Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

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oaky?

You've not lived in Leicestershire long have you Tom?

Oaky bloke = ice cream man

I wonder how that came about?

[tikay]

oaky?

You've not lived in Leicestershire long have you Tom?

Oaky bloke = ice cream man

I wonder how that came about?

With thanks to Wiki,......

"Hokey pokey" was a slang term for ice cream in general in the 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries in several areas — including New York[3] and parts of Great Britain — specifically for the ice cream sold by street vendors, or "hokey-pokey" men. The vendors, said to be mostly of Italian descent, supposedly used a sales pitch or song involving the phrase "hokey pokey", for which several origins have been suggested, although no certain etymology is known.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_pokey_(ice_cream) for more fascinating hokey poker stuff.....

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Ahhhh.

[The Camel]

Going back a few years, when i lived up north, we used to get the egg man coming round every thursday... we always had a dozen fresh farm eggs each week, and nearly every week you would get at least one double yolker

Brightest yolks I have ever seen and the taste was a thing of beauty.

I miss the egg man

I have never had a double yoker

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Does the pop man still come around?

In Sheffield, there used to be a company called Barrs Pop. They ran Bedford TK's with lovelly wooden dropside bodies. Serviced to death they was. Everyone wanted to buy an ex Barrs Pop lorry.

I managed to buy one once, and then I bought a HIAB crane that was all in bits on the top of a shed. When I finally got it all sorted and fitted together, it was a real road full. I was as proud as punch.

I have a pic somewhere, I'll try to dig it out.

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I can't believe it. I found one online. I'm thrilled.

Mine was exactly like this.





 

[kinboshi]

Barr are a Scottish firm, famous for their Irn-Bru amongst others.  Their Dandelion & Burdock is particularly good as well.

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Barr are a Scottish firm, famous for their Irn-Bru amongst others.  Their Dandelion & Burdock is particularly good as well.

Well they had a depot in Sheffield. It was on Orgreve Rd.

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http://www.isouthyorkshire.com/profile/410966/Sheffield/Barrs-Soft-Drinks-PLC/

[gatso]

I haven't read anyything about the toyota recall but from the news clip I saw yesterday I'm wondering if prius drivers are even more stupid than clarkson would have us believe

it seems that the brake problem comes from an issue with the abs. apparently when it kicks in the driver gets a funny feeling under the pedal like the brakes are going off and on. Now, I've driven a lot of cars and I'm pretty sure that's what abs is supposed to feel like, presumably toyota are just going to recall all the cars and turn the system off so the eco warriors can stop worrying despite the fact that their cars are now less safe than before

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I haven't read anyything about the toyota recall but from the news clip I saw yesterday I'm wondering if prius drivers are even more stupid than clarkson would have us believe

it seems that the brake problem comes from an issue with the abs. apparently when it kicks in the driver gets a funny feeling under the pedal like the brakes are going off and on. Now, I've driven a lot of cars and I'm pretty sure that's what abs is supposed to feel like, presumably toyota are just going to recall all the cars and turn the system off so the eco warriors can stop worrying despite the fact that their cars are now less safe than before

I don't think that's it gat, ABS doesn't actually kick in until you brake hard enough to lock the wheels.

[bobAlike]

I haven't read anyything about the toyota recall but from the news clip I saw yesterday I'm wondering if prius drivers are even more stupid than clarkson would have us believe

it seems that the brake problem comes from an issue with the abs. apparently when it kicks in the driver gets a funny feeling under the pedal like the brakes are going off and on. Now, I've driven a lot of cars and I'm pretty sure that's what abs is supposed to feel like, presumably toyota are just going to recall all the cars and turn the system off so the eco warriors can stop worrying despite the fact that their cars are now less safe than before

I don't think that's it gat, ABS doesn't actually kick in until you brake hard enough to lock the wheels.

I was sent this txt today, made me laugh.

  "Just driving my new car, Toyota Prius, will chat later, can't stop"

[gatso]

they will have all done it in the snow and ice last month and then started panicking that their brakes had failed. it may only be the couple of people I saw interviewed about it but that's certainly what it sounded like

[kinboshi]

they will have all done it in the snow and ice last month and then started panicking that their brakes had failed. it may only be the couple of people I saw interviewed about it but that's certainly what it sounded like

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8505942.stm

[DaveShoelace]

Does the pop man still come around?

In Sheffield, there used to be a company called Barrs Pop. They ran Bedford TK's with lovelly wooden dropside bodies. Serviced to death they was. Everyone wanted to buy an ex Barrs Pop lorry.

I managed to buy one once, and then I bought a HIAB crane that was all in bits on the top of a shed. When I finally got it all sorted and fitted together, it was a real road full. I was as proud as punch.

I have a pic somewhere, I'll try to dig it out.

We used to have the barrs pop man come round, Roy his name was, my cousin went out with his daughter.

Thats all I have to contribute Im afraid, that was about 25 years ago.