Generation Gap

[Doon frae Troon]

For those born before England FC last won the World Cup .........what do you think a 10 year old would find difficult to comprehend ?

I shall start with.........
Having to fit a plug on a newly bought electrical appliance.
Paying £100 for a washing machine in 1970.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Having to get out of your chair to turn over the tv.

Outside toilets, I remember my grandad having one and found it very exciting.

 

[Ross61]

Using a dial on a phone to make a call.

12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound.

using log tables in maths.

 

[Imurg]

Having to dial a phone rather than push buttons....

 

[Tongo]

Saving up to buy something rather than 'buying' it on tick.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Using tape cassettes in the car stereo
Or recording tv on vhs and having to rewind it to view

 

[Craigg]

Actually speaking to someone else, rather than texting them.

 

[williamalex1]

Using a slide rule , or mental arithmetic before calculators.

 

[Imurg]

Hardly any sort of shop being open after noon on a Sunday

 

[williamalex1]

Pubs closing at 10 pm.

 

[Rooter]

The mighty biro being a cassette tapes saviour.

Wednesday afternoon closing.

Having to wait until the precise time to watch your fav tv show, and if you missed it, you missed it!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Using tape cassettes in the car stereo
Or recording tv on vhs and having to rewind it to view

And the remote control connected by a wire😃

 

[Qwerty]

A sentence that doesn't contain the word 'Like'

 

[Dasit]

Ringing a girl and having to speak to her mum or dad first

 

[Qwerty]

Ringing a girl and having to speak to her mum or dad first

Thats a good one.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

A coal fire and having coal delivered

 

[dewsweeper]

Doing the grate in the morning and lighting gas lamps at night( they always popped)

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Watching the coal man fill up the coal bunker.

Having a milkman deliver the milk .

Morning and afternoon post deliveries

 

[Tongo]

Only having a choice of 3/4 TV channels

 

[Hacker Khan]

Being told what to wear to play a leisure pursuit?