WHAT WERE YOU MADE TO DO WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG

[grego]

No that would have been a punishment (she stinks) but she did have the comfiest bed!

[lettie]

Grego, you were always much better than me at holding our heads under the duvet..... don't you dare deny it..

[mez]

now children ///

[BILKO]

Used To Go For Coal In Coal Stay [burnley]1939 Onwards] Yes Also Wheeled It Home In A Pram It Cost 6pence Or A Tanner A Bag Then 2 And Half Pence To You, Roll Back The Good Times I Say????????????????????.

[mez]

we had to go down the cellar for our coal, horrible all the spiders yuk, we could not go out till wed done the washing up, & i remember possing the washing for my mum // was i glad when she got a twin tub washing machine ///

[Len]

Originally Posted by Ding

Mow lawns...hahaha.

Worse than that was to have to rake up the freshly cutgrass. Whilst dad mowed the lawn. what a pain that was!

[ShortStuff]

Well lets see - the worst thing my & my brother had to do was decide who was gonna load the dishwasher!!!

I was the kid who had to tag along with my older brother - but I earnt a lot of money to keep quiet about certain things!!!

[grego]

Thats not bad, we used to argue for hours about whose turn it was to wash up and who had the luxury of being able to dry, many a plate smashed over that! Also when we were kids if our Nan came away with us on our hols me and Lettie had to share a room with her, that was gross!!

[Ceejache]

My brother and I shared the washing up duties and again there were arguments over who had to wash and who had to dry. At first we thought that washing was easier, but then clocked on that if you were drying then you could pretend to be 'doing something else' then simply put them away after they had 'drip-dried'. If it was his turn to dry I used to make it my business for the evening to pour water over the dishes on the plate rack every 5 minutes to ensure they stayed wet - how sad?

[ANNE]

I was the eldest and it was considered my duty to do everything.
I had to do the washing up, go to the wash place, collect coal in a pram, baby Sit, Sweep the back Yard.

[sarnie boy]

I woz born to play 4 stanley
but rite now i do Nowt just chillin out
wishin i hadnt moved away from accy

[Doug]

Bloody Hell, I remember all this, including the tin bath in front of the fire once a week. I was the last one in out of four of us. Coal Cellers tell me about it. I loved creeping about down ours. I live on Church street in the 60s and it was very dark and dank.

In the late 60s early 70s I remember having to walk up willows lane to school at Green Howarth it was a bloody long way when you only had little legs, when it snowed it was fantastic.

Is there anybody local to Miller Fold, do you remeber Nelson Hill and sliding down it in a carboard box in summer and anything to hand in winter. How about pram wheel go carts.

Its been to long time, THANKS for the laugh.

[simon]

Doug do you remember Malcolm Martin from Miller fold about that time ? Or his stepdad (my Father inlaw) Dave Ellis (big Bloke)????????????