Tea?

[classic33]

I remember when gritting main roads was standing on the back of a lorry shovelling the mix into a hopper of a spreader..
none of this different mix spread settings in a computer controlled comfy gritter..
the reversing up the steep hill outta town..
100m a turn two of you...
when Bob was a boy and Bing was king

I remember doing that. Standing at the back mindful of the fact that only what was on the shovel were to get thrown off. Whatever I felt needed doing.
Only requires one man, and they can't have him getting cold. Some might even dress for the weather.
GPS, don't forget the GPS which dictates where they go and is never wrong.
They had you doing it when you were but a boy?

 

[Bobby Mhor]

I remember doing that. Standing at the back mindful of the fact that only what was on the shovel were to get thrown off. Whatever I felt needed doing.
Only requires one man, and they can't have him getting cold. Some might even dress for the weather.
GPS, don't forget the GPS which dictates where they go and is never wrong.
They had you doing it when you were but a boy?

Circa 1972..
I was about to leave my teenage years.....
Two of us on the back...
We crouched below the bantams cab out of the weather, did 100 or 200m each, I looked and saw no shovelling, he'd fallen off
We got picked up from pub.....

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Owdo
Seldom overdo things, but thanks for the advice

I've been busy, bleach and stuff involved...
No rest..

 

[classic33]

I've been busy, bleach and stuff involved...
No rest..

You been experimenting in yer shed, or unblocking the drains.
Pace yerssen lad...

 

[classic33]

Circa 1972..
I was about to leave my teenage years.....
Two of us on the back...
We crouched below the bantams cab out of the weather, did 100 or 200m each, I looked and saw no shovelling, he'd fallen off
We got picked up from pub.....

That long ago!
Not on the road behind you, hopefully.
Did you tell him off for making your turn longer and missing a bit.
Were pub before or after he'd fallen off?

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Morning
the 'official' day of rest..

Rest? in this hoose? nae chance..
my kitchen day...
may even make some bread...
there's a knead for it....(geddit?)

Enjoy your day

 

[Bobby Mhor]

That long ago!
Not on the road behind you, hopefully.
Did you tell him off for making your turn longer and missing a bit.
Were pub before or after he'd fallen off?

We had to find him first
Found it funny..
Crazy thing was a country road once you got to the top of a very steep road (did it on the bike no problem)
and as soon as we got to the town boundary we turned around, middle of nowhere.
no meeting of road sanders, nothing.
Time for a hot drink..
driver had a wee primus stove..
Pub before, as long as we arranged with the driver, he'd phone the pub and we got ready
On standby, of course

 

[classic33]

Morning
the 'official' day of rest..

Rest? in this hoose? nae chance..
my kitchen day...
may even make some bread...
there's a knead for it....(geddit?)

Enjoy your day

Owdo
Put yer feet up and watch the telly/listen to the game on the radio/internet. Take it easy, have someone else do your work...

Dreams do come true...
Will it be made the old fashioned way or in a bread making machine?
You'll have yer coat to hand no doubt.

I'll try...

 

[classic33]

We had to find him first
Found it funny..
Crazy thing was a country road once you got to the top of a very steep road (did it on the bike no problem)
and as soon as we got to the town boundary we turned around, middle of nowhere.
no meeting of road sanders, nothing.
Time for a hot drink..
driver had a wee primus stove..
Pub before, as long as we arranged with the driver, he'd phone the pub and we got ready
On standby, of course

You did find him, before he froze! His two legs sticking out of the snow!
Could have been worse, he could have fallen into the hopper and you shovelling in on top of him.
The days of the town councils, all but gone now. Parish Councils are the closest, no real power under the present system, but they won't let easy money die.
Used to be just inside the old town boundary, which was, as you say on top of a hill in the middle of no-where. Think Wuthering Heights and you'd be within viewing distance on a clear day.
Another use of the pubs that folk don't appreciate these days. Especially those in remote locations, when the weather might turn against you.
A primus stove, that were posh. Glass bottles in socks round these parts.
You got paid for being in the pub, waiting to be picked up?

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Morning all
Monday morning feeling?
Have

 

[Bobby Mhor]

You did find him, before he froze! His two legs sticking out of the snow!
Could have been worse, he could have fallen into the hopper and you shovelling in on top of him.
The days of the town councils, all but gone now. Parish Councils are the closest, no real power under the present system, but they won't let easy money die.
Used to be just inside the old town boundary, which was, as you say on top of a hill in the middle of no-where. Think Wuthering Heights and you'd be within viewing distance on a clear day.
Another use of the pubs that folk don't appreciate these days. Especially those in remote locations, when the weather might turn against you.
A primus stove, that were posh. Glass bottles in socks round these parts.
You got paid for being in the pub, waiting to be picked up?

Of course, we got standby rates...
we were standing (in a pub) waiting on a call out, paid for not having our normal night socialising.
Hopper wasn't wide enough plus it has a mesh to stop lumpy bits mucking things up..
the old TCs were nepotism rife....as they are now.
Made me laugh seeing cars heading up the road we cleared, they'd be stuck until the other town's lot made it over.
Priority over the local roads except the main road through town.

More chips arriving today.
Mrs M says we are doing the work...
oh boy....

 

[classic33]

Morning all
Monday morning feeling?
Have

Owdo
You still not a fan of Mondays?
Why not.

 

[classic33]

Of course, we got standby rates...
we were standing (in a pub) waiting on a call out, paid for not having our normal night socialising.
Hopper wasn't wide enough plus it has a mesh to stop lumpy bits mucking things up..
the old TCs were nepotism rife....as they are now.
Made me laugh seeing cars heading up the road we cleared, they'd be stuck until the other town's lot made it over.
Priority over the local roads except the main road through town.

More chips arriving today.
Mrs M says we are doing the work...
oh boy....

Were the rates as bad then as they are now.
Stands to reason you getting paid for being in a pub. They had phones at a time when most houses didn't. T'other option would be to send someone round to pick you up. And the landlord knew he'd get part of his carpark gritted as well.
Socialising during the working week, you'd a well paid job.
Lumps like him you mean?
Nowt changed there, it's still as bad. We'd three families making up seven spots on the council, now down to three spots.
Driving as close as they could, without being hit by anything no doubt. They don't bother waiting these days, just go flying straight past it.
Not too far from a local "A" road, has the local fire station on the side of it. It goes over the hill, into another authorities hands about a mile after the fire station, with no-where to turn.

This that lot that were £15 cheaper than the last lot you got.
Yer legs'll love you tonight. No slacking!
And don't forget to pace yerssen...

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Owdo
You still not a fan of Mondays?
Why not.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and so on....

Were the rates as bad then as they are now.
Stands to reason you getting paid for being in a pub. They had phones at a time when most houses didn't. T'other option would be to send someone round to pick you up. And the landlord knew he'd get part of his carpark gritted as well.
Socialising during the working week, you'd a well paid job.
Lumps like him you mean?
Nowt changed there, it's still as bad. We'd three families making up seven spots on the council, now down to three spots.
Driving as close as they could, without being hit by anything no doubt. They don't bother waiting these days, just go flying straight past it.
Not too far from a local "A" road, has the local fire station on the side of it. It goes over the hill, into another authorities hands about a mile after the fire station, with no-where to turn.

This that lot that were £15 cheaper than the last lot you got.
Yer legs'll love you tonight. No slacking!
And don't forget to pace yerssen...

Dunno 'bout nowadays..
As long as we told the driver which pub we'd be in...
he used to phone and tell them to tell us to be ready..
I was single then...no leg attached to an anvil...
My landlady had a phone, aye, a rare thing in the early '70.

6.6 mm of precipitation today and more for tomorrow..
I'd kippers al fresco for lunch...

 

[classic33]

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and so on....

Dunno 'bout nowadays..
As long as we told the driver which pub we'd be in...
he used to phone and tell them to tell us to be ready..
I was single then...no leg attached to an anvil...
My landlady had a phone, aye, a rare thing in the early '70.

6.6 mm of precipitation today and more for tomorrow..
I'd kippers al fresco for lunch...
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Any you do like then?

Back then they paid you!
You got to choose which pub you were spending your on call time in. That were handy, did they buy yer drinks as well!
Did the driver phone to let you know you weren't needed, or did you just wait out your allotted time at the bar.
Pity, you could have attached your mate to it, he might not have fallen off that night, wasting time looking for him.
Rare, but not impossible to find...

Dry today if a little overcast here. Rain first thing though and it were supposed to be a dry start to the day.
Cooked outside whilst you were stoning?