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Re: Sherri
The highest price I remember was 14 pence a gallon . I fetched and returned a gallon can ,
Sorry I said it has gone up a penny. Drippy with water no mackintosh. 'If it goes up again
I shall not have any was the woman's reply.😒
posted by
C_C_T
on January 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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What a fun memory that is. When I was a kid, I would have loved to have had a family-owned horse-drawn wax business pulled around by Tom. 🐴
posted by
Sherri_G
on January 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Re: Pat
Around 1934 my Dad bought a new Morris Commercial van which he had designed into shop. paraffin tanks ran underneath. There was no antifreeze in those days and he was always worried. It was really bad Winters in those days and he had to keep a lamp burning under the radiator at night to stop the water freezing. He could not rest he had to keep going out to the the shed at night to see if had set fire.🌺
posted by
C_C_T
on January 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Re: SG
Yes the nails were apt to mark the roads but it was almost impossible on slippery roads for the poor old horse to pull a loaded wagon up the hills. One of the villages we served was all uphill from home. 🌺
posted by
C_C_T
on January 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Ciel
It is funny how one can feel deep in memory . Sadly for some. 🌺
posted by
C_C_T
on January 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Thanks for sharing your memories so they can be felt, almost shared in.
posted by
Ciel
on January 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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You have remembered those days well.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on January 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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What precious memories, though not always warm and fuzzy. I had no idea they would add extra nails to the horse’s shoes. A cold time for a little boy, it must have been that day. 🌹😀
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on January 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Wow! Sounds almost like something out of the 1800s - horse-drawn wagon and covering with tarps, etc. Makes me feel a chill just to think of it.
posted by
Pat_B
on January 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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