[Crimson Dynamo]

Like the rag and bone man
the Alpine man
The fruit and veg van that also sold sweets
The icy




Who came round yours?

[mizzy25]

rag and bone man, infact one has started coming round mine now, they look for old metal. took my old washing machine away last week.

wet fish man.

ice cream man

I think ringtons tea used to come round too

[Niamh.]

whats a rag and bone man?

we had a bin man?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

whats a rag and bone man?

we had a bin man?

You dont know?

did you never watch Steptoe and Son?


He came round the street with a horse and cart blowing a trumpet and you ran out with old clothes or any old tat and he gave you a balloon for it.





I would imagine in Ireland that was just how you travelled around?

[Josy]

Rag Man
Fish Man
Butcher
The Ginger van
Chippy
Bakers Van


All apart from the rag man still come round here weekly.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

You dont know?

did you never watch Steptoe and Son?


He came round the street with a horse and cart blowing a trumpet and you ran out with old clothes or any old tat and he gave you a balloon for it.





I would imagine in Ireland that was just how you travelled around?

No I never watched Ste toe and Son

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Josy

Rag Man
Fish Man
Butcher
The Ginger van
Chippy
Bakers Van


All apart from the rag man still come round here weekly.

The van that collects all the gingers?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Josy

Rag Man
Fish Man
Butcher
The Ginger van
Chippy
Bakers Van


All apart from the rag man still come round here weekly.

The only folk i get is delivery vans asking "you dont know where Tigh Na Bruaich is?"

[Josy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

The only folk i get is delivery vans asking "you dont know where Tigh Na Bruaich is?"

[AnnieK]

milk man
alpine man
rag and bone man
ice cream van

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

milk man
alpine man
rag and bone man
ice cream van

what was that Alpine lorry all about?


I used to get Limeade that looked like some Chernobyl spillage

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Josy

Rag Man
Fish Man
Butcher
The Ginger van
Chippy
Bakers Van


All apart from the rag man still come round here weekly.

No milkman, I'm astonished at all these vans

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Cherie

No milkman, I'm astonished at all these vans

typical for a central scotland scheme






Josy getting her messages, yesterday

[Niamh.]

we had a milkman, a bread man and an ice cream van oh and a coal man, we still have the coal man and ice cream vans around

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

No milkman, I'm astonished at all these vans

I forgot about the milkman

Oh and the mobile library too.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

typical for a central scotland scheme






Josy getting her messages, yesterday

You cheeky ****, I live in a nice village

We only have 2 shops a tiny pub and an indian takeaway.

[smudgie]

Africa.

Ice cream seller on his bike.
Sweet potato seller with basket on their head.
People selling their carvings.

Here.

Ice cream van.
Milkman.
Ringtons.
The blue van(sold groceries etc)
Rag and bone man.
Mobile library.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

what was that Alpine lorry all about?


I used to get Limeade that looked like some Chernobyl spillage

We were only allowed it at Christmas.....when we had a crate of rola cola, dandelion and burdock, lemonade, organeade and limeade delivered we knew Christmas was nearly here....

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Josy

Rag Man
Fish Man
Butcher
The Ginger van
Chippy
Bakers Van


All apart from the rag man still come round here weekly.

Without prying, I would guess that you live somewhere pretty rural Josy by the diverse travelling vendors you have calling?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

No I never watched Ste toe and Son

It has been repeated for years
Filmed in the 1970's

Very Funny


BBC

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Without prying, I would guess that you live somewhere pretty rural Josy by the diverse travelling vendors you have calling?

[kirklancaster]

The 'Rag 'N Bone' man -- was a Geordie and he had a horse and cart. He never rode on the cart, but just used to lead it and walk along side as he shouted out "Pots for Rags" in that strange sing-song dialect. The 'pots' were cheap cups and plates which he'd give for the right amount of 'old rags' - anything less was rewarded with a balloon.

The Fresh Fish Man -- was Welsh, and he too had a horse drawn 'van' , but his had closed sides and top and was open at the back. Inside, it had a sloping bottom so all his fish could be seen. Cod, Halibut, Crabs, Mussels, Cockles -- you name it, he sold the lot, and all laid out on trays of ice.

We had a couple of ice-cream vans call around, and these were proper vans, all gaily decorated and with chimes. One - 'Hastelows' - sold real ice cream in tubs, and my mouth is watering now at the memory of digging that little wooden spoon into that creamy, yellow ice cream.

There were two milkmen who delivered - the Co-op came in a proper milk float and 'Harry' was a local bloke who delivered in a horse and cart. Harry's milk always seemed creamier but didn't last as long as the co-ops, and the co-op's bottled orange juice was delicious.

Golden days. Golden memories.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

[Josy]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Without prying, I would guess that you live somewhere pretty rural Josy by the diverse travelling vendors you have calling?

A semi rural village Kirk, it used to be mostly coal miners that lived here including my family.

[Shaun]

just the milkman and ice cream man :/

being southern is so boring

[Kizzy]

coal, bread, icecream, rags, pop, but the most important was the provident man
What is a ginger man josy, someone selling ginger?

I love steptoe and son, it's one of my fave comedies