enlightening the younger eneration

[Doon frae Troon]

Caddying in the summer and beating [game] in the winter.
With both you became a 'man' at 14 years old and the pay went from 7/6d to 15/-........megabucks.

Christmas starting in December.

 

[Rooter]

My kids found my mrs box set of friends on VHS last week. They had no idea what they were. I think the on demand is big, my kids have so much stuff recorded whatch what they want when they want. I remember when the Simpsons was on once a week at 6pm on a Sunday on sky1. Had to go to my mates house to watch it!

 

[blackpuddinmonster]

Outdoor facilities.I was 5 before i experienced the delights of indoor plumbing.
Chips in newspaper.
The owd mans messerschmitt.

 

[two-clubs]

White dog crap, sorry but somebody had to mention it

 

[Dellboy]

Music where people sang words.

A & B buttons in the red phone boxes

Watneys party seven's.

Old money and inches and feet.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Pat Sharps Fun house. Loved the twins me

 

[Basher]

The only curry you'd ever tasted was a Vesta.

Chicken in a basket or push the boat out at a Berni Inn.

Fags were affordable.

The only fast food outlet was the chippy.

Last orders at 11.

Everyone knew if you were going clubbing because you wore trousers and shoes to get in.

Everyone drank pints.

Cowhorn handlebars on your push bike. Sturmey Archer 3 speed gears was a luxury.

Leather footballs that almost gave you brain damage if you headed it.

Could go on forever!!!!

 

[Deleted member 1418]

Black football boots!

 

[blackpuddinmonster]

The only curry you'd ever tasted was a Vesta.

I used to love their chicken supreme, mmmm... :clap:

 

[Basher]

I used to love their chicken supreme, mmmm... :clap:

Which was the one with the noodles?

 

[blackpuddinmonster]

Which was the one with the noodles?

Chow mein ??
Blue box i think, with fat noodles.
Me dad wouldn't touch the stuff, "Foreign muck". :lol:

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Last orders at 11.

10 in Scotland

 

[Basher]

TV closedown from around midnight. Nowt else until next day.

Roobarb & Custard, Ivor the Engine, Paddington, Barbapapa. - last kids programme before the news.

FA Cup Final was a big event, was on Grandstand or World of Sport from morning until tea time.

Swap Shop, Tiswas, hmm Sally James!!! Magpie, How, Blue Peter with John Noakes.

Majority of cars on the road were made in Britain.

University was for posh kids.

Kids were terrified of the Police.

Only rich people had a dishwasher.

BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. Nowt else! And you changed channels by pressing a button on the TV.

The bank cashier used to update your bank book with a pen.

You had to wait for your holiday snaps to be developed at Boots.

The only labels on clothes were name tapes in your school jumper.

Playing conkers in the playground.

EEEEEEEEEE, happy days!

 

[williamalex1]

Accumulator[ battery ] the size and weight of 2 building bricks was needed to power your radio, and you had to have it charged up at the local garage. The radio itself was like a large piece of furniture, some record players were the wind up type. the good old days.

 

[USER1999]

Corona was a soft drink, not a lager.

Every bubble has passed its fizzical.

 

[Wenglish]

Black football boots!

I still use black boots, but there getting harder to find in a style that I like.
Some things were better, many things have improved though.

 

[williamalex1]

Tackity boots with extra segs.

 

[SocketRocket]

Muffin the Mule (legal version)
Andy Pandy.
Twizzel.
Wooden Tops.
Clangers.
Bill and Ben. (Flower Pot Men)
Jackanory.
Listen with Mother.
Musical Movements (Legal Version)
Archie Andrews (Died of Dutch Elm Disease)

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Muffin the Mule (legal version)
Andy Pandy.
Twizzel.
Wooden Tops.
Clangers.
Bill and Ben. (Flower Pot Men)
Jackanory.
Listen with Mother.
Musical Movements (Legal Version)
Archie Andrews (Died of Dutch Elm Disease)

Camberwick Green, Trumpton, Chigley, Fingerbobs

 

[CMAC]

TV closedown from around midnight. Nowt else until next day.

Roobarb & Custard, Ivor the Engine, Paddington, Barbapapa. - last kids programme before the news.

FA Cup Final was a big event, was on Grandstand or World of Sport from morning until tea time.

Swap Shop, Tiswas, hmm Sally James!!! Magpie, How, Blue Peter with John Noakes.

Majority of cars on the road were made in Britain.

University was for posh kids.

Kids were terrified of the Police.

Only rich people had a dishwasher.

BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. Nowt else! And you changed channels by pressing a button on the TV.

The bank cashier used to update your bank book with a pen.

You had to wait for your holiday snaps to be developed at Boots.

The only labels on clothes were name tapes in your school jumper.

Playing conkers in the playground.

EEEEEEEEEE, happy days!

150 of us living in shoe box in middle of road........


...and you try telling the kids of today...they won't believe you:smirk: