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tiswas24537
tiswas24537

 name trades /jobs that dont exist anymore

rag and bone men 

milk man

bus conductor

 

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  • georgeGG
    georgeGG tiswas24537

    Posted

    The Leary
    • georgeGG
      georgeGG tiswas24537

      Posted

      The Leary was the man who went round the streets at dusk with a lit taper on a long pole which also had a hook near the top end. With that he turned on the gas and lit the mantle in the street lights, one by one.

      at dawn he covered the same route and turned off the gas  on each street light.

      I was born into the closing years of town gas, gas street lighting and gas light in my first primary school. The school janitor (the janny) performed the office of Leary for the school.

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 georgeGG

      Posted

      got you

      on that note the knockerer uper ,from before the time everyone could aford clocks or watches .. 

      o

    • georgeGG
      georgeGG tiswas24537

      Posted

      Brilliant, Tiswas. He was usually a self appointed volunteer and covered the houses in a smallish area.
  • georgeGG
    georgeGG tiswas24537

    Posted

    tinker
    • georgeGG
      georgeGG tiswas24537

      Posted

      I think they used to be called GUARD and have transmogrified into TRAIN MANAGER. The duties are not identical however. So it may be acceptable to say GUARD has disappeared.
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 georgeGG

      Posted

      we still have gaurds on yorkshire trains 

      but there job is going 

      apparently in 2020 its likely that we will not only be seeing cars that drive them self but trains as well ,with drivers only as a computer screen watcher 

    • georgeGG
      georgeGG tiswas24537

      Posted

      A few years ago I took a journey in an automatic train. I think it was from an airport somewhere out east?
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 georgeGG

      Posted

      one of the drivers close to retirement went into work one day  with a pair of dark glasses and a white stick it didnt go down well he got  a telling of 

      no point sacking him because he was close to retiring . 

       

  • GeorgiaS
    GeorgiaS tiswas24537

    Posted

    Non violent police men. Ok I'll be serious! 

    Honest politicians. I'll try again.

    Punch and Judy puppeteers on the beach?

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 GeorgiaS

      Posted

      yes they are rare but there was still one in bridlington afew years back .
    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS tiswas24537

      Posted

      Really wow, it was so entertaining watching them. I'm scared of clowns but I wasn't scared of punch and judy. razz
    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS

      Posted

      Just an added thought, why don't clowns go extinct?
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 GeorgiaS

      Posted

      its not as violent as punch and judy used to be but it was nice to see. 

       

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