Old time jobs

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Ike, we still get doorstep milk deliveries here. granted not with a horse and cart but with an electric ''float''. Sadly the majority of people now buy their milk cheaper at the supermarket but there's still enough people having it delivered by the milkman from the dairies to make it still worthwhile for them , also many people are returning to Glass bottles in an effort to reduce plastic waste....

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hollydolly said:
Ike, we still get doorstep milk deliveries here. granted not with a horse and cart but with an electric ''float''. Sadly the majority of people now buy their milk cheaper at the supermarket but there's still enough people having it delivered by the milkman from the dairies to make it still worthwhile for them , also many people are returning to Glass bottles in an effort to reduce plastic waste....
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So let's say the person receiving the milk is gone for the day.....does it just sit out on the front stoop and get warm / spoiled ?
 
IKE said:
So let's say the person receiving the milk is gone for the day.....does it just sit out on the front stoop and get warm / spoiled ?
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Yes it does, unless the neighbour takes it in, or if the householder has left specific instructions for it to be left somewhere cool, ..in a small fridge in a porch for example... This time of year it can stay out all day and not be spoiled
 
Back in the early 50's we had a man who came around on a regular basis and sharpened scissors or saws or anything else that might need sharpening. There was also a very old man with green teeth and a stained white beard who had a horse and wagon and he would collect anything metal or tin.
 
We don't have milk deliveries, but quite a number of 'old' jobs still exist here - such as the coal man and the chimney sweep. My neighbours are builders who are often called to maintain old traditional stone buildings. This often involves things like building using lime mortar reinforced with horsehair.

Many years ago, there was a TV programme called 'What's my line" in which a panel had to guess the contestant's occupation. One that stands out was a "Saggar maker's bottom knocker" and I suspect there are still a few of them around.
 
hollydolly said:
Yes it does, unless the neighbour takes it in, or if the householder has left specific instructions for it to be left somewhere cool, ..in a small fridge in a porch for example... This time of year it can stay out all day and not be spoiled
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What about porch bandits??
 
Ken N Tx said:
What about porch bandits??
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Long, long ago when I was a young'un we had home delivery from the local dairy. Milk, cream, butter, and cheese. There was a small insulated compartment on the side of our house with little doors both inside and out where the milkman left things. I don't recall ever hearing of anything being pilfered from it.

Sometimes in the summer the milkman would give us kids chunks of ice from his truck . . . no fancy on-board refrigeration in those days. :grin:
 
I remember the milk man, the vegetable man who had a horse and wagon and the knife and scissor sharpener. There was also the "blind man" selling brooms and offering to recane seats.

There was a guy who came around every year with a pony and took photos of the local kids sitting on the pony (I was always highly incensed that my mom wouldn't pay for a photo....I REALLY wanted to sit on that pony.)

And then there were doctors who made home visits and the public health officials who came out and put up "quarantine" signs when someone in the family had something highly contagious, like scarlet fever. That was the "lady with the alligator purse" in that jump rope jingle: "Here comes the doctor, here comes the nurse. Here comes the lady with the alligator purse."
 
Tommy said:
Long, long ago when I was a young'un we had home delivery from the local dairy. Milk, cream, butter, and cheese. There was a small insulated compartment on the side of our house with little doors both inside and out where the milkman left things. I don't recall ever hearing of anything being pilfered from it.

Sometimes in the summer the milkman would give us kids chunks of ice from his truck . . . no fancy on-board refrigeration in those days. :grin:
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We had an insulated metal box that sat on the porch. The milkman came at about 4 a.m. and I don't think we got up until about 6, so sometimes when it was very, very cold the milk would freeze, pop off the lid on the jug and force the cream up in a frozen column.
 
Well, when I tell young folks:
I use to drive a forklift that ran on gas and there was a gas pump installed at the company that had it.
When I worked in Shipping (for companies), I'd have to fill out a UPS, FedX book or Freight paperwork.
Done inventory on 3 x 5 index cards
Typed out Purchase Orders on an electric typewriter (not on a computer)
Used a Drill Press by turning a wheel to lower the drill down to make the hole

To them.........ALL "Old Time Jobs" that they really had never heard of.
 
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How far back do the good ol' days have to be? I graduated college as a graphic designer/advertising using pasteup in 1974. By the early 80's everything went digital, most of us were in crash courses learning computers on the job trying to meet our print deadlines. I had an uncle who worked for IBM using computers the size of a large rooms and there I was learning to use something even greater the size of a small portable tv. Now look how small they are...
 
hollydolly said:
Yes it does, unless the neighbour takes it in, or if the householder has left specific instructions for it to be left somewhere cool, ..in a small fridge in a porch for example... This time of year it can stay out all day and not be spoiled
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Mine is delivered by normal van at about 1am.It sits outside until I get up...
 
jujube said:
We had an insulated metal box that sat on the porch. The milkman came at about 4 a.m. and I don't think we got up until about 6, so sometimes when it was very, very cold the milk would freeze, pop off the lid on the jug and force the cream up in a frozen column.
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I remember that and I also remember the cat licking the cream. Wish I had a camera like I carry around now. We also had bread delivery. I helped deliver from a truck and also had to collect. Dry cleaner pickups and deliveries as well.
 
Furryanimal said:
Mine is delivered by normal van at about 1am.It sits outside until I get up...
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Whe n you say Normal van whaddya mean?...a transit?....ours are still floats but with a proper cab but still with an open bed for the crates... I tried to find a photo online and couldn't.. I'll try again...:D


ETA.... here , it's apparently electric.....like the old style floats but much quieter

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