Locks For Writing Slopes?

[woofgang]

I have bought a rather nice writing slope on ebay, however the lock doesn't work at all. Its quite easy to remove though and in fact I suspect that its not the original one anyway. I've hunted around but the only supplier of replacements I could find is in america and the p and p is huge.

Does anyone know of a UK supplier of writing slope (wooden box) locks please? Either new or old but they must work and come with a key.

[Robinia]

A'noon....ohmygiddyauntthewind'sevil! Goes right through your thermals it does. It's even worse than it was when I went out earlier. You wouldn't be sitting outside a cafe here.

I've got some apple puffs from those kind pie makers at the co op. :)

[shaneystar2]

Hello all.
This wind is driving me senseless.
Breezy ,said the weather lady this morning .Breezy? It's still blowing like hell out there and I'm watching the back fence like a hawk.It's been shored up once and it looks like we'll have to have a new one once the weather calms.Hope you're all ok though.

[woofgang]

Its quite bright here but windy and chilly...still good to see the sun.

[Robinia]

I'm absolutely pee'd off with it too shaney, hearing things bump and bang and having to to see what's happened. Every day I'm thankful I had my trees pruned, I'd have been worried sick this winter. And it's another month, another pain. My thighs, groins & hips are screaming. :( Going to be a soup 'n sarnies night unless neti frisbies a pie this way, I'm not standing cooking....
Don't forget Marigold Hotel tonight.

[shaneystar2]

It seems to have eased off a bit now although that hasn't prevented me from shining a torch up the garden to see if it's still standing. Ooh I know the feeling Robinia ,everything aching and this bldy leg is no better and it's turned really cold out there now.
No cooking for me either,I took something I prepared earlier out of the freezer. Stamppot with mettwurst.Bung in bowl,microwave,dollop mustard on,flop on sofa... job done.We're turning into a dinners on a lap tray people lately.
I'm looking forward to seeing how the oldies are doing in India .There's such a lot on tele lately ,I'm permanently catching up with stuff.
Happy Valley is back next week.

[netibiza]

I am a Stepford wife, I made him liver onions bacon tomato in a lovely gravy with real mash and carrots and peas, all fresh, I finished up the remains of the fish pie! Cba to make pies, but I will soon!
I was very good I also ate an orange and a banana for lunch,m what is this world coming too!
Poor Mr N has joined the aches and pains brigade, his knee hurts so much .

[netibiza]

We have taken to eating off the coffee table in front of the tv.

[netibiza]

I am torn between CBB or the real Marigold but think CBB will win as it's never the same next day when it's been doctored. I can download the Marigold.

[shaneystar2]

I watched Michael Portillo who's chugging around on the train in America ,then caught up with The Bloody Queens,then Back in time for the Weekend (very good) then Silent Witness.Going to watch the Marigolds on my tablet , in bed .
It's night all from Shaney square eyes :)

[netibiza]

Morning all , yes I saw Back in time, some people had it hard didn't they? I know mum always had a Hoover, with a huge material bag at the back which inflated. I think my 50's version was a lot better, we kids used to raom on the downs and play wars, and in the evenings all sit round the fire and listen to the radio and colour or do puzzles or read. Mum used to moan that we read too much, can you imagine!!! Until I was a teenager I never saw mum doing any laundry, I think we had a copper in the shed, she must have done it when we were at school. I remember the washing hanging on a rack in the kitchen over the boiler. Ah happy days for me anyway not for poor mum!

[netibiza]

also watch Portillo in USA, I actually cried at the site of the Twin Towers! He makes very interesting programmes and I always try to guess what colours he will be wearing, do I need to get a life?
Lovely day here but chilly in the windad my coffee, now home and made cornish pasties and precooked chips, cleaned and tidied. Have raging toothache but not sure it's if one or the other tooth!
Am off to do the ironing.

[woofgang]

Its funny, I don’t remember the 50’s like that at all. We used to go out and play...it was London so we couldn’t do the sleeping out thing. The heavy washing went to the laundry in a bagwash and came back ready to be hung out. What there was no mention of was the outside toilets and lack of bathrooms. They seem to have a bit of a political (small p) agenda with all this stuff about women having to learn to run a house and marriage as a career and the man needing to do things like manage the rent book.

[netibiza]

I've only ever seen a bag wash in the film Up the junction. Didn't know they existed. What part of London were you woofy? Only went to Shepherds Bush as a kid when visiting Ronnie's mum! She used to buy me patent shoes with a strap across and silver bangles which parents thought were frivolous and cheap! Needless to say I loved them!

[woofgang]

Battersea Neti. Bagwash was considered posher than a copper and a mangle but not as posh as full laundry. They used to be Sunlight Laundries. You could have everything from bagwash to full service wash starch and iron with collection and delivery. Mum sent out all the sheets, towels and big stuff. It must have saved her hours each week. She used to drop it off (or us kids did when we got older) but mostly Dad used to have to pick it up because although the stuff was washed, spun and folded, it was still heavy with water. he worked away from home sometimes and if that happened, we used to take an old pushchair to collect it but that was not usual.

I mean.....I know that the socio political stuff can only be seen in hindsight....but I think they are rubbing it in possibly at the expense of the truth.

[shaneystar2]

Hello all
Dull and cold but at least that roaring wind has dropped and my fence is still up thank goodness.
I don't remember the 50's like that either .The decor was spot on though although we had a leather (yes leather !) three piece suite .I daresay though that my Mum bought it second hand at a sale room .Most of the furniture was second hand.I do remember the old mangle well though and I was telling her to to tighten the screws if she wanted it to wring out properly. All the big stuff went to the laundry when we had the B&B people in the summer . I spent a lot of my time outdoors in those days especially in the summer at the pool or on the beach.
We used to listen to the wireless and read ,do puzzles and colouring or knitting scarves for dolls and St Johns Ambulance once a week.Never went to church.Went to Sunday school for a while but I used to muck about and got told off so that was a waste of time.
I did have to help round the house though and Mum controlled the money which arrived each week in a registered envelope when Dad was away at sea.In fact, Mum was in total control of everything ..hahaa.

[woofgang]

Yes, the church thing......Our church was just up the road and we knew the vicar very well. We also went to the church primary school but I never remember my parents going to church on Sunday unless it was something like Easter when maybe we would go. I think, looking back, the vicars (we knew quite a few of them) knew well how hard people worked all week and understood that time together at weekends was precious both as family time and to rest. The congregation was mostly made up of retired people (mostly women) Quite a lot of the social life revolved around the church so teenagers would go but there was no rule about “if you want to go to the dances, you must come to the services” or anything. I can also see now that much of the community care happened through the church. Outgrown clothes and toys were shared. Harvest festival offerings really did go to people who needed them..and yes, I remember that the community was mostly run by women because the men work too busy working. Men managing the budget and dealing with things like the rent book are just nonsense.

[netibiza]

My parents ran a B&B too, lawdy knows where we all slept. My only job was to clear the crumbs from the guests tables.Yes Sunday Scool every Sunday morning which has I did enjoy, I think it was only to get us all out of the house. Then Sunday lunch then a bloody long trek to beachy Head round diplocks wood. I must have been shattered. Parents never attended church with us unless one of us was being confirmed. I was spoilt and never had to help around the house, the sisters did. It was a lovely and safe comfy childhood.

[netibiza]

Yes I think my mum managed all,the money although there was no rent involved as they owned the house. My dad was self employed as a master tailor and literally kept wads of £ notes in his top pocket! He'd sit by the fire of a night time doing hand stitching. I hated seeing him mend mens fly buttons, yuk

[Robinia]

Evenin all...yes, the wind finally dropped and it's been mostly bright today but very cold. They had snow this morning not too far from here.

I didn't see the back in time thing so I can't compare but they can't be accurate for everyone. Imagine when they do one for 2015....from people needing foodbanks to those buying handbags costing thousands, I wonder which side they'll show :)
I can't say I was an unhappy child but I wasn't carefree, I was often worried about something, especially from the age of 11/12 onwards.

[woofgang]

I think that’s the annoying bit Robi. The impression that they give is that it IS accurate for every middle class-ish family, and, as I said, I mind the socio political spin.