Futtocks Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 the field opposite my daughter's house is used to grow potatoes for Seabrook's crisps. They've told her she can have any taties that are left after they are harvested. Looking forward to it. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l'angelo mysterioso Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 My neighbours were out potato harvesting over the weekend, backsides pointing to the sky. Looked back breaking work (which I obviously didn't join in with). I don't blame you tim. WELCOME TO THE ROYSTON VASEY SUPER LEAGUE 2015 Keeping it local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtum Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I don't blame you tim. I'm limbering up for Wednesday when I have to shift and stack four cubic metres of wood..... All my friends seem to be occupied that day for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 At school I did a few weeks of potato harvesting to make myself some money. I thought I was fit but that was back breaking work. I earned every penny of that money! "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 At school I did a few weeks of potato harvesting to make myself some money. I thought I was fit but that was back breaking work. I earned every penny of that money!10 bob a day and a shopping bag of spuds and a farmer shouting "Pick clean, Pick clean"Still it were better than sweeping chimneys. Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 10 bob a day and a shopping bag of spuds and a farmer shouting "Pick clean, Pick clean" Still it were better than sweeping chimneys. It was £15 a day, which was a huge amount for a 16 year old still at school in the mid-late 80s. I remember it was £15 a day because I spent every minute of those days splitting the day into working hours, then half hours, then quarter hours, then 5 minutes and thinking that it really wasn't worth it while my arms were shaking with the effort and my back felt like I'd been beaten senseless by everyone alive in the UK at the time. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) It was £15 a day, which was a huge amount for a 16 year old still at school in the mid-late 80s. I remember it was £15 a day because I spent every minute of those days splitting the day into working hours, then half hours, then quarter hours, then 5 minutes and thinking that it really wasn't worth it while my arms were shaking with the effort and my back felt like I'd been beaten senseless by everyone alive in the UK at the time.£15 !!!!!!! The last time I did it was 1970, my mate was on the dole and I was on holiday from work so I went to keep him company, that was 10 shillings (50p in today's money) When I first did it in the early 60's it was half a crown a day (12.5p) a day. The other benefit of doing in those days was there were always girls around that would let you cop a feel. Bit of t1t and 5 woodbine! Oh happy days. With my paper round money of 12/6d ( 62.5p) Macmillan was right "I'd never had it so good". Edited October 6, 2014 by bearman Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry the Leit Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 £15 !!!!!!! The last time I did it was 1970, my mate was on the dole and I was on holiday from work so I went to keep him company, that was 10 shillings (50p in today's money) When I first did it in the early 60's it was half a crown a day (12.5p) a day. The other benefit of doing in those days was there were always girls around that would let you cop a feel. Bit of t1t and 5 woodbine! Oh happy days. With my paper round money of 12/6d ( 62.5p) Macmillan was right "I'd never had it so good". I vomited when I read that. Filthy old man. The Unicorn is not a Goose, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 £15 !!!!!!! The last time I did it was 1970, my mate was on the dole and I was on holiday from work so I went to keep him company, that was 10 shillings (50p in today's money) When I first did it in the early 60's it was half a crown a day (12.5p) a day. The other benefit of doing in those days was there were always girls around that would let you cop a feel. Bit of t1t and 5 woodbine! Oh happy days. With my paper round money of 12/6d ( 62.5p) Macmillan was right "I'd never had it so good". When I did the work it was all 30-50 year old women who were working there but they looked all in their 60s. My mate got booted off the crew for making a joke that there was a DHSS man asking about where they were working the next day and half the women didn't show up in case they got caught out. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l'angelo mysterioso Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 when I was a youth you did pea pulling in mid summer and tatie scratting in late summer/autumn. You were paid by the sackful. Pea pulling wasn't so bad. The weather was better, you could eat the peas and it was cleaner. There was no machinery involved with either apart from a tractor ploughing up the tatie furrows then it was all by hand. It was vile and you had to be desperate. WELCOME TO THE ROYSTON VASEY SUPER LEAGUE 2015 Keeping it local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I make no comment... Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l'angelo mysterioso Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Lordy Lordy sometimes there just aren't enough gutters to be found face down in WELCOME TO THE ROYSTON VASEY SUPER LEAGUE 2015 Keeping it local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l'angelo mysterioso Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I make no comment... an animal gave its life to finish up like that. WELCOME TO THE ROYSTON VASEY SUPER LEAGUE 2015 Keeping it local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 an animal gave its life to finish up like that. I wonder if you can hook it up to an intravenous drip... Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSantos Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Celeriac. Kale. Spinach. Soup. Delicious. Running the Rob Burrow marathon to raise money for the My Name'5 Doddie foundation: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ben-dyas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Back from the butcher at Burnt Oak with a kilo of goat meat to marinade overnight, so it'll be Caribbean curry tomorrow. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister C Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/christmas-food-and-drink/11250871/Aldi-takes-on-Fortnum-and-Mason-with-76-wine-for-19.html haven't had chance to try any of these yet but got two bottles of the Port, a bottle of Armagnac and a bottle of the Chateau Pajzos Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos 2008 I shall report back! Edited December 2, 2014 by Mister C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/christmas-food-and-drink/11250871/Aldi-takes-on-Fortnum-and-Mason-with-76-wine-for-19.html haven't had chance to try any of these yet but got two bottles of the Port, a bottle of Armagnac and a bottle of the Chateau Pajzos Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos 2008 I shall report back! Six puttonyos is unusual - most Tokajis usually go up to 5. Use it as a dessert wine, as it'll be too sweet to serve with savoury dishes. I must visit my nearest Aldi and check it out. We had friends in Hungary who used to send us all sorts of stuff, including Tokaji. They also sent us a Rubik's cube before it was launched in the West, along with some even more fiendish puzzles in the same vein. I have had Tokaji Essenzia once, quite recently. That was, despite being past is best due to not being stored properly for all the time since it was bought, something very special indeed. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/christmas-food-and-drink/11250871/Aldi-takes-on-Fortnum-and-Mason-with-76-wine-for-19.html haven't had chance to try any of these yet but got two bottles of the Port, a bottle of Armagnac and a bottle of the Chateau Pajzos Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos 2008 I shall report back! Aldi have also got El Dorado eight year old rum at twenty quid a bottle. The five year is more than that with most retailers. "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/christmas-food-and-drink/11250871/Aldi-takes-on-Fortnum-and-Mason-with-76-wine-for-19.html haven't had chance to try any of these yet but got two bottles of the Port, a bottle of Armagnac and a bottle of the Chateau Pajzos Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos 2008 I shall report back! I just bought a bottle of the Armagnac, as well as a couple of Innis & Gunn specials I haven't seen before - Treacle Porter and Canadian Cherrywood. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister C Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I just bought a bottle of the Armagnac, as well as a couple of Innis & Gunn specials I haven't seen before - Treacle Porter and Canadian Cherrywood. was there much left? there was plenty left in Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 was there much left? there was plenty left in Barrow There were a few bottles, but I don't know how much they had back in the stockroom. it was a big branch, which means they probably got a fair amount. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Aldi have also got El Dorado eight year old rum at twenty quid a bottle. The five year is more than that with most retailers. I'm a pleb and that price seems extortionate. Desperado is only £2.90 in Wibsey Club. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Shop-bought Christmas cakes assessed by Britain's leading clergyperson. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/03/taste-test-best-christmas-cakes-gogglebox-vicar-kate-bottley Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Dimly lit meals for one. Including this: Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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