tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post7081557243448773661..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: Bring back any memories?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-35509702402695685302011-06-14T08:34:49.522+01:002011-06-14T08:34:49.522+01:00Really awesome and i like this.Really awesome and i like this.Domain registrationhttp://www.register-domainname.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-34836339560893871192011-06-13T19:01:21.162+01:002011-06-13T19:01:21.162+01:00This is my first visit on this site and i really e...This is my first visit on this site and i really enjoyed this post, Thanks for sharing. Keep posting this type of articles.seo greecehttp://www.imperiousseo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-56012245042169217792011-06-10T05:21:40.397+01:002011-06-10T05:21:40.397+01:00This is very good information your content also li...This is very good information your content also like very much thanks to given the wonderful information to follow your information to work with smart in the job...register website domainhttp://www.register-web-domain.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-52898927155752928362011-06-09T13:24:27.356+01:002011-06-09T13:24:27.356+01:00Creak....Creak....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-46441122674972789822011-06-09T02:45:04.549+01:002011-06-09T02:45:04.549+01:00Many of the ancient things you all mention were on...Many of the ancient things you all mention were only there for me well after the war.<br />So i will offer my shrapnel collection - there wasn't much else you could collect if you were under ten.<br />Oh and I should mention cod liver oil (free and sort of compulsory) .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-67501512429723245592011-06-08T20:32:56.627+01:002011-06-08T20:32:56.627+01:00Two television channels? You are a youngster.
We...Two television channels? You are a youngster.<br /><br />We didn't have a television but the neighbours had only the one channel, BBC. ITV didn't arrive until 1955. Used to have to draw the curtains if you wanted to watch, say the boat race, in the daytime.Old Codgernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-30864277339499022972011-06-08T20:18:40.850+01:002011-06-08T20:18:40.850+01:00An army surplus satchel, a lucozade bottle filled ...An army surplus satchel, a lucozade bottle filled with lukewarm orange squash, (mixed by mum) a couple of squashed jam sandwiches wrapped in wax paper, a penknife in my pocket and total freedom to explore the woodland, ponds and farmers fields within a couple of miles radius.<br /><br />I feel sorry for the kids today.<br /><br />Oh , my score 14, we did not have a fridge when I was a kid, mum shopped every day.1950's kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-26499586997329594172011-06-08T19:00:25.959+01:002011-06-08T19:00:25.959+01:00My 1st Mini had the floor mounted dipswitch, and i...My 1st Mini had the floor mounted dipswitch, and ignition on the dashboard (along with the single speed wipers and light switch). The screen washer was a manual plunger pump.<br /><br />Trouser clips were also useful for severe diarrhoea...<br /><br />Still got my gas iron, and a tick for hand signals and no central heating.<br /><br />I scored 14 on the quiz - I can't remember the ice trays? No 11 is a bit new - what about radiograms, or even STEREOgrams?<br /><br />The trafficators on Grandad's Austin Big 7 used to stick open, necessitating a thump on the door pillar...<br /><br />Buses with a 5 cylinder Gardner engine, and the "clippie" with a hand operated ticket machine on a shoulder strap.<br /><br />8 track cartridge players.<br /><br />The salt in the blue packets was always damp.<br /><br />Our local Co-op had one of the hand operated slicers.<br /><br />Woolworth's stocked all those bayonet light socket adaptors.<br /><br />When there were NO TV stations transmitting after midnight, and us CB'ers could chat away without risk of causing interference...<br /><br />Grandad always had lots of Wrights "Coal Tar" soap, and "Megazones" cough sweets.microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-85879545256427067982011-06-08T18:43:26.555+01:002011-06-08T18:43:26.555+01:00I've a sneaking feeling that you're all ol...I've a sneaking feeling that you're all older than me. Just saying like.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-83321986941503776282011-06-08T17:58:21.553+01:002011-06-08T17:58:21.553+01:00Some good ones there chaps ..
I've still got ...Some good ones there chaps ..<br /><br />I've still got my Ration Book (admittedly, I was only an ankle-biter when it was issued) ..<br /><br />The overhead vacuum systems for taking cash from the counter to the till in a small, tubular canister & back, with the change .. <br /><br />When Smith's Potato Crisps only came in one flavour (Potato) and the salt came in a little waxed twist of blue paper ..<br /><br />When you knew it was Chrimbo .. cos your Dad bought your Mum a bottle of Egg-Nog .. and she got a silly grin on her face, after one glass ..<br /><br />When your Bacon & Cheese were sliced in front of you & then wrapped by hand, in paper .. instead of being sold in polythene packets ..<br /><br />When the Groger had to put the eggs into a box, containing a light bulb .. to show whether they were fresh, or not .. before your Mum would buy them .. <br /><br />When your Dad could safely send you to the Newsagents for a one Ounce tin of his favourite Pipe tobacco .. without there being a Court case over it ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-32678538041805990802011-06-08T17:24:58.458+01:002011-06-08T17:24:58.458+01:00I remember:
My Dad's car having running board...I remember:<br /><br />My Dad's car having running boards and a starting handle (for when the battery was flat). And filling up at petrol pumps that were on the pavement - the hoses swung out overhead on metal arms.<br /><br />Only two channels on TV. The milk float pulled by a horse.<br /><br />Sheep being herded through town on the way to market.<br /><br />Our town getting it's first supermarket. (About as big as today's convenience stores.)<br /><br />The house windows icing up on the inside.KenSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-69439524502879970132011-06-08T17:13:17.445+01:002011-06-08T17:13:17.445+01:00How about: -
Home & Colonial stores (sorry, s...How about: -<br /><br />Home & Colonial stores (sorry, shops).<br />When Boots the chemist lent books like the library.<br />Sitting in the off licence with a lemonade and a bag of crisps (Meredith & Drew) while your folks were in the pub.<br />Car radios which had valves in them (luxury).<br />Home radio sets with fretwork images of sunsets over the speaker.<br />Listening booths in record shops.<br />Sweets still on ration. (Ration books in general.)<br />Cut-throat razors; I've still got a scar down my face where I tried having a go with one when I was 3. (When my Mum saw the damage I'd done to my chops she fainted; as she was standing at the top of the stairs at the time this was unfortunate, so we both ended up going to casualty.)<br />Gas lighting on the market stalls (and in many shops).<br /><br />Talking of chippies and school caps, we got a detention if we either (a) were seen not wearing your cap on the way to or from school, or (b) seen outside the local chip shop after school finished. We used to take the micky by buying fruit and standing outside the greengrocers. What's the difference, Sir?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-41980354790915402312011-06-08T16:43:28.670+01:002011-06-08T16:43:28.670+01:00Does the milk arriving in a churn on the horse and...Does the milk arriving in a churn on the horse and cart and measured out with a ladle count for an extra point?<br />The next innovation was the wide topped bottles with a cardboard 'insert' well before foil ones arrived.<br />The favoured memory is of pubs with mild and bitter and no such thing as lager!Xopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387364739989208360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-28076691885473975322011-06-08T15:06:50.586+01:002011-06-08T15:06:50.586+01:00Gasmasks don't count. I was carrying one aroun...Gasmasks don't count. I was carrying one around with me just on two years ago.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-26680540888253140462011-06-08T14:50:24.013+01:002011-06-08T14:50:24.013+01:00Do score 16 ? I remember coffee shops without juk...Do score 16 ? I remember coffee shops without juke boxes... and all shops without music.<br />How about carrying gasmasks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-59011590332095747102011-06-08T14:16:35.845+01:002011-06-08T14:16:35.845+01:00..when every boy carried a pocket knife.....when every boy carried a pocket knife...Jimmy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353093307197169064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-2235744608595042692011-06-08T12:09:01.392+01:002011-06-08T12:09:01.392+01:00my score was 15 ah but those were the days.my score was 15 ah but those were the days.Jacobitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18100059688452624554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-75792562626403395062011-06-08T11:55:23.502+01:002011-06-08T11:55:23.502+01:00Your mum having a wooden-slatted airing "rack...Your mum having a wooden-slatted airing "rack" screwed into the joists of the kitchen ceiling to dry the clothes which had just come off the line ..<br /><br />I believe they're now sold in "posh" kitchen shops to hang copper-bottomed pans & bunches of exotic spices from .. and cost a bloody arm & a leg ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-18999447480608961132011-06-08T11:49:43.876+01:002011-06-08T11:49:43.876+01:00I certainly do Rob ..
In fact one of those type c...I certainly do Rob ..<br /><br />In fact one of those type caps resulted in me being drummed out of the Cubs, at the tender age of 8 .. for shoving Danny Harkin's Cub cap down the bog & flushing it .. ;)<br /><br />Oh, forgot to say earlier .. my favourite "fast food" was Fish & Chips from the local Chippie (and still is) ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-89121771429347655072011-06-08T11:48:22.228+01:002011-06-08T11:48:22.228+01:00Electrical appliances that plugged in to the light...Electrical appliances that plugged in to the light socket because that was the only socket there was? You could buy the plugs and multi-way adaptors that made your light look like a xmas tree.Roue le Jourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099318677226041054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-38447830883793695712011-06-08T11:08:58.054+01:002011-06-08T11:08:58.054+01:00So that's me, positively ancient then.
Althoug...So that's me, positively ancient then.<br />Although I didn't know they were called trafficators just that mine didn't work very well so I seemed to have my arm out of the window a lot.<br />33 1/3 rpm on my HiFi.<br />Had the snake belt but not the Davy Crockett hat. Remember those school caps?RobTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-21319697235586159122011-06-08T10:45:00.992+01:002011-06-08T10:45:00.992+01:00I scored a magnificent 13 .. Lol
I recall they ha...I scored a magnificent 13 .. Lol<br /><br />I recall they had Film Classifications in the 1950's .. There were two types of "X" Film ..<br /><br />There was the "Horror "X" .. and the "Mucky "X" ..<br /><br />My parents didn't get a telephone at home until 1977 .. it was a dark blue Trimphone, decorated with the Queen's Silver Jubilee logo ..<br /><br />A couple for the fellers ..<br /><br />Who else remembers when every male kid in the street had a "Davy Crockett" hat ?<br /><br />Who else remembers when every lad wore a "Snake" belt to hold his short school trousers up with ?<br /><br />Oh, and the little, poorly illuminated "arms" which appeared out of the sides of cars, indicating which way the driver intended to turn .. were called "Trafficators" .. ;)Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.com