WHAT WERE YOU MADE TO DO WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG - Page 5

Margaret Pilkington · 23-10-2004, 15:04

Talking of tin baths......My brother and I had the job of emtying ours, most of the water was emptied out using an enamel lading tin, but one winter night we decided it was far too cold to go out the back many times with the lading tin..... and instead we tipped all the water down the back steps. It was a particularly cold night and the water froze on the back steps. Mum went out in the dark the following morning and went A over T all the way down the back steps...... boy did we get our rumps warmed!!!

WillowTheWhisp · 24-10-2004, 14:49

That's an interesting way of describing your experience the next day.

Terry · 07-12-2004, 11:30

I used to mention this to my next sister down, who became a Sydney yuppy. She would cringe and turn away because she was ashamed of her past, but it was reality. As you know, the dunnies were outside. So, under my bed was a ****-pot and a bigger one under mum and dads. At the top of the stairs was a big bucket to empty them into if they got full. Guess who had to empty the bucket? Yours truly and I have to admit I often spilt some.

I was going to include this in another thread but I think it belongs here

No not very nice and something not usually spoken of but true nonetheless.

WillowTheWhisp · 07-12-2004, 15:52

We used to have potties but we never had a big bucket. Ours were emptied every morning, individually out in the "privvy". I can't ever imagine it getting to the "overflow" stage but then again I do remember people went out in the night to do the necessary if necessary too.

It wasn't until I saw Crocodile Dundee that I knew what a "Dunny" was.

fibi · 14-12-2004, 09:16

I was the youngest of 3 kids and I used have to put the dishes away after they had been washed and dried, (talk about child cruelty). My brother hated me for this and would take any opportunity to make me cry usually by punching me or hitting me with the tea towel (stinger)

Alan Gilmartin · 16-12-2004, 06:32

It dos'nt take long to fill a jerry, after a night out on the ppp-- town.

Busman747 · 17-12-2004, 22:33

When it was wet or snowing, I was forced to put on a woolen balaclava! The bit below the mouth always got wet and then froze while you were wearing it.....

and the paddling pool would never come out until summer even if there was a heatwave in early June. The temperature didn't matter, the month did!

Mik Dickinson · 24-12-2004, 13:10

Taking fag coupons and green shield stamp books and CO OP ones to get a bag of spuds.God i felt poor when i was forced to do that.Thank God they stopped them

Kiki · 01-04-2005, 22:34

Go to Church three times on a Sunday! morning service,then Sunday school then back for Evening Service. I missed one Sunday and had to go on the Mon following, I was so embarrase as there was only me and the vicar, so I didnt know when to stand up or sit down!I was an awkwar d teenager at that time and have never forgotton thatexperience!

oldlass · 01-04-2005, 23:33

We never had any money but I recall always being dragged in then sent t'shop.

slinky · 01-04-2005, 23:37

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Originally Posted by Doug

In 1964 I managed to mangle my fingers. My dad and granddad had to strip the mangle down to get me out. We had one of those tube keys to get the last of the past out. It was like a bigger version of those found on sardine tins.

OMG DOUG tinks once did that in a mangle ............lmfao

Doug · 02-04-2005, 00:40

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Originally Posted by slinky

OMG DOUG tinks once did that in a mangle ............lmfao

Was she pushed? I wonder……….Answers a lot thought don’t you think

cashman · 07-04-2005, 10:39

had to do washing up,also go to corner shop and co-op,for odds an sods,no do=no pocket money,pity theres not more of that these days.

ANNE · 07-04-2005, 20:13

Green shield stamps were Brilliant.
When we first got married we bought all our Christmas prezzies with them.
Ouch the dreaded mangle.
We had one when we first got married.
I can feel my fingers throbbing at the mere thought.

grannyclaret · 07-04-2005, 20:38

we had a mangle that doubled for the kichen table...we had newspapers on it for a table cloth ,,,,and i also had to cut newspapers up into squares for the loo...then put a string through the corners and hang them on a nail ,,,,,,newspapers were very handy in those days ...fish and chips tasted better in newspaper i swear