Delivered to our Home

[MJB05615]

We had Rock Salt for the water softener delivered monthly too, I forgot about that.

 

[zwiller]

Forgot about diapers! Boy that takes me back.

Not sure how prevalent it is but most older homes here have various delivery windows/chutes/small doors for that delivered stuff. I always thought that was cool. I was hoping to see it comeback.

 

[Murdy]

One of our local beer distributers would drop off beer and pop, of course, you had to order a certain amount.

 

[Sven Svensson]

I have a very thin memory of the milkman and the wire crates. I also remember the dueling Kirby and Electroluxe men. Then, the World Book Encyclopedia man prepared us for the internet.

 

[Bearcarver]

We had Rock Salt for the water softener delivered monthly too, I forgot about that.

We didn't have a Water Softener, or an air conditioner.
We did have running water & inside toilets at home, but not in school.
Had to use outhouses at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade, and an outside pump for water for drinking & washing.

Bear

 

[MJB05615]

We had to have that softener, when we ran out of the rock salt, when you washed, it was like scratching your nails on a chalkboard, lol. We didn't have AC until I was in my teens, then they got 2 window units. That was the life let me tell you.

 

[Colin1230]

Mom used to let me go with the milk man and ride the afternoon route after I walked home from Kindergarten. Jim Marice was his name. Funny what one remembers from youth.
Thanks for the cool thread Bear.

 

[Bearcarver]

We had to have that softener, when we ran out of the rock salt, when you washed, it was like scratching your nails on a chalkboard, lol. We didn't have AC until I was in my teens, then they got 2 window units. That was the life let me tell you.

Our water was so hard, you had to use a Tin Cup. The water would break the glass when you tried to fill it !! LOL

John

 

[zwiller]

I remember my grandma telling me that Honeydippers I think they were called, came and cleaned the outhouse.

My family had no AC while I lived there. Nor a dishwasher. When Dad would be asked if we had one, he said he had 3: me and my 2 brothers. We washed our hands before dinner, said grace before eating, finished our meal including anything nasty, asked to be excused, fetched Dad's paper or washed dishes, finished our homework, and went to bed by 9PM.

 

[old sarge]

Thanks Bear. We also had water delivered to fill our cistern in Ohio. We also had block ice delivered for the cold storage under the barn in New Hampshire. Milk was the only dairy we had delivered. Brings back a lot of good memories. A tip of the hat to ya. Take care!

 

[Bearcarver]

I remember my grandma telling me that Honeydippers I think they were called, came and cleaned the outhouse.

My family had no AC while I lived there. Nor a dishwasher. When Dad would be asked if we had one, he said he had 3: me and my 2 brothers. We washed our hands before dinner, said grace before eating, finished our meal including anything nasty, asked to be excused, fetched Dad's paper or washed dishes, finished our homework, and went to bed by 9PM.

Damn----I don't remember this, but I must have lived at your house!!!
And they still call the trucks that pump out our Septic tank, "The Honey Dipper".
Most of them have funny pictures & phrases painted on them. One of my favorites is "YOUR SHIT IS MY BREAD & BUTTER"

Bear

 

[GaryHibbert]

Forgot about diapers! Boy that takes me back.

Not sure how prevalent it is but most older homes here have various delivery windows/chutes/small doors for that delivered stuff. I always thought that was cool. I was hoping to see it comeback.

Milk chutes were common in Saskatchewan when I was growing up.
Gary

 

[Bearcarver]

Milk chutes were common in Saskatchewan when I was growing up.
Gary

The only chutes I've seen around here was "Coal Chutes". Many homes had them, including my Grandpop, who's home was built in the late 40s. It was on the driveway side of the house, and went directly down, into a "3 walled" bin in the basement, about a shovel's throw from where the only Stove had been.

Bear

 

[GaryHibbert]

We had to have that softener, when we ran out of the rock salt, when you washed, it was like scratching your nails on a chalkboard, lol. We didn't have AC until I was in my teens, then they got 2 window units. That was the life let me tell you.

Forgot about the water softener--but nobody delivered the rock salt where we lived.
As for A/C, that would be real nice. Never lived in a house that had A/C, as a kid or an adult. In Saskatchewan, where I grew up, there were only about 2 weeks a year hot enough to need it. A/C was a luxury only the rich had--that sure enough disqualified us.
Gary

 

[GaryHibbert]

Mom used to let me go with the milk man and ride the afternoon route after I walked home from Kindergarten. Jim Marice was his name. Funny what one remembers from youth.
Thanks for the cool thread Bear.

I used to walk home from school from kindergarten through grade 8 too. Can you even imagine parents even considering that these days????
Gary

 

[GaryHibbert]

I remember my grandma telling me that Honeydippers I think they were called, came and cleaned the outhouse.

My family had no AC while I lived there. Nor a dishwasher. When Dad would be asked if we had one, he said he had 3: me and my 2 brothers. We washed our hands before dinner, said grace before eating, finished our meal including anything nasty, asked to be excused, fetched Dad's paper or washed dishes, finished our homework, and went to bed by 9PM.

Good Lord, zwiller, we must be brothers!! Aside from me only having one brother, not two, you just described my home life. Kids asking to be excused after the meal, sadly, is certainly a thing of the past.
Gary

 

[GaryHibbert]

And they still call the trucks that pump out our Septic tank, "The Honey Dipper".
Most of them have funny pictures & phrases painted on them. One of my favorites is "YOUR SHIT IS MY BREAD & BUTTER"

Ha!! The guy that empties our septic tank has this message on his vac truck:
"Fresh drinking water delivered to your home. Don't worry--we have 2 trucks."
Gary

 

[GaryHibbert]

The only chutes I've seen around here was "Coal Chutes". Many homes had them, including my Grandpop, who's home was built in the late 40s. It was on the driveway side of the house, and went directly down, into a "3 walled" bin in the basement, about a shovel's throw from where the only Stove had been.

Bear

Yeah, we had coal chutes in two of our homes, as did both sets of grandparents.
Gary

 

[Bearcarver]

I used to walk home from school from kindergarten through grade 8 too. Can you even imagine parents even considering that these days????
Gary

Wait a minute---Talking about school---I posted this before, but this was my First Grade School house.
Third grade was the exact same type of building, but it was out in a heavily wooded area.

 

[OldSmoke]

Third grade was the exact same type of building, but it was out in a heavily wooded area.

Says something about how the teachers felt about third graders…