Then and now

Harry Bloomfield · 2026-02-02T21:42:16+0000

Interesting reminder, on what things cost, life back in the 50's, and what we put up with in the way of appliances in the home back then.

Explore everyday life, early-mid 20th century UK: what ordinary people experienced and felt, with firsthand inputs and supporting research

www.1900s.org.uk

Odds · 2026-02-03T08:35:17+0000

fillyboy · 2026-02-03T08:39:32+0000

Odds said:

You can't start the day without p155ing on someone's porridge can you?
I'm sure I won't be alone in calling you out as a t**t.

Odds · 2026-02-03T08:43:15+0000

fillyboy said:
You can't start the day without p155ing on someone's porridge can you?
I'm sure I won't be alone in calling you out as a t**t.

what is your damage?

A social history is an apt spot to put that vid, i think.

Odds · 2026-02-03T09:07:26+0000

And if any of you bother to look at the website (rather than just blindly hitting the 'like' button) you'll find more relevance to the video.

blup · 2026-02-03T09:57:06+0000

I remember mangles, the machine ( a childhood friend had his arm crushed in one), and mangles the root vegetable.