i see it this way the water mght be cold but guess what its water just jump in bc after a bit of time it does get to normal body tempture . the victorians had it hard yes but there is nothing wrong withtaking a cold bath ''suck it up an get clean''
Sheesh.. that butcher got pretty offended at Joyce's vegeterianism. Maybe they should've found a different butcher that wouldn't take everything so personally.
Pleased the mum backed down on her beliefs and bought the sausages, but I thought that was just for tonights tea..but then the butcher said that wouldn't last them a week. The thing is they haven't even figured out how to keep the milk fresh yet so it was best not to waste money buying too much meat until they know how to keep things fresh.
Even just back in the 90's (when i lived in the UK) I remember plenty of times running back and forth with pans of hot water to help fill up the bath, as sometimes the hot water tap would run cold by the time it was half way done. Just a small boiler I suppose, but she's complaining of not enough hot water with the kettle steaming in the background...she should of had the pans boiling away for the extra top up.
The problem with the range is that it doesn't have a proper heat exchanger. They explained that in one of the first episodes. They found that thing and the heat exchanger wasn't included so they tried to fit one.
While the era is completely different, the family in 1940's house take to the situation with their heads and their HEARTS. 1900's house seem to be playing a vid.game.
I'll keep watching, but g'ma/mother on 1940's is my hero.
yeah in the originial dr dolittle which i think is set during the 19th century he was found as weird not only because he talked to the animals but also because he didn't eat them. there was a whole song on why he was a vegetarian.
@ScarlettOBeara I asked them about this. They e-mailed me back they did it for the drama, I think they picked this women for the fact that she's flighty and It makes for good tv,gets people talking.
The father shaving with a straight-razor was interesting. He seems to have gotten the nack of it. Like he said, though, the razor must be absolutely deadly sharp for it to be effective. But once you do it for a while, it works phenomenally well. I've been shaving with one for three months.
Haha, like how the butcher gets offended by the vegetarians. "They won't last a week". It was a staple food then as it is now, although not neccessary.
@sidekickmarie You are right. At least if you are scratching your head and push the button on the remote control to make everything, that is doing the job for you, work for the whole day and call that exhausting labour. Doing all those physical work back then, indeed you will not last for long. Certainly not surviving financially, with 4 growing children. But let's see how they will dwell these coming months.
@lilanma I agree. They should've just filled the kettles and buckets with water...boiled it on the stove and carried it upstairs the old-fashioned way.
@lilanma Watching this series, I have often wondered WHY they didn't just do that. Boil water on the stove and haul it upstairs in buckets. Sure it took longer, but believe it or not, that's how it was DONE in those days. These people have running hot water (in a manner of speaking) - not everyone had that. People poorer than these folks would've had to carry the hot water by hand. It's little wonder that folks back then only bathed once a week...
i see it this way the water mght be cold but guess what its water just jump in bc after a bit of time it does get to normal body tempture . the victorians had it hard yes but there is nothing wrong withtaking a cold bath ''suck it up an get clean''
jackie072389 1 week ago
Sheesh.. that butcher got pretty offended at Joyce's vegeterianism. Maybe they should've found a different butcher that wouldn't take everything so personally.
tstlkevanilla 1 month ago
Pleased the mum backed down on her beliefs and bought the sausages, but I thought that was just for tonights tea..but then the butcher said that wouldn't last them a week. The thing is they haven't even figured out how to keep the milk fresh yet so it was best not to waste money buying too much meat until they know how to keep things fresh.
nickie74 4 months ago
Even just back in the 90's (when i lived in the UK) I remember plenty of times running back and forth with pans of hot water to help fill up the bath, as sometimes the hot water tap would run cold by the time it was half way done. Just a small boiler I suppose, but she's complaining of not enough hot water with the kettle steaming in the background...she should of had the pans boiling away for the extra top up.
nickie74 4 months ago
The problem with the range is that it doesn't have a proper heat exchanger. They explained that in one of the first episodes. They found that thing and the heat exchanger wasn't included so they tried to fit one.
Learningbyhearing 4 months ago
That stove is really interesting. I woudln't mind having a crack at using one of those for a couple of weeks. The challenge sounds like fun.
Shangas 7 months ago
'I'm just gonna have to get harrier and harrier...oh, GOD.'
MagickDog 7 months ago
While the era is completely different, the family in 1940's house take to the situation with their heads and their HEARTS. 1900's house seem to be playing a vid.game.
I'll keep watching, but g'ma/mother on 1940's is my hero.
KokoTalula 9 months ago
lol i love when she talks about being fed up with being dirty and stuff and she says skanky bahahaha....
kittykat83901 1 year ago
yeah in the originial dr dolittle which i think is set during the 19th century he was found as weird not only because he talked to the animals but also because he didn't eat them. there was a whole song on why he was a vegetarian.
akatsukiconcubine 1 year ago
Paul seems like a really good husband. :)
warmandsunnydays 1 year ago 4
They shouldn't have chosen vegetarians, it was not that popular back then
dbastard1977 1 year ago 2
@dbastard1977 Perhaps they (BBC) thought they could break them!...LOL!
ScarlettOBeara 1 year ago
@ScarlettOBeara I asked them about this. They e-mailed me back they did it for the drama, I think they picked this women for the fact that she's flighty and It makes for good tv,gets people talking.
yachtnick05 10 months ago
'we could all have a jolly good bath" haha!
NoName21234 1 year ago
LOL! "Antique poultry"!!
The father shaving with a straight-razor was interesting. He seems to have gotten the nack of it. Like he said, though, the razor must be absolutely deadly sharp for it to be effective. But once you do it for a while, it works phenomenally well. I've been shaving with one for three months.
Shangas 1 year ago 4
Haha, like how the butcher gets offended by the vegetarians. "They won't last a week". It was a staple food then as it is now, although not neccessary.
sidekickmarie 1 year ago 11
@sidekickmarie You are right. At least if you are scratching your head and push the button on the remote control to make everything, that is doing the job for you, work for the whole day and call that exhausting labour. Doing all those physical work back then, indeed you will not last for long. Certainly not surviving financially, with 4 growing children. But let's see how they will dwell these coming months.
druniver 6 months ago
You gotta do it the old-fashioned way--carry up buckets of boiling water yourself and fill the tub.
lilanma 1 year ago 25
@lilanma I agree. They should've just filled the kettles and buckets with water...boiled it on the stove and carried it upstairs the old-fashioned way.
Shangas 1 year ago 3
@lilanma Watching this series, I have often wondered WHY they didn't just do that. Boil water on the stove and haul it upstairs in buckets. Sure it took longer, but believe it or not, that's how it was DONE in those days. These people have running hot water (in a manner of speaking) - not everyone had that. People poorer than these folks would've had to carry the hot water by hand. It's little wonder that folks back then only bathed once a week...
Shangas 7 months ago
@lilanma Exactly what I was just thinking......I guess they rather spend their time complaining. :o)
yomie100 4 months ago
lmao skanky
tinkabella211 1 year ago