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Retlaw

Retlaw

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Had a problem last Friday, my thresher broke, went to Homebase, didn't have a clue what I was after, suggested Screwft, tried them, and after 20 mins one searching the computer, the other seaching their catalogue, they couldn't help either, so I promised them when I got a new one, I would use the old one as a suposistry on the pair of them. Went round to Whewells, no they hadn't had any for 5 years, tried Jewsons, same story they'd never heard of them, try thowd chap in timber store, he knew what I wass after, but they had none.
Came home, and after as search on the net, finally found what I was after.
Stormguard Rain Drips & Door Seals @ JAS Hardware Suppliers Blackburn Lancashire North-West UK. / JAS Timber / Timber Doors Windows Stairs Pine Furniture Kitchens Blackburn Lancashire UK
Got one today, paid a visit to Screwfit on my way back, they don't like it upem.
Retlaw.
 
Its a while since I heard one called that.
They probably thought you were looking for agricultural machinery.:D
 

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Better known now as Door Sills but they still should have understood what you meant.:rolleyes:

Have you put fresh straw down for Christmas?:D:D
 
Benipete said:
Better known now as Door Sills but they still should have understood what you meant.:rolleyes:

Have you put fresh straw down for Christmas?:D:D
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Thats the next job, they are not door sills Screwfit had a lot of those, but they were no good for what I wanted.
 
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Never heard the word except in connection with agriculture. Should it be thrreshold? Screwfix have a lot of those on their website. From the website you posted Walter it looks like what you wanted is called a rain deflector.
 
susie123 said:
Never heard the word except in connection with agriculture. Should it be thrreshold? Screwfix have a lot of those on their website. From the website you posted Walter it looks like what you wanted is called a rain deflector.
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That may be what they call them now for posh folks, but when I fitted the first one 40 odd years ago they were called threshers, when I went to Whewells, he immediately knew what I wanted, when I went to JAS Timber he knew what I wanted.
Lots of things have changed over the years, dust bin chaps are now called Refuse Disposal Officers, but they still empty dustbins, only they now call them wheely bins.

Retlaw
 
Definately thresher, I imagine it's a corruption of the threshold which was used to keep the straw on the floor in houses in days past.
 
steve2qec said:
Definately thresher, I imagine it's a corruption of the threshold which was used to keep the straw on the floor in houses in days past.
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As always the clue is in the name,It was used to hold the straw (thresh) in place.

Hence the name Threshold.

I never heard of a bride being carried over the thresher.:alright::D:D
 
Retlaw said:
That may be what they call them now for posh folks, but when I fitted the first one 40 odd years ago they were called threshers, when I went to Whewells, he immediately knew what I wanted, when I went to JAS Timber he knew what I wanted.
Lots of things have changed over the years, dust bin chaps are now called Refuse Disposal Officers, but they still empty dustbins, only they now call them wheely bins.

Retlaw
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Groove's grandad used to call the bin wagon the 'ashcart'...in reference to the ash off the coal fires.
 
groove said:
Groove's grandad used to call the bin wagon the 'ashcart'...in reference to the ash off the coal fires.
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I wonder what grooves Father called groove?

I bet that was one of our good old fashioned words as well.
 
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