'Orse Road

[mw0njm.]

mwOnjm,after the war my mother gave the rag & bone man some old clothes and a tin bath.He gave her 2 chickens,1 with a bad leg so called her Peggy.had them a good few years till just before we moved from Vauxhall to Glebe Farm in1949

i am so glad they lived edifi. i had some but the fox got them.

 

[wages clerk]

my mom had chickens off rag and bone man around easter times and kept them in the remains of the anderson shelter.xmas dinner!!

 

[maypolebaz]

No one seems to mention TIP CAT ,bit of wood pointed at each end and a bit of wood for a bat.Good Timesas with the match sticks in the gutter when it rained

Blimey, I'd forgotten Tip Cat. Wasted on me, never could get the hang of it ! While I think about it, I don't think there's been a mention of Jackstones.

 

[Edifi]

Pete,were we lived in Inkerman St we had a back yard and a bit of garden.My father fenced it off with Wire Netting to keep them safe.There were 4 houses with a good supply of peelings ,cabbage and bits to keep the chickens happy.And in return the neighbours had a good supply of Eggs.We finished with 6 ,so a good lot of Eggs.My mom even sold a few to Pickfords a small shop across the road.

 

[Radiorails]

'orse road seems to have got lost this is title of this thread.
Birmingham sayings are here:

Brummie sayings & language

When my father wanted too go to the toilet he always said "I'm going to have a look at my TAY & SUGAR" he meant tea and sugar, he came from Smethwick. Any ideas where it came from. I have heard it since in the north, Manchester on the radio in a series called "The Bradshaws" on Century FM. Happy...

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[JohnO]

I still occasionally say ‘oss road’ - I don’t think I ever heard it as ‘orse road, leastways not in the Black Country.