Syd posted:

Baz posted:

I remember school medicals

And lining up for them.......

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

I remember school medicals

Me too 

Yes 

And lining up for medical JABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Baz posted:

Cod liver oil 

My mother used to dose me with that, with a spoonful of Virol after to take the taste away

And no talking !

Syd posted:

And lining up for medical JABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Yes

If we had a school hat I have totally forgotten what it was like!

Kaytee posted:

Baz posted:

Cod liver oil 

My mother used to dose me with that, with a spoonful of Virol after to take the taste away

Same here ....and if I was really lucky , some of that medical orange juice 

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:

If we had a school hat I have totally forgotten what it was like!

Hi EFFT 

I bliddy never had a nap....I was often woken from my desk tho............

Syd posted:

And lining up for medical JABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes 

Syd posted:

I bliddy never had a nap....I was often woken from my desk tho............

Syd posted:

I bliddy never had a nap....I was often woken from my desk tho............

No napping in my school

Baz posted:

Kaytee posted:

Baz posted:

Cod liver oil 

My mother used to dose me with that, with a spoonful of Virol after to take the taste away

Same here ....and if I was really lucky , some of that medical orange juice 

I liked that orange juice..........

Baz posted:

Syd posted:

I bliddy never had a nap....I was often woken from my desk tho............

No napping in my school

Nor in mine

Baz posted:

Kaytee posted:

Baz posted:

Cod liver oil 

My mother used to dose me with that, with a spoonful of Virol after to take the taste away

Same here ....and if I was really lucky , some of that medical orange juice 

Oh yes...I remember that too....it didn't taste much like orange as I remember 

These kids ....with their answering back etc ....just show how far the wrong way things have gone !

Now there is a wally hat if ever I saw one!

Syd posted:

Baz posted:

Kaytee posted:

Baz posted:

Cod liver oil 

My mother used to dose me with that, with a spoonful of Virol after to take the taste away

Same here ....and if I was really lucky , some of that medical orange juice 

I liked that orange juice..........

Me too

Baz posted:

These kids ....with their answering back etc ....just show how far the wrong way things have gone !

Baz posted:

Syd posted:

I bliddy never had a nap....I was often woken from my desk tho............

No napping in my school

No chance at mine either😂

Baz posted:

Syd posted:

Baz posted:

Kaytee posted:

Baz posted:

Cod liver oil 

My mother used to dose me with that, with a spoonful of Virol after to take the taste away

Same here ....and if I was really lucky , some of that medical orange juice 

I liked that orange juice..........

Me too

Me three 

I loved Rounders..........

Too delicate to play football, but hockey was ok😂

Kaytee posted:

Too delicate to play football, but hockey was ok😂

 My eldest got a broken nose and hairline fracture in his cheekbone playing hockey.

Baz posted:

These kids ....with their answering back etc ....just show how far the wrong way things have gone !

No discipline these days

Marriage bar was still in force when I started work 

Yogi19 posted:

Kaytee posted:

Too delicate to play football, but hockey was ok😂

 My eldest got a broken nose and hairline fracture in his cheekbone playing hockey.

Ouch 

Syd posted:

I bliddy never had a nap....I was often woken from my desk tho............

No naps allowed at my school.

Baz posted:

Marriage bar was still in force when I started work 

 Was it?

Yogi19 posted:

Kaytee posted:

Too delicate to play football, but hockey was ok😂

 My eldest got a broken nose and hairline fracture in his cheekbone playing hockey.

I was on the hockey team, because I could run and wield a stick to great effect

OMG...........how disgusting!!!!!!!.......no wonder there was so many unmarried female headteachers around later on........

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Kaytee posted:

Too delicate to play football, but hockey was ok😂

 My eldest got a broken nose and hairline fracture in his cheekbone playing hockey.

Ouch 

So much for being a girls’ game 

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:

Syd posted:

I bliddy never had a nap....I was often woken from my desk tho............

No naps allowed at my school.

Only in needlework!

Kaytee posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Kaytee posted:

Too delicate to play football, but hockey was ok😂

 My eldest got a broken nose and hairline fracture in his cheekbone playing hockey.

I was on the hockey team, because I could run and wield a stick to great effect

 I can imagine

Baz posted:

Marriage bar was still in force when I started work 

In banking ,when I got married I had to resign and then be re employed...and they gave me a dowry too

My mum had to give up work when she got married to my dad...........and that was in the 1950s

We had Domestic Science.............

Yogi19 posted:

Baz posted:

Marriage bar was still in force when I started work 

 Was it?

I’m sure it was ....for nurses and teachers ....and I remember being asked in interviews if I had a boyfriend , was engaged , or had any plans to marry 

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:

My mum had to give up work when she got married to my dad...........and that was in the 1950s

And the Nappy Folding............