Wandering Off Topic

[Vertigo Swirl]

Do you think it was enjoyable? It wasn't. Tottering off to bed with my stone hot water bottle, dressed in my pyjamas, cardigan and bedsocks wasn't fun, but I could do it again if I had to.

I don’t know, many of the old people I talk to tell me life was much better in the good ol’ days and that what this country really needs is another war to sort it out.  Looks like dreams are about to come true!

[jassi]

Old enough to be my mother, possibly even grandmother.

I strongly suspect you're not alone in that regard here.

Correct, I'm a '46 er myself. Mind you along with the primitive sanitation, we did have the best popular music ever, so it wasn't all bad   

[Vertigo Swirl]

This is all nonsense.  Central Heating was unheard of as were inside lavatories or even bathrooms.

Why should this be some sort of abuse?

I used to HATE staying at my grandparents which we had to do one winter, in the mid 70s.  They had no central heating and for me as a girl brought up in the Tropics the prospect of getting into an ice cold bed (no hot water bottle either) with my breath visible and ice on the inside of the windows, well it was just inhumane.  At least their lav was indoors (though it may as well have been outside, the seat was colder than a witch’s tit).

[Vertigo Swirl]

Correct, I'm a '46 er myself. Mind you along with the primitive sanitation, we did have the best popular music ever, so it wasn't all bad   

The best decade for music was the 70s, end of.

[Myster]

I have never complained to anyone.   But obviously others did.  It no longer matters.

Someone wanted rid of me for some reason that is unknown to me.

It is the lack of honesty that matters.  I have still not been told for why, or even notified.

Cor blimey.  Nine years and out you go without a word.

You, of course have been remarkably funny about O'Connor.  So obviously you read my Blog.  And you have given me a lovely picture, which is now up on my old stone wall.

Thank you for that.  O'Connor is there beside Hamlet.

Yes, I do read your musings whenever I have a few minutes to spare, on your life in Brittany and interests in gardening, machinery (both of which I share) and your time in the Wrens (which I don't). Although I'm a landlubber, my dad served on HMS Suffolk during the Far Eastern Campaign, bombarding Japanese positions on the Malay peninsula. He used to brag about being the button boy, climbing right to the top of the mast (without any safety harness in those days) whilst training as a new recruit at HMS Ganges... but his middle name was Mitty so that tall tale might be apocryphal.  Shame that in recent years the Establishment buildings and mast became derelict, unless proposed plans to incorporate them in a new housing development have now been successful...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v6uuyREePs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBooiTUfSk8

Why were your two new doors so expensive?  Made of solid oak?  Such a pity that you have to ruin one of them with a doggone dog flap!

[Wonderfulspam]

I used to HATE staying at my grandparents which we had to do one winter, in the mid 70s.  They had no central heating and for me as a girl brought up in the Tropics the prospect of getting into an ice cold bed (no hot water bottle either) with my breath visible and ice on the inside of the windows, well it was just inhumane.  At least their lav was indoors (though it may as well have been outside, the seat was colder than a witch’s tit).

Great grannies toilet was in a flimsy lean-to at the back of her small garden flat, almost an outside toilet.
I remember there'd always be slugs crawling around the place. Never had to stay there for more than a couple of hours thankfully.

[jassi]

Great grannies toilet was in a flimsy lean-to at the back of her small garden flat, almost an outside toilet.
I remember there'd always be slugs crawling around the place. Never had to stay there for more than a couple of hours thankfully.

Suffered from constipation, did you?

[Wonderfulspam]

Suffered from constipation, did you?

  (constipation face) Yes, I didn't quite word that properly.

I realised as soon as I wrote it.

[Eleanor]

I used to HATE staying at my grandparents which we had to do one winter, in the mid 70s.  They had no central heating and for me as a girl brought up in the Tropics the prospect of getting into an ice cold bed (no hot water bottle either) with my breath visible and ice on the inside of the windows, well it was just inhumane.  At least their lav was indoors (though it may as well have been outside, the seat was colder than a witch’s tit).

This is all such a joke.  So, it was a bit chilly in 1950 and even before that.  But it wasn't a surprise.  It happened every Winter.  Winter gets a bit like that, even now.  I don't have any central heating but I have got a hot water bottle.
Somedebody is bringing me a new one from England.  The French hot water bottles are not very good because they have a tendency to leak.

But for heaven's sake.

[Mr Gray]

My Grannies toilet... In a coronation style street.. Was in a toilet block at the end of the road..

I'm waiting for someone to say.. But you were lucky

[G-Unit]

Correct, I'm a '46 er myself. Mind you along with the primitive sanitation, we did have the best popular music ever, so it wasn't all bad   

It wasn't easy to hear it though, until;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcsvRqUsiHE

[jassi]

Ah yes, I was living in Barrow at the time so Caroline North always came in loud & clear. 

Before that it was Radio Luxembourg, which was always a bit hit & miss.

[Eleanor]

Yes, I do read your musings whenever I have a few minutes to spare, on your life in Brittany and interests in gardening, machinery (both of which I share) and your time in the Wrens (which I don't). Although I'm a landlubber, my dad served on HMS Suffolk during the Far Eastern Campaign, bombarding Japanese positions on the Malay peninsula. He used to brag about being the button boy, climbing right to the top of the mast (without any safety harness in those days) whilst training as a new recruit at HMS Ganges... but his middle name was Mitty so that tall tale might be apocryphal.  Shame that in recent years the Establishment buildings and mast became derelict, unless proposed plans to incorporate them in a new housing development have now been successful...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v6uuyREePs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBooiTUfSk8

Why were your two new doors so expensive?  Made of solid oak?  Such a pity that you have to ruin one of them with a doggone dog flap!

I don't have a price yet for the next two new doors.  But the others are  Oak on the inside and doubly insulated, so I get 30% back from The Revenue.

Look now.  The little pisser has to get in and out, presuming he so chooses, which I sometimes doubt.  And a well built dog flap will be better than the current tatty curtain that has served many dogs before him.

And in case you were wondering,  No,  I can't be asked to think about when he might feel motivated to pee outside.  I just live in hope.

[Eleanor]

Suffered from constipation, did you?

Oh God.  That was funny.

[Eleanor]

My Grannies toilet... In a coronation style street.. Was in a toilet block at the end of the road..

I'm waiting for someone to say.. But you were lucky

Very Mucky Hunslet.  If anyone remembers that.  Not very funny it you were pregnant.