[Derilda]

When my Granny and Grandad lived on Hedgehope I remember a man, calling with his suitcase, at thier house. My Granny always referred to him as 'Sam's lad' but he was fifty if he was a day. I never met Sam so he must have been a pre-war salesman. The younger of the two, that I saw, always seemed to have a supply of ladies clothes that were hard to get in the 1940s due to clothes rationing. That was how I came to see him. My Mother wanted to see what was available too. We lived at North Broomhill so Granny would tell her when 'Sams Lad' was due and we would catch Craigs' bus to The Drift.
Janwhin, your uncle and his partner were in competition with Tommy Allan's van for selling paraffin. Alger Emmerson? used to come to The Drift too. They all used to sell more than just paraffin too. How they got so much onto the van was a logistical miracle but I thank them for the memories I have of them. The vans had a smell all of thier own which I am sure I can still smell as I sit here typing.