As a child growing up in the Okanagan, I remember our family getting our milk delivered to our door. It's one of those things that you think is well & truly in the past ... but sometimes a good thing is reinvented!
Kamloops residents can experience that retro feeling with a family run business called Kamloops Dairy Delivery. I can see it being a welcome service for seniors and families with children.
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Bringing Back the Milkman!
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Re: Bringing Back the Milkman!
Pretty good, but far removed from the days of yore!
My dad was a milkman i.e. my parents ran one of those combo groceries/dairy stores. Way back then (60+ years ago) my dad was still delivering milk using a push cart, the milk was in one of the large milk cans (40 liters) and was laddled out in 1/2 liter or 1 liter measures. Refrigeration on the tour? Nope! Along for the ride was butter (table and cooking) in 100gr and 200gr packaged blocks, also table cream.
I also had the "pleasure" of helping on the tours, not to mention re-stocking the grocery shelves moving 110Lbs, sacks of potatoes and delivering orders. In a cane handbasket. Back then I had never heard the expression "Going to hell in a handbasket", but trust me, I know exactly where that one comes from.
My dad was very disappointed when I decided to make an apprenticeship in a tool and die shop.
BTW at a recent surplus book sale my equal half discovered a book chronicling the great moments of the 20th century from the Swiss perspective. Oh dear. what a reminder some of that stuff is!
My dad was a milkman i.e. my parents ran one of those combo groceries/dairy stores. Way back then (60+ years ago) my dad was still delivering milk using a push cart, the milk was in one of the large milk cans (40 liters) and was laddled out in 1/2 liter or 1 liter measures. Refrigeration on the tour? Nope! Along for the ride was butter (table and cooking) in 100gr and 200gr packaged blocks, also table cream.
I also had the "pleasure" of helping on the tours, not to mention re-stocking the grocery shelves moving 110Lbs, sacks of potatoes and delivering orders. In a cane handbasket. Back then I had never heard the expression "Going to hell in a handbasket", but trust me, I know exactly where that one comes from.
My dad was very disappointed when I decided to make an apprenticeship in a tool and die shop.
BTW at a recent surplus book sale my equal half discovered a book chronicling the great moments of the 20th century from the Swiss perspective. Oh dear. what a reminder some of that stuff is!
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Re: Bringing Back the Milkman!
Thanks for sharing your memories of days gone by. I'm sure the modern day milk run is far different from yesteryear ... and judging from after what you've described, thankfully!!
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