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By *icked weasel OP   Couple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..

We were both talking about the late 70`s and early 80`s..

Did Anyone Ever Wear !!!

Plastic or polly / carrier bags inside there shoes going to to school etc to keep the snow / water out ??

" All i had was a hole in my shoe which was letting in water"

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

Yep - always seemed to end up with wet feet still though.

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By *ub bbwWoman
over a year ago

oldbury

In the 80s I remember having a pair of snow boots that were my brothers and mum making me wear 3 pairs of socks and carrier bags in them yes. We had one gas fire we used to get dressed in front of and we had icicles on.the inside of the windows.

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By *icked weasel OP   Couple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..


"Yep - always seemed to end up with wet feet still though."

we used to stick our wet shoes.. on the radiator at school

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

Yup

done all that and when ya gloves were wet after snowballing, we would use socks

As we didnt have central heating, the house was bloody freezing in the winter and ice formed on the inside....loads of coats on top of the blankets made all the difference

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


"Yep - always seemed to end up with wet feet still though.

we used to stick our wet shoes.. on the radiator at school "

steaming shoes and socks

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


"In the 80s I remember having a pair of snow boots that were my brothers and mum making me wear 3 pairs of socks and carrier bags in them yes. We had one gas fire we used to get dressed in front of and we had icicles on.the inside of the windows. "

I remember the days well

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

With fear of really showing my age who remembers outside loos and black an white tvs that would have disappeared when you come home from school cos mum didn't pay the rentel........happy happy days........not

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

We didn't wear shoes to school nor did we have coats, hats, scarves and gloves we also didn't have a TV/Telephone.

Mind you I went to school in Barbados till I was 6/7 and we wore flip flops and the TV station only came on at 5pm with Adam 12 .

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

I did in the 90's haha always carried a carrier lol

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By *icked weasel OP   Couple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..

thats not fair.. try going to school like that in scotland..

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814

No.....

Used to put socks on our hands though when playing in the snow!!

Not sure why though they were useless

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814

[Removed by poster at 24/09/13 21:52:41]

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


"

Plastic or polly / carrier bags inside there shoes going to to school etc to keep the snow / water out ??

"

F me.

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

I wore a carrier bag in one of my boots only a couple of years ago, the most comfortable boots for mucking out so didn't want to throw them away

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By *obbygggMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Didn't know anyone then had to do that. You sure you have years right?

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814


"Didn't know anyone then had to do that. You sure you have years right?"

Was thinking the same....

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By *ammyjayneWoman
over a year ago

hull

I still put bags in my wellies. Keeps my feet warmer.

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

We always did when playing out in the snow. And can anyone remebethe itchy blankets too

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


"I still put bags in my wellies. Keeps my feet warmer. "

My feet sweat in wellies If it is cold I put my Kanyons on, -6 and 4inches of snow here earlier this year and my feet were toasty xx

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


"Didn't know anyone then had to do that. You sure you have years right?"

Very sure. Not at the age for memory loss just yet

We were saying about 3 or 4 years ago how it always seemed to snow during our childhood but then it never did anymore. And then since we had that chat it's snowed every bloody year!

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814


"We always did when playing out in the snow. And can anyone remebethe itchy blankets too "

Would that be the ones that melted to your skin if you put a match anywhere near them??

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By *entscotscplCouple
over a year ago

falkirk ish

me mr cents was the oldest of 4 kids

we were that poor that some christmas mornings if you never woke up with a hard on you had feck all to play with

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814

Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....

I must have had a very privileged childhood

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By *icked weasel OP   Couple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..


"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....

I must have had a very privileged childhood "

I was a Coal-Miners Daughter...

and i loved the life...

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester


"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....

I must have had a very privileged childhood "

show off

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

No I was never allowed to wear damaged shoes because dad had been in the army twenty years previously and handed down the abuse he took from the drill instructor for not knowing how to polish his boots properly.

So we got really cheap shoes that tore the skin off your feet instead.

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814


"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....

I must have had a very privileged childhood

show off "

Was brought up in residential care

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


"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....

I must have had a very privileged childhood

show off

Was brought up in residential care "

My brother was. Was always perversely jealous of that.

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester


"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....

I must have had a very privileged childhood

show off

Was brought up in residential care "

whitch 1 was in most Manchester 1s myself from about 12/13

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


"We always did when playing out in the snow. And can anyone remebethe itchy blankets too

Would that be the ones that melted to your skin if you put a match anywhere near them?? "

Yes I do

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester


"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....

I must have had a very privileged childhood

show off

Was brought up in residential care

My brother was. Was always perversely jealous of that."

he must have been in better 1s than me then. Feck all to be jealous about with the 1s I was in

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

Wondered where I was going wrong ...

I used to put the plastic bags over my shoes .... That way the water never got in to the leather or my socks

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

Ok easy with the childhood trauma!

He did get new clothes and shoes, his own room and a massive garden. As a kid that all looked pretty good.

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


"We were both talking about the late 70`s and early 80`s..

Did Anyone Ever Wear !!!

Plastic or polly / carrier bags inside there shoes going to to school etc to keep the snow / water out ??

" All i had was a hole in my shoe which was letting in water"

"

Yes and one year was made to wear gran's furry boots awwww

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814


"Ok easy with the childhood trauma!

He did get new clothes and shoes, his own room and a massive garden. As a kid that all looked pretty good."

They werent all bad

I had a great childhood....

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


"Wondered where I was going wrong ...

I used to put the plastic bags over my shoes .... That way the water never got in to the leather or my socks "

Double-bag. One bag on the foot. One on the shoe.

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By *icked weasel OP   Couple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..

im at 39..

Does anyone remember plastic-bags being rare...

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


"Ok easy with the childhood trauma!

He did get new clothes and shoes, his own room and a massive garden. As a kid that all looked pretty good.

They werent all bad

I had a great childhood.... "

And you got posh shoes for the snow!

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814


"im at 39..

Does anyone remember plastic-bags being rare... "

Funnily enough, dont remember them at all as a child/youngster....

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

I remember the supermarket opening being a big deal - and Macdonalds.

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By *obbygggMan
over a year ago

Birmingham


"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....

I must have had a very privileged childhood

show off

Was brought up in residential care

whitch 1 was in most Manchester 1s myself from about 12/13"
May I ask how you supprted yourself I.E fed and clothes yourself at that young age?

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley


"Wondered where I was going wrong ...

I used to put the plastic bags over my shoes .... That way the water never got in to the leather or my socks

Double-bag. One bag on the foot. One on the shoe."

it's getting like the monty phython sketch about the yorkshiremen anyone remember.

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814


"

it's getting like the monty phython sketch about the yorkshiremen anyone remember. "

Did one of them live in a crisp poke???

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By *icked weasel OP   Couple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..

the 10 or the 50 p Leccy Meters ...

and bashing THE phone box for your money back

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814

Just been told it was a brown paper bag.....I was close though

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814


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and bashing THE phone box for your money back "

Oooooh yessssss!!!

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

pure luxury .. i used to dream of having a brown paper bag

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley


"pure luxury .. i used to dream of having a brown paper bag"

you were lucky 150 of us used to live in a shoe box.

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

We had coal fires so the house was always warm....i remember carrier bags in snow boots tho.

We had the most amazingly embarrassing primary school uniforms tho to save our clothes.

Mainly because we were the only kids in the school that wore one

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

I am not sure if I feel good or bad after reading this but suffice to say I don't remember it as not something I had to do.

We did have a freezing cold house though as my parents being Scottish didn't want to turn the heating on!

So unless you were in a room with a fire in it was extra jumpers.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend


"pure luxury .. i used to dream of having a brown paper bag

you were lucky 150 of us used to live in a shoe box."
a detatched shoebox .you were posh to us

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By *icked weasel OP   Couple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..

is "Corned-Beef" Sarnies.. a bit Too Much for the poor post.. or was.. that a Treat..

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

Not a plastic bag but I did put a beer mat or other cardboard in my shoe to cover the massive hole.

Not because I had to, I just loved those shoes

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


"is "Corned-Beef" Sarnies.. a bit Too Much for the poor post.. or was.. that a Treat.. "

Made them for our children a while ago - they loved them, and corned beef hash.

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

Ive got corned beef n red onion n hp fruity butties for my lunch in a mo

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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago

In a crisp poke on the A814


"is "Corned-Beef" Sarnies.. a bit Too Much for the poor post.. or was.. that a Treat.. "

Never got them....

Remember getting a tongue sandwich when I was about 12yrs old.....

Licked the butter out and left the rest

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