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Re: You Never See Women Scrubbing Their Front Doorstep Any More...So..

Originally Posted by tarantula ->
I have never scrubbed a doorstep in my life, I have never seen the need to do so. If it was dirty a bucket of soapy water would suffice.
Quite right too!
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Re: You Never See Women Scrubbing Their Front Doorstep Any More...So..

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...what happened? Some even washed the pavement outside their house!

Nor, do you see women on their knees polishing the doorstep with Cardinal Red Polish. We still have doorsteps, so what happened? When and why did they stop?

Maybe, you can think of some more You Never See....
It must be because you can't buy knee length navy Blue Knickers, where all was safely gathered in!
It was done with a tablet called Donkey Stone provided by the Rag and Bone,man in exchange for your husband's old clothes.

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29-11-2019, 07:53 AM
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Re: You Never See Women Scrubbing Their Front Doorstep Any More...So..

This is a true Social Observation, Asian Ladies seem to tend the outside of their properties frequently, fair play to them, maybe they are continuing a tradition, started in a bygone era?
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29-11-2019, 08:16 AM
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Re: You Never See Women Scrubbing Their Front Doorstep Any More...So..

I don't remember ever seeing this doorstep cleaning.

But I do remember when shopkeepers cleaned the pavement.

I took this in Shepherds Bush about ten years ago.


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29-11-2019, 08:36 AM
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Re: You Never See Women Scrubbing Their Front Doorstep Any More...So..

Gorgeous picture that.....wonder what that little dude is doing now

Mops have given way to pressure washers.....modern technology
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29-11-2019, 09:35 AM
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Re: You Never See Women Scrubbing Their Front Doorstep Any More...So..

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It must be because you can't buy knee length navy Blue Knickers, where all was safely gathered in!
It was done with a tablet called Donkey Stone provided by the Rag and Bone,man in exchange for your husband's old clothes.

So it was Azure !
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29-11-2019, 11:02 AM
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Re: You Never See Women Scrubbing Their Front Doorstep Any More...So..

My mother told me that doing the front step was all about getting involved in the street chatter and nosing into what was going on out there!

Everyone would join in, the chat, as they wandered by.

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29-11-2019, 12:08 PM
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Re: You Never See Women Scrubbing Their Front Doorstep Any More...So..

It's true Art, you never see that anymore. I have a red stone front porch step which would look lovely if polished, but apart from brushing and mopping it, I never polish it.

These days, if the postman or anyone else, slipped on a polished step, one could be at risk of being sued for injury caused, so I leave well alone. Sad but true, also, at my time of life I prefer to make my life easier, not harder!
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29-11-2019, 01:43 PM
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Re: You Never See Women Scrubbing Their Front Doorstep Any More...So..

Well I have to say up till a coupla years ago i always scrubbed the front door step .
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29-11-2019, 02:05 PM
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Re: You Never See Women Scrubbing Their Front Doorstep Any More...So..

Originally Posted by d00d ->
I don't remember ever seeing this doorstep cleaning.

But I do remember when shopkeepers cleaned the pavement.

I took this in Shepherds Bush about ten years ago.
This still happens daily in our town. great pic!
 
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