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Back off topic! We still had the electric milk floats in the 70s round our way.
We've still got them...  (Cotteswold Dairy)
Graham (G4FUJ)
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You learn something every day don't you.
I was born in Southampton but I never knew that Spitfires were built there. No doubt that doubled its value as a target for German bombers during the war.
I left Southampton at 1½ years old and until about 10 years ago, as far as I know, I had not been back. I was astonished to see quite large areas in the city where reconstruction has not taken place.
I must get a copy of the old photograph to see if the building, my first home, still exists. There is a building on the site but it seems to be different to that which existed in 1948.
Peter ![[Linked Image]](http://bradley.it/public_images/drive.jpg)
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Back off topic! We still had the electric milk floats in the 70s round our way.
We've still got them... (Cotteswold Dairy) So have we.
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Back off topic! We still had the electric milk floats in the 70s round our way.
We've still got them... (Cotteswold Dairy) So have we. Our milkman has quite a large round so possibly not suitable. Milk is the new fish. Can be brought into any thread drift. 
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Well we must whey up the evidence for that statement!
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When I started doing VAT audits in the mid seventies, milk rounds were highly sought after businesses. With the right locality they made a lot of money, and it was reliable.
Supermarkets killed that golden goose.
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Well we must whey up the evidence for that statement! Now John you are skimming around for the jokes! 
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When I started doing VAT audits in the mid seventies, milk rounds were highly sought after businesses. With the right locality they made a lot of money, and it was reliable.
Supermarkets killed that golden goose. Even though we have a One Stop shop 300 yards around the corner from us we are happy to pay more and support our local milkman.
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Well we must whey up the evidence for that statement! Now John you are skimming around for the jokes! Time to listen to Ernie the fastest milkman in the west. He churned out good music!
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When I started doing VAT audits in the mid seventies, milk rounds were highly sought after businesses. With the right locality they made a lot of money, and it was reliable.
Supermarkets killed that golden goose. Even though we have a One Stop shop 300 yards around the corner from us we are happy to pay more and support our local milkman. Hmm, I love the fact that it was a 'person' that came regularly to your door, but we opted out of deliveries I recall, mainly due to not being home soon enough to stop the milk turning in the days heat. I know it's an udder sign of the times, but the convenience of larger bottles outweighs the deliveries for me I'm afraid.
Steve
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