Life then (1950's) and now

[OLLY]

hiya belinda, just catching up on these posts, as I was away
was It polifiller the word you were looking for ;D ;D
olly

belinda2 said:

mavisredford said:

Hi Tony, Face powder was made by many cosmetic companies including: Coty, Helena Rubinstein, Revlon, Max Factor, Ultima ll, Innoxa, Lentheric, Boots to name but a few. It came in several colours, depending on your type of skin. Is this what you mean Tony, or am I missing the point?

Hi Lisa,He cant mean cement or plaster as i think olly was hinting at,you dont get a mirror with those ;D ;D x Belinda

[mac69]

I remember we used to get money from the chippy for the aluminum pots steak puddings used to come in.

And because cheetham hill has a large Jewish community and they are not allowed to do things on a Saturday we used to light their fires for them for a few pennies.

[lin]

Hiya Mac..how are you today? well I hope....this site certainly does bring back some memories doesn't it?

[OLLY]

hi lin,,,
sounds as though babs needs a pick-me-up, havnt got sky, so am listening on rad,
olly

lin said:

Hiya Mac..how are you today? well I hope....this site certainly does bring back some memories doesn't it?

[lin]

Hi Olly, she will have had all the pick me up she needs now city has won by the skin of their teeth..lol! ;D

[BABS]

HI OLLY.

JUST THE PICK ME UP I NEEDED TODAY,AS I SAY THEY PLAYED A GOOD GAME BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH,I LISTENED ON THE RADIO AS WELL,THEY SAID BOTH TEAMS LOOKED VERY TIRED,THEY SHOULD BOTH GET A BIT FITTER IF THEY WANT TO GET ANYWHERE.

I SEE YOU HAD A GOOD TIME ON YOUR HOLS WITH THE FAMILY.
BABSX

williamollerenshaw said:

hi lin,,,
sounds as though babs needs a pick-me-up, havnt got sky, so am listening on rad,
olly

lin said:

Hiya Mac..how are you today? well I hope....this site certainly does bring back some memories doesn't it?

[Belinda]

williamollerenshaw said:

hiya belinda, just catching up on these posts, as I was away
was It polifiller the word you were looking for ;D ;D
olly

belinda2 said:

Hi Lisa,He cant mean cement or plaster as i think olly was hinting at,you dont get a mirror with those ;D ;D x Belinda

Hi Olly,You cheeky boy.I told Lisa that thats what you meant x Belinda

[Belinda]

tony38337 said:

Hi Belinda/Lisa,

Reading the above on makeup reminds me that my Auntie Florrie used to refer to it as "Tutty" Do you remember that?

Tony T.

Hi Tony,I remember my mother in law always said "Im off to put my Tutty on"Id forgotten all about that word.I wonder where it came from? x Belinda

[OLLY]

hi all I remember at school, gym class, .
when us lads did out wrong, the gym teacher used to wack us with gloshers ? on the bare buttocks, for want of a better word, and did it hurt, a big red patch, which stung for ages
what would happen now if kids got it today.........
olly

[lin]

Hi Olly..today kids would take you to court, but i think it would do them good if they had some sort of discipline, it didn't do us any harm.

[OLLY]

hi all.
Ive asked this one before, does anyone who lived round hyde rd gorton, remember a large hut in knutsford rd, on the left, that used to show films, I am positive Ive sat in there on wooden forms watching a film, thought cass might have remembered it, this would be round
1946--1950, just that theres only me remembers it, and you know what its like, your having
your usual few drinks with your mates, you mention it, everything goes silent, and they look at you in disbelief

[Casso]

Hi Olly, the only hut I can remember on Knutsford Rd, was behind the doctors on the corner, and it ran along Agnew St(?). Think it was the Sally Ann. Did you have to sing hymns before they started the projector??? ;-)
Cass

[Lisa]

Hi Olly, I can relate to what you say about people going silent when you ask them if they remember a certain thing from the past. I remembered a fairground visiting some open ground opposite my old school in Clayton but no-one seemed to remember and I started to think I'd dreamt it. That is until an old school friend from Canada recently e-mailed me and asked me if I remembered the fairground. Eureka ! I didnt dream it after all and my sanity was restored. No comments please !!!

[OLLY]

hiya cass now I come to think of it, I think they did sing something, to me at that age was just somewhere to see a film
the foundations and side walls are still the same, just had new
roof,sides,back, n front, still the same shape, the people in there now sell washing machines, ect, cheers for that cass

[bodzy3]

Heres one for you Lisa , my dad used to sweat a lot so he used to bathe in some stuff called Pongamatif Pottash , then he would leave it in the bath and all us kids would take turn soaking in this stuff ,it used to make you come out all brown skinned ( sort of instant suntan lotion in the bath ) Another thing he used to do was send me up to the pub with a jug for his mild beer then when I got home he would stick the poker into the fire till it was white hot then thrust it into his cold beer if we had a cold we had duck grease smeared over our chest and sent to bed ,if we had boils on our neck my mam made a hot drawing poltise on some lint and slapped that on for a few days
bodzy

[bodzy3]

williamollerenshaw said:

hi all.
Ive asked this one before, does anyone who lived round hyde rd gorton, remember a large hut in knutsford rd, on the left, that used to show films, I am positive Ive sat in there on wooden forms watching a film, thought cass might have remembered it, this would be round
1946--1950, just that theres only me remembers it, and you know what its like, your having
your usual few drinks with your mates, you mention it, everything goes silent, and they look at you in disbelief

Olly I lived and knocked around that area at the time your talking about and I ,like casso , remember that wooden hut , it now is brick and sells washing machines and other white goods , but I never went in there to watch films , When I was that age I went to the Cosmo on Wellington Streetthen a little later on to the Olympia on Hyde Rd ,So like your other mates I also dont remember films there , unless it was dead posh and we coun't afford it,my sister was older and she went to the posh place on Mount Road , the Revoli , later it changed to the Esseldo

[Lisa]

Hi Bodzy, I dont know about the Potash bath but I can remember the other things. My grandad used to put the hot poker in beer and I remember the goose fat and drawing ointment. Another thing I remember, but no-one else does, is my mum used to keep in the kitchen a bottle of Washing Liquor("Washer Liquor") A man delivered it to the door and it was dark brown thick jelly like liquid. My mum used it for washing the dishes and clothes - a little bit like today's washing up liquid, only brown. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

[lin]

HI LISA..THAT THICK BROWN LIQUID SEEMS TO RING A BELL BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER FOR SURE...SO ANNOYING ISN'T IT WHEN YOU DO HAVE A VAGUE RECOLLECTION OF SOMETHING BUT CAN'T TOTALLY REMEMBER IT ALL?

[Lisa]

Hi Lin, I can remember it VERY well but no-one else seems to know what I'm talking about. No change there !!!! Its like Olly said: when you remember something but others just go quiet when you ask and look at you strangely. I know it existed and I'm sure my mum wasnt the only one who had it delivered. A man also used to call at the house on a Saturday morning; he looked very furtive with mac and hat on. He always asked "Is your mum in?" and my mum took her purse and went to the door. When I asked who he was, she said "Ask no questions and you'll get told no lies". So I never asked again. My mum NEVER borrowed money from anyone and I know he wasnt an insurance man. I wondered if a he was a tramp and she was giving him money, but I guess I'll never know.

[lin]

HI LISA...NO I DON'T THINK HE WAS A TRAMP ETC...I DO REMEMBER SOMETHING, DO YOU REMEMBER THE SMELL OF IT?

[Lisa]

Hi Lin, Did you mean 'Do you remember the smell of the tramp' or the liquor?

[lin]

LISA..WHAT ARE YOU LIKE?...LOL! NOT THE TRAMP THE LIQUOR ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Lisa]

Hi Lin, It smelled like soap and we used it in the bowl to wash dishes and sometimes clothes.

[lin]

LISA...IT WASN'T LIKE THAT CLEAR PEARS SOAP COLOUR WAS IT? OR WAS IT MORE LIKE THE OLD TAR SOAP COLOUR?

[Lisa]

Yes Lin, it was like a liquid form of Pears Soap. The same colour but no perfume.

[lin]

LISA...IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING ME NOW BECAUSE I DO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT..IT WAS MY GRAN THAT USED TO GET IT, AS I HAVE SAID, I STAYED WITH HER MOST WEEKS WHILE MY PARENTS WORKED, AND THAT IS WHERE I WENT TO SCHOOL FROM PARKER STREET.

[Belinda]

I remember the cheese of my childhood,
and the bread that we cut with a knife.
When the children helped out with the housework,
and the men went to work, not the wife.

The cheese never needed an ice-chest,
the bread was so crusty and hot.
The children were seldom unhappy,
and the wife was content with her lot.

I remember the milk from the billy,
and the yummy rich cream on the top.
Our dinners came hot from the oven,
and not from a fridge in some shop.

The kids were a lot more contented,
they didn't need money for kicks,
but a game with their mates in a paddock,
and sometimes the Saturday flicks.

I remember the shop on the corner,
where a penn'orth of lollies were sold.
Do you think I'm a bit too nostalgic,
or is it I'm just getting old?

I remember when the 'loo' was the 'dunny'
And the pan man came in the night,
It wasn't the least bit funny
Going out the back with no light.

On daytime trips to the outhouse
Many items of interest we saw,
On the squares of cut-up newspaper
That hung from a string on the door.

The clothes were boiled in a copper
With plenty of rich creamy suds,
And the ironing seemed never ending
As Mum pressed everyone's duds.

I remember the slap on the backside
And the taste of soap if I swore,
Anorexia and diets weren't heard of
And we hadn't much choice what we wore.

Do you think all that bruised our ego?
Was our initiative quite destroyed?
We ate what was put on the table,
And I think life was better enjoyed.