The Oldies Thread

[Eggs]

….working in Civil Service, this was the supply;

 

[Littlesue]

….working in Civil Service, this was the supply;

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My nan always used this long after soft tissue came out.

 

[Littlesue]

I only ever had one of these. It was in my 20's too when I was married. Still embarrassed my Mom would see it so I pretended some new perfume I had had caused an irritation

 

[Joey66]

….working in Civil Service, this was the supply;

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Like sandpaper ......

 

[Gerard_Francis]

I was given onion soup at my infants my house was only over the road - I stayed once as my parents were going to town for the day - it was like dish water as a starter to the main school dinner- pudding etc- In was forced to eat it & threw up sick - then clouted over the head for not finishing the soup offerd no more food- I went home crying around 2 pm when I saw my parents were back home-

My father a coal miner was funing - grabbed my hand & went to the Headmistress office got my dinner money back & demanded to see the dinner lady who hit me - scared the crap out of them !

Never ever stayed at that church infants for school ever again - no problems staying for school dinners at my Junior school! Which was not a church school- hated churches ever since !

In the infants the Nuns practically force fed my mate burnt cheese pie. Strict no waste policy

 

[Joey66]

Remember this shop. Everything stacked up on pallets and no prices on if I remember correctly. Never saw an Assistant over 30 as they had to memorise all the prices in their head
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A good cheap shop that ASDA purchased all their shops - now ASDA are in big financial trouble .....

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

I only ever had one of these. It was in my 20's too when I was married. Still embarrassed my Mom would see it so I pretended some new perfume I had had caused an irritation
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Hickey "risks"...ffffff offff.

 

[Eggs]

Like sandpaper ......

….more smooth and skiddy.

 

[Joey66]

….more smooth and slide.

I can remember newspaper on a string in the outside lavatory down the yard hung on a nail cut into square pieces & the tin bath on a nail on the back gate - plus we used the bath for the same three kids alternatively 0ne in one out - in front of the coal fire ....

 

[summerisle]

 

[bcblue1878]

 

[RufusCat]

Remember this shop. Everything stacked up on pallets and no prices on if I remember correctly. Never saw an Assistant over 30 as they had to memorise all the prices in their head
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Similarly when Aldi first opened the staff had to memorise the prices.

 

[Littlesue]

Similarly when Aldi first opened the staff had to memorise the prices.

And Lidl. Can remember they were on about £9 an hour though compared to about £6 at the time

 

[Sadken]

….working in Civil Service, this was the supply;

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You go to wipe your arse and end up wiping your neck.

 

[davids]

That Derby sitter though.