The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Don't forget the wringer and the dolly tub

I ain't that old.

 

[oldwheels]

In my experience, even the 1970's generation (ie my children) are prone to "just buy a new one".

One daughter had a succession of Vacuum Cleaners, each of which only lasted for about a year.

Needless to say, they were not cheap models.

After the 4th or 5th one had given up the ghost, Mrs @BoldonLad asked daughter "have you cleaned or changed the filters?". Answer blank look "what filters?"

My wife was somehow very destructive of domestic appliances. I used to suggest she try for a job as a tester of such things. If anything lasted more than 12 months in our household it was pretty good. 2 years and it was indestructible.

 

[PaulSB]

Out of interest and just in case Mr WD can't fix my machine, I had a look at some new washing machines. Bloody hell, they make mine look like something the flinstones would use. You can get washing machines that connect to your WiFi now. You can download more washing cycle options and even do diagnostics on your machine. In other words, there is even more to go wrong with your machine than ever before.

New anti allergen cycle, removes 99.9% of all allergens, and you can even have a steam setting to make your washing even more hygienically clean than before. What the hell happened to the old fashioned washing machine.

We bought one of these - Bosch Serie 4 . It's a Which? Best Buy and we have had it for a year. Very happy to date. The feature I especially like is for any given programme one can chose to run the machine for half the period so a 90 minute cycle will run in 45 etc. Very useful and economic if you only have a small load. It also has a programme which runs for only 15 or 30 minutes, depending on your choice, which is great for my cycle kit. We paid £375. It only has simple programmes.

 

[PaulSB]

I’ve got a Bosch which has been fine too. No nice tune when finished though. Just a bloody irritating bleep that repeats several times.

Mine does that.....

 

[welsh dragon]

We bought one of these - Bosch Serie 4 . It's a Which? Best Buy and we have had it for a year. Very happy to date. The feature I especially like is for any given programme one can chose to run the machine for half the period so a 90 minute cycle will run in 45 etc. Very useful and economic if you only have a small load. It also has a programme which runs for only 15 or 30 minutes, depending on your choice, which is great for my cycle kit. We paid £375. It only has simple programmes.

That's the type of one i am looking for. A d one that has a delay button on it so I can start it off early in the morning when the economy 7 is still on.

 

[Dave7]

Earlier this week, I was following an online (local) auction (watching a bike, didn’t get it), among the many lots, there was a mangle, a poss tub and a poss stick. Haven’t seen those since my grandmother was alive!

Is a poss tub the same as a dolly tub ?

 

[welsh dragon]

Is a poss tub the same as a dolly tub ?

I don't know. I'm not that old

 

[Dave7]

I don't know. I'm not that old

I know I am older than you but I well recall using a dolly tub, dolly peg and mangle.

 

[pawl]

I know I am older than you but I well recall using a dolly tub, dolly peg and mangle.

Remeber them well Are mangle was one of those with the big wooden rollers.

Much easier than going down to the canal and bashing the laundry with a big rock

 

[rustybolts]

Beautiful picture Mo. Thanks for the share.

Creating some magic there Mo

 

[pawl]

I ain't that old.

You youngsters don’t know when your well off.Monday morning ritual pounding the washing with the dolly peg You probably won’t remember blue bags Cant remember what was in them
Some one will

 

[welsh dragon]

You youngsters don’t know when your well off.Monday morning ritual pounding the washing with the dolly peg You probably won’t remember blue bags Cant remember what was in them
Some one will

Mr WD remembers the wash house out the back of the back to back terrace houses, and using the mangle, and what he called bluey bags. He used to turn the handle of the mangle for his mum.

 

[Dave7]

Mr WD remembers the wash house out the back of the back to back terrace houses, and using the mangle, and what he called bluey bags. He used to turn the handle of the mangle for his mum.

Yep. Sometimes I would turn the handle, other times I got to feed the sheets while my mum turned the handle.
Then we got to 'twist the sheets'......I would hold one end and twist to my left......mum would twist to her left. As it tightened it would squeeze the water out.

 

[ColinJ]

I hate technology.

That post was brought to you by a data entry volunteer with an internet connection who typed in Dave's message from a sheet of paper delivered by carrier pigeon!

 

[ColinJ]

Didn't mangles have problems with buttons and other fasteners?