what was the weight of the bags before 25kg

[paulf]

I have a vauge memory of telling some labourer wtf when seeing these wee bags some time in the 90's. What I dont remember is seeing any weight printed on the old bags. Mind I would've loved those bags back in early 80's

 

[johniosaif]

50kg

 

[Builderboi]

50kg famously told all the time by my dad

 

[johniosaif]

50kg famously told all the time by my dad

Two on the shoulder

 

[bobski]

I remember 50kg bonding and cement. The bonding bags were massive. Cant remember if the finish bags were 50kg aswell?

 

[johniosaif]

I remember 50kg bonding and cement. The bonding bags were massive. Cant remember if the finish bags were 50kg aswell?

The all were

 

[Fatarm]

Was it h&s that brought in the 25 kg??
When we emptied the old yard a cople of years ago I found a 50kg bag of cement..lol...think it was out of date tho..fookin solid.

 

[johniosaif]

Health and safety , the 25 soon was the price of the 50 kg

 

[ggb plasterers]

Health and safety , the 25 soon was the price of the 50 kg

European legal thing

 

[superspread]

What was heavier 50 kg browning or 50 kg cement , I can't remember

 

[johniosaif]

What was heavier 50 kg browning or 50 kg cement , I can't remember

Ask those Irish slaves who carried them for you.

 

[superspread]

Think I worked em to death

 

[johniosaif]

Think I worked em to death

Worked and drank themselves to death in the good old days

 

[Builderboi]

Two on the shoulder

That's illegal and heavy.. Lol!

 

[superspread]

Worked and drank themselves to death in the good old days

Has anything changed in these days ;-D

 

[johniosaif]

Has anything changed in these days ;-D

Remember I worked in London clubs watching the non Irish getting off their faces and they say the Irish drink ,all as bad as each other except we sing more x x

 

[superspread]

Remember I worked in London clubs watching the non Irish getting off their faces and they say the Irish drink ,all as bad as each other except we sing more x x

And fight each other

 

[Garethharrison80]

I remember the 50kg bags of cement, used to hate it when we were rendering, had to bear hug them to try carry them when was 16!

 

[johniosaif]

And fight each other

And we won or did we?

 

[superspread]

And we won or did we?

Na all piss and wind

 

[beddy]

100 weight. Not that i know what the f**k it means but thats what i was always reminded

 

[johniosaif]

Na all piss and wind

Have you been drinking at the shard again, that high atmosphere does you damage

 

[johniosaif]

100 weight. Not that i know what the f**k it means but thats what i was always reminded

There's 20 in a ton of that helps , to confuse you ,there is 20 in both the metric and the imperial tonne,

 

[beddy]

Chicken

 

[Nisus]

When I was younger I was working away darn sart & one of the lads nicknamed me carlite, because where we stopped in the pub digs they had some old scales in the bog & everyone weighed themselves & I was about 55kg ish & one lad said ffs your just over the weight of a bag of carlite lol, so it stuck, unlike my plastering at the time

 

[Nisus]

*darn sarf

 

[superspread]

Have you been drinking at the shard again, that high atmosphere does you damage

Yesterday evening and a nice meal at Scott's , sons birthday so had day off

 

[johniosaif]

Yesterday evening and a nice meal at Scott's , sons birthday so had day off

Did you get the Tee shirt ? Have birthday Andy j r

 

[superspread]

Did you get the Tee shirt ? Have birthday Andy j r

No it's far to posh for that

 

[johniosaif]

No it's far to posh for that

Should of said happy birthday

 

[beddy]

When I was younger I was working away darn sart & one of the lads nicknamed me carlite, because where we stopped in the pub digs they had some old scales in the bog & everyone weighed themselves & I was about 55kg ish & one lad said ffs your just over the weight of a bag of carlite lol, so it stuck, unlike my plastering at the time

id be stevie 2bags

 

[superspread]

Should of said happy birthday

Scott's nice place to take Mrs fitz, might need a kebab after and a bank loan tho

 

[johniosaif]

Scott's nice place to take Mrs fitz, might need a kebab after and a bank loan tho

I know the owner ,had a few freebies there ..

 

[jamesthefirst]

Im certain they were 40kg and cement was 50.

 

[Fatarm]

id be stevie 2bags

you mean tea bags ...??