neil 524 #1 Posted February 4, 2014 While i was at work the other day a few of us older guys got into a fascinating conversation about what things we remembered as a child that were in everyday use & things that we did that you dont see kids doing today The younger kids couldnt believe what we had to cope with when growing up . Here are some of the things that i remember as a child 1. Vim , Ajax , persil ,Omo , Daz 2. Jubblies ice lollies 3. Cadburys smash 4. Building Hand made go karts out of old pram wheels & bits of wood . 5. Playing Cowboys & Indians 6 Climbing trees 7. Having to polish my Nans Brass for 2 bob 8 Penny for the Guy 9. Sugar sandwiches , because we were too poor to have anything else in the cupboard . 10. Waking up in the morning & the curtains were frozen & frost was glistening on the window , this was inside the house . I could name loads more Can you name ten things that you rember as a child that the kids of today would laugh at you in disbeleif Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S1g 579 #2 Posted February 4, 2014 Being a child of the 80's I'm not sure I can name 10 but this is what I remember from being a child that isn't around anymore. 1. Nes and gameboys, (still got mine to give to my son when he's older). 2. VHS. 3. Records 4. Tv with only four channels to watch, and no remote. 5.metal toys instead of today's cheap plastic. 6.the sun in the sky! It seems so long scince we've seen it in Britain that I've kind of forgotten what it looks like! 7. No Internet 8. No mobiles. 1 neil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #3 Posted February 4, 2014 1. Having to do as you were told. 2. Proper Wagon Wheels at thrupence each. My Saturday morning treat for going for the shopping. I was six. 3. No child seats in cars. 4. Cream sticking out of the top of milk bottles when freezing. 5. Crash helmets not compulsory on motorbikes. 6. Knowing how to switch the tele off as well as on. 7. Meccano. 8. Mowing the lawns. (Push mower). 9. Sweeping the yard and drive. Cleaning the windows. Chopping kindling. Saturday morning job for 5 bob (25p) pocket money. 10. Teachers with canes, slippers, wooden rules. And they could use 'em. 2 ranger and neil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nylyon 171 #4 Posted February 4, 2014 Black & White TV's Television Antenna's with rotary control Home milk delivery Walking to school even though it was a mile away. Candy cigarette's Noxious emissions from automobile tail pipes My father (RIP) 8-track tapes Pet Rocks Wheel Horse Tractors (new) 1 neil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meadowfield 1,900 #5 Posted February 4, 2014 hehe black jacks/spangles walking 3 miles to school in all weathers Lifts to school in the back on a van or trailer - or milk float unrestrained riding on the wheel arch of my dads JCB bob a job (scouts) doing 2 paper rounds to have money to buy things progging - collecting wood to build massive bonfires watching The A team, Fall guy or Dukes of Hazzard on a saturday night Being forced to watch Dynasty or the Colbys an hour later British Leyland cars... 1 neil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
illinilefttackle 1 #6 Posted February 4, 2014 Good Morning Gents- Going to the Outhouse in the winter- Getting a drink (with a ladel) out of the porcalin pail with water in it in the kitchen- Looking down thru the Heat floor registers upstairs at the adults talking in living room- Cutting wood & caring for the big "Potbellied" Stove in the living room- Cutting the large yard with a push reel type mower- Collecting eggs from the chickens- Watching Grandma Twist the heads off the chickens & letting the body chase me around the yard- Opening the door for the "Iceman" bringing the ice block for the "Icebox" Taking a bath as a child in the kitchen sink- Listening to radio stations on my "foxhole" crystal radio- Thanks-Al 1 neil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vegikev 126 #7 Posted February 4, 2014 1. half penny sweets 2. jif 3. marathon chocolate bar 4. teachers cane 5. 6p buns-left over cream cakes from the day before 6. sunday evening tea, when families had time to be with each other 7. second hand bath water 8. village bobby 9. mobile traders- vegi man, seafood man and not forgeting the toffee apple man, mr bacons and silverspring (door to door fizzy pop) 10. last but not least my fringe!!! 1 neil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 524 #8 Posted February 4, 2014 I have ten more 1. Having to weld that little bit of soap that was left of the bar of coal tar soap to a new bar of soap . 2. Having single glazed wooden windows or those metal Crittle windows . 3. pink parrafin heaters that used to stink the house out . 4. The great big news of the world newspapers that you had to fold into four pieces & were almost 3 ft high & 3 ft wide when you opened them . 5. Watching the FA cup final all day on the saturday on a black & white TV , with all English Players & the goal mouth having 6 inches of water or the pitch frozen solid . 6. Watching Top of the pops on Christmas day to see who was Number 1 followed by Morecomb & wise christmas show . 7. Being able to buy a Dodgy Bent MOT for my dads car because it was a heap & wouldnt pass a proper MOT ., because the chassis was sooo rotten that we had to fill the holes with cement . 8. Corona fizzy pop lorry that used to call round on a saturday & used to give us sixpence for the empty bottles that we had stolen from the sweet shop at the top of the road. 9. Party seven , Watneys red barrel, double diamond , Mackesons stout, Tankard bitter , cream soda, all from the off license at the local pub 10 . Mobile phones that had a battery the size of a car battery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #9 Posted February 4, 2014 1. Horse drawn dustbin cart. A skip type lorry used to collect the full cart and drop off an empty one. 2. Dan Dare and Digby. 3. Potato cakes cooked on a kitchen range. 4. Being towed behind my fathers model traction engine. 5. Playing draughts with my father. 6. Seeing the first episode of Coronation Street. 7. Muffin the Mule. 8. Saturday matinees at the pictures. 9. What's my Line. 10. Farthings. 1 neil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griff 1 #10 Posted February 14, 2014 1 Manners 2 good spelling 3 Good grammar 4 Punctuation 5 Honesty 6 Respect for others 7 Common sense 8 Police who didn't climb on pensioners Rang Rovers 9 Reasonably honest Politicians 10 Whooping cough / rickets You did only want ten? 1 TITCH reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ranger 373 #11 Posted July 1, 2014 1. Walking to school with dozens of other non obese kids,No school run! 2. Schools still having playing fields & games lessons & not 'Politically Incorrect' to have kids using them to keep fit and indulge in the heinous crime of competition. 3. Teachers throwing 'Board' rubbers at you for not paying attention. 4. Helping Dad feed the pigs and showing our Wessex Saddlebacks,at 7-8 years of age 5. Watching my Grandad working ( Vet ) 6. Playing around the farmyard on newly built strawstacks and nearly cutting my finger off in a 'Mangle' chopping machine. 7. 'Twizzle' & 'Torchy' on the telly after school. 8. .Bathtime Sunday, then 'Sunday Night at the London Paladium' with Bruce Forsythe on the telly ( b&w ) 9. British motorbikes leading the world, Paying £10.00 for an AJS 650 CSR with 9 months mot ! Insurance around £6.00,road tax £1.50 I think 10 .Local bobbies who would give you a clip around the ear,which saved them the paperwork of 'nicking' you. 1 neil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
