Ray From Cleveland
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That sounds awesome! The good ole days!That didn't happen in my day, but I have seen old movies with Milk Men.....
That's what it was back then. We had a milk man, a Charlie's Chips man, a juice man, a rag man, everything was delivered. Our doctor used to come to our house when we kids were sick. Many women didn't drive back then and the ones that did didn't have their own car in most cases.
My mothers house still has a milk chute that hasn't been used in over 45 years.
Actually it was great. I remember coming home from school and my mother yelling at me to empty out the milk chute on the way in. Getting gasoline meant driving to the pumps and an attendant came out and pumped your gas, checked your tire pressure, checked your oil, and added any necessary items. You gave him cash or credit card, and he'd come back with your change or the charge machine and you signed your name and took the receipt.
My next door neighbor had the milkman, I remember them coming twice a week ( I think) then they were gone when I was around in the 2nd grade. ( 1972?)
Yep, that's about right. When women started to work and getting their own cars, they opted for cheaper products at the store instead of paying for delivery. Believe it or not, grocery stores used to close around 4:00 or 5:00 pm. After that, Dad had to come home and drive mom to the convenience store.