do they still drive round the estates like they used too? well if they do i aint seen em:confused: :confused: :confused:

Originally posted by kirky
do they still drive round the estates like they used too? well if they do i aint seen em:confused: :confused: :confused:

Ice Cream vans are another thing that the Supermarkets have driven from the towns and village estates, along with Milkmen, the corner shop, the Newsagents, the Mobile shops, and soon Chemists will go the same way.

The supermarkets already control the way we eat and how much we pay for their (not our) choice of products, soon they will have control over every aspect of our lives.

They certainly drive round our Rd 2 or 3 times every afternoon.
Tinkling their tunes, iif Ken hears Yankydoodle Dandy any more times he will get out his gun.
He's just nodding off for his afternoon nap when up drives the icecream man playing his tune.
My australian grandchild was mesmerised by them Apparently don't have them where she lives.

hazel

Originally posted by hazel
Apparently don't have them where she lives.

hazel


manor park?

Well one does a tour of the airport business park - some trade form us.

Good point Kirky. One even used to come to my old hall of residence. Perhaps they're waiting for the summer to end, just to confuse us!

Yep, he still makes the trip here - once just before lunchtime, once in the afternoon and once just before teatime :rolleyes:

We have a few come on our street, one comes everyday but the kids have now decided to boycott him as he is a rude and has an attitude problem with the kids ( also with the adults ).
One only comes on a Sunday and he's the one the kids wait for (he also sells my favorite mmmmmmmm toffee crumble lolly ) :hihi:

Also sometimes during the day, not everyday we do get one that does whippy ice cream nice but a bit sickly. :thumbsup:

In some parts of the country they are having to buy very expensive licences and so are disappearing. You are exempt from a licence if you are a "roundsman", like a milkman but icecream men are not roundsmen as they don't have regular customers that they deliver to. In some council areas they are disappearing as a result of this silly rule but I have no idea whether this is the case in Sheffield.

They are all on our estate, Gleadless Valley. we must get one about four or five time's a day.

One of them is really bamusing though, as he has "the good the bad the ugly" theme playing in that nasty ice cream van tone, as any one else heard this? I thought that I was going mad at first!

Originally posted by tpiddo
We have a few come on our street, one comes everyday but the kids have now decided to boycott him as he is a rude and has an attitude problem with the kids ( also with the adults ).


so thats what owdlad does for a living..well you live n learn

:hihi:

Has anyone seen The Ice Cream Man Cometh, by Peter Kay?

This high calibre documentary highlights the plight of the modern Ice Cream Man.

Originally posted by liencam
Has anyone seen The Ice Cream Man Cometh, by Peter Kay?

This high calibre documentary highlights the plight of the modern Ice Cream Man.

yep seen it,its hilarious but my favourite charachter of peter kay is defo keith laird the fire officer,i do belive he moderates the board in his spare time:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

My daughter has a summer job........driving an icecream van. It's called Chris's Ices and they go around Woodseats, Crookes & sometimes park in town. The tune is "boys & girls come out to play", & the ice cream is Mr Whippy type.

Originally posted by kirky
so thats what owdlad does for a living..well you live n learn

:hihi:

Oh dear!

Yoo Hoo! Mr Softee! (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/cgksheff/Sheffield%20Forum/0a462b2b.jpg)

Originally posted by cgksheff
Oh dear!

Yoo Hoo! Mr Softee! (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/cgksheff/Sheffield%20Forum/0a462b2b.jpg)

Magic matey :thumbsup: :D and Rlass is impressed at how clean that shirt is after all this time :D

As an aside, the shirt rules me out as an Ice Cream vendor.......it's too clean :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

On my estate on Parson Cross we have 3 difference ice cream vans come round on a sunday, sometimes they even clash with each other.

Originally posted by Owls
On my estate on Parson Cross we have 3 difference ice cream vans come round on a sunday, sometimes they even clash with each other.

There's Monkey Blood everywhere, I tell ya!

:D

whats monkey blood???

Originally posted by liencam
There's Monkey Blood everywhere, I tell ya!

:D

Look out for Banana flavoured cones from Rhesus Ices :D

Originally posted by Owls
whats monkey blood???

Philistine!

It's the sacue they use, it's made from Monkey's blood.

:suspect:

Originally posted by cgksheff
Oh dear!

Yoo Hoo! Mr Softee! (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/cgksheff/Sheffield%20Forum/0a462b2b.jpg)

Excellent....that made me smile!!

:razz:

We have two differant ice cream men calling on our road...both are pleasant to the kids but one guys ice creams are bigger and much nicer tasting than the others!!

:D

[QUOTE]Originally posted by kirky
manor park? [/QUOT

Do you mean me or her or is it hyperthetical?

Originally posted by cgksheff
Oh dear!

Yoo Hoo! Mr Softee! (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/cgksheff/Sheffield%20Forum/0a462b2b.jpg)

as robbie would say................lovin it

:hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

We get one who seems to come out in the warm weather. We used to get old Joe Molynari from Beighton but I haven't seen him or his vans for a while. The latest one is a bit highbrow in his choice of chimes - he plays "la Cucaracha" (I think that's how you spell it) and after a few times it drives you mad.

Anyone remember the Walls man on a tricycle with a large box on the front and a message "Stop me and Buy One"? He used to sell the triangular water ices. If he came these days he would be flogging condoms and his sign would say "Buy me and Stop One". :heyhey: :heyhey: