. We had to clean the baby nappies off then to soak them and boil them for re-use and they looked lovely waving on the line.Yes it was ruddy hard work but I would not have my life any other way. I still have my wash tub with a rosemary growing in it.
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Post by rondetto on Jun 21, 2019 20:10:58 GMT
Yes, those were the days, we never complained because we knew no difference or any better. We worked 7 days a week and many days of 12 hour shifts. Today they moan and groan if they have to work an hour over or an extra day. Many a time my mum would give us a dripping butty or a sugar butty as a treat.
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Post by maywalk on Jun 21, 2019 20:29:04 GMT
Bread and dripping was my favourite. Mind you with being on rations even that was a luxury to me. If anyone is interested I have a couple of mementos from the war years and if they will be of interest to the members I will put them on here BUT I would like to know which thread I have to put them under because I have photos of them too.
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Post by ARENA on Jun 22, 2019 7:56:49 GMT
Bread and dripping was my favourite. Mind you with being on rations even that was a luxury to me. If anyone is interested I have a couple of mementos from the war years and if they will be of interest to the members I will put them on here BUT I would like to know which thread I have to put them under because I have photos of them too. Put them right here May , we'll be glad to see them.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 10:02:29 GMT
Bread and dripping with some of the savoury brown gunge from the bottom of the dish Yummee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How about all the suet puddings?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 10:06:27 GMT
Am I the oldest member of the Oldies Forum? I was 89 in May and as I have said previously my memories and many other things could possibly be of another era that would be of no interest to anyone. With being born in the 1930s and put in a so called Sisters-of Mercy home and then going through a horrendous time during the war my replies to various subjects could be of little interest to many. I leave it with you. God Bless All. If this was the Commons you would be "Leader of the House" On that basis you are therefore the Leader of the Forum
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Post by aubrey on Jun 22, 2019 10:49:27 GMT
Yes, those were the days, we never complained because we knew no difference or any better. We worked 7 days a week and many days of 12 hour shifts. Today they moan and groan if they have to work an hour over or an extra day. Many a time my mum would give us a dripping butty or a sugar butty as a treat.
And the Unions fought to get those working practices outlawed.
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Post by althea on Jun 22, 2019 11:09:14 GMT
I can still remember watching my nan wash my dolls' clothes along with everything else on washday. And I can still see in my mind's eye,my dear grandad mangling them in the yard and nan pegging them on the line. My grandad was a big strong man who had fought in the Boer war and volunteered in world war one. He was tough and worked in the furnace at the iron mill.He got thirty shillings a week,while the men in other parts of the mill got ten shillings and sixpence. I was the only one to bring out the soft side of his nature.I was the first grandchild and was thoroughly spoiled by my grandparents.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 12:41:01 GMT
Yes, those were the days, we never complained because we knew no difference or any better. We worked 7 days a week and many days of 12 hour shifts. Today they moan and groan if they have to work an hour over or an extra day. Many a time my mum would give us a dripping butty or a sugar butty as a treat.
And the Unions fought to get those working practices outlawed.
I think those "working practices" changed mainly due to the aftermath of WW1. So many workers were killed that employers had to change their ways to recruit amongst those who survived, those in domestic service for instance could suddenly chose where they worked All unions thee days seem to do is to call strikes and inconvenience everybody, especially those trying to get to their own place of work
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Post by ARENA on Jun 22, 2019 13:17:30 GMT
And the Unions fought to get those working practices outlawed.
I think those "working practices" changed mainly due to the aftermath of WW1. So many workers were killed that employers had to change their ways to recruit amongst those who survived, those in domestic service for instance could suddenly chose where they worked All unions thee days seem to do is to call strikes and inconvenience everybody, especially those trying to get to their own place of work
ALL unions? That seems a rather sweeping statement Jimmy.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 14:12:32 GMT
I think those "working practices" changed mainly due to the aftermath of WW1. So many workers were killed that employers had to change their ways to recruit amongst those who survived, those in domestic service for instance could suddenly chose where they worked All unions thee days seem to do is to call strikes and inconvenience everybody, especially those trying to get to their own place of work
ALL unions? That seems a rather sweeping statement Jimmy. My father was a shop steward all his working life, and a big Labour supporter However in 1979 he decided that they had become too powerful and existed only for the benefit of their leaders, not the members Accordingly he resigned his position, and voted for Mrs Thatcher I don't think much has changed today, look at the likes of Len Mccluskey, his only interest is his political ambition - nothing to do with his members
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