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to think my milkman comes way too early

54 replies

thelunar66 · 28/08/2010 00:46

Just been to put out a cheque to pay milk bill, only to find milk on step... bastard has been already!!!! Jeez!!!

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FallingWithStyle · 28/08/2010 01:39

Hmm, d'you think he'd deliver wine and fags KAQ?

Rofl @ nostalgic milk delivery!

MrsRhettButler · 28/08/2010 01:40

yes! actual glass ones... do you not?

MrsRhettButler · 28/08/2010 01:41

oh, or were you taking the piss out of my excitement?

MrsRhettButler · 28/08/2010 01:42

ooo wine n faaags what a dream, kinda moves away from childhood nostalgia though Grin

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thelunar66 · 28/08/2010 01:43

Mrs RB... we had to choose.. glass or plastic bottles... we chose plastic because the glass ones always went sour within a day.

God Almighty... it's nearly 2am.

I should get to bed.

Bet Mark, the milkman, is already in his bed, given that my milk turned up at 12 midnight or sooner

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MrsRhettButler · 28/08/2010 01:46

wow, a choice... i didn't even know milkmen delivered in plastic!

gnight lunar

MrsMadWriggle · 28/08/2010 01:46

Glass bottles here. No choice afaik.

MistsandMellowMilady · 28/08/2010 01:49

LOL at speculation about Colin and Mark.

I've had the same man (not in that way) for years now but I've forgotten his name.

justsue · 28/08/2010 01:52

If Mark the milkman gets fed up of coming early send him my way Ill make him come later :) only joking by the way people

MrsMadWriggle · 28/08/2010 01:57

We get a Christmas card from Colin every year too (cheap one though - I think he has to shop around now Woollies has gone).

BertieBotts · 28/08/2010 02:53

I had someone come round and nearly beg me to take on a milk round a few weeks ago. He was most upset when I said we didn't drink nearly enough milk to even make the minimum order. Poor man. :( I felt really bad when he finally shuffled off.

Random fact, the milk float in the episode of the Chuckle Brothers was the one from here - years ago though.

I wish I could have accepted a milk round as I live on a Victorian street and I love pretending I live in the 50s

SurreyDad · 28/08/2010 03:55

Our milkperson comes too late - after we've left for work. You try and do your bit to help these local business people and they let you down!

MrsMadWriggle · 31/08/2010 01:16

Buggeration - I'm up too late on MN again and Colin the Milkman has just come arrived. The question is - if I take the milk in now, DH will know how late I've been up.

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thelunar66 · 31/08/2010 09:52

I put the cheque out at 8pm last night... Mark the Milkman woke me at 12.40am as he screeched onto the gravel. I'm sure he does handbrake turns out there just for fun!

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Snobear4000 · 31/08/2010 10:07

It's only sensible for the Xavier and his ilk to make deliveries during business hours, after all the DH's have gone to work. Ifyouknowwhatimean.

AlCrowley · 31/08/2010 10:10

Our milkman is called Alan.

He's a very up-to-date milkman though as I can update my order online up to 8pm the night before a delivery.

He'll also bring juice, yogurt, pop, biscuits, bread, eggs, compost, cakes, Ecover cleaning products, meat, bin bags, pet food...loads of stuff. T'is call Milk & More

He even did veg boxes for a while but they seems to have stopped - so we have a veg box man now too :)

crazymum53 · 31/08/2010 10:19

We use milk and more as well. If you put your postcode in the website you may find they do deliveries near you. You can pay on-line using your credit card so no need to write cheques or leave notes outside to change your order.

Find out if its possible to pay by direct debit - this works out much more covenient than cheques.

trumpton · 31/08/2010 10:30

My milkman changed jobs recently and on his last day I called him into the kitchen where the table was beautifully laid with a full English breakfast.
When he had finished I took him upstars and made mad passionate love with him.
When he left the house I gave him a five pound note. He stammered his thanks to me and I said " Well it was really my DH's idea- I said you were leaving and what should I get you and he said " Oh screw the milkman ,give him a fiver" "But" I added proudly " The breakfast was all my own idea"

LilyBolero · 31/08/2010 10:32

We have a milkman and live in the South! And have glass bottles.

VinegarTits · 31/08/2010 10:35

i got pg by my milkman

ds1 is the milkman's

(he was also my dp)

Littlefish · 31/08/2010 10:58

We have a wonderful (if occasionally grumpy) milkman. He works 7 days a week and delivers milk, bread, juice, fizzy drinks, eggs and all sorts of "specials" at Christmas.

He delivers organic milk in glass bottles and is happy to deliver to us only 3 times a week.

Littlefish · 31/08/2010 10:59

In fact, the only downside about him is that he delivers to us last on his round because our lane is so rutted and bumpy that he has to do it when his van is nearly empty. This means that he doesn't get to us until about 11.00am

Ripeberry · 31/08/2010 11:03

We gave up on our milkman back in the late 80s as he kept arriving so late (after 8am) that we could not have our cornflakes.

Thank goodness for corner shops selling milk!

snoozathon · 31/08/2010 11:08

Pmsl @ trumpton

snoozathon · 31/08/2010 11:09

Vinegartits you must have a wide repertoire of milkman jokes, do share!

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