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[ronnyd]

Who the hell thinks all these things up? 

[STEMO]

People who sell sewing machines

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Got an old black & gold singer up in the loft. I wonder if its worth a few quid now. 

[dave the builder]

Got an old black & gold singer up in the loft. I wonder if its worth a few quid now. 

so has everyone else 

and "kids today"  won't be wanting to spend hours sowing ,they can have new clothes delivered quicker than winding on the bobbin and threading the machine .

do they even teach sowing etc any more   

[TheBoy]

do they even teach sowing etc any more 

I grew up in a time when, rightly, the boys did woodword and metalwork, and the girls were whisked off to do cookery and sewing.

I bet the Gen Z mob would have kittens about such segregation.

[Nick W]

Who the hell thinks all these things up? 

Somebody who likes needling you

[Nick W]

do they even teach sowing etc any more 

I grew up in a time when, rightly, the boys did woodword and metalwork, and the girls were whisked off to do cookery and sewing.

I bet the Gen Z mob would have kittens about such segregation.

And they'd be right; my mother's cooking was as awful as any woodwork I've done.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Same here. My old Mum could make a great Ulster fry and not much else. Consequently her and my Dad both had serious heart trouble in their mid 40,s,
Like my Dad before me, I cant cut a piece of wood straight to save my life. 
He taught me how to bleed brakes and change a clutch in my mid teens though, and that has saved me a small fortune over the years.
My son barely knows how to check his oil, and has no interest. He is in for a shock when Im too old/ worn out / dead to work on his car. 

[STEMO]

Same here. My old Mum could make a great Ulster fry and not much else. Consequently her and my Dad both had serious heart trouble in their mid 40,s,
Like my Dad before me, I cant cut a piece of wood straight to save my life. 
He taught me how to bleed brakes and change a clutch in my mid teens though, and that has saved me a small fortune over the years.
My son barely knows how to check his oil, and has no interest. He is in for a shock when Im too old/ worn out / dead to work on his car. 

He'll have a milk float, no maintenance (or father) necessary 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Christ knows how he will afford one of those. 

[STEMO]

Christ knows how he will afford one of those. 

With all the overtime money you leave him. 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

That gets spent before its earned.
He is living at home at the moment and the food bill is over £170 a week ffs ! 

[STEMO]

That gets spent before its earned.
He is living at home at the moment and the food bill is over £170 a week ffs ! 

We had two vegans (son and girlfriend) here last summer. It ain't cheap being a lentil muncher.

[dave the builder]

That gets spent before its earned.
He is living at home at the moment and the food bill is over £170 a week ffs ! 

We had two vegans (son and girlfriend) here last summer. It ain't cheap being a lentil muncher.

You should have got real grass and not astro turf 

[Andy B]

do they even teach sowing etc any more 

I grew up in a time when, rightly, the boys did woodword and metalwork, and the girls were whisked off to do cookery and sewing.

I bet the Gen Z mob would have kittens about such segregation.

I use a tray that I made when I was in 1st year (what ever that is now ... yr7???) .... it's 50 yrs old!