It's time to remember "What we used to do!"

[Gunge]

Fast bike the Suz gt, I had a gt250 x7,I can smell the two stroke smoke!

My mate totalled one of those at the age of 15 and died... done the ol' caustic soda in the exhaust trick more times than I care to remember. Talking of soda, we still use washing soda in our drum, seems to make any detergent you can think of about twice as effective. Ya don't need Mr. soddin' Muscle!

 

[Cwrw666]

With regard to the properties of Potassium Permanganate:

• It's a formidable fungicide for anything that's living and growing on your skin.
• It does turn your skin brown; which is how I know that it is doing its stuff.

If you ever get ringworm - I live on a farm and work with animals so it's a constant possibility. Don't go to the doctors as they'll give you a cream to put on it that you have to use for months and it still won't get the job done. Potassium permanganate will do the job with one application. Might leave a scar though.

 

[Cwrw666]

Bicarb of soda in hot water as a fix for heartburn. Tastes yuk but does the job. And doesn't cost the same per volume as a bog standard gin/vodka, unlike this sticky gloop
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003L78BD2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Half a pint of milk works as well.

 

[BarnBrian]

My Gran used to swear by wrapping a sweaty sock round her neck to cure a sore throat. Thankfully she didn’t need to use it too often.

 

[terrym]

My mum had a metal cup in the fridge with fat in it. No matter what was cooking, the fat came out of the cup and went back in afterwards. Does anyone still do that?

My Mum used to store the chip pan with cooking fat inside it in a kitchen cupboard. When needed out it came, when finished with, back into the cupboard. And we didn't eat all that many chips and the fat only got chucked out when it had started to taste a bit off which could be many weeks on from new. This is in the days when there was no such thing as 'cooking oil' or if there was she didn't use it it was lard or dripping. Certainly the only use for olive oil was for softening wax in your ear.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

My Gran used to swear by wrapping a sweaty sock round her neck to cure a sore throat. Thankfully she didn’t need to use it too often.

 

[Rodj]

I once knew a Spanish lady who lived near Barcelona. Had a lovely villa. She used a mix of olive oil and lemon juice for her sun-tan oil. She was a lovely brown colour all over (sunbathed and tanned herself in her enclosed private garden area - complete with a lemon tree loaded with lemons for drinks). The oil also kept her skin in beautiful condition.

 

[Dutto]

If you ever get ringworm - I live on a farm and work with animals so it's a constant possibility. Don't go to the doctors as they'll give you a cream to put on it that you have to use for months and it still won't get the job done. Potassium permanganate will do the job with one application. Might leave a scar though.

As an adult, my first encounter with ringworm was in the Harrogate Police College where I contracted it on the back of my thigh from sitting on a toilet seat. When I went to see the Doctor he said "Oh yes. There's a lot of it in the College." and then advised me to carry a bottle of Dettol with me to the toilet to wipe the seat BEFORE I sat on it.

I was reprimanded because I told the Doctor he was a fecking idiot who wasn't doing his job properly! because he:

1. KNEW that there was an outbreak of ringworm at the College.
2. Hadn't advertised the fact to the 200+ Policemen who were in the College.
3. Hadn't provided bottles of Dettol and wipes in all the toilets.
4. Hadn't advised people to wipe the seat with Dettol BEFORE AND AFTER using the toilet.

After receiving the reprimand ("It's not what you said it's the way you said it!" story of my life) all of the above were put in place!

BTW, a couple of years ago I saw a young lad on the bus with the tell-tale circular bald patches in his hair. I thought "Poo little sod!" (we used to have a lot of kids like that in my Primary School) then suddenly realised that it was a pattern shaved into his hair!

Changed times indeed; but I still think "Ringworm?" whenever I see a kid with a similar hairstyle!

 

[Dutto]

........... She used a mix of olive oil and lemon juice for her sun-tan oil. .......

Changed times indeed!

At the beginning of the summer, my Mum used to buy a tiny bottle of Olive Oil (about 50ml in modern volume measurement) from the Chemists (the ONLY place where it was for sale in the UK in the 50's) and then send me out to get fried after putting a meagre amount of it on my back and face.

Needless to say, there was always a bottle of Calamine Lotion in the house for when I came in suffering from sunburn! It stopped the itching and cut down on the peeling if you got it on early enough!

Happy Days?

PS

Lemons were either unattainable, expensive or used to cook "Duck à l'Orange" (don't ask) and never wasted on beauty treatment!

 

[MyQul]

Bicarb of soda in hot water as a fix for heartburn. Tastes yuk but does the job. And doesn't cost the same per volume as a bog standard gin/vodka, unlike this sticky gloop
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003L78BD2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

This is the best thing for indgestion and heart burn. I always seem to need this when i go round to the outlaws as I always end up eating too much. Makes me burp a lot though. I only realized why when I put some bicarb down the sink to unblock it, then poured vinegar (an acid of course, like the hydrocloric acid you have in your stomach but just not as strong) on top of it. It started fizzing wildly with lots of off gassing. So I imagine thats what was going on in my stomach

 

[Gunge]

Remember when binmen used to come round the back of your house to get the ol' galvanised steel bin, carry it to the lorry then return it empty to the back of your house? Now the bin (s) are on wheels and you have to position them at the edge of the kerb, so all the binmen need to do is wheel them a few feet to the lorry, which then does the lifting bit via hydraulics. Seriously, can there be an easier / less stressful job? But nah it's not good enough for these clowns, so they chose to ignore our bin cos it would mean walking an extra 5 ft to get it cos someone had parked their car in front of it. I complained to the council, naturally, but they got their revenge next collection day when the bin was inexplicably swallowed by the lorry. "Sorry, this happens occasionally but we can get you a new one out but it'll be £20 delivery cos you can't collect 'em from the depot anymore... health and safety you know". Fine, but I'm working on my retribution right now. F***wits ought to have learned to read and write whilst at school.

 

[Dutto]

Changed times indeed.

At the bottom of our garden was a brick building that contained sections for Coal, Toilet and Dustbin Storage.

They had installed water to the facility by the time I was born, but earlier my Mum had moved from Manchester where they had "Water Closets" to the mining village in Derbyshire which was still using "Dry Toilets" that were dug out once a month by a man with a horse and cart.

Usually, the toilets were dug out overnight, but one early summer morning, Mum was sat on the loo when she heard this rhythmic "kerchink ... kerchink" and by the time she had worked out what was happening the words "Mornin' missus 'D'." came wafting up between her knees!

Happy Days?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Remember when binmen used to come round the back of your house to get the ol' galvanised steel bin, carry it to the lorry then return it empty to the back of your house? Now the bin (s) are on wheels and you have to position them at the edge of the kerb, so all the binmen need to do is wheel them a few feet to the lorry, which then does the lifting bit via hydraulics. Seriously, can there be an easier / less stressful job? But nah it's not good enough for these clowns, so they chose to ignore our bin cos it would mean walking an extra 5 ft to get it cos someone had parked their car in front of it. I complained to the council, naturally, but they got their revenge next collection day when the bin was inexplicably swallowed by the lorry. "Sorry, this happens occasionally but we can get you a new one out but it'll be £20 delivery cos you can't collect 'em from the depot anymore... health and safety you know". Fine, but I'm working on my retribution right now. F***wits ought to have learned to read and write whilst at school.

I cannot answer the point you made about your bin not being collected because it was behind a car but i can answer the rest.

Remember when binmen used to come round the back of your house to get the ol' galvanised steel bin, carry it to the lorry then return it empty to the back of your house?

That would be back in the days of weekly collections with multi crewed wagons and little in the ol galvanised bin because everyone burnt everything on the ol coal fire.

Now the bin (s) are on wheels and you have to position them at the edge of the kerb, so all the binmen need to do is wheel them a few feet to the lorry, which then does the lifting bit via hydraulics. Seriously, can there be an easier / less stressful job?

Wheelie bins were introduced when collections (due to government cuts and the curbside collection of recycling) were moved to fortnightly as double the capacity of the old bins was needed and also to stop crews having to handle loose bin bags containing broken glass and other sharp objects (food tins etc)

Due to government cuts the amount of wagons and crew has been dramatically reduced meaning rounds have increased in size if the bin men/women had to take every bin from every back door and replace it when empty they would never get finished the alternative would be to put council tax up to cover the cost of having enough vehicles and crew to allow this but they cannot do this due to the expense.

In the ole galvanised bin days people didn't mind leaving their back doors open so the bin man (coal man etc) could gain entry that has changed over the year and hardly anyone now leaves their back doors open and in narrow alleys two rows of wheelie bins can cause an obstruction therefore the public are asked to take them to the end of the alley. (especially in the narrow alleys we have round here)

"Sorry, this happens occasionally but we can get you a new one out but it'll be £20 delivery cos you can't collect 'em from the depot anymore... health and safety you know". Fine, but I'm working on my retribution right now. F***wits ought to have learned to read and write whilst at school.

We are allowed to go to our depot and collect wheelie bins and recycling boxes etc as long as we stay in the designated areas.

Our council does not charge for the replacement or delivery of missing or damaged bins or recycling boxes.

F***wits ought to have learned to read and write whilst at school

To drive any vehicle over 3.5 ton you must have Certificate of personal competence which is a 5 day course followed by a one day course every year or 5 days within the next 5 years, all bin men/women have to pass an IOSH course and several other health and safety courses before they are allowed to work in the industry.

Anyone who couldn't read and write wouldn't pass any of these courses and therefore would not be allowed to work as a bin man/woman!

Certificate of personal competence (Driver CPC)
You must do 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) to drive a lorry, bus or coach. You can be fined up to £1,000 for driving professionally without Driver CPC.

What does IOSH stand for?
IOSH stands for Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, the Chartered body for health and safety professionals. IOSH is a UK-based organisation offering professional qualifications in order to raise standards of health and safety in the workplace.

 

[Clint]

All well and good....it still puzzles me why our lot drop bottles,cans and paper...and don't tidy it up! Including smashed glass!
And another thing....they ask for food waste to be put into a separate container.. then someone comes round and empties these into the normal bin just before the truck turns up so it all goes in the same place!? Some weeks they take certain stuff others they won't. But they all seem very helpful Christmas week...

 

[Chippy_Tea]

All well and good....it still puzzles me why our lot drop bottles,cans and paper...and don't tidy it up! Including smashed glass!

Maybe they hate their jobs and just don't care.

On a serious note its not something our council gets many complaints about maybe our bin men/women are happy in their work and are therefore happy to clean up after themselves.

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[Ajhutch]

We don’t get provided with a bin. You’re allowed to just put bags outside but if you want to avoid them being chewed up and distributed you need to buy a bin, or in our case three!

Maybe they hate their jobs and just don't care.

On a serious note its not something our council gets many complaints about maybe our bin men/women are happy in their work and are therefore happy to clean up after themselves.

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Ours are very good. I suspect that it’s because they are an outsource provider and the council are happy to pass on any and all complaints, so the provider will just lose money if they have to return to fix things. So they are incentivised to get it right in the first place.

 

[Gunge]

But they all seem very helpful Christmas week...

Ours are so dense that they can't even see how being efficient, courteous and generally good people would benefit them, especially at that time of year.... when our bin went west! Posties meanwhile, are all ace in my experience and the one at our last pad got rewarded accordingly at Xmas. The one at our new drum can expect similar gratitude if he carries on. The binmen still owe me £20 and an apology.

 

[Gulpitdarn]

As a boy I used to get terrible chilblains either on my toes, ears or mostly on my knuckles. Dad used to get them bad in the RAF when he had to do night sentry duty. His cure, which was well known, was to urinate on them, it has to be fresh and no one elses. I gotta say that it does work!

 

[Chippy_Tea]

And another thing....they ask for food waste to be put into a separate container.. then someone comes round and empties these into the normal bin just before the truck turns up so it all goes in the same place!? Some weeks they take certain stuff others they won't. But they all seem very helpful Christmas week...

We will all have to separate food waste in the not too distant future as the government has decided the gas given off from landfill sites is not good for the planet, i can here the moans now "Not another fecking plastic box to put out every week"

 

[Ajhutch]

We will all have to separate food waste in the not too distant future as the government has decided the gas given off from landfill sites is not good for the planet, i can here the moans now "Not another fecking plastic box to put out every week"

They’ll have fun at all the brewers’ houses with all the spent grain.