philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 It’s not always the men who are the ‘guilty’ parties on these occasions. I’ve heard horrendous stories from a chap who worked as a sewing machine mechanic in a predominately female environment. A male hairdresser I once knew used to do home visits to style ladies hair. Some of the tales he told were hair raising! I’ve been compromised on a couple of occasions by married women but, as they used to say in the News of the World, ‘I made an excuse and left’. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 You're quite right, Phil. Some women can be very predatory and seem to observe no boundaries whatsoever. I am not one of them! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 Years ago I knew someone (male) who worked at Cooper & Roe in Ruddington, who were well-known clothing/knitwear manufacturers. Some of the tales he told about life in that place were mind-boggling. Female workers outnumbered male by a considerable proportion, and took advantage of everything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 49 minutes ago, philmayfield said: It’s not always the men who are the ‘guilty’ parties on these occasions. I’ve heard horrendous stories from a chap who worked as a sewing machine mechanic in a predominately female environment. A male hairdresser I once knew used to do home visits to style ladies hair. Some of the tales he told were hair raising! I’ve been compromised on a couple of occasions by married women but, as they used to say in the News of the World, ‘I made an excuse and left’. This story is not complete without more details. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 39 minutes ago, Cliff Ton said: Years ago I knew someone (male) who worked at Cooper & Roe in Ruddington, who were well-known clothing/knitwear manufacturers. Some of the tales he told about life in that place were mind-boggling. Female workers outnumbered male by a considerable proportion, and took advantage of everything. I can corroborate the stories about Cooper and Roe. They were clients of the accountants where I worked many years ago. It was always an embarrassing experience to walk through the workrooms full of women. It was the same at Prew Smith Knitwear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, catfan said: This story is not complete without more details. The stories are too long for me to relate out but basically it was ‘My husband won’t be back until Monday’ and the classic one ‘My husband is away on an oil rig’! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha 176 Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 This particular topic on NCT trolley buses appears to have gone off piste into the realms of womens workplace behaviour. Can we please keep on track. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 17, 2021 Report Share Posted November 17, 2021 That was always the problem with trolley buses! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha 176 Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 Can anyone recall the term a 'trackless' as an alternative name for a trolley bus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 I can indeed. I think it was in fairly popular usage back in the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 My mother always referred to the trolly bus as trackless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 956 Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 My grandparents would refer to catching a trackless too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted November 18, 2021 Report Share Posted November 18, 2021 My ma would always catch a trackless, think that's because she could remember travelling on trams, which of course ran on 'tracks/rails'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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