.... the good old days before this shite came along?

Steve Howarth

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:02:59 +0100, "Steve Howarth"
 wrote:


>... the good old days before this shite came along?
>
>Steve Howarth


Fuck off, CUNT!

"Steve Howarth"  wrote:


>... the good old days before this shite came along?
>
>Steve Howarth
>


Arr, the good old days...
I remember when I were a lad, there were nine of
us in a tiny little house, and we had to take it in turns
to sit down for uz tea.


-- 
Sleepalot   aa #1385

Sleepalot wrote:

> "Steve Howarth"  wrote:
>
>> ... the good old days before this shite came along?
>>
>> Steve Howarth
>>
>
> Arr, the good old days...
> I remember when I were a lad, there were nine of
> us in a tiny little house, and we had to take it in turns
> to sit down for uz tea.


How many actually got tea on each day?

Does anyone remember what a poss is?

Al




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"Sleepalot"  wrote in message
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> "Steve Howarth"  wrote:
>
> >... the good old days before this shite came along?
> >
> >Steve Howarth
> >
>
> Arr, the good old days...
> I remember when I were a lad, there were nine of
> us in a tiny little house, and we had to take it in turns
> to sit down for uz tea.
>
> Sleepalot   aa #1385
>

That's nowt. When I wuz a lass we lived in a la'al one roomed shack and we
even had to go out to change our mind.

Edith

btw. My kitchen is crowded when there's two in there. Orly keeps saying-get
out of there-95 quadrate meters of flat and a kitchen twice the size of a
toilet . WHO designed it?

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:11:04 -0500, Alfred Packer wrote:


> Sleepalot wrote:
>> "Steve Howarth"  wrote:
>>
>>> ... the good old days before this shite came along?
>>>
>>> Steve Howarth
>>>
>>
>> Arr, the good old days...
>> I remember when I were a lad, there were nine of
>> us in a tiny little house, and we had to take it in turns
>> to sit down for uz tea.
> 
> How many actually got tea on each day?
> 
> Does anyone remember what a poss is?

> Al


I do. I think it's a a stick with 'fingers' on the end
which was used to agitate the washing in a washtub. 
I think they've got them at Beamish. 
My mum had an electric washing machine with an electric
clothes wringer on the top.

Jp

Jpinny wrote:

> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:11:04 -0500, Alfred Packer wrote:
>
>> Sleepalot wrote:
>>> "Steve Howarth"  wrote:
>>>
>>>> ... the good old days before this shite came along?
>>>>
>>>> Steve Howarth
>>>>
>>>
>>> Arr, the good old days...
>>> I remember when I were a lad, there were nine of
>>> us in a tiny little house, and we had to take it in turns
>>> to sit down for uz tea.
>>
>> How many actually got tea on each day?
>>
>> Does anyone remember what a poss is?
>
>> Al
>
> I do. I think it's a a stick with 'fingers' on the end
> which was used to agitate the washing in a washtub.
> I think they've got them at Beamish.
> My mum had an electric washing machine with an electric
> clothes wringer on the top.
>
> Jp


yea, 10 points for Mrs Pinny.

Al




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"Jpinny"  >>

>> Does anyone remember what a poss is?
>
>> Al
>
> I do. I think it's a a stick with 'fingers' on the end
> which was used to agitate the washing in a washtub.
> I think they've got them at Beamish.
> My mum had an electric washing machine with an electric
> clothes wringer on the top.
>
> Jp

 In Linc's we called them a posher. We also had wooden dollies - no not that 
sort of dolly! This was a wooden three legged sort of stool with a  handle 
coming from the middle. It was used to agitate the clothes in the dolly tub. 
Funnily enough the blue bag used to whiten the whites, was referred to as 
dolly blue! They must have had a thing about dollies.   Well, Hello Dolly!

Rex.

"John"  wrote in message
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> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:02:59 +0100, "Steve Howarth"
>  wrote:
>
> >... the good old days before this shite came along?
> >
> >Steve Howarth
>
> Fuck off, CUNT!


Nice to meet you, too, John.  Just in case you misunderstood my comment, I
was talking about the days before people started clogging up my screen with
quiz questions and cancelled message posts.

Steve Howarth

Alfred Packer wrote:

>>>Does anyone remember what a poss is?
>>
>>>Al
>>
>>I do. I think it's a a stick with 'fingers' on the end
>>which was used to agitate the washing in a washtub.
>>I think they've got them at Beamish.
>>My mum had an electric washing machine with an electric
>>clothes wringer on the top.
>>
>>Jp
> 
> 
> yea, 10 points for Mrs Pinny.
> 
> Al


Yay!

Norcot wrote:

> "Jpinny"  >>
> 
>>>Does anyone remember what a poss is?
>>
>>>Al
>>
>>I do. I think it's a a stick with 'fingers' on the end
>>which was used to agitate the washing in a washtub.
>>I think they've got them at Beamish.
>>My mum had an electric washing machine with an electric
>>clothes wringer on the top.
>>
>>Jp
> 
>  In Linc's we called them a posher. We also had wooden dollies - no not that 
> sort of dolly! This was a wooden three legged sort of stool with a  handle 
> coming from the middle. It was used to agitate the clothes in the dolly tub. 
> Funnily enough the blue bag used to whiten the whites, was referred to as 
> dolly blue! They must have had a thing about dollies.   Well, Hello Dolly!
> 
> Rex. 
> 
> 

I've heard of "dolly posses". Thank heavens for Ariston and on and on 
and on and ........

Jp

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> Alfred Packer wrote:
> >>>Does anyone remember what a poss is?
> >>
> >>>Al
> >>
> >>I do. I think it's a a stick with 'fingers' on the end
> >>which was used to agitate the washing in a washtub.
> >>I think they've got them at Beamish.
> >>My mum had an electric washing machine with an electric
> >>clothes wringer on the top.
> >>
> >>Jp
> >
> >
> > yea, 10 points for Mrs Pinny.
> >
> > Al
>
> Yay!


Yay! Hey!

Dolly Bag - scratches her back with a posh poss - bought in Keswick.

"Jpinny"  wrote in message 
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>>
>> Does anyone remember what a poss is?
>
>> Al
>
> I do. I think it's a a stick with 'fingers' on the end
> which was used to agitate the washing in a washtub.
> I think they've got them at Beamish.
> My mum had an electric washing machine with an electric
> clothes wringer on the top.
>

Aha! A 'posser'! We had one in the back of a cupboard somewhere when I was a 
kid.

ally

"Norcot"  wrote in message 
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> In Linc's we called them a posher. We also had wooden dollies - no not 
> that sort of dolly! This was a wooden three legged sort of stool with a 
> handle coming from the middle. It was used to agitate the clothes in the 
> dolly tub. Funnily enough the blue bag used to whiten the whites, was 
> referred to as dolly blue! They must have had a thing about dollies. 
> Well, Hello Dolly!
>

My mum used blue bags. She just called them that - blue bags. What was in 
them - anyone know? They certainly seemed to work.

ally

a l l y wrote:


> My mum used blue bags. She just called them that - blue bags. What was in 
> them - anyone know? They certainly seemed to work.
> 
> ally 
> 
> 

I've actually used a Blue Bag on net curtains - less than 25 years ago. 
I washed the curtains first and then rinsed them with
blue bag. There's some blue dye in them, because blue makes the white 
brighter.
Jp

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> a l l y wrote:
>
> > My mum used blue bags. She just called them that - blue bags. What was
in
> > them - anyone know? They certainly seemed to work.
> >
> > ally
> >
> >
> I've actually used a Blue Bag on net curtains - less than 25 years ago.
> I washed the curtains first and then rinsed them with
> blue bag. There's some blue dye in them, because blue makes the white
> brighter.
> Jp


Not to mention the bucket tops with the hole in the middle were made of
COPPER.

Edith Collector (wishes)

">a l l y wrote:

>
>> My mum used blue bags. She just called them that - blue bags. What was in 
>> them - anyone know? They certainly seemed to work.
>>
>> ally



The laundry blue was a mixture of Chinese blue, which is a good grade of 
Prussian blue, and oxalic acid. The blue die will only dissolve in an acidic 
medium. Some brands used citric and tartaric acids to get their acidity.

Talking of blue. Many years ago, the very first time I visited Cumbria, we 
stayed at Coniston in the 1950's, we motored around a country corner and 
came face to face with a blue man! There was some kind of industrial 
building high up on the side of the road and this chap, covered in blue 
powder from head to foot, all over his clothes and face, was standing 
outside having a fag. What were they producing in those days?

Rex.

"Norcot"  wrote in message
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> Talking of blue. Many years ago, the very first time I visited Cumbria, we
> stayed at Coniston in the 1950's, we motored around a country corner and
> came face to face with a blue man! There was some kind of industrial
> building high up on the side of the road and this chap, covered in blue
> powder from head to foot, all over his clothes and face, was standing
> outside having a fag. What were they producing in those days?
>
> Rex.
>

Morning Rex.
Glass? Paint? Lead?

Edith.

"Norcot"  wrote in message 
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>
>
> The laundry blue was a mixture of Chinese blue, which is a good grade of 
> Prussian blue, and oxalic acid. The blue die will only dissolve in an 
> acidic medium. Some brands used citric and tartaric acids to get their 
> acidity.
>

That's interesting. As a child I thought the word "magic" would occur 
somewhere in the explanation!


> Talking of blue. Many years ago, the very first time I visited Cumbria, we 
> stayed at Coniston in the 1950's, we motored around a country corner and 
> came face to face with a blue man! There was some kind of industrial 
> building high up on the side of the road and this chap, covered in blue 
> powder from head to foot, all over his clothes and face, was standing 
> outside having a fag. What were they producing in those days?
>

Bet it was something highly toxic that would be banned nowadays.

ally

"a l l y"

<>> Talking of blue. Many years ago, the very first time I visited Cumbria, 
we

>> stayed at Coniston in the 1950's, we motored around a country corner and 
>> came face to face with a blue man! There was some kind of industrial 
>> building high up on the side of the road and this chap, covered in blue 
>> powder from head to foot, all over his clothes and face, was standing 
>> outside having a fag. What were they producing in those days?
>>
> Bet it was something highly toxic that would be banned nowadays.
>


 You mean a sort of Sellafield Blue as opposed to Porterhouse Blue?

Rex

On Sunday 28 August 2005 15:51 Norcot wrote:


> 
> "a l l y"
> 
> <>> Talking of blue. Many years ago, the very first time I visited
> Cumbria, we
>>> stayed at Coniston in the 1950's, we motored around a country corner and
>>> came face to face with a blue man! There was some kind of industrial
>>> building high up on the side of the road and this chap, covered in blue
>>> powder from head to foot, all over his clothes and face, was standing
>>> outside having a fag. What were they producing in those days?
>>>
>> Bet it was something highly toxic that would be banned nowadays.
>>
> 
>  You mean a sort of Sellafield Blue as opposed to Porterhouse Blue?
> 
> Rex


I remember something similar. My memory isn't clear but I think there was a
road and a railway line running below a works on the south (or sunny side).
Maybe with a river beyond the works. I think it could have been around
Haverthwaite or Backbarrow. The roads round there seem all different now.
It's odd that I feel I was in a train because I can't ever recall using the
Lake Side branch. The name Reckitt & Coleman comes to mind.

Edgar

"Steve Howarth"  wrote:


>... the good old days before this shite came along?
>
>Steve Howarth
>

How often do you post here, Steve?
Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying that yours is
not a reasonable objection, but I'm wondering...
if we were to rely on you for some entertainment,
how long would we have to wait?


-- 
Sleepalot   aa #1385

"Edgar Iredale" <>

> I remember something similar. My memory isn't clear but I think there was 
> a
> road and a railway line running below a works on the south (or sunny 
> side).
> Maybe with a river beyond the works. I think it could have been around
> Haverthwaite or Backbarrow. The roads round there seem all different now.
> It's odd that I feel I was in a train because I can't ever recall using 
> the
> Lake Side branch. The name Reckitt & Coleman comes to mind.
>

Reckitts blue bags were famous! Fancy them being made in Cumbria. Surely 
there must be a museum up there with a reference to this?

Rex.

"Sleepalot"  wrote in message
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> "Steve Howarth"  wrote:
>
> >... the good old days before this shite came along?
> >
> >Steve Howarth
>
> Sleepalot   aa #1385
>

Where are you now Steve? What have you been doing this weekend. Anything
special? Are you keeping well.?
I stayed in all weekend watching TV in good weather. I'm ruined. I did base
two chairs though, so I did do something useful.

Edith.

"Norcot"  wrote in message
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>
> "Edgar Iredale" <>
> > I remember something similar. My memory isn't clear but I think there
was
> > a
> > road and a railway line running below a works on the south (or sunny
> > side).
> > Maybe with a river beyond the works. I think it could have been around
> > Haverthwaite or Backbarrow. The roads round there seem all different
now.
> > It's odd that I feel I was in a train because I can't ever recall using
> > the
> > Lake Side branch. The name Reckitt & Coleman comes to mind.
> >
> Reckitts blue bags were famous! Fancy them being made in Cumbria. Surely
> there must be a museum up there with a reference to this?
>
> Rex.
>

I was going to say it's maybe a laundary but Rex was too quick.

Edith.

"The Traveller" >>

> I was going to say it's maybe a laundary but Rex was too quick.
>
> Edith.
>

What do you think then? Maybe this poor chap fell in a vat of Blue-bagged 
water? I doooon't think so.
They were either making Blue-bags (or maybe blue films? )

Rex.

On Monday 29 August 2005 07:39 Norcot wrote:


> 
> "Edgar Iredale" <>
>> I remember something similar. My memory isn't clear but I think there was
>> a
>> road and a railway line running below a works on the south (or sunny
>> side).
>> Maybe with a river beyond the works. I think it could have been around
>> Haverthwaite or Backbarrow. The roads round there seem all different now.
>> It's odd that I feel I was in a train because I can't ever recall using
>> the
>> Lake Side branch. The name Reckitt & Coleman comes to mind.
>>
> Reckitts blue bags were famous! Fancy them being made in Cumbria. Surely
> there must be a museum up there with a reference to this?
> 
> Rex.


I checked on Google and here's one site:-
http://www.haverthwaite-backbarrow.co.uk/22.html
There are other pages on the side menu there about the history and so forth
of the works and process etc.

They manufactured ultramarine blue.

Seems my memory wasn't too far wrong. Still can't remember going on that
railway though. Must have seen it from the road I suppose.

Edgar

"Edgar Iredale">

> I checked on Google and here's one site:-
> http://www.haverthwaite-backbarrow.co.uk/22.html
> There are other pages on the side menu there about the history and so 
> forth
> of the works and process etc.
>
> They manufactured ultramarine blue.
>
> Seems my memory wasn't too far wrong. Still can't remember going on that
> railway though. Must have seen it from the road I suppose.
>
> Edgar


And my memory! Mind you to drive around a blind bend and find yourself 
looking at a blue man, is memorable. It would have been about 1958/9, the 
first year we drove up to the lakes from Lincolnshire. I had an old Standard 
8 in those days.  We stayed in Coniston and walked up the Old Man after tea. 
That was a very wet year. I recall viewing most of the lakes through a wet 
car window.
Thanks for the ultramarine reference. Very interesting.

Rex.

"Norcot"  wrote in message
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>
> "The Traveller" >>
> > I was going to say it's maybe a laundary but Rex was too quick.
> >
> > Edith.
> >
> What do you think then? Maybe this poor chap fell in a vat of Blue-bagged
> water? I doooon't think so.
> They were either making Blue-bags (or maybe blue films? )
>
> Rex.
>

Blue films? He got more than he had bargained for then.

Edith

"Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Monday 29 August 2005 07:39 Norcot wrote:
>
> >
> > "Edgar Iredale" <>
> >> I remember something similar. My memory isn't clear but I think there
was
> >> a
> >> road and a railway line running below a works on the south (or sunny
> >> side).
> >> Maybe with a river beyond the works. I think it could have been around
> >> Haverthwaite or Backbarrow. The roads round there seem all different
now.
> >> It's odd that I feel I was in a train because I can't ever recall using
> >> the
> >> Lake Side branch. The name Reckitt & Coleman comes to mind.
> >>
> > Reckitts blue bags were famous! Fancy them being made in Cumbria. Surely
> > there must be a museum up there with a reference to this?
> >
> > Rex.
>
> I checked on Google and here's one site:-
> http://www.haverthwaite-backbarrow.co.uk/22.html
> There are other pages on the side menu there about the history and so
forth
> of the works and process etc.
>
> They manufactured ultramarine blue.
>
> Seems my memory wasn't too far wrong. Still can't remember going on that
> railway though. Must have seen it from the road I suppose.
>
> Edgar


Nice site. There's a Blue colour works here in Vestfold too.

http://home.c2i.net/audiodesign/gruvebil.htm

"Norcot"  wrote in message
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>
> "Edgar Iredale">
> > I checked on Google and here's one site:-
> > http://www.haverthwaite-backbarrow.co.uk/22.html
> > There are other pages on the side menu there about the history and so
> > forth
> > of the works and process etc.
> >
> > They manufactured ultramarine blue.
> >
> > Seems my memory wasn't too far wrong. Still can't remember going on that
> > railway though. Must have seen it from the road I suppose.
> >
> > Edgar
>
> And my memory! Mind you to drive around a blind bend and find yourself
> looking at a blue man, is memorable. It would have been about 1958/9, the
> first year we drove up to the lakes from Lincolnshire. I had an old
Standard
> 8 in those days.  We stayed in Coniston and walked up the Old Man after
tea.
> That was a very wet year. I recall viewing most of the lakes through a wet
> car window.
> Thanks for the ultramarine reference. Very interesting.
>
> Rex.


It was too, Edgar. Thank you. Hope all is well with you and the Missis.

Edith.

On Monday 29 August 2005 11:36 The Traveller wrote:


> 
> "Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message
> news:deuk7i$ou9$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> On Monday 29 August 2005 07:39 Norcot wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > "Edgar Iredale" <>
>> >> I remember something similar. My memory isn't clear but I think there
> was
>> >> a
>> >> road and a railway line running below a works on the south (or sunny
>> >> side).
>> >> Maybe with a river beyond the works. I think it could have been around
>> >> Haverthwaite or Backbarrow. The roads round there seem all different
> now.
>> >> It's odd that I feel I was in a train because I can't ever recall
>> >> using the
>> >> Lake Side branch. The name Reckitt & Coleman comes to mind.
>> >>
>> > Reckitts blue bags were famous! Fancy them being made in Cumbria.
>> > Surely there must be a museum up there with a reference to this?
>> >
>> > Rex.
>>
>> I checked on Google and here's one site:-
>> http://www.haverthwaite-backbarrow.co.uk/22.html
>> There are other pages on the side menu there about the history and so
> forth
>> of the works and process etc.
>>
>> They manufactured ultramarine blue.
>>
>> Seems my memory wasn't too far wrong. Still can't remember going on that
>> railway though. Must have seen it from the road I suppose.
>>
>> Edgar
> 
> Nice site. There's a Blue colour works here in Vestfold too.
> 
> http://home.c2i.net/audiodesign/gruvebil.htm


Nice Jeep!

Nice site too but not much use as I don't have Norwegian.

Edgar

On Monday 29 August 2005 11:38 The Traveller wrote:
8><---------------

> 
> It was too, Edgar. Thank you. Hope all is well with you and the Missis.
> 
> Edith.


Hello Edith,

Yes all well here - except that we are still in Surrey.
I just pop in here from time to time.
We had a week at Loweswater a few weeks ago. It was really lovely.
Are you coming over again soon?

Edgar

"Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Monday 29 August 2005 11:36 The Traveller wrote:
>
> >
> > "Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:deuk7i$ou9$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >> On Monday 29 August 2005 07:39 Norcot wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > "Edgar Iredale" <>
> >> >> I remember something similar. My memory isn't clear but I think
there
> > was
> >> >> a
> >> >> road and a railway line running below a works on the south (or sunny
> >> >> side).
> >> >> Maybe with a river beyond the works. I think it could have been
around
> >> >> Haverthwaite or Backbarrow. The roads round there seem all different
> > now.
> >> >> It's odd that I feel I was in a train because I can't ever recall
> >> >> using the
> >> >> Lake Side branch. The name Reckitt & Coleman comes to mind.
> >> >>
> >> > Reckitts blue bags were famous! Fancy them being made in Cumbria.
> >> > Surely there must be a museum up there with a reference to this?
> >> >
> >> > Rex.
> >>
> >> I checked on Google and here's one site:-
> >> http://www.haverthwaite-backbarrow.co.uk/22.html
> >> There are other pages on the side menu there about the history and so
> > forth
> >> of the works and process etc.
> >>
> >> They manufactured ultramarine blue.
> >>
> >> Seems my memory wasn't too far wrong. Still can't remember going on
that
> >> railway though. Must have seen it from the road I suppose.
> >>
> >> Edgar
> >
> > Nice site. There's a Blue colour works here in Vestfold too.
> >
> > http://home.c2i.net/audiodesign/gruvebil.htm
>
> Nice Jeep!
>
> Nice site too but not much use as I don't have Norwegian.
>
> Edgar
>

Just look at the pictures, Edgar. No sweat. The jeep is as old as I am and
we're still running.

Edith.

"Edgar Iredale" <edgar@iredale-we.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Monday 29 August 2005 11:38 The Traveller wrote:
> 8><---------------
> >
> > It was too, Edgar. Thank you. Hope all is well with you and the Missis.
> >
> > Edith.
>
> Hello Edith,
>
> Yes all well here - except that we are still in Surrey.
> I just pop in here from time to time.
> We had a week at Loweswater a few weeks ago. It was really lovely.
> Are you coming over again soon?
>
> Edgar


Loweswater is my favourite and the Vale of Lorten. Really lovely. I hope you
two make it before the cows come home.

Edith wnats to make it too.

The Traveller wrote:


>>
> 
> It's only 116 days until Christmas?
> 
> Edith
> 
> 

I'd plonk you if you weren't you.

Jp

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> The Traveller wrote:
>
> >>
> >
> > It's only 116 days until Christmas?
> >
> > Edith
> >
> >
> I'd plonk you if you weren't you.
>
> Jp


Roooooooooooofl! I don't doubt it. Fell off me chair laughing.........sides
splitting. It's gonna be a good day.

Edith.