Compo 10,326 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 I still have a pack of "Blick" Lettraset. If you scroll back through these pages you will find a photo of it somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Anyone remember these? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Soemone mentioned British Passports a page or two back. Also in photo: An iron bedstead spanner and a button hook............. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, Compo said: Anyone remember these? They look like tawses. They were used for beatings in Scottish schools but I don’t think the barbaric practice came south of the border. Just the good old English cane. There were some sadists in the teaching profession who took pleasure in inflicting pain on small children. Now you just reason with them! European Court of Human Rights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,377 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Oh trust me on this they certainly came south of the border! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 I’ve never seen one in/on the flesh but I always kept my head down and never got into trouble. Or if I did I made sure they couldn’t pin it on me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,869 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 One of the teachers at Trent Bridge juniors gave me the strap with one of those, I would have been about 10 years old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Mr Smith Music teacher at Padstow had the one in the middle,,he kept it on a Radiator and he named it Larry,,i suffered from its force,,and daft as it sounds i liked Mr Smith,, Edit,, looking back i reckon most of our male teachers owned a ''Strap'' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Cracker Barrel cheese - Canadian Cheddar in stick form - similar to how butter is sold in the USA. Two types, one in blue foil and one in fed foil. I quite liked it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Our general science teacher had the tawse in the middle. He named it "Willy". His threat to misbehaving boys was "If you don't behave I will get my Willy out to you, boy!" This always caused a roar of laughter and the misbehaving ceased, pronto. Of course, he would be locked up for such a comment in today's snowflake society. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Spotted these service plates on a wall in Wick the other day. Note the real measurements from pre-EU days. I know that the "H" was a hydrant but anyone know what the "S" was?: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
West Bridgfordian 144 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Sewer? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,002 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Stop valve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Ide say it was a 6" sewer 8 1/2ft away! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,002 Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Here is a couple more pictures for you Compo, showing hydrant posts and stop valves , On them you can see that the distance measurement to the main is the same. they were installed by the Water Board so as to enable them to isolate different sections of water main to enable them to work on them, such as to repair leaks, hope that helps. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,217 Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Drops of oil under the car usually leaking from a rocker cover gasket, sump gasket or a rear main seal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Re the service plates: SV is stop valve so I think the team have it with 6" sewer, 8½ft away. the plate are close to each other, near the bottom of a steep hill. Next time I'm down that way I will take a look and see if there is an access hatch 8½ft away in the road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 6” sounds a bit narrow for a sewer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Indeed it does, Phil. I tmay be a pipe from a block of old houses on the roadside. My septic tank pipework is 6" and was designed to cope with the waste ffrom the station and two cottages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 "....and all because the lady loves Milk Tray" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, Compo said: Indeed it does, Phil. I tmay be a pipe from a block of old houses on the roadside. My septic tank pipework is 6" and was designed to cope with the waste ffrom the station and two cottages. Well yes I guess so. Thinking back to the good old days before we were on the mains drainage we had similar diameter pipes and even now we have a 6 inch, 150 yard run down to the mains drain on the lane. There are 4 inspection covers though and I do have a substantial set of drain rods. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Nowt like a septic tank to keep you occupied. Especially after a couple of inchs of rain like we've had in the last day or two. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Don't I just know it, Phil! When it backs up to the inspection hatch and I have to dig out almost a cubic metre of grunge before I can get my drain rods in! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 It’s always very satisfying when it gurgles and disappears though! Touch wood it’s not blocked for a few years! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted January 5, 2019 Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Eeeh Strawberries at 1/2 halfpenny,, them were days................ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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