tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post48030447305753482..comments2016-01-05T07:44:50.175-08:00Comments on granny grimble's grunts: THE BEST IS YET TO COMEgranny grimblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08257953737883411387noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-25363684846908361892008-11-10T14:28:00.000-08:002008-11-10T14:28:00.000-08:00THAT WAS A LOVELY BLOG,LEETA VERY INTERSTING.I NEV...THAT WAS A LOVELY BLOG,LEETA VERY INTERSTING.<BR/>I NEVER REALISED RE THE CANADA BIT.<BR/>THAT SWITCHBOARD LOOKED VERY LIKE THE ONE I ITOOK OVER FOR ILLNESSES AND LUNCHTIMES AT HIGGS AND HILL BIG BUILDING FIRM IN VAUXHALL.<BR/>LOVE ANNE XXXGoldAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11585711922998198593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-64552191711792524892008-11-09T06:21:00.000-08:002008-11-09T06:21:00.000-08:00Ano0ther smashing blog! They brinbg back so many ...Ano0ther smashing blog! They brinbg back so many memories to me. Do you know, I can't remember where I kept the things that I bought for my 'bottom drawer'but because of so many sisters, and lack of space, I should think that Lennies mum kept them in a drawer for us.What exciting days they were, with the whole of our life in front of us.People are so materialistic now when they get engaged, with a huge list of very expensive things that they want as presents. We gratefully accepted what we were given, and if things got doubled up, then we were lucky enough to have a 'spare'.Oh, happy days:0)weechuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04382520692712352649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-83235303666549142722008-11-09T03:20:00.000-08:002008-11-09T03:20:00.000-08:00JAYNo I don't remember a Rael Brook factory I'm af...JAY<BR/>No I don't remember a Rael Brook factory I'm afraid. I do remember the jingle though. 'Rael Brook Toplin the shirts you don't iron'!<BR/>Canda was in Eagle Wharf Road. It was opposite a canal, and I remember coming out of work one day, to find the police dragging the canal with a grappling iron, for the body of a small boy who had fallen in. That was very sad.granny grimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08257953737883411387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-211483819471891612008-11-09T01:47:00.000-08:002008-11-09T01:47:00.000-08:00That takes me back to my own first job where I ear...That takes me back to my own first job where I earned the princely sum of £6.06 - of course, this was in the seventies, and still a pretty poor wage.<BR/><BR/>And my bottom drawer! I remember how hard it was to find the money for small bits and pieces, but find it we did!<BR/><BR/>Interesting... when I was a child we lived just around the corner from Islington and I had no idea that Canda had a factory there. Tell me, do you remember a shirt factory? Could it have been a Rael Brook?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496924033221866102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-50763446445982162402008-11-08T14:46:00.000-08:002008-11-08T14:46:00.000-08:00Way to go Leeta ;O)Way to go Leeta ;O)Croomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493523252107146901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-40915528868368662008-11-08T13:40:00.000-08:002008-11-08T13:40:00.000-08:00ANNEYes I think a lot of romance has gone out of l...ANNE<BR/><BR/>Yes I think a lot of romance has gone out of life now. Perhaps men think it isn't macho to be like that nowadays. It seems long ago because it was! In my case 60 years ago. I'm lying! I'm lying!<BR/><BR/><BR/>SANDI<BR/>Thank you for visiting my pad, and welcome! Please call again. <BR/>I look at photos of old PBX boards with great longing. I just know that after all these years, I could still work one, couldn't you?<BR/>I bet you can tell us some tales about being a cop, or perhaps you aren't allowed to. How long is it since your bottom drawer?<BR/><BR/>CROOM<BR/><BR/>Never fear, I still have lots of stories about life in the fast lanes of the 50's and 60's!granny grimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08257953737883411387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-41583904662243858462008-11-08T10:17:00.000-08:002008-11-08T10:17:00.000-08:00What a lovely blog Leeta, My first wage at Braving...What a lovely blog Leeta, My first wage at Bravingtons was £3.50 (That was higher than Dave’s) he was an apprentice.<BR/><BR/>Please let us have some more of these blogs that bring back memories. My bottom draw was infact in a draw :O)<BR/>TinaxxxCroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493523252107146901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-34700042447869784772008-11-08T09:14:00.000-08:002008-11-08T09:14:00.000-08:00I will have to wait until someone who is good at l...I will have to wait until someone who is good at ladder climbing visits. My souvenir box is high on the shelf in my craft room, and I can't reach it. There are lots of things in there that I could post on my blog!granny grimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08257953737883411387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-58031752844539721812008-11-08T08:32:00.000-08:002008-11-08T08:32:00.000-08:00How about a page from your 'list' so we can all se...How about a page from your 'list' so we can all see it? <BR/><BR/>That was a very good wage for then. My first job I earned £5.5s and that was good for the time - in 1961Babs (Beetle)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06172908857369441800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-1747207886971602052008-11-08T05:31:00.000-08:002008-11-08T05:31:00.000-08:00I came over from Jay's to introduce myself and her...I came over from Jay's to introduce myself and here I am! I was astounded when I saw the switchboard...the first job I ever had was a switchboard operator at a large hospital. I loved it. I would have made it a career if my father hadn't had his heart set on my being a doctor...so I became a cop, lol! Loved this post...had a bottom drawer, and hadn't thought of it in years...so very pleased to make your acquaintance! <BR/>SandiSandi McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711618681626469103.post-40710347627630170222008-11-08T02:04:00.000-08:002008-11-08T02:04:00.000-08:00What a lovely blog. It really was so romantic in...What a lovely blog. It really was so romantic in those days - why does it seem so long ago. And good on you for changing jobs!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303224460091537127noreply@blogger.com