FabSwingers.com forum: What do you miss from the 80s?

By *asycouple1971 OP Couple
over a year ago

midlands

The 80s were the best decade.

Weather was better, none of this crazyness going on in the World.

Food seemed better with all these new foods.

TV was better...Minder, Benny Hill, Generation Game, 321, Grange Hill ,Blue Peter. Saturday Morning tv Swap Shop,Tiswas etc.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

My 32 inch waist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing

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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago

Near Wells

My Skateboard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My youth.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My knees

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

Flagrante

I just remember thinking thank f**k that's over with.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My youth.

Beat me to it!

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By *aribbean King 1985Man
over a year ago

South West London

Well I was born in the mid 80s and only remember phaque things about it. However, they did make one of the best films of the decade and cartoons too

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By *ansexualPandaMan
over a year ago

Near You

The hole in the ozone layer. White dog poos. Rubbish all over the streets. Gropey guys getting a free pass at anyone. Oh, those were the days.

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By *oofy321Man
over a year ago

moon base zero

"My 32 inch waist "

Same lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being young without worries.

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

Affordable housing.

Free university education.

A functioning NHS.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

Being able to buy a pint and get change from a quid.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

My much slimmer body and thicker hair.

My energy levels.

My parents.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Absolutely nothing

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By *wingin CatMan
over a year ago

London

I miss the days before 1989, when music was still music, and not acid-house noise or (c)rap by untalented poets who used other peoples' backing tracks.

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Music and TV were better but unfortunately there was lots of craziness going on where I grew up. The decade passed me by for that and other reasons.

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

I didn’t have to drag my ass out of bed at daft o’clock for work back then

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By *amantha ABCTV/TS
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

About 30 years

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

HIV adverts on the telly!

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By *exleypeteMan
over a year ago

bexleyheath

My youth

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Affordable housing.

Free university education.

A functioning NHS.

Not sure the nhs was functioning even in the 80s...maybe in the 60s. Although I guess it depends how you define functioning.

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By *ibi_curiousCouple
over a year ago

Shepperton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"HIV adverts on the telly!

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And the 'Charlie says' adverts.

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

My youth

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By *iggingMan
over a year ago

Oldham

Being young and naive..early 90's life hit me square in the face..

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By *ocketman99Man
over a year ago

fermanagh

Nobody had mobile phones so when people were out and about they were chatting and not playing on phones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The tax office and utility companies answering the phone in less than five minutes.

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By *ustus555Couple
over a year ago

NG 21

Just being 18. Lol

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

"HIV adverts on the telly!

And the 'Charlie says' adverts."

Privatisation ads.

"If you see Sid, tell him"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pretty much everything.

Definitely the music.

Plus, there was no internet. I love it but I don't love all the caustic people on it. Full of hatred for the things they disagree with, and at the same time trying to brainwash others into their way of thinking.

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By *p4funCouple
over a year ago

Plymouth

Size 8 clothes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pretty much everything.

Definitely the music.

So true.

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By *adMerWoman
over a year ago

Sandwich

Imminent threat of nuclear war.

High inflation.

High interest rates.

Poll tax.

Hmmm, not really!

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London

I loved my Raleigh Mag 20, though I'd look a bit of a twat riding round on that now!

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Size 8 clothes

Size 8 in the 80s? That would be what? About a size 4 now?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My virginity lol

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By *lovetoowatchMan
over a year ago

Sheffield

Marshall law, tanks on street, food shortage. Chernobyl was fun ?? oh eastern side of Berlin wall was so different.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not being allowed in till the streetlights came on!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He-Man

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pretty much everything.

Definitely the music.

So true."

And I used the word 'thinking' quite wrongly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wasn’t even in school then, so the lack of responsibilities and aches and pains throughout my body.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My hair.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Falklands, Ireland, Berlin

Oh and awesome music

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

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By *uddy laneMan
over a year ago

dudley

Alright and gorgeous.

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By *JandCMCouple
over a year ago

cardiff

I miss not everyone having a mobile n photographing everything.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"I miss not everyone having a mobile n photographing everything."

Good one... Like going to a gig and being able to actually see the stage rather than a wall of mobile phones.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't miss not having so called social media influncers (God, I hate that term), and Youtube 'celebs' who think their likes/disikes and opinions matter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Smiths.

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By *anielpiercedMan
over a year ago

by the seaside

My Raleigh Burner Bmx and most of all the care free fun of being a teenager.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My curl perm

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Being able to eat wham bars.

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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago

west midlands

Roller skates

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Roller skates"

TV’s in cabinets!!

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

"Roller skates"

There's a new roller rink in town

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By *unRunFun7965Man
over a year ago

Pittsburgh

New Wave music

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By *ayna20Couple
over a year ago

Kent

School friends

The excitement of new experiences (first sex)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

4 channels and better TV

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By *ustincider888Man
over a year ago

Preston Ish

Eating cornflakes in front of the TV on Saturday morning with not a care in the world

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Loads o' money!

Harry Enfield, I possibly recall!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wasn’t born until the last 6 weeks of the 80’s so I mostly miss having zero responsibilities

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By *onguesandpunsMan
over a year ago

East Midlands

I miss loads of the music that was around then, artists I never got to see live who were at their creative or live peak in the 80s like Prince and Talking Heads.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wasn’t born until the last 6 weeks of the 80’s so I mostly miss having zero responsibilities

Gonna guess you was born 21st November 1989

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By *ayna20Couple
over a year ago

Kent

"4 channels and better TV"

Channel 4 red triangles

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By *ltra72Man
over a year ago

edinburgh

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

The cost of things

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

37 p a litre of fuel

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By *weetkitten65Woman
over a year ago

Halifax

No aches or pains.

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

The 80’s was the decade that taste forgot. I can’t think of anything that I miss from that decade.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gigs with no mobile phones and Cossack hairspray

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By *hisCharManMan
over a year ago

South Manchester

The Smiths

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Only thing I can think of is my colourful shell suit!

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Early 1980s rock bands were releasing some of their greatest material. Home computing...specially low level coding.

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By *opman121Man
over a year ago

stoke on trent

Cheap living fuel heating food etc

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By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

Being fit and racing, oh and my triumph spitfire (I know hairdressers car - don't care

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By *ragsterMan
over a year ago

Blackburn

Easy care free days, life was far less serious than it is now.

Jeez ..there's so much more anger and general moaning about anything and everything these days.

Back then, it was work hard and play hard ... but more importantly people smiled and laughed more.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"Easy care free days, life was far less serious than it is now.

Jeez ..there's so much more anger and general moaning about anything and everything these days.

Back then, it was work hard and play hard ... but more importantly people smiled and laughed more.

Did they?

I remember, recession, strike's ,mass unemployment,huge interest rate increases, Thatchers Britain.

Selling off of nationalised companies, mining industry decimated, steel industry decimated, building trade changed forever with the loss of many many thousands of jobs and Rick Astley.

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By *ragsterMan
over a year ago

Blackburn

One things for sure, didn't have people carrying knives, guns and d upto their eyeballs just to step outside their front door....jeez.

The worst you heard in a town centre bar would be a glass or bottle smashing... now it's like a scene from a western... oh yes...life is much much friendlier, fun and easier these days.

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By *ragsterMan
over a year ago

Blackburn

Coked up

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

Chesterfield

"No aches or pains.

Haha, this. And it was always summer.

Sweets cost a penny and there was a Pop van.

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By *rofessor ElementalMan
over a year ago

Durham

Sub 1:40 average for a half marathon. Best ever north run 1:29:59 back in 87 that’ll never happen again.

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

"Easy care free days, life was far less serious than it is now.

Jeez ..there's so much more anger and general moaning about anything and everything these days.

Back then, it was work hard and play hard ... but more importantly people smiled and laughed more.

Think we all have rose tinted glasses about old days! Think things pretty much same nowadays! Just more out there and open! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My almost pain free body

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Easy care free days, life was far less serious than it is now.

Jeez ..there's so much more anger and general moaning about anything and everything these days.

Back then, it was work hard and play hard ... but more importantly people smiled and laughed more.

Think we all have rose tinted glasses about old days! Think things pretty much same nowadays! Just more out there and open! X"

Exactly....still loads of moaning and anger back then.

But no social media to broadcast all their woes to the world.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My lego

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

"Easy care free days, life was far less serious than it is now.

Jeez ..there's so much more anger and general moaning about anything and everything these days.

Back then, it was work hard and play hard ... but more importantly people smiled and laughed more.

Think we all have rose tinted glasses about old days! Think things pretty much same nowadays! Just more out there and open! X

Exactly....still loads of moaning and anger back then.

But no social media to broadcast all their woes to the world."

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Ringing the doctor's surgery and getting an appointment the same day.

Laser disc films.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gigs with no mobile phones and Cossack hairspray "

Studio line hair gel.

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By *weetkitten65Woman
over a year ago

Halifax

My polka dot ra ra skirt...

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By *aidbacklover2021Man
over a year ago

perth

Dry shampoo quick rub in your hair fluff up then out to the pub club on the pull

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not having a mobile phone!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The milk floats which used to also deliver eggs and bottles of pop.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Easy care free days, life was far less serious than it is now.

Jeez ..there's so much more anger and general moaning about anything and everything these days.

Back then, it was work hard and play hard ... but more importantly people smiled and laughed more.

Did they?

I remember, recession, strike's ,mass unemployment,huge interest rate increases, Thatchers Britain.

Selling off of nationalised companies, mining industry decimated, steel industry decimated, building trade changed forever with the loss of many many thousands of jobs and Rick Astley."
So true...horrible, horrible times....but happily, he doesn't bother us any more

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By *lik and PaulCouple
over a year ago

Flagrante

"Cheap living fuel heating food etc "

...but mortgage rates over 16%

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

My abs.

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By *ocketman99Man
over a year ago

fermanagh

"Ringing the doctor's surgery and getting an appointment the same day.

Laser disc films."

THIS!

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By *ibennyMan
over a year ago

rutherglen

Army life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My Raleigh Burner Bmx and most of all the care free fun of being a teenager."

BmX PK Ripper skyways

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"Ringing the doctor's surgery and getting an appointment the same day.

Laser disc films.

THIS! "

Ppfft!

Most GPs back then operated a first come appointment system.

Go to surgery, take a number and probably sit around for 4 hours waiting to be seen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Raliegh Bommer

Birds eye stew in the bag .

Swap shop

10p single ciggies

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"One things for sure, didn't have people carrying knives, guns and d upto their eyeballs just to step outside their front door....jeez.

The worst you heard in a town centre bar would be a glass or bottle smashing... now it's like a scene from a western... oh yes...life is much much friendlier, fun and easier these days.

Maybe that was true where you lived .

But where I lived, Southall riots, not far away Brixton riot's.

Stabbings and racially motivated attacks common place.

I myself was severely beaten and nearly killed by a group of national front nutjobs because I had non white friends.

Don't forget the poll tax riot's and the coal miner's strike's that usually ended in violence.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"One things for sure, didn't have people carrying knives, guns and d upto their eyeballs just to step outside their front door....jeez.

The worst you heard in a town centre bar would be a glass or bottle smashing... now it's like a scene from a western... oh yes...life is much much friendlier, fun and easier these days.

Maybe that was true where you lived .

But where I lived, Southall riots, not far away Brixton riot's.

Stabbings and racially motivated attacks common place.

I myself was severely beaten and nearly killed by a group of national front nutjobs because I had non white friends.

Don't forget the poll tax riot's and the coal miner's strike's that usually ended in violence.

The lady Margaret?

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By *rsPricklePantsWoman
over a year ago

Room 237 at The Overlook Hotel, Suffolk

Being a kid with little worries, I'm not very good at this adulting lark

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"One things for sure, didn't have people carrying knives, guns and d upto their eyeballs just to step outside their front door....jeez.

The worst you heard in a town centre bar would be a glass or bottle smashing... now it's like a scene from a western... oh yes...life is much much friendlier, fun and easier these days.

Maybe that was true where you lived .

But where I lived, Southall riots, not far away Brixton riot's.

Stabbings and racially motivated attacks common place.

I myself was severely beaten and nearly killed by a group of national front nutjobs because I had non white friends.

Don't forget the poll tax riot's and the coal miner's strike's that usually ended in violence.

The lady Margaret? "

The Iron Cunt

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

the music fashion pubs packed night clubs booming, was the the best time for me,, do realise it wasnt great for everybody.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I miss school, I'd go back in a heartbeat. And crimped hair, I've never achieved volume like that again in my life!

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By *aul 6870Man
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

How hard my cock was

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By *akeanyoneMan
over a year ago

Argos catalogues. I was flicking through an old argos catalogue ( a scanned online version) earlier to help my daughter with some homework. I remembered the smell of the book, and the excitement I'd get as a kid seeing all those toys

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By *nnasHammerCouple
over a year ago

The Upside Down

McDonald’s prices. Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Raleigh Burner, blue with yellow mag wheels. It was the dogs bollocks

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By *lubchuckerMan
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

Being able to get on a train and travel where you wanted when you and not have to plan a day out around strikes.

Having an NHS that isn't broken, didn't need to use it much back in the 80's but as you get older you become more reliant on it.

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