Has the Bob-A-Jobber become extinct?

Pighead · 08-12-2006 07:49PM

BlueSpiral wrote:

I remember going bob-a-jobbing a few years back, we went around asking if we could wash people's cars in the middle of winter with cold water and fairy liquid. think I got about 10 pounds out of it. I was 9/10 at the time, and I had never had that much money in my hands before. I treasured it until I got to the shop where I bought a big bag of 1 penny sweets.

Must have been a fcuking huuuuuge bag! Thats 1000 penny sweets.:eek:
Pigheads guessing BlueSpiral wears dentures these days.

BlueSpiral · 08-12-2006 07:51PM

No, not these days, but maybe some day, one can only dream. I got a big bag of 100 sweets, then spent the rest on a little present for my mammy.:)

Ruu_Old · 08-12-2006 07:53PM

BlueSpiral wrote:

I remember going bob-a-jobbing a few years back, we went around asking if we could wash people's cars in the middle of winter with cold water and fairy liquid. think I got about 10 pounds out of it. I was 9/10 at the time, and I had never had that much money in my hands before. I treasured it until I got to the shop where I bought a big bag of 1 penny sweets.

The poor shopkeeper, if he was like the chap in my hometown, he would be counting every single penny sweet make sure I didn't get one or two too many.

Sparky · 08-12-2006 10:15PM

I washed cars for £3 each.
I made £50 out of one street one day. Some people would give a fiver note because it's all they had in change or as an extra for such a good job.

I also learned how mean some people were. In the innocence as a kid, one person said they didn't have the change to give me, but to pop around in an hour. Anyways I did and he said I didn't wash his car at all. Infact he said he never saw me before.
His car got mud cakes splattered all over it come Saturday night.

Oh he knows I had done it, but had no proof I actually did do it.

sunnyjim · 08-12-2006 11:03PM

I remember one occasion where I was polishing Ms Fitzgeralds Glasstop coffee table. For some reason, when I rubbed the damn thing, it came loose (I blame the glue) and came down onto the floor....

After 30 mins of profuse apologising, I came away with £2

And dont forget those Roy Of The Rovers bars. One day I was at a shop during lunch where us lads met the girls from the local Cross and Passion. I got one of those damn bars and it broke my front tooth.

My reaction wasn't very masculine...:mad:

DublinWriter · 09-12-2006 12:22AM

zynaps wrote:

I hear White Mice, Chickeetahs, Wham Bars and Blackjacks. As a (part-part-freelance-)part-time Bob-A-Jobber very now and then eh... back then, I'm glad to hear that others invested as wisely as I did

As an ex-inedepentant rogue bob a jobber, not affliated with the Scouting Movement of Ireland in any way, shape, or form, I can honestly say that it didn't merit the €8K in dental treatment I've had done in the past 4 years for the above reasons.

Terry · 09-12-2006 01:45PM

I too was a bob a jobber back in the day. i once spent a saturday polishing peoples shoes outside the local newsagents. half the money went to me and the other half went to the scouts.
i went freelance after being thrown out of scouts when i was about 12. various things such as washing cars, mowing lawns and even doing the dishes for a family one sunday afternoon after they had eaten sunday lunch.
these days the local kids call around with a lawnmower and mow my lawn. i give them €5 each (there are 3 of them usually).

Has the Bob-A-Jobber become extinct?

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