Jobs that no longer exist

[Rude-boy]

Okay so in a World where we no longer need a man to go round lighting the gas lamps on the street and it appears that the job of 'Grid Girl' is also shortly to be confined to the history books what other jobs have ceased to exist, and are there any that should make a come back?

[thepeoplespal]

Park keeper, ala Parkie of Bash St Kids & Beano fame.

[kiethton]

Petrol station forecourt pumper

Mechanic - most are just parts fitters now

[Filton-flyer]

Radar listener

[SlowcoachIII]

kiethton said:

Petrol station forecourt pumper

Mechanic - most are just parts fitters now

Shell are offering a forecourt service but I have only seen it operating once

[Filton-flyer]

Leech Collector................... am I doing this right?

[ZOLLAR]

Fluffer?

I'm pretty sure Viagra killed that off?

[alorotom]

kiethton said:

Petrol station forecourt pumper

These are common in other less developed countries

[Gary29]

Being an attractive female?

You can only be a skilled female these days.

[Lynchie999]

TV repairman ?

[montymoo]

kiethton said:

Petrol station forecourt pumper

Still plenty of them over here in my part of Italy.

Chimney sweeps and those people that used to knock on windows to wake you up went a long time ago

[Tyre Smoke]

Milkman.

Paperboy/girl

Ironmonger

Greengrocer

Meter reader

Night Watchman

[Filton-flyer]

Switch board operator?

[DocJock]

Rude-boy said:

Okay so in a World where we no longer need a man to go round lighting the gas lamps on the street and it appears that the job of 'Grid Girl' is also shortly to be confined to the history books what other jobs have ceased to exist, and are there any that should make a come back?

IIRC there are still four or five lamplighters in London. British Gas and English Heritage employ them.

[Travs]

Tyre Smoke said:

Milkman.

Paperboy/girl

Ironmonger

Greengrocer

Meter reader

Night Watchman

Our milk is delivered three times a week, a meter reader called round last week to check the electricity meter and the local newsagents has paper boys/girls - all in darkest West Sussex.

[Rude-boy]

Tyre Smoke said:

Milkman.

Paperboy/girl

Ironmonger

Greengrocer

Meter reader

Night Watchman

Still have all of those in Suffolk for certain, although the milkman is perhaps more of a 'local' thing than the national one it once was.

[Sheets Tabuer]

thepeoplespal said:

Park keeper, ala Parkie of Bash St Kids & Beano fame.

I was having this conversation the other day with my dad, it was more of a what the hell are we doing as a nation with our money, when I was younger we had a 200 ship navy, huge military etc and there was all these jobs you don't see anymore, park keepers, gardeners, concierge, proper traffic wardens to name a few.

I'd love to know what we're spending it all on.

[austinsmirk]

knocker up-er.

bring 'em back to get all the universal credit claimants out of bed and consider thinking about working for a living.

[p1stonhead]

alorotom said:

kiethton said:

Petrol station forecourt pumper

These are common in other less developed countries

And Oregon where its only just been legalised and some people are kicking off

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-04/oregon-gas-p...

[Rude-boy]

DocJock said:

IIRC there are still four or five lamplighters in London. British Gas and English Heritage employ them.

So you are telling me that people get paid to gaslight? interesting, been doing it for free all these years...

Seriously though (i would never gaslight!) i thought that other than the odd 'once a week billy at the local Victorian centre lights the lamps' it was no longer a regular job!