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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Inspired by another topic....

What did you do in the past, that the kids of today wont believe....

When I was a kid, I used to throw asbestos sheets onto bonfires.... only because it popped

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By *inky BunnyMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

I used to behave myself

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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford


"I used to behave myself "

Oh god... words that could induce terror.

"Wait till your father gets home"

(PS, lets not have a smacking debate please.... thanks)

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

Save up 2p coins to ring my boyfriend from the phonebox

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

We used to share a can of and drink from the garden hose...!

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I once told my daughter that we didn't have mobile phones, we didn't have 100s of TV channels, and the TV shut off at midnight. I don't think she believed me.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

King's Crustacean

Wait till my dad was out then use the gas poker to melt lead in his baccy tin ....

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

Nick po bottles so we could get the money back on them

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

Pop

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By *ummy mummyWoman
over a year ago

southampton-ish

The internet did not exist and we did not own a computer

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

Get a 'skut' on the back of a truck or lorry to the city centre to save the bus fare

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

Sit in front of my hi-fi, with my fingers hovering over the record and pause buttons, to record the radio charts, but cut out the talking. Life or death stuff!!

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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford


"Sit in front of my hi-fi, with my fingers hovering over the record and pause buttons, to record the radio charts, but cut out the talking. Life or death stuff!! "

ooooooooooo yeah, the top 40, with Bruno Brooks

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By *lentyoffun40Couple
over a year ago

Lancashire

Spend the summer holidays outside playing real football and fishing

Knock on Hundreds of strangers doors collecting bonfire wood . Then spent weeks "guarding the bonfire" we had built ourselves

Went carol singing

Hid from the local beat copper out of fear and respect ( when drinking cider)

Collected panini football stickers

Took "guess who"and "cluedo" into school on last day of term

Collected bottles and took them to the shop to claim the 10p

Bought cola bottles for a penny

Infact had penny chews !!!!!!

Need more ? I got loads!!

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


"Sit in front of my hi-fi, with my fingers hovering over the record and pause buttons, to record the radio charts, but cut out the talking. Life or death stuff!! "

Oh yes been there

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

we had black and white telly until i was about 11, didnt have a washing machine, or central heating.

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


"Sit in front of my hi-fi, with my fingers hovering over the record and pause buttons, to record the radio charts, but cut out the talking. Life or death stuff!! "

+1 oh how i loved sunday evenings in the late 70s early 80s listening to the top 40 on radio 1

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

I ate sugar sandwiches and ketchup sandwiches

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By *rtpr7Man
over a year ago

South Ribble

having to get up to change the tv channel

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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

We had 2 satellite dishes on our house. Sky and BSB

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

I had a portable cassette player in my first car as it didn't have a radio

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

Respect for elders

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


"I had a portable cassette player in my first car as it didn't have a radio "
yeah did that myself how naff we were lol x

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By *lentyoffun40Couple
over a year ago

Lancashire

An outside toilet in the late 70's

Smoking on aeroplanes

No double glazing or central heating

A boiler that you had to switch on and wait for hot water

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By *lentyoffun40Couple
over a year ago

Lancashire


"I had a portable cassette player in my first car as it didn't have a radio "

I bought a 2003 plate punto and they still have cassette players in as standard

I couldn't believe my eyes !!

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


"An outside toilet in the late 70's

Smoking on aeroplanes

No double glazing or central heating

A boiler that you had to switch on and wait for hot water

"
dont forget smokin an drinking in hospitals

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


"

No double glazing or central heating

"

we had to scrape the ice of the inside of the windows in winter!!!!

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


"An outside toilet in the late 70's

Smoking on aeroplanes

No double glazing or central heating

A boiler that you had to switch on and wait for hot water

dont forget smokin an drinking in hospitals"

smoking and drinking in hospitals, those were the days.

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


"An outside toilet in the late 70's

Smoking on aeroplanes

No double glazing or central heating

A boiler that you had to switch on and wait for hot water

dont forget smokin an drinking in hospitals

smoking and drinking in hospitals, those were the days."
thats why my ops werent a sucsess docs were pissed

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By *lentyoffun40Couple
over a year ago

Lancashire

Hot summers

Snowy winters

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

A cigarette vending machine on the pavement outside the village post office. My mum used to send my brother up with a shilling for a pack of Players number 6.

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

Bought 4 gallons of petrol and had change from £1...

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


"

What did you do in the past, that the kids of today wont believe....

"

In the past?

I still do things today my nephew doesn't even believe and he's 5!

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By *opping_candyWoman
over a year ago

West Yorkshire


"An outside toilet in the late 70's

Smoking on aeroplanes

No double glazing or central heating

A boiler that you had to switch on and wait for hot water

"

I told my kids (5 & 6) about people smoking on planes and on the bus and in restaurants. They were appalled lol. When I was a kid both my parents smoked and I remember there being an ashtray on the coffee table and them both smoking away in the living room. Really hard to imagine that now, and my mum is one of those terrible militant ex-smokers lol

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By *ILLY aka SirslagWoman
over a year ago

Land of the Prince Bishops

that there were only three tv channels and we had to watch for schools and colleges because there wernt any morning programmes either

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By *ammytMan
over a year ago

dewsbury

The 1/2p sweet tray. The A team, knight rider Air wolf and later bay/wank watch. Being able to have fun without the P.C mob telling you off! Give me the 80's anyday!!

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"Save up 2p coins to ring my boyfriend from the phonebox"

Wanna see my tuppence

*runs away giggling*

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

I got a sony walkman with no rewind button for Christmas with the Thriller album on cassette.

Living the life

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

I was best or atleast one of the best in most things in life. Now its faded

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By *ammyDodgaMan
over a year ago

Nottingham/and everywhere my location says i am ;)

Corona Pop man knocking on the door 10 mins after the Video chap had been round.. Evening entertainment at its best

And the damn dial telephone, that took ten mins to ring someone waiting for the dial to spin back

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By *ll-Knight-longMan
over a year ago

Derby/Notts(Long Eaton)

We had cable....they called it Redifusion

No daytime TV ha life without Jeremy Kyle

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By *lentyoffun40Couple
over a year ago

Lancashire


"Corona Pop man knocking on the door 10 mins after the Video chap had been round.. Evening entertainment at its best

And the damn dial telephone, that took ten mins to ring someone waiting for the dial to spin back "

Pmsl

Alpine pop man for us !

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By *ammyDodgaMan
over a year ago

Nottingham/and everywhere my location says i am ;)


"We had cable....they called it Redifusion

No daytime TV ha life without Jeremy Kyle "

Haha, on hire from radio rentals

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By *ammyDodgaMan
over a year ago

Nottingham/and everywhere my location says i am ;)


"Corona Pop man knocking on the door 10 mins after the Video chap had been round.. Evening entertainment at its best

And the damn dial telephone, that took ten mins to ring someone waiting for the dial to spin back

Pmsl

Alpine pop man for us !

"

It was indeed, corona was when I moved to notts.. Lancaster was Alpine and seabrook crisps man. Hmmmm

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

A friend of my mums, had a telly that she put 50p's in to. I was always amazed when it went off and she had to hunt for coins.

Imagine that nowadays

Although my TV has been unplugged for months....it would be a good piggy bank :D

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By *ll-Knight-longMan
over a year ago

Derby/Notts(Long Eaton)


"A friend of my mums, had a telly that she put 50p's in to. I was always amazed when it went off and she had to hunt for coins.

Imagine that nowadays

Although my TV has been unplugged for months....it would be a good piggy bank :D"

Yes coin slot TV I remember it well

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By *lentyoffun40Couple
over a year ago

Lancashire

I remember when "bin men" were bin men

They would climb your wall and search for your bin if you had forgot to put it out

Steel bins with a lid

Hunch it over their shoulder and physically throw it in the wagon !

Not like the ones today !!!

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


"I ate sugar sandwiches and ketchup sandwiches "

I still do this I love Tommy sauce butties, my kids think I'm a weirdo lol

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