The Things That Are Missing Now Never To Return

[Bobbisox1]

School board man
Electric milk floats with milk in glass bottles
Meter readers
Park attendants ( Parkies as we called them)
Rent collectors
Insurance men
Coalman

Just think of all those jobs that have disappeared forever from our everyday lives

[davebro]

guy with a basket doing the round of pubs selling pots of seafood

[teafortwo]

Yes I remember that, we always bought some.

[tiggerblue10]

Ushers in the cinema with ice cream tubs. Cinemas might be heading in the 'missing' category soon.

[jno]

lol tiggerblue, the last time I went to the cinema (years ago now) I was the only person there. The film started but nobody switched out the lights. I had to get the popcorn kid to do it.

[tiggerblue10]

Last time I went was to see the last film in the Star Wars franchise. Very few people in there and no one to complain about crunching popcorn, slurping drinks or rustling bags.

[Canary42]

Crystal radio sets.

Trafficator arms on cars

Car wing mirrors actually on the front of the wing

Car starter buttons had disappeared but they're back as a "new idea"

Running boards on cars.

Petrol pump attendants (when it was considered too dangerous to unleash Joe Public on the task). Also )going back further) hand driven petrol pumps,

Telephone dials (and Stronger exchange equipment)

[Canary42]

Strowger, not stronger, bloody auto-correct.

[Canary42]

I admit to being at an advantage as I spent the day at the Amberley Museum.

https://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk

[10ClarionSt]

Cheese wheels in the corner shop. Mrs Varey used to cut the cloth off, then cut the rind off, cut a piece, weigh it, then wrap it. Beats pre-packed!

[tiggerblue10]

The Queen



:((

[Bobbisox1]

Very much so Tiggs :0(

[Hopkirk]

Knickers uppers.

(employed to go round with a pole to tap on bedroom windows to wake people up, before alarm clocks were affordable)

[Hopkirk]

Bleeding autocorrect.

Knocker uppers.

[Bobbisox1]

Haha, that made me LOL Hopps, ‘ knicker uppers’ hahaha