name trades /jobs that dont exist anymore
rag and bone men
milk man
bus conductor
The Leary
tinker
explain this one please
the remander of train conductors are going
ironmonger
Non violent police men. Ok I'll be serious!
Honest politicians. I'll try again.
Punch and Judy puppeteers on the beach?
The Leary was the man who went round the streets at dusk with a lit taper on a long pole which also had a hook near the top end. With that he turned on the gas and lit the mantle in the street lights, one by one.
at dawn he covered the same route and turned off the gas on each street light.
I was born into the closing years of town gas, gas street lighting and gas light in my first primary school. The school janitor (the janny) performed the office of Leary for the school.
got you
on that note the knockerer uper ,from before the time everyone could aford clocks or watches ..
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yes they are rare but there was still one in bridlington afew years back .
Brilliant, Tiswas. He was usually a self appointed volunteer and covered the houses in a smallish area.
comptometerix or comptometer operator
I think they used to be called GUARD and have transmogrified into TRAIN MANAGER. The duties are not identical however. So it may be acceptable to say GUARD has disappeared.
Winkle vendors
you winkle yours and i winkle mine hehehehe
petrol pump attendents
explain this one georgia please dont reqonise it
we still have gaurds on yorkshire trains
but there job is going
apparently in 2020 its likely that we will not only be seeing cars that drive them self but trains as well ,with drivers only as a computer screen watcher
and also the old traffic wardens are being whittled down with meters being removed and people having to pay for parking via smart phones just what you need when your in a hurry ,and escuse me but does everyone have a smart phone , i do but i havnt got a clue how to use it other then text and calls
The doctor used to do home visits once a month. That does not happen anymore..
Me too. I read the instructions. A lady came by and paid for her parking. She said it was easy and told me how. I still could not manage and went off to park somewhere else.
Life is getting all too complicated. When I started to drive you parked outside the shop/house you were visiting.