Random Irritations

[Neilds]

When I was at school in Lancashire and we had some frost or snow, slides were made in the school yard. Icy lengths were made especially icy to slide on. I was not allowed on one or two, the best ones, because I didn’t have clogs on. They had metal rail soles… best for sliding on Leather soles were likely to make the slide less slippery!
Jeez, today I bet the teachers would have apoplexy at the thought of such activity by the kids.” You might fall over”…etc
What a country we are now….

Did you grow up in the 1800's?!?!?

 

[Hobbit]

Did you grow up in the 1800's?!?!?

Southern softie!

Surely you put segs in your school shoes?

 

[rulefan]

I don't know what's happened, but the icons at the top of my Outlook are now absolutely MASSIVE, which looks ridiculous - like it's a setting for partially-sighted people or something - and there is no way to turn this off and make them normal-sized again, other than hiding them completely.

I don't use Outlook but this works for Chrome.
Try clicking the three vertical dots at top RHS and then selecting 'settings' at the bottom of the list then 'Appearance' then 'Font size' ?

 

[Neilds]

Southern softie!

Surely you put segs in your school shoes?

Was more grolsch bottle tops in my pods shoes for me

PS - grew up in Barnsley, Yorkshire so no southern softie here

 

[Swinglowandslow]

Did you grow up in the 1800's?!?!?

Yes, and I still parred 3 holes out of 6 on Wednesday afternoon

Quite a number of the lads wore clogs, and I pestered my mum for some because I really wanted to have a go on those slides. They were so good and long.

 

[Orikoru]

There seems to be a shortage of Pepsi Max Cherry - which is my favourite drink in the world. The drink I choose with every meal deal. But my local bakeries have run out, and now I couldn't find any in Tesco either! Supplier issue by the looks of it!

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

The BUG has hit me. I feel simultaneously hot and cold, I’m sweating but shivering, horrific dry cough to point of heaving and throat feels like I’ve been gargling chilli spiced razor blades

 

[Voyager EMH]

There seems to be a shortage of Pepsi Max Cherry - which is my favourite drink in the world. The drink I choose with every meal deal. But my local bakeries have run out, and now I couldn't find any in Tesco either! Supplier issue by the looks of it!

You could buy ordinary Pepsi and add a few drops of this from Tesco

 

[Hobbit]

The BUG has hit me. I feel simultaneously hot and cold, I’m sweating but shivering, horrific dry cough to point of heaving and throat feels like I’ve been gargling chilli spiced razor blades

Ditto. Friends out visiting, and Mrs H has taken them out yesterday & today. Soberano isn’t working.

 

[IanM]

The BUG has hit me. I feel simultaneously hot and cold, I’m sweating but shivering, horrific dry cough to point of heaving and throat feels like I’ve been gargling chilli spiced razor blades

Had that all week. Fever bit gone, but got the same cough. Blooming horrible

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

When I was at school in Lancashire and we had some frost or snow, slides were made in the school yard. Icy lengths were made especially icy to slide on. I was not allowed on one or two, the best ones, because I didn’t have clogs on. They had metal rail soles… best for sliding on Leather soles were likely to make the slide less slippery!
Jeez, today I bet the teachers would have apoplexy at the thought of such activity by the kids.” You might fall over”…etc
What a country we are now….

Bet they even let you play conkers!
Totally irresponsible!

We used to play British Bulldog in PE. Meant be a tag game.
That was supervised carnage.
Absolutely no point crying "Sir, he just elbowed me!"

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Ditto. Friends out visiting, and Mrs H has taken them out yesterday & today. Soberano isn’t working.

I don’t envy you at all nothing I’ve taken is touching it! I’m meant to be working all weekend instructing but I’ll be surprised if I can even peel myself out of bed tomorrow the way I feel right now.

Had that all week. Fever bit gone, but got the same cough. Blooming horrible

Started of with a little cough before Christmas, nothing since then! Last night kept waking up coughing even more so barely slept and now it’s all hit me like a train. It’s -25° outside so I can’t even be bothered to get all clobbered up and walk to get more drugs for it

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

One year the snow was good. We were 10 or 9yrs old.
We were all having snowball fights in a small yard when the headmaster stopped us. Apparently someone had thrown a snowball with a stone in it and it had hit one of the kids in his head.He’d complained..
The Head demanded that the responsible child own up, or we’d all be caned.
( No one did because it turned out the kid had thrown it himself, which we learned later)
So, we all had one on each hand as we left the yard.
The lad concerned was “advised” later, I understand.

I'm reminded of the stoning scene in "Life of Brian".
"Two pointy ones and a bag of gravel please".

 

[D-S]

Bet they even let you play conkers!
Totally irresponsible!

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[backwoodsman]

Anyone else play 'Sag' at school?

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Anyone else play 'Sag' at school?

No, but played British Bulldog when in the juniors.

 

[rulefan]

Anyone else play 'Sag' at school?

Is that where you 'jump' as far as possible along other kids backs?

 

[Swinglowandslow]

Is that where you 'jump' as far as possible along other kids backs?

Oh, you’ve just jogged the memory!!! Yes, I remember that. Oh, it was great to be a kid.

 

[RichA]

When I was at school in Lancashire and we had some frost or snow, slides were made in the school yard. Icy lengths were made especially icy to slide on. I was not allowed on one or two, the best ones, because I didn’t have clogs on. They had metal rail soles… best for sliding on Leather soles were likely to make the slide less slippery!
Jeez, today I bet the teachers would have apoplexy at the thought of such activity by the kids.” You might fall over”…etc
What a country we are now….

I think you’ll find that today’s teachers are more worried about students having knives or drugs than falling off their clogs.

 

[backwoodsman]

Is that where you 'jump' as far as possible along other kids backs?

Yep.

And the weak point of the 'chain' was the top of the kid's back (or his neck, as some might call it). So that was where one 'aimed' when jumping. How on earth we survived childhood is anyone's guess.