Things that arent as good as they used to be

[Basher]

When AA men wore a brown uniform and saluted customers.

Policemen wore black uniforms with no hint of Hi-Viz.

Firemen wore black tunics and yellow waterproof overtrousers and carried axes.

Saturday morning kids tv.

Black beer, felt grown up when we were allowed a drink.

The 6 week holiday was endless sunshine.

 

[DCB]

Never took you for a hibee

 

[Yidio]

Went to the supermarket and got a pack of tizer for £1. Wish I hadnt, it is awful now, used to be lovely.

What else can you think of that has gone downhill over time?

For me, Blackjacks, Snickers, Hurlimanns Lager (now sub 5%), Mr Kiplings apple(core) pies.

Haven't had a pint of that for years,proper loopy juice,will turn the most placid of people into a psychopath!! I loved it....

 

[USER1999]

My golf.

Mars bars when they were wrapped in black paper.

Strawberry Angel Delight. Tried it last year, revolting muck, used to love it.

 

[GB72]

Beer at 98p a pint
Those tubes of sherbert with a stick of licorice in
Clear Coke
Waiting until Christmas to see films on telly
Great bands from the West Midlands

All things that I miss

 

[stevek1969]

Correct , used to get Butter Scotch Angel Delight tried it not long ago what a disappointment

 

[USER1999]

The butterscotch one never set properly.

 

[Leftie]

Bovril

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I remember hurliman (or hooligan as we called it). Proper falling down water

 

[madandra]

Cremola Foam !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fry's Five Centres chocolate bar .....

 

[medwayjon]

I remember hurliman (or hooligan as we called it). Proper falling down water

Yeah we call it hooligans down here.

Absolutely beautiful tasting beer it is, used to go at over 6%abv but has been diluted again and again due to PC madness I suspect.

I still buy it though as I do love the taste.

 

[RGDave]

I just got back from the corner shop (looking for April GM) and got some Fry's chocolate cream bars......now, they're a blast from the past.....I remember them at 19p. Just paid 62p!!

Glad to see my piccy in the mag.....even with the strange legs

 

[Cernunnos]

curly wurlys - is it me or are they less than half the size they used to be?

It's not just me that thought that then.

Marathon hasn't been the same since they called it snickers.

Mars even mucked up by changing their bar.

 

[Cernunnos]

Oh & where can you get proper butterscotch in the gold wrappers these days. I've not seen it in years.

 

[rgs]

Tackles in football---now non existant.

The masters----lacks the excitement of yesteryear especially the back nine on sunday.

Wispa Bars----dont taste like they used to.

 

[haplesshacker]

Space Dust.
Female pop singers weren't over marketed as some kind of porn star.
Cheerful uplifting pop music (non-existent now-a-days)
Musicians and not fashion models
Health and safety, or rather the lack of it.
Cub Scouts.
Discipline.
Do I dare say spelling and grammer!!!! Oh drats! (Mine included.)
Respect meant something.
The Tube
Huge penny gobstoppers
Aniseed balls
Quattro drink
Cariba drink
Clare Grogan
....
.......

 

[StuartD]

Double dip

the swizzelsticks are getting smaller by the day and taste of cardboard now

 

[GB72]

Good call Hapless, I had forgotten about Quattro and Cariba.

 

[nomadpaul]

i remember going to the cinema and having 2 films to watch. There was always a smaller film shown before the main and then in the intermission between films you would get the ice cream tubs/drinks sellers standing in the corners of the cinema with that little light on their trays .


ah , great days

 

[cm_qs]

My hairline?
My rippling six pack?
My eyesight?
My tolerance for others?
My putting?

the list is endless........