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Post by anybody on Sept 22, 2015 9:20:11 GMT
Mum & Dad had one of these.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2015 9:28:15 GMT
Winter, and what winters we had.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2015 10:06:09 GMT
Bit of dedication here, and when you think what those poor buggers were paid!
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Post by ARENA on Sept 22, 2015 11:50:46 GMT
How it was done before they had cheap labour.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2015 14:03:54 GMT
And who could forget, the Gymslip! Sigh..........
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2015 11:01:51 GMT
The school medical examination! breath in, breathe out, cough!
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Post by ARENA on Sept 23, 2015 12:15:41 GMT
My favourite mode of transport.
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Post by scorp on Sept 23, 2015 14:39:34 GMT
Remember the Mechanical Horse?
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Post by anybody on Sept 23, 2015 15:23:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2015 10:33:26 GMT
Arenas pic of a tram reminded me of these. I remember the driver (or was it the conductor) changing the pick ups on the overhead cables with a long wooden pole. Can you imagine that happening now! Elf and safety would demand a road closure, shutting the power off and a chap working in a Faraday cage!
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Post by scorp on Sept 24, 2015 21:27:05 GMT
'The silent killers' they were known as... on one occasion the bamboo pole wielder lost control of the pickup rods and they crashed through the windows of my Grandmother's sitting room - just about where I used to stand for hours peering into the upper decks of buses and trolleybuses...
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Post by scorp on Sept 24, 2015 21:28:48 GMT
'The silent killers' they were known as... on one occasion the bamboo pole wielder lost control of the pickup rods and they crashed through the windows of my Grandmother's sitting room - just about where I used to stand for hours peering into the upper decks of buses and trolleybuses...
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Post by ARENA on Sept 29, 2015 8:30:29 GMT
The Scorp twins are in agreement,for once!
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Post by jimshoo on Sept 29, 2015 13:02:44 GMT
Snork!
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Post by scorp on Sept 29, 2015 14:29:58 GMT
The Scorp twins are in agreement,for once! And I am unanimous in that...
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