Who remembers these things back in the day ?...come and add your own memories..

Oh, has any mentioned fuses? The kind you screwed into the fuse box in the basement? The dark, dank, damp basement that nobody liked to go down into?

We blew fuses on a regular basis in the old house I grew up in. The wiring wasn't really up to "modern" appliances, like coffee pots, toasters, bathroom spaceheaters, etc. We were fine if we didn't run too many things at once. But if someone slipped up and turned on the bathroom spaceheater at the same time as the coffee pot and then someone else pushed the toaster lever down, then it was Darksville for the kitchen....and the bathroom.....and the basement....and.....

Unhappy language would pour out of my poor dad and down he'd go to the basement, flashlight in hand and change the fuse out. It's a wonder that he never got electrocuted standing on that damp floor touching fuses in an old fusebox. Then we'd get The Lecture once again and once again we'd promise NEVER, NEVER, NEVER to do that again, at least until we did it again next week.

He wouldn't do it, but some people would put a copper penny in the hole and then screw the fuse back in as a temporary fix until they got a good fuse. That was really dangerous.
 
RadishRose said:
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I still use a bunch of that Corning ware. Friend of mine was horrified to see that I use one of those for the dogs food and another for their water. 🤣 Of course, I still use that coffee pot. It's the best. (y)
 
I remember those stores in England. Thought them ridiculous. Found them "charming" at first. When the Pakistani's moved into Oxford with real, self service stores, open all hours, no "dinner" closures, the people went wild with confusion and anger. Got to know their names too at the new stores.
 
Pepper said:
I remember those stores in England. Thought them ridiculous. Found them "charming" at first. When the Pakistani's moved into Oxford with real, self service stores, open all hours, no "dinner" closures, the people went wild with confusion and anger. Got to know their names too at the new stores.
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I agree with you but I miss those "ridiculous but charming" shops. One could chat with them on a different level and it was easy to speak with them without risk of offending anyone.
 
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Before the days of circuit breakers, UK circuits had fuse boxes with plug in ceramic fuse holders. You could replace the fuse wire if it 'blew' and most households would have kept spare fuse wires similar to the one shown. 5 amp for lighting circuits, 15 for sockets and 30 for electric cookers.
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yep and we always kept them in the fuse box cupoard on top of the meters usually...
 
hollydolly said:
LOL...no need for the link explaining the difference.. I think we're all old enough to know what they all looked like... its just that you failed to mention 33's (LP's ..long playing records) so I thought you mean to say it instead of 78's..
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I still have 78's, 45's, and of course 33's....I also have a record player with all 3 speeds...call me old fashion, but honestly, I do not listen to these very often now.
 

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