Comments on: Old style shopping http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:21:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jim Letts http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-27469 Jim Letts Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:30:01 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/#comment-27469 Just to clarify....   Tel el Kebir dairy belonged to my Great Grandmother and her Husband died in Tel el Kebir.   So now you know!     Just to clarify….
 
Tel el Kebir dairy belonged to my Great Grandmother and her Husband died in Tel el Kebir.
 
So now you know!
 
 

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-24485 Grandad Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:53:09 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/#comment-24485 <p>Welcome John!  It's quite possible that our paths crossed?  God, but how the world has changed since then!</p> Welcome John!  It’s quite possible that our paths crossed?  God, but how the world has changed since then!

]]> By: john oshaughnessy http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-24482 john oshaughnessy Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:12:36 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/#comment-24482 worked in floods in the 60s great time great memories    the smell of freshly ground coffee was nice worked in floods in the 60s great time great memories    the smell of freshly ground coffee was nice

]]> By: ben http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2412 ben Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:31:35 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/#comment-2412 the monkstown dairy had this aribic name because the owners grandad fought in the battle of tel-el-kebir the monkstown dairy had this aribic name because the owners grandad fought in the battle of tel-el-kebir

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2410 Grandad Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:05:22 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/#comment-2410 Further contributions sent! Somehow, modern tills lack the romance of the old days. Further contributions sent!

Somehow, modern tills lack the romance of the old days.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2411 Andrew Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:30:15 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/#comment-2411 I was interested in your description of the cash carrier system in Floods. Many people remember these fondly and I have a website on the subject at http://www.ids.u-net.com/cash/ Further contributions welcome! I was interested in your description of the cash carrier system in Floods. Many people remember these fondly and I have a website on the subject at http://www.ids.u-net.com/cash/ Further contributions welcome!

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2395 Grandad Sat, 12 May 2007 11:10:55 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/#comment-2395 I'd forgotten about Tel-el-Kebir! Or TEK as they became known. I have to confess, Monique that I was one of those unfortunates who had to run out to collect the steaming piles of horse-dump. My mother was a fanatical rose grower, so that became my job! She also had a thing about the tits and the milk caps. She used to leave out empty tin cans for the milkman to place over the bottles. God help him if he didn't!! I’d forgotten about Tel-el-Kebir! Or TEK as they became known.

I have to confess, Monique that I was one of those unfortunates who had to run out to collect the steaming piles of horse-dump. My mother was a fanatical rose grower, so that became my job!

She also had a thing about the tits and the milk caps. She used to leave out empty tin cans for the milkman to place over the bottles. God help him if he didn’t!!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2400 Grannymar Sat, 12 May 2007 09:14:23 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/#comment-2400 Monique the Continentals 'Live to eat' while we seem to eat to live, Monique the Continentals ‘Live to eat’ while we seem to eat to live,

]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2401 Primal Sneeze Sat, 12 May 2007 05:59:21 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/#comment-2401 Excellent, Grandad. Monique - Maybe the founder of the dairy fought in the battle of Tel-el-Kebir. Just guessing, but I'm intrigued now. I'm pining for the foil capped milk bottles now. We used to fight for the cream at the top. The homogenisation process took the fun out of milk. Excellent, Grandad.

Monique – Maybe the founder of the dairy fought in the battle of Tel-el-Kebir. Just guessing, but I’m intrigued now.

I’m pining for the foil capped milk bottles now. We used to fight for the cream at the top. The homogenisation process took the fun out of milk.

]]> By: Monique http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2397 Monique Fri, 11 May 2007 21:22:30 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/05/11/old-style-shopping/#comment-2397 I've just remembered: the bread van was a three-wheeler ! And there's something in my memory bank about it being run on electricity.... is that possible? I’ve just remembered: the bread van was a three-wheeler ! And there’s something in my memory bank about it being run on electricity…. is that possible?

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