Firstly, and most importantly, my apologies to "old People". I mean no disrespect. Crucially, when is one classed as "old"? When in your life do you suddenly become "old"? Is there a day and a date when this occurs?
Anyway, my thanks to (>Zero Cool<) for the inspiration for these jottings, which continue something like this...
Back when I was a lad, a long time ago to some, seems like the other day to me... there were some types of shop here in Loughborough that no longer exist. Some examples include a local hardware shop, where you could buy nails by the pint, and shops that sold nothing but hats. There was a fishmonger, where I remember we used to get fresh cockles (as a treat apparently?) The chemists shops always had those yellow plastic lined windows, and pubs used to have a snug. These have all gone now. Why? Simply because they were no longer needed by the people of the day.
So, when all of todays "old people" die, what other shops and traditions will disappear and be condemned to the history books? Here's a couple to be going on with...
Butchers shops - You only ever generally see "old people" in butchers shops. And when the butchers shops have gone, we will never see sweetbreads, hearts, tripe and the like again.
Wool shops - Same as above except for the sweetbreads, hearts and tripe.
I will add more later, but now it's up to you to add yours...
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