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mikejee said:
No mention of the horse's legs , only his own and the cart
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Like cars today, horses then were replaceable. Unlike in our caring society, horses although living were considered just as motive power but unlike an engine, if anything broke it often wasn't repairable. In this 1900 New York picture, boys play near a dead horse yet take no notice: it was the way things were.

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Lloyd said:
Like cars today, horses then were replaceable. Unlike in our caring society, horses although living were considered just as motive power but unlike an engine, if anything broke it often wasn't repairable. In this 1900 New York picture, boys play near a dead horse yet take no notice: it was the way things were.

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:joy::joy::joy::joy:
 
They're waiting for the knacker man to come and collect it.

I saw a Co-op horse lying like that in Sidcup road and the milk float with broken shafts where it had fallen, they recovered it with a flatbed truck, just tied a rope around its shoulders and dragged it on with a winch.
 
Lloyd said:
Like cars today, horses then were replaceable. Unlike in our caring society, horses although living were considered just as motive power but unlike an engine, if anything broke it often wasn't repairable. In this 1900 New York picture, boys play near a dead horse yet take no notice: it was the way things were.

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It is the advertisement for condensed milk that would give me nightmares. Carnation with peaches ... the horror!!
 
jmadone said:
I was brought up on tinned fruit served with Carnation for Sunday tea. Always served with bread and real butter. :yum
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Generally Sunday, for many, was a day to sleep in later than usual. Garden, maintenance or pub - whatever was your choice (or permitted ;) ) - then a Sunday lunch (dinner for some) again at a later time than usual. Some some folk it was as late as 3pm. This. naturally, meant a light meal for supper (tea time) which generally consisted on tinned salmon or meat, often with cucumber (soaked in vinegar) and maybe beetroot. Lettuce was another item but usually seasonal. This would be followed by canned fruit with cream or tinned milk, or maybe jelly and ice cream. If the lady of the house had baked then cake was another additional item.
 
Radiorails said:
Generally Sunday, for many, was a day to sleep in later than usual. Garden, maintenance or pub - whatever was your choice (or permitted ;) ) - then a Sunday lunch (dinner for some) again at a later time than usual. Some some folk it was as late as 3pm. This. naturally, meant a light meal for supper (tea time) which generally consisted on tinned salmon or meat, often with cucumber (soaked in vinegar) and maybe beetroot. Lettuce was another item but usually seasonal. This would be followed by canned fruit with cream or tinned milk, or maybe jelly and ice cream. If the lady of the house had baked then cake was another additional item.
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3.00pm Lunch as chucking out time was 10 past 2. Now many go to the Pub for their Sunday Lunch!
 
www.midlandspubs.co.uk said:
Whenever I have crashed my main concern has been for my machine!
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I pranged a few years ago in Colorado USA I broke my shoulder blade, hit a bloody HORSE!! on the trail a woman riding along on er orse, she rode across in front of me NO BLOODY SIGNALS!! She said "You ok?" I said "No I hurt like hell" she rode off!! But when the ambulance came, I was sure to have me Claud Butler boik along with me. It was OK, bars a bit bent but me not so good but all Ok now
 
When I took my 3 girls to their NANS on a Sunday afternoon always and I mean always there was always Pineapple Chunks with Evaporated Milk.And of cause Salmon,and Cucumber and Onion in Vinegar
 
I still eat peaches and evaporated milk, Tesco do a good own label tin of peaches for around 38p (varies up and down a penny or two) and their own label evap milk for 50p.

I'd put photos up but I ate the last of them. :)
 
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