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TheFamousGrouse said:
Back in the old days when I worked up the chimneys, the staff presenters actually did the presenting. Guests who came in were the designers / manufacturers themselves of the items shown and/or real experts in their field. "Brand Ambassadors" are a relatively new breed and serve only to make the staff presenters surplus to requirements, hence the trite comments. Some brand ambassadors do a good job, but not all of them unfortunately.
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Chimneys?
 
candycane said:
We use wood/logs but our burner will take coal/coke. You'd be amazed at how many bags of soot he hoovers out of our chimney. Definitely a job that needs doing.

Sorry, thought that question was for me - glasses now going on.

CC
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You answered perfectly Candy, I hadn't a clue! All I know is he changed career and trained as a sweep and hasn't looked back. I believe the money is very good.
 
I think it depends where you live. Mr CC has just said our sweep charges £45. I'm not sure that's true. I thought it was about £90, however, I don't pay that bill. Sweep's probably in the house an hour tops.

CC
 
alter ego said:
I believe Grouse was referring to the days when children were sent up chimneys to clean them as they were small enough to do the job.
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Yes, the big chimneys from the well-to-do houses. If a child got struck, they used to light a fire in the hearth to make them move. A very famous book called The Water Babies was written about them, and it helped parliament ban it. The children, usually orphans, were used.
 
donna255 said:
Yes, the big chimneys from the well-to-do houses. If a child got struck, they used to light a fire in the hearth to make them move. A very famous book called The Water Babies was written about them, and it helped parliament ban it. The children, usually orphans, were used.
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Testicular cancer for these poor little boys was often a result of dealing with daily coal dust.
 
candycane said:
We use wood/logs but our burner will take coal/coke. You'd be amazed at how many bags of soot he hoovers out of our chimney. Definitely a job that needs doing.

Sorry, thought that question was for me - glasses now going on.

CC
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I use wood pellet stoves and have to have them vacuumed every year. The words 'chimney sweep' threw me off because I associate that job with Victorian Britain. They're called mechanics where I live.
 
alter ego said:
I believe Grouse was referring to the days when children were sent up chimneys to clean them as they were small enough to do the job.
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I was indeed referring to those days in the sense of it being a long time ago when QVC had watchable presenters and guests who communicated full and correct information relating to the items on sale.
P.S. I didn't work up chimneys myself.
 

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