OT: Times change

[ARW]

Stepdad. Not the biological dad to any of them. He has just shagged/lived with 3 of their mothers after the real dad had f***ed off.

There is probably a rota arranged for those single mothers.

[ARW]

You need to teach him how to shave eyebrows.

But just half of each eyebrow is much funnier than a full eyebrow.

[ARW]

:-)

Good old days.

[ARW]

I am sure her at no 58 "my street" uses a broomstick as a mode of transport.

[tabbypurr]

When I was a kid lots of people didn't bother locking their houses. Obviously that seldom happens now.

NT

[Cursitor Doom]

<shudder> What a terrible experience. Britain badly needs sorting out and cleaning up. Hopefully that worthy goal can at least become feasible after we get out of the EU.

[spuorgelgoog]

My parents never minded me visiting the local witch. They thought it was nice the old dear had someone to talk to.

Owain

[John Rumm]

For all the arguments over practicality etc, this does at least mean they get time to enjoy some time together each week, which is likely beneficial for both sides in a number of ways.

[John Rumm]

ISTR at our children's junior school, they usually wanted to see them collected by a known adult... and that applied right up to year 6. If you wanted someone else to collect them then you had to pre-arrange it with the school.

[Dave Liquorice]

When I was a kid we went away on holiday for a week and accidentally left the front door ajar. Bit worrying when we returned to find it ajar but nothing stolen or any intruders. Street of 1930's semi's.

[Dave Liquorice]

So baby sit until parent arrives?

[whisky-dave]

Nothing to do with that.

Now then, now then, would you like me to fix it for you... Ahhhh The authorities never caught up with him until after his death.

No we haven't and that is the problem.

You need a DBS (CRB) check to look after kids now.

[Andrew Gabriel]

I think most schools require parents to sign contracts before admittance nowadays, and to sign up to a scheme such as parentpay. If they fall behind on payments, the child doesn't get lunch or other expensive activities.

[Harry Bloomfield]

on 30/01/2019, [e-mail] supposed :

Now we have lots of easily transportable high value items and most have the means to move such, back then we had not so much worth taking and not so many had cars so less easy to get far.

[tabbypurr]

That's not why. It just wasn't an area with any significant crime. Anyone that showed up would be seen & challenged by multiple nighbours.

NT

[BillD]

And far fewer drug addicts funding their habits by looting our houses.

[Mark]

But plenty of racists?

[Richard]

Would that be black, white or brown racists you are enquiring about?

[Jim K..]

Tent?

[Jim K..]

Electrician? :-D