I remember when..................

[Deleted Member 1156]

you put fuel in your car and went over the amount by 1p, the guy in the shop said don't worry.

woods were made of wood.

golf shoes had those flappy things over the laces and were made of rubber.

Snickers were called Marathons.

 

[fundy]

dont tell me that you had £1 notes rather than coins too

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

dont tell me that you had £1 notes rather than coins too

Of course! Scotland had them long after they disappeared in England.

 

[MegaSteve]

You could offer your seat to a member of the fairer sex and not be called a dinosaur...

 

[stevie_r]

Curly wurlys were the size of railway sleepers

 

[Fader]

When.......

Starburst were called Opal Fruits.

When petrol was under 70p a litre as I'd just passed my test and thought it was expensive but compared to now Bargain!

Global Hyper Colour t-shirts were cool.

 

[blackpuddinmonster]

.... i really thought Larry Grayson had a friend called Everard.
Vesta chicken supreme was the height of sophistication.
Power cuts were great fun, and platform shoes were a great look with short trousers

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

...when you got 4 Fruit Salads or Black Jacks for 1d (that's 0.4p). Farthing each. Never really likely BJs though.

 

[stevie_r]

...when you got 4 Fruit Salads or Black Jacks for 1d (that's 0.4p). Farthing each. Never really likely BJs though.

Really? Describe your worst ever BJ

 

[Mungoscorner]

Curly wurlys were the size of railway sleepers

I knew i was right about this.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Really? Describe your worst ever BJ

Well I couldn't really say it was a Black Jack could I!!

Though preferring Fruit Salads could have another meaning these days - certainly might well have had in the late-60s

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

...and McCowan’s Highland Toffee penny chews (green wrapper) had a soft toffee covering to the hard centre. I always nibbled off the soft covering before eating the chewy bit (which tended to be excellent at removing fillings)

 

[Mungoscorner]

...and McCowan’s Highland Toffee penny chews (green wrapper) had a soft toffee covering to the hard centre. I always nibbled off the soft covering before eating the chewy bit (which tended to be excellent at removing fillings)

The chocolate covered McCowans was even better.
I also loved Ross's puff candy and mint puff candy.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

The chocolate covered McCowans was even better.
I also loved Ross's puff candy and mint puff candy.

The chocolate ones were good - I'd forgotten about them. And Ross's puff candy (bars?) - bite, snap and crunch - and sore teeth due to the sugar!!! Sometime got a chewy bit in the middle.

And let's not start on Creamola Foam - fizzzzzzzz

 

[Doon frae Troon]

...and McCowan’s Highland Toffee penny chews (green wrapper) had a soft toffee covering to the hard centre. I always nibbled off the soft covering before eating the chewy bit (which tended to be excellent at removing fillings)

Hogan......don't tell me they fobbed you off with the old stock?

I remember when rugby shorts had pockets for your handkerchief.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Old English Spangles....they were truly awful.

 

[Pin-seeker]

You didn't av to remortgage your house to go to the Cinema.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Old English Spangles....they were truly awful.

llight brown packet with 'old fashioned' typeface in dark brown - I think...

 

[Val]

When fizzy juice or milk only came in glass bottles and if you wanted to drink water you could only get it out a tap

 

[bobmac]

It was considered bad form and you were told off for drinking out of a bottle