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[Geist]

Graham south Brum wrote:

Some of the old wifes tales are unbelieveable.

I remember when my sister bumped her forehead, my gran stuck butter on it.

And when I had a nose bleed a cold key was dangled down my back inside my shirt.

It makes you you want laugh⇦br/>

I'm originally from Ber-min-am, and I can remember exactly the same remedy! - was it a Brummie thing?

Also - were you ever introduced to the delights of Scotts Emulsion when you were young? - my mother hada horror of'bad chests' and forced her children to swallow a revolting spoonful of Scott's every evening.

Having said that, I've spent life as healthy as a carthorse, so perhaps there was summat in Scott's Emulsion after all

 

[LMH]

My tip: Have the obligatory blazing row with your other half before leaving home. This saves time when setting up and stops disapproving looks from other caravanners. Like they haven't had an arguement!

Mel

That's it. I was going to post that one.

lisa

 

[BrianStAlbans]

If I rub Scott's Emulsion on the right places can I end up like a carthorse too ;O)

 

[Geist]

If I rub Scott's Emulsion on the right places can I end up like a carthorse too ;O)

I think it had to be administered while young to achieve maximum benefit

Actually, she was left a Widow with three young kids thanks to father's bronchitis - so that explained her fixation with keeping badchests at bay.

Somewhat worryingly, I'm starting to remember things quite clearly from 50 years ago - while forgetting everyday things like PIN numbers! - which, they say, is the first sure sign of getting old!.....

Doubtless, it will soon be the staring window for me!

 

[colin(bridgend)]

Think back to the days of cod liver oil and malt each night before bed and also the old liberty bodice with rubber buttons. Oh the good old days - as far as the key for bleeding noses and butter for a lump, they were not Brummie things as it was similar cures in south Wales. We also had the Haliborange red and black capsuls. Hot lemon, honey and vinegar for coughs and sore throats and then VINO'S COUGH SYRUP. Horlicks tablets and liquorice root to chew.

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Another tip from when I was a kid. If we had a cold we had goose fat rubbed on our chests. Whether it worked or not I don't remember because I was too young. I do remember my bodice got greasy though :O)

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Think back to the days of cod liver oil and malt each night before bed and also the old liberty bodice with rubber buttons. Oh the good old days - as far as the key for bleeding noses and butter for a lump, they were not Brummie things as it was similar cures in south Wales. We also had the Haliborange red and black capsuls. Hot lemon, honey and vinegar for coughs and sore throats and then VINO'S COUGH SYRUP. Horlicks tablets and liquorice root to chew.

Don't forget the Virol.

 

[colin(bridgend)]

My wife still uses goose grease on the grand children - they dare not cough in front of her as the grease magically appears as if it was there waiting for the cough.

 

[RogerL]

"Think back to the days of cod liver oil and malt each night"

Who needs to think back - cod liver oil capsules are good for the heart and arthritis - several malts each night are very welcome.

 

[Mel]

That's it. I was going to post that one.

lisa

Dunno why it posted three times. Clearly used to repeating myself.

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

"Think back to the days of cod liver oil and malt each night"

Who needs to think back - cod liver oil capsules are good for the heart and arthritis - several malts each night are very welcome.

I remember the missus many years ago telling our G.P. proudly that she'd been taking cod liver oil tablets for donkey's ages. He told her she might as well drink a pint of GTX :O(

She still takes them though.

 

[LMH]

My tip: Have the obligatory blazing row with your other half before leaving home. This saves time when setting up and stops disapproving looks from other caravanners. Like they haven't had an arguement!

Mel

Well, as you know, when dealing with men, particularly husbands, you have to keep repeating yourself, especially if you want a proper job doing.

Lisa

 

[colin(bridgend)]

Roger the malt I now have of an evening is NOT mixed with cod liver oil but is stilled in either Ireland or Scotland and is quite expensive to buy in comparison. Does it still count as being benificial to athritis and the heart. More to the point any good remedy for cramp in the calf musceles at night?

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Roger the malt I now have of an evening is NOT mixed with cod liver oil but is stilled in either Ireland or Scotland and is quite expensive to buy in comparison. Does it still count as being benificial to athritis and the heart. More to the point any good remedy for cramp in the calf musceles at night?

"More to the point any good remedy for cramp in the calf musceles at night"?

Yes, amputation.

 

[JasonR_374341560]

Some of you had strange childhoods. Malt and cod liver oil. How old are you, were brought up in the dark ages

 

[LizCornwall]

Some of you had strange childhoods. Malt and cod liver oil. How old are you, were brought up in the dark ages

Init past your bed time lol

Liz

 

[smiley]

Talking of vinigar, my mom used to put it on bites we had.

If you scratch your bite then bad plenty of vinigar it stings like hell, but it stops the itching dead.

Hubby tried it for the first time last year what a baby!!!!

 

[JasonR_374341560]

I've this vision of caravanners smelling like refugees from a chippy.

Seriously, do people not have first aid boxes?

 

[GrahamSouthBrum]

I am sure I was given liquid parrafin for constipation, & a lump of butter mixed with sugar for a sore throat

 

[JeremyClarksson]

Jason

Do you know where most modern medicines come from?

Most are borrowed/copied from nature and have been used for thousands of years.

If you want to carry on supporting some multinational, multimillion pound drug company - carry on.

While I know that simple remedies from around the house costing pence will often work as well as or better than expensive over the counter remedies and prescriptions I am more than happy to use them.

There are some obvious old wives tales about, but if they work for the person who believes in them who cares.

Next time you get a mouth ulcer dab salt on it, it will be gone in less than 2 days - I don't know the reason but no doubt there is one because it works every time.

There you are - salt AND vinegar remedies now, just got to think of a use for a chip!

 

[AnnM1]

With regards to the open windows I use a boddy scrub(s) on string, found in most chemists and supermarkets. They are so brightly coloured they are impossible to miss. They can also be used in the showers so no extra kit needed.

I find that an old tennis ball, cut in half, is ideal when placed over awning pegs in the doorways where they are more likely to catch feet. The irredescent ones are the best for obvious reasons.

Ann

 

[AnnM1]

Sun burn --- just lather ordinary soap onto the affected area and allow to dry naturally. Then rinse off. Works a treat very time.

 

[Gwilym_374347294]

Sun burn --- just lather ordinary soap onto the affected area and allow to dry naturally. Then rinse off. Works a treat very time.

My tip, cook a casarole, in a preshure cooker at home.

And the lid will keep it safe and fresh.

Ideal for when you get set up on site, jest warm it up and serve.

Also make a curry this way and do the same.

 

[Surfer]

Get in the habit of taking a few seconds to print off or note down the Grid Reference of CL's you will be staying at.

Heaven forbid this should ever happen, but if you are in an unfamiliar or remote area and have an emergency in the middle of the night, by giving the Grid Reference of where you are, you will enable the emergency services to pinpoint your exact position and reach you quicker.

Why do that because if you are able to phone they can pinpoint your location anyway. If phoning from a call box, the location of the call box will be know to them.

Its called using 21st century technology, after all you paid for it. (smiley)

 

[Surfer]

Don't forget the viagra as it stops the men from falling out of bed if the caravan is parked on a slope!