How far did you or your parents walk to save money.

gdm27 · 23-11-2011, 17:33

Was talking to my Daughter the other night about nights out when I was a nipper. Told her that I, at least once a month walked back from the Cats Whiskers to Pendle St. Accy, no matter what the weather so I could spend my taxi money on a couple more drinks! She said she wouldn't have gone out if she had to walk anywhere! How far did you walk after spending up or how far did you have to walk to work every day?

jedimaster · 23-11-2011, 17:41

if i was skint i used to walk from bacup to accy and back when i had a weekend job here

Margaret Pilkington · 23-11-2011, 17:49

We used to walk fron Riley's Hill in Accrington to Peel Park school....not a long way I hear you say......but I was 7 years old at the time.......and did that until I was 11.

I have walked to Queen's Park Hospital in snowy weather when there was no transport........and home again

I regularly walked to Accrington when on the early turn at David Whiteheads in Rawtenstall.......the bus was at 5.30, my shift started at 6am.........I could just about make it to clock in before I was 'belled'.
So although much of my walking was not to save money.....I have walked my share.

jaysay · 23-11-2011, 18:37

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Originally Posted by gdm27

Was talking to my Daughter the other night about nights out when I was a nipper. Told her that I, at least once a month walked back from the Cats Whiskers to Pendle St. Accy, no matter what the weather so I could spend my taxi money on a couple more drinks! She said she wouldn't have gone out if she had to walk anywhere! How far did you walk after spending up or how far did you have to walk to work every day?

Taxi money, when I was on the lash in my teens it didn't matter where you went, it was shankes pony on the way home, there were no taxi ranks in them days in fact the first time I saw a taxi was when I went on a school trip to London in about 58

susie123 · 23-11-2011, 18:44

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

We used to walk fron Riley's Hill in Accrington to Peel Park school....not a long way I hear you say......but I was 7 years old at the time.......and did that until I was 11.
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Lived by the hospital, went to primary school at New Jerusalem Abbey St and home for lunch - not a very long way but four time a day on little legs...

And no adult supervision, just an older pupil - wouldn't be dreamt of these days.

garinda · 23-11-2011, 20:02

When I was twelve my best friend lived in Wilpshire, and I walked there regularly. Partly because I wouldn't have the bus fare, and even if I did, it was quicker than getting a bus from Stanhill to Blackburn, then another to Wilpshire. Quicker to pull my wellies on, and head off over Whitebirk.

Walked back from school many times, the otherside of Blackburn town centre. So later would do the same thing after a night out.

In London I'd very often walk home from clubs, rather than get in some dodgy unlicensed cab, waiting outside wherever I'd been. Mainly because by the time I got into bed the room wouldn't be spinning...quite as as much.

mobertol · 23-11-2011, 20:41

Always walked home fro school -first from St.Marys Clayton to cranbourne drive Church, along the canal all weathers with sister Dnise and friend Charlotte who we dropped off half-way at her Grans. After from Paddock House back to same destination -no probs.

Used to walk over to friend Jaqui's at Edge End Gt.Harwood (gorgeous little cottages high up) from there we'd go over to Stonyhurst on a Saturday taking a picnic, to see our first boyfriends!

mobertol · 23-11-2011, 21:12

When my Grandad was courting my Grandma in the late 20's early 30's he used to walk over to Padiham from Rockmount in Altham West and back in an evening -if he was lucky someone lent him a bike...what devotion! They went out for 7 years before marrying and they were married for 63 years altogether -just as well he wasn't afraid of walking!

garinda · 23-11-2011, 22:02

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When my Grandad was courting my Grandma in the late 20's early 30's he used to walk over to Padiham from Rockmount in Altham West and back in an evening -if he was lucky someone lent him a bike...what devotion! They went out for 7 years before marrying and they were married for 63 years altogether -just as well he wasn't afraid of walking!

I was talking last month to a recent widow, who walked daily from Padiham to Accrington, when she started work.

She's 100 in Febuary.

Her husband, who walked from Accy to court her, was 102.

cashman · 23-11-2011, 22:18

Used to walk from Maudsley St to school- Accy Tech up Union Rd Ossy most days n back home after school........... mind yeh,yeh could buy separates wi the bus money in those days.

Eric · 23-11-2011, 23:30

After boozing it up at the Junction, New Brewery or any other pub in Accy, I stumbled home to Clayton ... often walked home from Accy Grammar to Rishton Rd. .... no problem. If you were flush, you could get fish and six for the way home.

cashman · 24-11-2011, 00:05

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After boozing it up at the Junction, New Brewery or any other pub in Accy, I stumbled home to Clayton ... often walked home from Accy Grammar to Rishton Rd. .... no problem. If you were flush, you could get fish and six for the way home.

That post reminds me though of how i used to waste money.

used to get a taxi from the Castle to the Black Bull or visa-versa to save drinking time.

jaysay · 24-11-2011, 10:26

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Originally Posted by cashman

Used to walk from Maudsley St to school- Accy Tech up Union Rd Ossy most days n back home after school........... mind yeh,yeh could buy separates wi the bus money in those days.

I always used to walk to school at Holy Family and came home for diner and walked back again, god was I fit in those days

jaysay · 24-11-2011, 10:28

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Originally Posted by cashman

That post reminds me though of how i used to waste money.

used to get a taxi from the Castle to the Black Bull or visa-versa to save drinking time.

Be truthful ya were that gatted ya couldn't walk

mobertol · 24-11-2011, 22:52

Used to walk every day from Paddock House to my Grand-parents on Exchange Street with my friend Andrea-we'd sometimes have a dinner from the chippy on the way (very unhealthy) or take sandwiches. Nanny would make us tea and offer cherry buns or Parkin.
We'd watch a programme called The Sullivans set in WW2 in Australia. My sister Denise walked down from Holy Family every day with her friends Catherine and Pauline....a great time was had by all.

Over 20 yrs on -we'd lost touch with Catherine and Pauline but my friend was called out to the suspicious death of a child last year (she's a police Inspectior). When she got there, the severely handicapped child's mother turned out to be Pauline - her son had died in his sleep, he had Cerebral Palsey. Andrea stopped all investigation and signed the necessary foms to save her the anguish of an autopsy and inquiry....

Walking is good excercise....and a great way to free the mind.