But those were the days when a bobby was a respected, perhaps even feared, guardian of society, who would give you a clout round the head if he copped you scrumping. |
The initiatives were all applauded, scrumping in particular apparently being the solution to all our ills. |
If kids were bad before it was for scrumping apples or knocking on doors and running away. |
So I'm afraid we did go scrumping and it looks as if they've been there again. |
I would welcome back the past, where scrumping apples would earn you a clout around the ear. |
We were concerned how the local constabulary would cope with such a situation, being the sort of remote place the biggest crime would be scrumping. |