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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

    Winkle vendors
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537

      Posted

      and also the old traffic wardens are being whittled down with meters being removed and people having to pay for parking via smart phones just what you need when your in a hurry ,and escuse me but does everyone have a smart phone , i do but i havnt got a clue how to use it other then text and calls 
    • Flowerlady
      Flowerlady tiswas24537

      Posted

      The doctor used to do home visits once a month. That does not happen anymore..
    • georgeGG
      georgeGG tiswas24537

      Posted

      Me too. I read the instructions. A lady came by and paid for her parking. She said it was easy and told me how. I still could not manage and went off to park somewhere else.

      Life is getting all too complicated. When I started to drive you parked outside the shop/house you were visiting.

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 georgeGG

      Posted

      oh god i do know those simplier days 

      and miss them terribly . things are so complicated and everybit of new tec brings about a new chance to be robbed . 

      i dont want to pay by phone i want to pay with good old fashioned cash no wonder i live in vinyage comedy years .

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 Flowerlady

      Posted

      park keeper

      and toilet attendent  

      we had  public toilets every where at one time 

      you didnt need to spend a couple of quid in a cafe to use a there lav just an old penny ,money well spent ,when your bursting .happy days .

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537

      Posted

      the guy who stood out side pivcture houses and let people in in top hat and fancy coat ,

      oh yes and the usherate 

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537

      Posted

      switch board operaters on the telephone exchange
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537

      Posted

      our exchange closed down in banbury and turned into a weather spoons

       

    • georgeGG
      georgeGG tiswas24537

      Posted

      As to the public loos, or rather the lack of them, it saves lots of money PLUS they get lots more in fines when those who just cannot wait are done for indecent exposure. 

      What did people do all those centuries and millennia before WCs were invented and public conveniences were erected? It is a disgraceful abrogation of responsibility. It is again money being preferred to people. 

      In short it is love your money instead of love your neighbour as yourself.

    • georgeGG
      georgeGG tiswas24537

      Posted

      And what about the evening when the cafés are closed? Do you have to go into a pub?  When the pubs close are there any choices left?
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 georgeGG

      Posted

      excatly you didnt need a emergency card in them days public toilets 

      everywhere .

    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 georgeGG

      Posted

      it made for an easeir life you could  go for a walk in the park 

      and always stop for a wee if you needed alot of people with bladder problems dont go out much because of the lack of public loos 

    • georgeGG
      georgeGG tiswas24537

      Posted

      They the wee-ears still have to pay tax. No sense of public service in local gov.
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 georgeGG

      Posted

      oh yes council tax is high here ,we get less and less for it every year 

      we have lost our police station a lovely old victorian building bull dozed and the police moved in to a centre along with alsorts of other buisnesss, 

      sad. no local police staion anymore 

    • georgeGG
      georgeGG tiswas24537

      Posted

      We have lost our police station too. It's the county town too. The court remains, so far. The market too went a few years ago. It is sad to see a town being turned into a dormitory.
    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS tiswas24537

      Posted

      My friend John has key for disabled toilets and said I could get one. You heard of this?
    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS georgeGG

      Posted

      Since the town we lived in turned less rural and more urban we moved.
    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS georgeGG

      Posted

      Remember the law that when a woman needed to go a policeman had to let her go in his helmit? Can't remember if it was all women or just pregnant woman.
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 GeorgiaS

      Posted

      i am not sure about the helmet i heard it was his cape and it was for pregnant women 
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 georgeGG

      Posted

      we lost bakers, butchers, a oflicence, shoe shop, pubs,and cafes .and now the police station, its only a little place people come because its differant

      not for much longer the why everything is being swapped for pound shops and second hand shops its getting like every where esle

    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS tiswas24537

      Posted

      I'm going to have to get someone to live in my spare room because of the bedroom tax and I'm dreading it, I rather go and dig a hole in my garden and dive in it while I still have the option.
    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS

      Posted

      Yes they're probably tax me for dong that too.
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 GeorgiaS

      Posted

      it could be a good thing hun 

      if you find the right person .

      but  a bit unnerving if you dont know the person 

      diffitcult call .

    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS tiswas24537

      Posted

      No idea how to find the right person. I found a website where you can say you've got a spare room. A man who'd been abroad in the forces contacted me and I panicked like hell. Thankfully he wanted a garage for his car and I don't have a gargage so I could say no with a good conscience. Phew!
    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS tiswas24537

      Posted

      I'll hang onto my dignity, independence and brilliantness for as long as I can. razz
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 GeorgiaS

      Posted

      steve had another go at me tonight his being a right pig recetly his been of 3 days and hasnt stopped picking at me then turning back on me when i fight black 
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 GeorgiaS

      Posted

      i am,

       just not knowing if my money is going to be stopped is putting me of booking anything at the moment ,theres a place in leeds that sounds nice .

    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS tiswas24537

      Posted

      When I used to go it was donations only and only if you could afford it. Franciscans.
    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS

      Posted

      Sorry I meant you can just go, money or not!
    • tiswas24537
      tiswas24537 GeorgiaS

      Posted

      cant really go with out money hun even these places cost money 

       

    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS

      Posted

      You don't want to go do you?
    • GeorgiaS
      GeorgiaS tiswas24537

      Posted

      I used to stay with Franciscan sisters but I'm sure the monks will just as lovely. razz
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