Hi all,
What an interesting thread! Brings back some memories!
I can recall as a young boy going down to the allotment to help my father dig up the required vegetables for the Sunday lunch (not too sure how much help I actually was to be honest, probably more of a hindrance!
) These veggies would be on the table 2 to 3 hours later depending on what time we were eating, couldn't get fresher than that! Delicious!
I also went to Sunday school, from I think about 6/7 years old until about possibly 11/12 years old, can't remember exactly unfortunately. I confess, I recall little to nothing about what we were taught at Sunday School, little or nothing has stuck! I do recall that us Sunday Schoolers would enter the Church part way through the service, that is about all I recall at this moment in time. These days I am what you might call a very relapsed Christian (C of E), don't really go to church at all to be honest, just for the occasional family event (before the lockdowns of course!)
We were allowed out into the back garden on a Sunday afternoon sometimes, but with strict instructions to keep quiet as it was a Sunday and people were resting/relaxing. Occasionally we visited or were visited by relatives. Playing board games was also a regular Sunday/weekend occurrence.
Day of rest, unless you were a paper boy , Sunday papers were twice as big and twice as heavy as weekday ones.
You aren't wrong there Mike!
I did a paper round (including Sunday's) from about the age of about 13/14 to when I was 17. I can remember doing the paper round, getting back home, getting ready for school, having breakfast and then scrambling to make school on time!
The Sunday papers were indeed bigger and heavier. I recall doing my round in two parts, did the first half, then would go back to the shop and collect the rest of the papers and do the other half. There were some Sunday papers that were so thick, with numerous supplements etc that when the letterboxes were a little on the small side I had to post the paper through in several parts to get it through, all the while making sure I didn't tear the paper as I put it through! Delivered papers in all weathers! Mind you the tips I used to get at Christmas were great! Occasional tips at Easter as well if I remember correctly!
The hygiene is completely over the top today and kids don't seem to have the same resistance as we did.
I couldn't agree more, speaking personally we seemed a lot sturdier and a lot less likely to go down with something then!
Kind regards
David
