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4. My grandfather had that job

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:33 PM

Mar 10

and later started an ice delivery service . Later expanded it to fuels , and then a transportation company .
I never knew him as he died before my mom ( his daughter) and dad were even married. He and my grandmother had 10 kids and most worked in his company , or one he started .
I understand he had massive shoulders from carrying ice blocks in his teenage years .

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Remember then?🧊🚚 [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Mar 10 OP

yah.... markie Mar 10 #1

Welcome to the club! 🧊 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 10 #2

I used to live off the grid markie Mar 10 #3

My grandfather had that job dweller Mar 10 #4

Cool history! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 10 #9

When Tom Waits had a day job? johnp3907 Mar 10 #5

😁 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 10 #10

I don't remember block ice... GiqueCee Mar 10 #6

Very cool! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 10 #11

This guy looks like a hipster. cachukis Mar 10 #7

Ice hipster! 😁 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 10 #12

Sure do. I never saw our ice man this unkempt though. LoisB Mar 10 #8

The end of a hard day! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 10 #13