[guide.chat] In Reply To: mangle

From: vanessa <qwerty1234567a@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "GUIDE CHAT" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:55:51 +0100
i had to rinse with the blue bag to make the whites a bluey white before 
mangling, still on sale the little blue bag and before pegging on the line, my 
nan would make me wipe the line clean first, she would not have a washing 
machine, why would she, she had me, i had to rub on the rubbing board with 
sunlight soap by hand or should i say my until the skin came off my knuckles.
vanessa.

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From: M BOWKER - Email Address: bowker288@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent On: 12/09/2012 17:04
Sent To: Guide Chat - Email Address: guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [guide.chat] In Reply To: Back now

How lucky you are Carol, three washing machines all to yourself. Made me think 
back to my young days. I seem to be doing a lot of this lately. But as I was 
saying. It made me think back to Monday mornings. The old metal tub was brought 
out and filled with cold water. Then the gas was lit and it was left to come to 
the boil. Then powder was put in and the sheets and things  and we  had what 
they called a possum. a pole with a round metal drum on the end with holes  in 
it. You had to put this in the water and plunge it up and down to wash the 
sheets etc. Then you had to get the washing out and ring it by hand to get rid  
of as much water as possible. Then you had to fold it up and put it through the 
mangle. The sheet or what ever it was went between the rollers which you turned 
by hand. This would  squeeze out most of the water left in it. Then it was put 
out on the line, weather permitting. We also had what they called the rack 
which was fastened to the ceiling in the kitchen. You would undo the rope and 
lower the   rack and put small items on there and pull the rack back up to the 
ceiling until it was dry. When all the washing was dry my mum would put the 
iron in the   oven to heat up ready to iron all the washing. That's why they 
called Monday wash day.

So Carol, next time you are sat in front of three computerized washing machines 
that do everything for you. Think how lucky you are.

love Malcolm. xxx

Good afternoon all 
oh wow rained all day none stop 
cold i was wearing cardigan .

well my carer worked hard today 
bless her 

took me to bank post office then to b and m store 
I treated myself to new clothes horse 
hey its good only small up to my shoulders and i am only 4 foot 8 and half 
inches 
its all in silver nice i paid 
£13 for it the old tall one gone to skip now dumped it over there.

glad got brand new one now 

then we both carried plastic washing basket to our laundray she put my towels 
bedding and tea towles in one machine 
clothes in another 
in the third one 3 coats 
how cool is that?.

wow nobody is using it at all today so had three washing machines all for 
myself 
three tumble dryers 
brilliant 
Wehn she went back after one our took some out put in dryer 
Iwas making two cups of coffee and cheese and tomatoes sandwiches for us 

oh great 

when we eaten sandeiches she shreddd some old bills in my electric shredder 

then she wrote me 2 birthday cards out cool yea 

oh wow she worked hard 

couldn't get a carer as good as her 
she cooked me 

fish cakes mashed potatoes mixed  vegetables yummy 
good 
got her tomorrow having hair cut so be avle to stop bumping in to lamp posts 
tomorrow hahahahahahahahaha 

right 

love carol xxxx
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