Santa going round the streets on the back of a trailer.
I was at a mates a few years back and a bloke knocked on his door offering to sharpen his knives at 10 bob a time. He put his bike up on a stand and then pedalled to make a whet stone spin on the handlebars to sharpen the knives. Lovely piece of village life....
gypsies selling wooden clothes pegs door to door. national health spectacles. A sticker on the back of a new car saying "Running in, please pass" The Saturday night dance at the local hall.
[cite]Posted By: DaveStorry[/cite]Santa came down our road monday night sitting in a half caravan pulled by a range rover.
(Courtesy Erith round table)
And we still get Rag n Bone man occasionally.
Don't see the Grooms' van anymore though.
Must be the fact I no longer live in a suburban setting!
Spangles Old English (or any Spangles)
Rosettes
Corona delivery lorry
Mackintosh's delivery lorry
Faggot Man (no not what you young'uns are thinking)
Mikki Chocolate Drink
Coalman/Dustman/Milkman/Rent Man/Insurance Man all coming to your door
(Are you listening Mr. Refuse Collector)
Rossi's ice cream man.
Cuffs of Woolwich
Bewley & Co. Tobacconist
Lyons Tea House
[cite]Posted By: AshTray[/cite]Santa going round the streets on the back of a trailer.
I was at a mates a few years back and a bloke knocked on his door offering to sharpen his knives at 10 bob a time. He put his bike up on a stand and then pedalled to make a whet stone spin on the handlebars to sharpen the knives. Lovely piece of village life....
Erm - this was two years ago, annual event round our way.
[cite]Posted By: March51[/cite]Trolleybuses and trams,espcially the 32 tram that went from Abbey Wood to the Embankment via 'Charlton Athletic Football Ground'.
Nice one ........ but you're the only supporter still alive who can remember them!
*big smiley winky thingy*
In my village, Len ........ we still have red phone boxes.
In my village, Ash Tray .....Santa came round only last night inside a "sleigh" trailer.
In my village, Bloodnut ....... we still have girls with a proper bush on their fanny. But personally, no thanks - prefer it smiling and winking at me.
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I was at a mates a few years back and a bloke knocked on his door offering to sharpen his knives at 10 bob a time. He put his bike up on a stand and then pedalled to make a whet stone spin on the handlebars to sharpen the knives. Lovely piece of village life....
(Courtesy Erith round table)
And we still get Rag n Bone man occasionally.
Don't see the Grooms' van anymore though.
national health spectacles.
A sticker on the back of a new car saying "Running in, please pass"
The Saturday night dance at the local hall.
Must be the fact I no longer live in a suburban setting!
broadway video, tw records and discarded 'gentlemens literature' in the woods
Saw one in Leeds at the start of Oct. Lovely girl, but put me right off. Sorry.
Rosettes
Corona delivery lorry
Mackintosh's delivery lorry
Faggot Man (no not what you young'uns are thinking)
Mikki Chocolate Drink
Coalman/Dustman/Milkman/Rent Man/Insurance Man all coming to your door
(Are you listening Mr. Refuse Collector)
Rossi's ice cream man.
Cuffs of Woolwich
Bewley & Co. Tobacconist
Lyons Tea House
People walking away from football grounds at 5PM with a transistor radio glued to their ear
The Queen Mum
Jade Goody
Erm - this was two years ago, annual event round our way.
Satin scarves tied round wrists.
Good old fashioned proper tramps.
RACS
Nice one ........ but you're the only supporter still alive who can remember them!
*big smiley winky thingy*
In my village, Ash Tray .....Santa came round only last night inside a "sleigh" trailer.
In my village, Bloodnut ....... we still have girls with a proper bush on their fanny. But personally, no thanks - prefer it smiling and winking at me.
;o)
Space raiders
20 cigs for £3.40
A pint of larger for under £2.00
Kids playing cricket 'full stop'............................................................mores the pity I have to say.
I tend not to check them out in their gardens :-)