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Julia

Julia Report 9 Apr 2011 18:30

Pity our daffy is unable to post at the moment. I have read some of her tales of living in 'quarters'. Something about screws in ovens.
Julia in Derbyshire

Researching:
Turner Cambs/.Northants, Singapore and Penang,Trengrove Singapore and Penang, Arnull (Champion Race Horse Breeders & Trainers 'Oleander')Germany and Denmark

Quoy

Quoy Report 9 Apr 2011 18:24

Oh Chris memories
When we marched out of RAF Lyneham they came wearing white gloves to go over everything ,they even took the cooker apart,they also had a mirror on a stick to check the U bend in the toilet .
Oh but the tricks we learned e.g. fill holes in walls with toothpaste. I was charged £2 for leaving dust on the top of one of the doors.
When we moved in to a council house I was startled at how dirty it was and the council man said it was immaculate !!!!!

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 9 Apr 2011 04:03

Yes Vera - you 'marched in' and 'marched out'. They held the blankets to the windows to check for stains - tea and other!

I never had to pay one penny on marching out and I was rather proud of that. You could see mattresses being thrown from bedroom windows!! Everything was laid out military style down to cutlery - saucepans - in order of!

Hands used to be raw washing walls down with Vim for dirty marks!

Vera2010

Vera2010 Report 9 Apr 2011 03:50

Susan

I can believe people would leave such a mess. There is a thread on here describing some home owner's and tenant's behaviour. However, the landlord (council) should have made sure it was in an acceptsable state before you moved in.

I started life in a council house and moved into one many years ago when first married. The house and garden were clean and tidy. They even gave you paint to freshen it up! That was many years ago.before Council's became cash strapped.

Chris I remember a friend of mine whose husband was in the RAF describing I think it was 'marching out'. They failed the first time because of a cobweb on the light bulb or some such minor thing.

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Vera

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Researching:
McIntosh, Bruce, Fraser, Dock, Sifton Scotland & Ireland

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 8 Apr 2011 23:01

Well the Army reckoned the best way of cleaning up a dirty quarter was to put a clean wife in as I discovered to my cost on two occasions.!

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 8 Apr 2011 22:02

When you moved into a council house did you have to move the previous tenants rubbish out and clean the house before you could move in?
One house we moved into was revolting, we couldn't believe anyone could leave such a mess.
Just interested in other peoples stories that's all.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

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