catfan 14,793 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Walking through a country park with Mrs Catfan yesterday an elderly gent walked towards us, as he drew near he said good morning & then "doffed" his hat to Mrs Catfan ! How nice was that I thought, sadly a tradition that is dieing out. I can't remember the last time I wandered through Bulwell & someone "doffed their hat. Except benjamin1945 of course, a true tie wearing Bulwell gent ! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 They'd probably have a balaclava on in Bulwell, and mug you. I love watching re runs of Last of the Summer Wine. Cleggy, Truly, Foggy and many of the main characters doffed their caps. I remember my Nans funeral at Sutton in Ashfield in the early 60's. As the cortège passed some road works, all the men stopped and removed their caps. You'd never see that today. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 I had to think yesterday, when was the last time I saw that ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Happens here lads.. and a you get a shot of whiskey at some funerals, as the coffin is being lowered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
broxtowelad 175 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Men in their vests cutting privet hedges with hand shears.You don't see that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 People up ladders cleaning their own windows,or as I used to see when I was a kid people sitting on window ledges to clean sash windows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Cutains closed during the day due to a death in the family. These days they would be closed to keep the sun off the T.V. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 We do that, it's called trying to mimic the cinema experience ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Re the hat business, I think it's because prior to the 1950s, and going right back to Victorian times, more men wore hats out of doors than didn't. I'd date it to the 1950s when hat-wearing went out of fashion, and consequently what you might call hat etiquette was lost. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 #5 I cut the grass on my allotment with clippers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Drivers signalling to turn a corner. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 All local women here baked cakes and apple tarts,as there was a funeral in the neighborhood.. nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Hand signals.... Dropping a severely disabled pal off on a rather busy street.... I indicated and lowered the window giving the hand signal for 'I'm pulling over please pass' well in advance. The young woman in her Chelsea tractor behind me pulled up to my bumper and ten seconds later after her tiny brain had realised that I had parked, proceeded to see if her horn worked. I could see her contorted face in my mirror going through her vocabulary of cusses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 People scrubbing the doorsteps,people using a hanky or tissue to sneeze or cough,polishing shoes till they shine like a mirror, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I still polish my best shoes with the traditional "Spit-and-polish but I don't wear them very often. Funerals are a special time in the North of Scotland. It is not unusual to see over 100 cars drive up our road in slow motion to the cemetery. When someone dies the whole family and most of the village attend the funeral, although the funeral tea is usually limited to family and friends. Until recently (privatization) one could give Postie a letter and he would drop it off anywhere in the village on his rounds and the village post office would keep our mail under the counter whilst we were away on holiday. Privatization brought in a new manager from one of the big cities and he immediately stamped on all activities that made no profit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 #10 Bubblewrap: Why do you use sheep shears to clip your grass? The idea is: Sheep clip the grass and the shears clip the sheep. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 My grass paths are too narrow & uneven for a mower and if I use a strimmer I might kill a frog (they hide in the longer grass) And I am not willing to fork out for power tools just for the allotment. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Probably mentioned before under this topic but you don't see the old wooden clothes horses these days which, with a sheet chucked over them, we used as a tent outdoors, or indoors if we didn't use the table as a frame. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OrphanAnnie 296 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I've still got a wooden clothes horse, my grandkids used to love making a tent with a blanket over it. At my grans we used the big dining table as a den. You don't see 'clippies' aka bus conductors anymore. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I made the wife a clothes horse many years back, it's in regular use during winter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Annie #19: Are you me by any chance?! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OrphanAnnie 296 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 We all have a doppledanger Compo!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Butchers wearing straw boaters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OrphanAnnie 296 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 The man on a bike sharpening knives. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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