Things you never see any more No.361

[Mad Doug Biker]

Onion Johnies.

Onion Flavoured condoms?

It's a miracle the birth rate didn't nose dive as a result! (Pardon the pun).

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

[QUOTE 2062273, member: 45"]Those lorries stacked with wicker baskets containing homing pigeons.[/quote]
Wrong... 0.5 mile from me someone has 3 such wagons regularly I use.

 

[snorri]

Onion Johnies.

Woops sorry! I hadn't thought further explanation would have been necessary, I even anglicised it from the more commom 'Ingin Johnie'. This was the name given to the door to door onion sellers who came from Brittany every summer wearing their traditional blue berets and pushing their heavy bikes laden with strings of onions hanging from the handlebars. They got as far north as northern Scotland, so I would think they would also have been a common sight further south.
Obviously they set up a distribution centre to cycle out from every day, but I don't know any details.

 

[Noodley]

I would think they would also have been a common sight further south.

They were, or so my parents tell me...

 

[trampyjoe]

I saw one in Thurso (of all places) about 3 or 4 years ago now. They were going to release the birds later that day IIRC, and they had to fly to places down south like Essex.

When I worked down Essex way on a farm I used to regularly see them lorries releasing birds to fly north (so the guy told me).

People using pocket watches when it isn't some sort of special occasion.

I have one which I use normally from day to day, and have been praised by older people when they see me with it, so I suppose that one doesn't quite count, but anyway.

I use a pocket watch most of the time.

 

[Scoosh]

Woops sorry! I hadn't thought further explanation would have been necessary, I even anglicised it from the more commom 'Ingin Johnie'. This was the name given to the door to door onion sellers who came from Brittany every summer wearing their traditional blue berets and pushing their heavy bikes laden with strings of onions hanging from the handlebars. They got as far north as northern Scotland, so I would think they would also have been a common sight further south.
Obviously they set up a distribution centre to cycle out from every day, but I don't know any details.

... and their bikes have been used to ride the 1200km Paris-Brest-Paris audax ...

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Rag and bone men (and woman).

 

[sheddy]

Can anyone remember being sent to the skool staffroom to run an errand before the smoking ban ?
No way could you even identify who was in there, let alone see the other side of the room !

 

[snorri]

They were, or so my parents tell me...

Yir a cheeky wee rascal

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Also people going round the doors selling bacon.

 

[Maz]

The Alpine fizzy pop lorry.
Once a week a flatbed lorry used to come raand aar way sellin pop off 't back t'lorreh.
Mi favourite woh pineapple flavour. Them were't days!

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Old style Silver Cross prams.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

A local high street which had everything you could possibly need.

Now all we have are faceless supermarkets and shopping centres whilst the town centres rot away


Support local businesses and expertise people!!

 

[ColinJ]

They were, or so my parents tell me...

I remember my mum telling me that there was an onion seller who used to call in at her village near Oban in the 1920s and 1930s.

 

[Marshmallow_Fluff]

Fizz Wizz Popping Candy Dust... Wicked!!! (no I'm not that old.. just well informed! )