tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post6824107901017207268..comments2024-03-27T21:49:28.793+00:00Comments on A Yorkshire Memoir: Night CleanerTasker Dunhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-85095183488738288572023-02-07T17:22:31.398+00:002023-02-07T17:22:31.398+00:00Well Anonymous was not the only one with tears in ...Well Anonymous was not the only one with tears in his/her eyes at the end.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-62776286973206033672023-01-22T13:23:40.780+00:002023-01-22T13:23:40.780+00:00Night cleaner, night cleaner
We know how to do it
...Night cleaner, night cleaner<br />We know how to do it<br />Gimme that night cleaner, night cleaner<br />We know how to hose itYorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-6011094818548029682023-01-20T15:21:20.663+00:002023-01-20T15:21:20.663+00:00Touched with the Taskeresque magic.Touched with the Taskeresque magic.Haggertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03878998597580981583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-59378686661391838242023-01-20T12:20:05.714+00:002023-01-20T12:20:05.714+00:00Dear Tasker, thank you for this vivid graphic view...Dear Tasker, thank you for this vivid graphic view into working life in days gone! The antagonism between the workers via the students, the difficult work itself, and the humour of men (I had the counterpart when before my studies I worked for a month in a chocolate factory - the women whom I worked with on the factory line exchanged a lot of very interesting descriptions of their love life on Monday :-) <br />As our time changes our world so much I am glad you tell about "as it was" - young people might listen with open mouths. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-76231561357788663702023-01-17T22:46:42.761+00:002023-01-17T22:46:42.761+00:00Great memoir with a poignant ending. You might sta...Great memoir with a poignant ending. You might start a blog trend on jobs we had as students. None of mine end nearly so well.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-74223378542674098462023-01-17T19:46:33.559+00:002023-01-17T19:46:33.559+00:00Tasker, you are an excellent writer and this post ...Tasker, you are an excellent writer and this post is no exception. It makes me happy that you have resumed posting on your blog. The story of Josie and Donnie is memorable, as is your description of the night cleanning process and crew. Unforgettable!rhymeswithplaguenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-73787045729583908932023-01-16T15:51:25.222+00:002023-01-16T15:51:25.222+00:00I was so glad that Donny and Josie ended up togeth...I was so glad that Donny and Josie ended up together! Great story!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-47940366121286542452023-01-16T15:09:39.364+00:002023-01-16T15:09:39.364+00:00What a great post. It's bittersweet, but at le...What a great post. It's bittersweet, but at least they had their lives together.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-88856898981693912482023-01-16T14:22:21.091+00:002023-01-16T14:22:21.091+00:00That was such a sweet story. I do love a happy end...That was such a sweet story. I do love a happy ending. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-75868518077786242692023-01-16T11:12:33.339+00:002023-01-16T11:12:33.339+00:00Tasker that last line brought tears to my eyes.Tasker that last line brought tears to my eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-44601867559910926632023-01-16T10:50:21.481+00:002023-01-16T10:50:21.481+00:00That's a lovely story. It reminds me of the la...That's a lovely story. It reminds me of the last line line from "Secret Love" by Kathy Kirby: "And my secret love's no secret anymore". Regarding Ken, it sounds like he needed a good tickling. My best student job was working as a relief nightwatchman in a caravan factory on Swinemoor Lane, Beverley.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-35971084160360299802023-01-16T07:33:00.029+00:002023-01-16T07:33:00.029+00:00I remember when working in the dairy factory, as e...I remember when working in the dairy factory, as each run of milk bottling was finished, we had to stop the conveyor belts and clean out the machines ourselves. Same with the chesemaking section, as the cheeses were removed from the press and the cheesecloths removed each day, we girls had to cart them (the cloths) to the big industrial washer and get them washed, then into the giant spin dryer, while that was spinning we cleaned the washing machine, then the cheesecloths were hung out to dry overnight. Work areas for other parts of the factory were cleaned by those who operated the machines. The big bottle washing machine was easy, just set it to run a cycle without loading in any bottles and it cleaned itself. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-33782248523717064472023-01-16T05:21:18.499+00:002023-01-16T05:21:18.499+00:00A touching read, and not only because of Donny and...A touching read, and not only because of Donny and Josie.<br />My Mum had all sorts of jobs while we were little, to help make ends meet. One such job was at a thread factory nearby. Her coworkers were women, and she says she never heard as much vulgarity, even obscenity, come up in conversation as during that job - not even when she was the only woman working as an architect’s secretary with a bunch of beer-loving builders.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-66357322250573127822023-01-16T02:24:08.958+00:002023-01-16T02:24:08.958+00:00I'm sure Donny and Josie had a lovely life tog...I'm sure Donny and Josie had a lovely life together! Such a sweet story!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-77903136656463066092023-01-16T01:27:17.897+00:002023-01-16T01:27:17.897+00:00Thanks for the lovely story and the lovely ending....Thanks for the lovely story and the lovely ending.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-19631045016008329672023-01-15T22:10:57.976+00:002023-01-15T22:10:57.976+00:00Lots of history, colour, movement and humour with ...Lots of history, colour, movement and humour with the sweetest ending.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788740115264422305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-68797765019447945212023-01-15T18:48:17.563+00:002023-01-15T18:48:17.563+00:00Aww.. what a lovely story. Except for the yucky Mi...Aww.. what a lovely story. Except for the yucky Mick character.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-45713396434050084392023-01-15T18:27:17.833+00:002023-01-15T18:27:17.833+00:00Donny was a dark horse wasn't he just?Donny was a dark horse wasn't he just?northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-35389338993333060322023-01-15T18:06:55.461+00:002023-01-15T18:06:55.461+00:00Thank you for this incredibly thoughtful memory fr...Thank you for this incredibly thoughtful memory from your uni days. Donny and Josie ending up together was a welcome ending. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-26273559003772746652023-01-15T18:00:08.904+00:002023-01-15T18:00:08.904+00:00What a lovely tribute. What a lovely tribute. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com