How far did you or your parents walk to save money.
 

Was talking to my Daughter the other night about nights out when I was a nipper. Told her that I, at least once a month walked back from the Cats Whiskers to Pendle St. Accy, no matter what the weather so I could spend my taxi money on a couple more drinks! She said she wouldn't have gone out if she had to walk anywhere! How far did you walk after spending up or how far did you have to walk to work every day? :jimbo:

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if i was skint i used to walk from bacup to accy and back when i had a weekend job here

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We used to walk fron Riley's Hill in Accrington to Peel Park school....not a long way I hear you say......but I was 7 years old at the time.......and did that until I was 11.

I have walked to Queen's Park Hospital in snowy weather when there was no transport........and home again

I regularly walked to Accrington when on the early turn at David Whiteheads in Rawtenstall.......the bus was at 5.30, my shift started at 6am.........I could just about make it to clock in before I was 'belled'.
So although much of my walking was not to save money.....I have walked my share.

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Taxi money, when I was on the lash in my teens it didn't matter where you went, it was shankes pony on the way home, there were no taxi ranks in them days in fact the first time I saw a taxi was when I went on a school trip to London in about 58

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Lived by the hospital, went to primary school at New Jerusalem Abbey St and home for lunch - not a very long way but four time a day on little legs...

And no adult supervision, just an older pupil - wouldn't be dreamt of these days.

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When I was twelve my best friend lived in Wilpshire, and I walked there regularly. Partly because I wouldn't have the bus fare, and even if I did, it was quicker than getting a bus from Stanhill to Blackburn, then another to Wilpshire. Quicker to pull my wellies on, and head off over Whitebirk.

Walked back from school many times, the otherside of Blackburn town centre. So later would do the same thing after a night out.

In London I'd very often walk home from clubs, rather than get in some dodgy unlicensed cab, waiting outside wherever I'd been. Mainly because by the time I got into bed the room wouldn't be spinning...quite as as much.

:rolleyes::D

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Always walked home fro school -first from St.Marys Clayton to cranbourne drive Church, along the canal all weathers with sister Dnise and friend Charlotte who we dropped off half-way at her Grans. After from Paddock House back to same destination -no probs.

Used to walk over to friend Jaqui's at Edge End Gt.Harwood (gorgeous little cottages high up) from there we'd go over to Stonyhurst on a Saturday taking a picnic, to see our first boyfriends!

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When my Grandad was courting my Grandma in the late 20's early 30's he used to walk over to Padiham from Rockmount in Altham West and back in an evening -if he was lucky someone lent him a bike...what devotion! They went out for 7 years before marrying and they were married for 63 years altogether -just as well he wasn't afraid of walking!

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I was talking last month to a recent widow, who walked daily from Padiham to Accrington, when she started work.

She's 100 in Febuary.

Her husband, who walked from Accy to court her, was 102.

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Used to walk from Maudsley St to school- Accy Tech up Union Rd Ossy most days n back home after school........... mind yeh,yeh could buy separates wi the bus money in those days.

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After boozing it up at the Junction, New Brewery or any other pub in Accy, I stumbled home to Clayton ... often walked home from Accy Grammar to Rishton Rd. .... no problem. If you were flush, you could get fish and six for the way home.:alright:

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That post reminds me though of how i used to waste money.:D used to get a taxi from the Castle to the Black Bull or visa-versa to save drinking time.:D

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I always used to walk to school at Holy Family and came home for diner and walked back again, god was I fit in those days:D

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Be truthful ya were that gatted ya couldn't walk:D

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Used to walk every day from Paddock House to my Grand-parents on Exchange Street with my friend Andrea-we'd sometimes have a dinner from the chippy on the way (very unhealthy) or take sandwiches. Nanny would make us tea and offer cherry buns or Parkin.
We'd watch a programme called The Sullivans set in WW2 in Australia. My sister Denise walked down from Holy Family every day with her friends Catherine and Pauline....a great time was had by all.

Over 20 yrs on -we'd lost touch with Catherine and Pauline but my friend was called out to the suspicious death of a child last year (she's a police Inspectior). When she got there, the severely handicapped child's mother turned out to be Pauline - her son had died in his sleep, he had Cerebral Palsey. Andrea stopped all investigation and signed the necessary foms to save her the anguish of an autopsy and inquiry....

Walking is good excercise....and a great way to free the mind.

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Mrs. Jessop!

I knew you reminded me of someone.

Not in The Sullivans, but when she played the nice maths mistress, in Picnic at Hanging Rock.

;):D

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Walk? i could spit that far.:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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Walked many times from Tophat in Blackburn back to Accy late at night ..the longest walk would be from Waddington up to Rising Bridge after getting kicked off some camp site at midnight..the last few miles up Manchester road were hardship.

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Will admit to being a bit of a gossip -but really, if I remind you of her then you remind me of Tony "Rubber face" Wilson:rolleyes:;):D

(He, of course, was far nicer looking than you.....:p)

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It never ceases to amaze me how people chuck away money on taxis, buses et al for journeys that are in reasonable walking distance. Would much rather set off half an hour earlier and walk.

I often walk from Accrington to Higham via Clayton to visit an old school friend. Its underrated!!! :)

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I miss not being to walk much nowadays.

Most lunchtimes I used to walk just under three miles round the Serpentine, smoke three cigarettes in the Italian gardens in Kensington Gardens, march back to Knightsbridge, go and make a brew, and was easily back at work before my lunch hour was up.

I also really miss walking up on the moors here to.

Still, I can appreciate their beauty by looking at them, even if I can't get up there.

:)

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To be honest Alvin when I was in my teens and out on the lash, you had to walk home after nights out because there were just no taxis to be had, around midnight on a Saturday night Blackburn road looked like it was mid-day with people walking home to Church and Ossy after a night out in Accy. I amuses me how young lads and lasses met for a drink in the local then ring a taxi to go down town, it was the bus or shankes in our day, hence the meeting place was the deck, were everybody met up before hitting the pubs or taking the girlfriend to the flicks

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Groove enjoys walking into town daily from up top end of Willows Lane. He enjoys it. He used to walk to work at Church, the walk woke him up and prepared him for the day. Lots of Groove's younger friends and family won't walk anywhere, this annoys Groove.

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=Ah, the deck... happy memories. You and I are the same age so our paths probably crossed down there at some point.

Even though I don't drive I would never think of taking a taxi, even before I got my bus pass. I like the challenge of finding my way on public transport. On my street there are 25 houses, some in flats, and taxis are always coming and going. The users seem mainly to be those on benefit, the only ones with the money, too lazy to walk anywhere or maybe they don't have the nous to read a bus timetable.

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Give um the benefit of the doubt susie:rolleyes::rolleyes:;)

If mine had walked to the Chemist's it would have saved a fortune in child maintenance and regret.

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I used to walk home from the Cavendish at Blackburn to Helmshore quite a few times,never considered a taxi,but most common walk home was from the Bridge on Church St.,then when the Pickwick opened that was the place.I remember walking home with my brother and reaching Rising Bridge when it started to snow,I mean blizzard,no cars to thumb a lift from,complete whiteout but we both had coats and we made it home.Does anyone take a coat these days?

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Coat whats one of them, my Daughters never had a coat when they were out on the raz no matter what the weather was like http://cdn.content.sweetim.com/sim/c...s/00020079.gif

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That`s it Jaysay,nobody wears a coat when they are out on the lash,call me a taxi !!

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Groove thinks these dollybirds down town in next to nothing and stillettos in this weather look rather hideous.

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Stevie Your A Taxi:D

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Stevie R, you are a taxi;)

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For Eric and Jaysay,thanks for the replies cos my wife has never ever found that taxi joke funny.....

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My dad used to walk from Green Haworth every day to the factory bottom to where he worked as a bolierman. Even in winter he walked on top of the farm walls above the snowdrifts.

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In the 60s my Dad, then aged about 50, used to walk from home in Ossy to Perseverance Mill, Grange Lane, Accrington in a morning. He walked home at lunch-time and back again afterwards, then walked home at the end of the afternoon. He walked in all weathers and wore waterproof over-trousers and over-shoes if it was raining. Also, when much older, he would walk to Blackburn on a Sunday morning if preaching and would regularly walk to Queen's Park Hospital to visit an old lady in residential care there. He was never interested in learning to drive and rarely used a bus. When we went on holiday to Llandudno or Bridlington in the 50s and 60s we always went on the train. It seemed a big adventure in those days! I can still see my Dad walking us all down to Church Station with the two suitcases balanced in each hand!

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Mine never did Stevie,yeh can't put women n humour in the same sentence.:D

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Not a word of a lie,today was a bit wet,my wife ,looking out the window said 'it's a bit of a damp squid today!

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Not a word of a lie,today was a bit wet,my wife ,looking out the window said 'it's a bit of a damp squid today!

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Back in the late 50's we used to go and see my Nan who lived the top end of Blackburn. We lived in Pendle St and Dad would always set off half hour before us pushing my baby sister in a huge pram. We always passed him just about at the Redcap every time. He said he used to love walking pushing the pram. I used to hate pushing my daughter around in the buggies you get now!

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Um such a good post you posted it twice Stevie:rolleyes: your not Fred Elliott in disguise are you, I say, your not Fred Elliott in disguise:D

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burning the midnight oil and whiskey I say.........Jaysay

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True.

Pre-buggy you had to knuckle down, and cart on with a pram.

You'd never get a coachbuilt Silver Cross perambulator in the boot of a car, or on a bus.

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They were such big things that it was quite normal for women to leave their kids outside shops...

That would be unthinkable these days.

No, not unthinkable, just bloody depressing, way back then, the only fear was if you left a pram unattended you might find it propped up on a set of bricks because the local scrotes would nick the wheels to make a trolly, (flat wagon), unfortunately now the perves have replaced the kids, you'd be left with the pram, but the sicko's take the child.

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Think they call that progress less.

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There's no evidence that there's been a significant rise in the number of paedophiles. It's just that people are more educated today, and therefore more likely to report it. Which happily means there has been an increase in the number of prosecutions of the sick bar stewards.

Sadly they've always been here, but years ago the victims felt they had to suffer in silence, unlike today.

Though unfortunately this has also meant there's been an increase in paranoia about child abusers, resulting in many children now being wrapped up in cotton wool. Unable to enjoy the innocent freedoms, enjoyed by previous generations.

I would agree there's been an increase in those parents who are a bit feckless.

The ones sat rolling a joint watching Jeremy Kyle, shortly after rolling out of their pit.

Who when they see a buggy, next to the Play Station and other assorted game consoles, suddenly remember they have their own lickle baby, but can't remember where they last put it.

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I used to have a trolley,not proper soap box but good enough for Dorset drive at Helmshore

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I used to have a trolley,not proper soap box but good enough for Dorset drive at Helmshore

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I don't know whats wrong, either Stevie R has a dicky computer, or he likes repeating himself:rolleyes::D

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Posting from my mobile to this site isnt easy,nothing boots up quick so double clicking happens.ps thanks for bringing it to my attention eh Jaysay!

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Um must be the only one using a mobile device on this site then Stevie:rolleyes:

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Not the whisky this time then, Stevie R?

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Ted Rogers on 3-2-1 near as dammit said the `clues were there`and Gordon has seen the clues..... posting wrong quote(should be from Less not Garinda),posting twice(my attempt to edit first post),Famous Grouse £10 a throw from Asda...you`ve got my number!

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Think there's a motto there Stevie, don't edit posts on your mobile device:D

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you like a good motto now and then eh Jaysay!!!!

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Ya certainly do, like my old mate W. C. Fields said never give a sucker and even break:D

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this newbie is gonna `learn from the master`(old chinese geezer to the grasshopper);)

Oh my God! After all these years of trying, Jay might have got himself an apprentice.

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Safety in numbers Less,I`ve just been reading the Tories thread,I am here for the craic,not marmalization !!!!

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Well I learnt from the master:rolleyes:

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The crack was good in Cricklewood and in the pub we spent the sub:D

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I used to walk almost everywhere-usually out of necessity to save money, except walking to Whalley, at Easter time, with a bottle of water and some jam butties. Called in Bluebell Wood on the way back and brought a big bunch of bluebells back for mum, which she put in a jam jar on the window ledge.. Did all of that really happen, I sometimes ponder, but it did. I'm none the worse for it. Later, when older loved walking over the coppice with mum's dog-for pleasure.::gooddog:

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I once left my new baby daughter in her coach-built pram outside Woolworth's then forgetting I was a mum left from another door, forgetting baby in pram. Must have taken five minutes of my going about my business to remember I now had a child, then panic and hare it round to see if she was still there. She was. Talk about head in the clouds! Perhaps just plain shattered and needing sleep. No, you couldn't do that these days.