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  1. Arkrite

    School Discipline

    Having read through the above posts I remember being treated at school much the same. My school time was during the 1950s and 60s state primary and secondary modern schools. Older teachers I recall were time servers and many exservice men brutal in the use of the cane on young people. Now we...
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    DISGUSTING FOOD

    Correct me if I am wrong but I believe the sale of animal brains and the spinal cord is banned following the outbreak of Mad Cow Disease. I remember eating brains on toast as a boy and it didn'tttttttttttttttttttt do me any harm.
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    First Peddle Car - First Pedal Car

    Look around you and I bet hardly anyone you know scratch builds this sought of thing now. If your Dad did not make you one there was always a bunch of mates who had enough ideas to cobble one together. No wonder this country is short of engineers these days. Like many forum members I spent most...
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    Items that have faded away

    In my youth it was a woman who sold the shellfish and was accompanied by lady member of the Salvation Army selling the Watchtower. Probably thought there was safety in numbers.
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    Hairdressing & barbering

    Has anyone heard of the Pyramid method of sharpening safety razor blades ? just place your old blade beneath a compass aligned pyramid and overnight it becomes sharp. Food will supposedly last longer if kept under a pyramid. I can already feel those raised eyebrows and knowing looks Arkrite gets...
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    Items that have faded away

    .OOOUUUUUCCHHH..!!!! I bet as many footballers ended up punch drunk as did boxers. I miss the old MacFisheries. Small fish counters in supermarkets are not the same and any independant fresh fish shop soon closes.
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    Charabanc Outing

    Sorry I cannot help but what a fantastic photo. I feel ready to jump aboard and away to go.
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    Worcestershire Railways Site

    Thank you. I live in the town and have never heard of it.
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    Cadbury Changes

    These archives are they the property of the company or in trust ? They could be a nice donation to an ivy league university, or worth a packet to a rich collector. Keep a close eye on their future if I were you.
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    Top chip shop

    The Search for The Holy Grail of Perfect Fish and Chips.......I have found some good ones but the search continues. I mean ,what happens when you find the perfect ones ?
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    The Kings Speech (New Film)

    Ever since I can remember I have had a stammer which made me shy. Socialising was agony because of the micky tacking. I learned of the great men in history who overcame this problem and started to tackle it my way as no one appeared interested in doing so. I became so good at hiding it only when...
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    BBC 4 Golden Age of Coach Travel

    As is told by the previous posts coach travel was an adventure as well as a means of travel. Since the 1980s coaches have become reliable, comfortable and speedy forms of transport. Like the railways a bit faceless and characterless in modern times. Perhaps we are at this moment enjoying our...
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    1930s Hygiene

    Stitcher, the last time I had a dose of ring worm was in 1986 when working as a machinist. The chap who worked the machine before me was a part-time dairy milker.I used a pair of his gloves by mistake.It was easy to get rid of using modern creams.
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    1930s Hygiene

    I think that most us had a dose of nits. I always caught them after returning to school after the holidays. What about RingWorm ? I believe the way to get rid of it was by applying Gentian Violet. I am sure I must have had it at least once. If any thing was going free I was up for it.
  15. Arkrite

    I received some sad news today....

    Sorry too hear of your loss. Moms are always special.
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    Items that have faded away

    "Remember the white/red light that you fixed to the car offside window and was connected to the battery so you were parking legally at night." I remember some people use to hang a " Liberated " Council paraffin lamp from the drivers door handle........something you would find impossible to do...
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    Charles Dickens - Christmas Carol

    As I have grown older I have appreciated Charles Dickens more, both as a writer and for his social work. This morning I listened to one of his short stories " The Chimes", Whereas "A Christmas Carol " is full of hope and charity "The Chimes " is set at the New Year and is depressing in the...
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    Items that have faded away

    I saw a character wearing one of those hats at the Bromyard Folk Festival this year. Just why I do not know but some weird types roll up every year.
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    Items that have faded away

    Before we "bury " some of these products it would appear some are still sold but as they are not big sellers you have to hunt for them. https://www.feathergills.co.uk/
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    Why the Industrial Revolution.

    If I remember correctly was it not the Bessemer Converter method of producing steel that was the big boost to German Industry. This enabled the use of sulphur heavy coal to be used when smelting. Germany had loads of the stuff. While working in Machining we had Kaizen ,and a few other systems...
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