Things that time forgot.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Milk bottles (have we had this one?)

[ahinton]

It's interesting (perhaps), as this thread approaches 500 posts, to note that most of the things that time forgot that have been mentioned here seem to be things that time did rather well to forget!

[jean]

Milk bottles (have we had this one?)

Not forgotten - they arrive regularly on my doorstep!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Really? They deliver plastic ones here.

[gurnemanz]

...and Frankie Howerd's "Nay, nay, thrice nay!"

Two dons overheard walking along in Oxford. One is saying to the other: "And ninthly ...."

[jean]

Really? They deliver plastic ones here.

Yes, really. Looks as if you can opt for plastic, but I do get satisfaction from the fact that the glass bottles are recycled by being reused, rather than being smashed up and reconstituted.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Yes, really. Looks as if you can opt for plastic, but I do get satisfaction from the fact that the glass bottles are recycled by being reused, rather than being smashed up and reconstituted.

I wasn't doubting you, Jean. I was just surprised (and pleased) to read of it.

[Roslynmuse]

We have glass milk bottles delivered too. The shape has changed though - in the early 70s they were taller and slimmer, now they are short, fat, chunky. (Anyone remember Frank Muir and 'Watch out, there's a Humphrey about!'? - a Humphrey being a mysterious creature that stole milk.)

[jean]

What nobody has now is is the wide-necked ones, with cardboard tops - the tops had a circular hole in the middle and you put two together, wound wool through the hole and round the edge and back again until the hole was full. Then you cut through the wool at the edge and tied it round the centre between the two discs and trimmed it, thus creating an exquisite pompom.

[Flay]

I don't miss the pecked milk bottle tops though

[ahinton]

Yes, really. Looks as if you can opt for plastic, but I do get satisfaction from the fact that the glass bottles are recycled by being reused, rather than being smashed up and reconstituted.

Well, there are no milk deliveries in any kinds of bottle here and, even if there were such deliveries in glass bottles, the only way that they could be recycled would be to place the used bottles in the recyling wheelie bin along with all other recycling and, when the recycling's collected, they'll all be smashed as the bin contents are tipped into the collection vehicle (although what happens thereafter I've no idea).

Also, the prices on the link that you provide are horrendously high compared to supermarket ones, presumably in an attempt to contribute towards the delivery costs.

[jean]

If there aren't any milk deliveries in any kinds of bottle, how can you possibly know how the empty bottles would be treated if there were?

[gurnemanz]

I don't miss the pecked milk bottle tops though

They don't seem to be so partial to the currently fashionable semi-skimmed.

[ahinton]

We have glass milk bottles delivered too. The shape has changed though - in the early 70s they were taller and slimmer, now they are short, fat, chunky. (Anyone remember Frank Muir and 'Watch out, there's a Humphrey about!'? - a Humphrey being a mysterious creature that stole milk.)

I don't think that the one-time occupant of 44 Ordnance Hill ever did any such thing and might accordingly have been somewhat bemused at Mr. Muir for this)...

[ahinton]

If there aren't any milk deliveries in any kinds of bottle, how can you possibly know how the empty bottles would be treated if there were?

Because I know how the recycling collection treats all bottles put out for recycling - as I described it, in fact!