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Who went, what were your experiences? Nitty gritty may be included.

There weren't any actual tattie holidays in those days Ken - you either went to the tatties or you stayed in school! I felt quite deprived because you had to be 13 years old, and my birthday wasn't till November - so in second year I was too young. However many of my classmates crawled back to school before the fortnight was up, with aching backs and/or streaming colds. But it was riches at 10/6 a day. (Or was it 10/6 a week? Somebody put me right!)

Of course they sang us all the "tattie songs" - enough said!

10/6 a day.

I can remember all the usual memories but I do have one that stands out our local corner shop had the first grapes that we had seen since the start of the war and I spent 6/- on a bunch with my first pay

I remember the old clapped-out buses that were used for transport. They had old, I think , Albion engines. It was really exciting when a Morgan bus was overtaking a Stobbie bus. The difference in speed was only about 2/3mph, so you could imagine how long it took to overtake. Don't forget the abuse that was hurled from one bus to the other, ....and the tatties.

I was lucky, being tall I would stand on the shafts of the cart, catch the baskets, empty them ,then, throw them back to the ground

You mean you had a cushie number.

AYE

Yes I do remember Tattie holidays having participated these many, many years ago. Our group was fortunate in that the weather was exceptionally warm and sunny and we ate our lunch on top of one of the haystacks in the neighbouring field. Every morning I would go to Mrs MacDonalds confectionery shop and buy a Penguin biscuit to add to my packed lunch. Still a favourite of mine when I can find them!

Welcome back, Seonaid. Don't let it be so long until your next post.

When I saw the Tattie Holidays thread come up, I was very confused! We've just planted our tatties.
Welcome to the madhouse, Seonaid. Please keep posting.
Penguins, KitKats, Tunnocks, ... Still available.

And there`s a new beer on the market here, it`s Asahi`s Original Brew Honnama. Stamped across the can is "NEW." So how can it be original and new, if it`s original it`s not new, and if it`s new it`s not original.

Laird

I hesitate to take issue with you but surely "original" is "new." Is the problem not that the beer was/is a new product ie different to the last product or sold in a can not a bottle but manufactured to the original long lost secret recipe?

This may seem pedantic but I have just been to a meeting to discuss how reports should be written "to be meaningful" to everyone, avoiding doubt, possible misinterpretation, words of one syllable etc etc, and , as they say, "my head is mince."

David