They used to have Ashtrays on Tubetrains
Watching a Movie was an event.
Nestle used to be pronounced Nestles
Wasn't it great when...
Things like kettles didn't break after 2 years.
Lightbulbs turned on immediately.
You didn't have to be phoneable 24 hours a day.
Wagon Wheels were still the size of Wagon Wheels.
You had to wait until Top Of The Pops to see who was number 1.
You went for a coffee and the only choice was black or white.
Boots were for winter and bare feet and sandals for summer.
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ July 13 2012, 11:40 PM BSTThey used to have Ashtrays on Tubetrains
I remember them having little ashtrays on the back of each seat on the school bus. Which strikes me as doubly weird now...
Staying out late was catching the half eleven bus home.
Fish and chips were wrapped in newspaper.
Quote: Oldrocker @ July 14 2012, 12:35 AM BSTStaying out late was catching the half eleven bus home.
Fish and chips were wrapped in newspaper.
Half eleven! My God! Your parents were tolerant.
Quote: keewik @ July 14 2012, 12:55 AM BSTHalf eleven! My God! Your parents were tolerant.
We're talking the liberated 60s here (early, pre flower power crap)
When we didn't have Speed Bumps.
We used to do Penny For The Guy.
The Rag and Bone Man used to come round.
Quote: zooo @ July 14 2012, 12:15 AM BSTI remember them having little ashtrays on the back of each seat on the school bus. Which strikes me as doubly weird now...
But somehow nice too.
Quote: Oldrocker @ July 14 2012, 12:35 AM BSTStaying out late was catching the half eleven bus home.
Fish and chips were wrapped in newspaper.
Ahhh, thinks back fondly.
You could call someone a black **** and they wouldn't take offence.
You could buy booze in a supermarket at the age of 30 without being asked if you're 18.
You could have a fatal accident at work and no one give a f**k.
You had to stand up and salute the Queen when the national anthem played at the end of TV screening, at about 11.30 again.
There wasn't a single shop open on a Sunday and you couldn't get a drink without eating, and you couldn't do either after 2.30 so you stayed slimmer and more sober.
When football was football
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ July 13 2012, 11:40 PM BSTWatching a Movie was an event.
Very much missed 
All toilet paper was hard- in outside prive'
Tea-bags instead of tea-leaves! 1 cup available!
Shampoo was expensive, like £1,00 per sachet.
Mum had 'Chickory' coffee- never really liked coffee since!
You had your shoes re-soled.
If you were 10 mins late for work, and 'clocked on' that money was deducted!.
Oh Gosh the good old days- horrid
ps; Fish bits for cats and dogs!!
...young urchins were forced up chimneys and women knew their place.
Penny sweets cost a penny.
Kids would spend their Summer holidays playing football in the park.
You could buy 4 pints for less than a tenner.
You didn't have to decide weeks in advance if you might fancy going to a game of football one Saturday.
When football was played on a Saturday.
When there were only three channels on the TV.
When you could let the train take the strain.
When you could get a portion of chips for under 5p.
When people didn't wear hi vis jackets everywhere.
When petrol came in gallons.
Quote: walt @ July 14 2012, 1:27 AM BSTWhen we didn't have Speed Bumps.
We used to do Guy For a penny.
The Rag and Bone Man used to come round.
Is the middle one such a happy memory?
Quote: KLRiley @ July 14 2012, 9:40 AM BSTWhen football was played on a Saturday.
When there were only three channels on the TV.
When you could let the train take the strain.
When you could get a portion of chips for under 5p.
When people didn't wear hi vis jackets everywhere.
When petrol came in gallons.
Move oop north its still like that, but chips are 6p