PeverilPeril 3,153 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 I would love a classic mangle like that - especially one that beekay has pimped up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 279 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 I remember all those products, mum used to have a service tub washer with a mangle and my Aunt was the model for Pears soap (the face one) when she was little. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,272 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, PeverilPeril said: I would love a classic mangle like that - especially one that beekay has pimped up. Are you calling me a Pimp PP? Actually, I'm quite flattered that you consider me worthy of a paintbrush and mangle. Cheers Cocker !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 9,572 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 What you really need is a copper! There was one in our kitchen when I was a child. It had originally been coal fired via a chimney but by the time I knew it, was gas fired. No vents. I remember New Basford Lad, bless him, saying how lethal those were due to the fumes. However, my mum loved hers and no washing machine could hold a candle to it. I know Plantfit is someone who knows all about coppers and the risks they posed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,097 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Too right Jill, something I will never forget Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,951 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 I assume it's the same kind of thing, but we had a copper in our kitchen in Clifton in the 50s and early 60s. A 3-legged circular grey object which was the early version of a washing machine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 9,572 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 That's the one, CT. Mum liked it because you could boil things in it and get them really sparkling clean...as Plantfit very nearly found out! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 797 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 We had a boiling arrangement , it stood outside in the yard and was heated with a gas burner. The gas itself was through some old hosepipe or similar from a take off in the kitchen. It all worked and most of us have survived!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,352 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Spent the weekend helping youngest daughter to move out of her present rental. My role mostly gloss painting a few window sills and other bits which have sustained minor marking from plant pots etc. Also filling assorted holes in walls caused by Rawlplugs and so on, then patching the paintwork. The place was brand new when she moved in, so anything, even normal wear and tear, shows up. Last I saw the place was looking really good and even though the rental Co., have told her not to worry as they know she's been a good tenant, she expects them to find some excuse to withhold at least part of her deposit. Meanwhile, she is moving into a bigger place..also rented at no small cost. It's only a couple of doors down from the one oldest daughter owns. Without exaggeration it's a very desirable property in a pretty exclusive part of Salford, I.e Worsley, which I'd say equates to posher bits of Sherwood/Mapperley Park or similar. So, daughter arrives at new rental to find that promised re-paint hasn't happened, house is filthy, bins are full of unsorted rubbish which Council will not take away, freezer is full of rancid food, oven is filthy, few lights work, there's a shopping trolley and other assorted crap in garden etc. She's given the renters 7 days to sort it or she will sort it and withhold rent to cover costs. No idea what the Law says but I've seen her take on people before and she doesn't take prisoners! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,352 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Just been for a swim. Did the walking about in the water first, as advised by physio, then 20 lengths of crawl and a bit of floating about to 'warm down'. Always feel better for it. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,097 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Dustbin day today out here in the land that god forgot, anyway I was waiting at the gate for my empty bin and I said to the bin man "a bit cold mate" his reply was " you southerners I don't know, you're up north now" my reply shocked him, "what an old lad from Nottingham" his reply was even better " bloody hell youth ere's yer bin" made my day Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,153 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 17 hours ago, DJ360 said: Just been for a swim. Did the walking about in the water first, as advised by physio, then 20 lengths of crawl and a bit of floating about to 'warm down'. Always feel better for it. Just laughed at myself - read your post as - 'Did the walking about on the water' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,272 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Allus said there were summat special about Col. P.P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 15,495 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 18 hours ago, DJ360 said: Just been for a swim. Did the walking about in the water first, as advised by physio, then 20 lengths of crawl and a bit of floating about to 'warm down'. Always feel better for it. Well done @dj360.....keep at it mate....never was much of a swimmer......no chance now anyway... with the breathing hole'' in me neck........i usually feel better after my short bike rides in the mornings......but for some reason feel knackered this morning.....think i pushed me sen a bit too much... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,352 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 4 hours ago, PeverilPeril said: Just laughed at myself - read your post as - 'Did the walking about on the water' Obviously, I can do that too when required.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 856 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 An interesting spectacle in the very clear twilight sky these evenings. A glorious new crescent moon in formation with a bright Venus. Venus gaining elongation in the solar system throughout the coming months. Years ago in the Broads I witnessed a display of the Milky way arching from horizon to horizon. There was no light pollution at the time and no mist, just a crystal clear sky. When these things are clearly visible I always take time to immerse for a while in something different from the daily grind. Man may come and go but the stars (and their subordinates) go on and on in their own predetermined ways. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,951 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 6 minutes ago, Willow wilson said: An interesting spectacle in the very clear twilight sky these evenings. A glorious new crescent moon in formation with a bright Venus. Having read that, I looked out of the window to my left, and there it was - in full view. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,097 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Trip to Retford market this morning but called at Markham first to pick up a garden shredder/chipper I bought second hand so that will be a job for tomorrow, give it a good cleaning, oiling and greasing where needed before starting on the birch tree cuttings I did a few weeks ago, anyway, cold and damp In Retford but had a nice breakfast in one of the little cafes near the market place, didn't fancy sitting in traffic at the roadworks on the outskirts of the town so decided to turn left out of the car park and head toward the A1 that way, big mistake, A1 blocked solid with traffic heading south from the Worksop junction, quick change of plan so finally ended up driving through part of Sherwood forest to Ollerton and back though Newark, nice drive so not complaining Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,231 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Loving our newly installed wood-burning fire. It’s not yer traditional type, we went for a ‘cassette’ type that sits inside a hole in the wall and it’s just gorgeous to look at and sit beside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,394 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 We don’t have a fireplace in our little bungalow - wish we did- and there’s not even enough space to fix an electric fire against the wall. We do have radiators though so we do keep warm.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 797 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Today I shall be mostly changing lubes on Chrysler. Moving hen coop ably assisted by cats. Communicating with hens and cats as needed. Listening to the existential problems my kids are having to deal with as their incomes exceed their desired expenditure. Here Mr. Dickens comes to mind ......... “Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six , result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery” Mebee listen to a little music as the oil runs from Chrysler running gear..........for me heavenly! Yesterday evening I watched "Three Minutes: A lengthening" on BBC iplayer quite a thoughtful documentary lasting about an hour. I would recommend it to anyone. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,097 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Breakfast and first coffee of the day completed, car washed and inside cleaned, got rid of a bit more of the birch tree debris through the shredder/chipper, now time to fire up the vintage engines, cant beat a bit of "industrial music" on a Sunday, Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,352 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Today after a small bowl of Shreddies, I did knee exercises. Later, I took the long way round to the shops on foot and was totally 'banjaxed' when I got back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 797 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 7 hours ago, plantfit said: vintage engines, cant beat a bit of "industrial music" on a Sunday, Wow this is truly Lister erotica.............. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,097 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Thankyou sir, can't beat a D running at 700 rpm and the ST at 1100 rpm and the little Suffolk enjoying itself at 1500 rpm Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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