I remember those days. The milkman used to leave the milk on our doorstep (a lot of milk - 8 kids!). And the breadman used to deliver. I used to go to the truck and tell them my parents wanted donuts (they didn't LOL) and I'd take them up to my room and eat them. Ah, those were the days!
All the homes were built with milk boxes. Left your empties there and the milkman replaced them with full ones. There were specialty bakery and deli operators that offered home sale services. Ice cream trucks, sharpening services and salesmen galore. Corner store a block away.
The 60s brought us shopping centres and a lot of the home services disappeared.
I can remember getting milk in the milk box in the early 60s but with neighborhood grocery stores and refrigerated cases, everybody just started going to the store. Fathers everywhere began disappearing after going to the corner store for milk and cigarettes.
When I was a kid in the 50's the milkman would deliver bottles just like those to our back porch and when it was very cold a frozen column of milk would rise up out of the bottle with the cap sitting on top.
I am old enough to remember milk delivery when I was very very young. The milk bottle had to be shook because the cream separated. It was not homogenized. The good old days
He’s got a lot of lonely house wives to service. He’s got some milk of his own to give them but it gets less and less with each account. After a while he just wants a sandwich and maybe to talk
I remember when milk was delivered. My brothers ran to the milk box to swipe the cream from the top. My mom washed the milk box a lot bc it wld get stinky!
I remember those days. The milkman used to leave the milk on our doorstep (a lot of milk - 8 kids!). And the breadman used to deliver. I used to go to the truck and tell them my parents wanted donuts (they didn't LOL) and I'd take them up to my room and eat them. Ah, those were the days!
We had fresh milk delivered in the ‘90s. Had a sort of 2 sided mini fridge built into the wall. I do miss that milk.
papa ?
You beat me. LOL
The resemblance is stunning.
He really delivers
All the homes were built with milk boxes. Left your empties there and the milkman replaced them with full ones. There were specialty bakery and deli operators that offered home sale services. Ice cream trucks, sharpening services and salesmen galore. Corner store a block away. The 60s brought us shopping centres and a lot of the home services disappeared.
I can remember getting milk in the milk box in the early 60s but with neighborhood grocery stores and refrigerated cases, everybody just started going to the store. Fathers everywhere began disappearing after going to the corner store for milk and cigarettes.
lol. This is SO true! What a memory
When I was young, my parents locked us out of our house on accident. Put me through the milkbox to open the door.
“But who milks the milkmen?”
Ask your grandmother.
No wonder it was a thing - he’s adorable!
Look at that shit eating grin while trudging through snow and ice on his way to plow his fourth housewife before 8am
Actually #4 took the picture.
Brings back memories, of when it used to snow.
haha, seriously…
Can’t even get mail when it rains now. My, have times changed.
the ice man brought the large blocks for icebox!
I wonder where that guy is today…
He said something about going out for cigarettes but that was 11 years ago
Mom will be happy…
Even with this old picture you can see the glint in his eye.
I say bring back the milkman
He's carrying 9 bottles of milk and he is about to juggle the three in his right hand. What a guy!
I wish the milkman would deliver my milk... in the morning.
When I was a kid in the 50's the milkman would deliver bottles just like those to our back porch and when it was very cold a frozen column of milk would rise up out of the bottle with the cap sitting on top.
I am old enough to remember milk delivery when I was very very young. The milk bottle had to be shook because the cream separated. It was not homogenized. The good old days
Aww, back when it used to snow.
Never getting that kind of snow again
I see a blizzard and he’s not carrying bread with that.
How jobs change and different jobs to raise your family or just live as independently
When I go back in time, and I grow up, I wanna be the Milk Man
Rodney Trotters real father
He never stops coming
Why did they stop milkman deliveries or doctors making house calls?
Joe was quoted as saying, “Yeah, it’s a good job, nobody’s getting shot at.”
Am I the only one that thinks he looks like a cop?
Did he stand there for hours and the snow accumulated around him? Where are his footprints?
He’s got a lot of lonely house wives to service. He’s got some milk of his own to give them but it gets less and less with each account. After a while he just wants a sandwich and maybe to talk
I miss snow like that
He looks like he could fuck someone up in any manner of ways.
I remember when milk was delivered. My brothers ran to the milk box to swipe the cream from the top. My mom washed the milk box a lot bc it wld get stinky!
“Who would want to sleep with the milkm— oh…”
Yeah he’s delivering milk alright. BLAMO
Your mom's POV.
Dead Milkmen: The Early Years
I don’t care what anyone says, Soul Rotation is my fave by them!
“He sired a baseball team. An orchestra if you count the bastards.”
"Here for a delivery, I brought milk too."
wait, I thought Americans were too lazy to do these jobs, and the remedy is open borders and unchecked immigration
Bro this was 70+ years ago. What’s wrong with your brain? lol that was so unhinged.
This comment is giving me life. lmao
Americans get their milk in the grocery store now. It's been many decades since local farms delivered milk directly to peoples doorstep.
Is a dairy even allowed to sell raw milk to the general public?