carni 10,094 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hey Girls, It looks like the old Whirlpools will need an airing. Pointy bosoms are back in fashion. Better sort out my tight sweaters in preparation. Whoohoo! Hope the moths haven't had a feast. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redbowen 131 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 For a minute I thought you were on about the washing machine. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hope the moths haven't had a feast. Obviously not man made, you must be an M&S girl? The bullet bra thing seems a bit, well, sexist to me as well as one sided. Is there nothing from the fifties or sixties we men can re-invent to project us in a different light? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Nice big Cricket Box and Jock strap always did it for me........ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Haha, I'll bet but I was thinking more on the lines of: (woohoo, this is my 600th post) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Marilyn was so flippin gorgeous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
k p lehmann 6 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 On 31/12/2010 at 2:10 PM, katyjay said: 11. Metal ice trays with levers 12. Blue flashbulb 13. Cork popguns 14. Wash tub wringers If you remembered 0-3 = Youre still young If you remembered 3-6 = You are getting older If you remembered 7-10 = Don't tell your age If you remembered 11-14 = You're positively ancient! Â 11-14. Don't mind being ancient - dinosaur's were around for 60 million years and we still have birds today LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frinton john 19 Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Not fogetting Al Read Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Ah thought, Right Monkey!! Always enjoyed old Al. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Lots of memories. The arrangement of desks in the classroom. The chairs are  different, I remember wooden ones. The crate of milk bottles! At Portland they did not put straws in for us.  I hated school milk and my mum used to write a note each year saying I should not have it! It used to make me feel sick. Even now I do not have milk in tea or coffee. Not an allergy just general disgust! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Likewise, I hated milk at school. Because of school milk, to this day I can't drink milk on its own, nor bear to look at it when it's being poured. I'm only ok with milk if it's within something and I can't see the milk itself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Agreed - coudn't drink the milk at school, and can't bear the thought of drinking it on it's own now. It's OK in coffee or in cooking but that's definitely all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,130 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 11 hours ago, Cliff Ton said: Likewise, I hated milk at school. Because of school milk, to this day I can't drink milk on its own, nor bear to look at it when it's being poured. I'm only ok with milk if it's within something and I can't see the milk itself. School milk was dreadful. By the time we had it at first break (playtime) it was tepid and tasted disgusting. It put me off drinking raw milk for life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Not wanting to get political, but didn't old Maggie Thatcher solve the school milk problem? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 I am going to upset some folk, when shooting over the farm at Strelley I use to drink it fresh from the cow, still warm and creamy... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Hubbys family are builders and when they worked at one of the farms in the area, the owners would give them fresh milk from the cow. My husband says it was very fatty, but he didn't mind it.  When he was young (Before I met him), the area around here was more countryfied and the A449 Stafford road was just a one lane road. The farmer used to deliver the milk by cart, it was carried in churns and he would measure it in a one pint ladle, leaving it in the pans my future mother in law left out front on the wall.  There is a farm quite close to us at Water Eaton that advertises in the lane 'Raw Milk for sale', but we haven't tried it yet. Not sure if we have to get it ourselves? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Wen aworra lad in Comyn Street, the milk was delivered from the back of a pony and trap from the churn, ladled into your jug. The milkman was Mr Cope, lived at the top of Gt Freeman St. The raw milk round here is from a DIY dispenser into a plastic container supplied as part of your purchase, that's better than straight from the cow as it is almost impossible to aim into a plastic bottle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 7 hours ago, philmayfield said: School milk was dreadful. By the time we had it at first break (playtime) it was tepid and tasted disgusting. It put me off drinking raw milk for life.  My taste buds must be different to yours Phil as we both drank milk from the same crate at the same school and I loved it!  1 hour ago, NewBasfordlad said: I am going to upset some folk, when shooting over the farm at Strelley I use to drink it fresh from the cow, still warm and creamy...  When some friends of mine went on holiday or to dog shows which they did frequently, I used to milk their 2 goats twice a day and bring the milk home for our use.  The milk was lovely as the goats had a controlled diet (no cabbages etc!)  My mum was  living with us at this particular point in our lives and she loved it too as she was brought up on a farm.  We had lots of rice puddings, custards and bowls of cereals, of course.  Our 4 cats and 2 dogs  also lapped it up as goat's milk didn't seem to upset their digestion. I got quite expert at milking these two goats as they had been well trained to stand still (most of the time!) for the 15 minutes it took for each one.  The very odd time, one of them would have a tantrum and stick her foot in the bucket, so all that had to be poured down the sink, and a clean new bucket used.  What a waste! I also milked some other friend's goats For ONE day only, but they were very difficult to control... it's a bit like badly behaved dogs, I think.... the owners don't train them properly.   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,130 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 You probably drank the bottle that I left as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, philmayfield said: You probably drank the bottle that I left as well! Â Quite possibly, Phil! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Arrrrrrrrrrh love milk me .......... mind I was still breast fed well into my late teens  1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 When I took my first church it was out in the country. Â First time we went to one of the homes we were served fresh cows milk. Â Not wanting to offend a new family I gave it a try. Â I was pleasantly surprised. Â It tasted better than the pasteurized stuff in the stores. Â Never did me any harm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Commo, luckily I didn't have to milk the beast that could have disastrous, there was a stainless steel pipe from the milking parlour to the dairy where it spilled into to a large vat for cooling etc. We just had to hold a cup under the pipe and Bobs your auntie. Â As an aside haven't they now changed their minds and are now saying dairy fats are good for you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 1/6/2018 at 2:35 AM, NewBasfordlad said: As an aside haven't they now changed their minds and are now saying dairy fats are good for you I think that you will find, it depends on who is getting the biggest subsidy and which branch of the medical they support! ' eggs are good, eggs are bad, milk is good, milk is bad, meat is good, meat is bad. Any pattern showing up yet?. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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