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

Waiting for the rag and bone man

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By *errygTV/TS
over a year ago

denton

in the eighties the man in the mobile video van, used to get pirate videos

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

The shop van

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

We used to listen for his bell when my mum had clothes to get rid of. We still have scrap men in open back vans come around.

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By *ellowbabesCouple
over a year ago

newport/cwmbran

The pop van!

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

The coal man

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

Sitting on the wall outside the house on a Sunday waiting for the Alpine man.

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

I live in North Wales , its still the 1930s here

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

Taping top of the pops off the radio on sunday

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


"Taping top of the pops off the radio on sunday"

This!

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By *eady and Willing 9Man
over a year ago

Wherever the party is @

The equaliser

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Smog and pea soupers

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

I can actually vaguely remember what some people called The Midnight Mechanics..

Anyone else?

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


"Sitting on the wall outside the house on a Sunday waiting for the Alpine man. "
Oh I miss Alpine pop yummy

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

The milkman and bottles of milk on the doorstep.

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

No bathroom,just a huge tin bath in front if an open coal fire

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Anyone wanna come scrumping with me

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


"I live in North Wales , its still the 1930s here "
Cheap beer there then lol

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

Making a den

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...


"Taping top of the pops off the radio on sunday"

Listening to Luxembourg under the bed covers with my "Tranny"

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


"I live in North Wales , its still the 1930s here Cheap beer there then lol"

Spiffingly cheap but coal powered wireless

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By *horehouseCouple
over a year ago

dissatisfied

Keys in the pot ..proper swinging party ...

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By *abes in the woodWoman
over a year ago

wales

Small bottle of milk in school

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

Them scoop things for flour, sugar, coffee etc. Measuring your own amount of things in the shops.

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

Homemade go carts.

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By *ellowbabesCouple
over a year ago

newport/cwmbran

Oxford bags

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

Woolworths pick n mix

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

The scissor grinders

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

Ollies

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


"Waiting for the rag and bone man "

We still get rag and bone men here. Probably about once every two weeks or so.

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

Dr Whites

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

10p for the phone box and 50p for the gas meter.

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

Long summers, not a care in the world and never looking back.

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

Towling nappies not pampers .

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

The video shop

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

No television

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


"Taping top of the pops off the radio on sunday

Listening to Luxembourg under the bed covers with my "Tranny"

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The Kid Jensen

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

Semolina pudding at school

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


"Dr Whites "

Mother of god never again

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

Bursting tar bubbles in the road in hot summers

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


"Taping top of the pops off the radio on sunday"

And telling my Dad "shhhhhhhhh, I'm taping"!!!!!

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


"Dr Whites

Mother of god never again "
And the belt that went with them Lol

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


"Dr Whites

Mother of god never again "

Where they the hammock ones??!!

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


"Dr Whites

Mother of god never again

Where they the hammock ones??!! "
Yes awful

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"Waiting for the rag and bone man

We still get rag and bone men here. Probably about once every two weeks or so. "

They're all Eastern Europeans round here nowadays, driving totally fucked flat bed Transit vans, with some high pitched wailing sound coming from a speaker on top of the cab

Steptoe & Son it ain't

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

No washing machine no tumble dryer,all washing was done by hand,mum had a scrubbing board

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


"Waiting for the rag and bone man

We still get rag and bone men here. Probably about once every two weeks or so.

They're all Eastern Europeans round here nowadays, driving totally fucked flat bed Transit vans, with some high pitched wailing sound coming from a speaker on top of the cab

Steptoe & Son it ain't "
They use to come round in a horse and cart lol

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

Doctors and nurses with girl down the road in my den. Never got to medical school though.

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

When matrons were on wards and nurses wore white starched hats.

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

Radio grams with a turn table built in that played 78s

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By *pal2Man
over a year ago

cumbria

cadburys aztec bars...what happened to them?

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By *pal2Man
over a year ago

cumbria

no power steering and central locking on cars

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By *pal2Man
over a year ago

cumbria

cadburys aztec bars...what happened to them?

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


"When matrons were on wards and nurses wore white starched hats."

No sitting on the beds on their watch!!!

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over a year ago


"10p for the phone box and 50p for the gas meter. "

Phone cards.

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By *laskan lovers 1984Couple
over a year ago

West midlands

Ssshhhh hide the rent man's here lol x

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

Morris minors,zepphers,Ford Anglia.and tall policemen.

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


"Ssshhhh hide the rent man's here lol x"
ha ha true

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

Getting wicks for the paraffin heater, as Nan ordered.

Him

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

chasing fletcher van round for loaf so I could keep change of my nan

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

Leaving your front door open all day ..

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

also never having to lock the door

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By *elnkazCouple
over a year ago

cheshire

Being able to play football anywhere you liked.

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

Children were free and could play in the park and streets without parents.

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

Jublies

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

I was seven ,use to walk to school on my own ,nearly a mile away through a park to.couldn't do that these days.

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


"The milkman and bottles of milk on the doorstep."

Their green cream soda was the best

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

No seatbelts in the back of a car

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

Air raid shelter in the garden and outside loo .

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

Half penny sweets, spearmint mojo's in particular

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

Pedicotes and big bloomer knickers and always stockings and suspenders.

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By *errygTV/TS
over a year ago

denton

riding motorbikes in the fields, as long as we kept out of the way police didnt really bother us, now i believe gestapo tactics seize bikes and crush them

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

No mobile phones, that would be bliss. The idea of not being contactable once you've left the house seems unfathomable nowadays.

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By *ny1localMan
over a year ago

READING

the paraffin man every fri ,running down to him to get your gallon of esso blue.

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By *errygTV/TS
over a year ago

denton

no speed cameras,

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


"No mobile phones, that would be bliss. The idea of not being contactable once you've left the house seems unfathomable nowadays. "
we didnt even have a house phone lol

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

When a marathon was a marathon. 2p for a phone box and 5p for the bus and it being free Christmas day and boxing day. Shit I'm shutting up now

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

We had to sit at the table for meals and ask permission to leave the table to .

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester


"When a marathon was a marathon. 2p for a phone box and 5p for the bus and it being free Christmas day and boxing day. Shit I'm shutting up now "

Ok 1 more penny arrowbars

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

A good slap lol and it hurt to.

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester


"A good slap lol and it hurt to."

Haha getting the slipper at school

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By *cduck and Blue eyesCouple
over a year ago

nr chester

Outside loo

The pools man

Bovril with bread dipped in

Ice on the inside of the bedroom windows( no upstairs heating)

Dipping a slice of bread in the beef dripping

Homemade sledges out of carrier bags

I think I've just realised how poor we were Mrs blue eyes

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

10p mix ups, and getting 20 sweets

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


"A good slap lol and it hurt to.

Haha getting the slipper at school "
And the cane lol my teacher use to wear a thimble and would ping you on the head with it.

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

Five minutes for the TV to warm up

Your mum was home when you got home from school.

Cereals had a free toy inside.

A ford Capri was a dream Car.

Stuff from a shop came without a safety cap or hermit seals as nobody wanted to poison a perfect stranger.

Bazooka Joe and Penny bubblys

Doctors and nurses.

Drug taking was Polio or Diphtheria shots from the school nurse.

Playing cards in the spokes of your bike transformed it into a motor bike

The milk man

Doctors and nurses..........oooops

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By *errygTV/TS
over a year ago

denton

pubs with people in them,factorys that made goods in uk

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


"Outside loo

The pools man

Bovril with bread dipped in

Ice on the inside of the bedroom windows( no upstairs heating)

Dipping a slice of bread in the beef dripping

Homemade sledges out of carrier bags Bread and dripping

I think I've just realised how poor we were Mrs blue eyes "

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


"Jublies"

I have some of those in my freezer

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

Green shield stamps...

Taking bottles back to the corner shop for your 5p deposit...

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

Picnics in the back garden with my best friend and her china tea set.

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

Manners .If we didnt say please we wouldn't get.

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


"Waiting for the rag and bone man "

My parents frantically running round the house looking for 50p to put in the electric meter

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

The best of all making boggies and going down ackeys Rd hill..... by the way that's not the boggies you pick out of your nose

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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago

between havant and chichester

Green sheild stamps

co-op divy

nitty nora the nit nurse

4 fruit salads or blackjacks for a penny

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

Everyone's posts are bringing back so many memories ,they were hapoy days.

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


"Sitting on the wall outside the house on a Sunday waiting for the Alpine man. "

Omg yes, I have fond memories of choosing which flavour we wanted from the Alpine man.

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By *pal2Man
over a year ago

cumbria

rationing, one slice of corned beef a week

tin bath in front of the fire

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester


"A good slap lol and it hurt to.

Haha getting the slipper at school And the cane lol my teacher use to wear a thimble and would ping you on the head with it."

That's evil not heard that 1 before

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


"Waiting for the rag and bone man

We still get rag and bone men here. Probably about once every two weeks or so.

They're all Eastern Europeans round here nowadays, driving totally fucked flat bed Transit vans, with some high pitched wailing sound coming from a speaker on top of the cab

Steptoe & Son it ain't They use to come round in a horse and cart lol "

They still use a horse and cart in Tipton. Head this way, all you nostalgia seekers

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

Nylon sheets yuk

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


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Cereals had a free toy inside.

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OMG I loved the things you used to get in cereals the little plastic reflectors that u put on the spokes on your bike!

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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago

between havant and chichester

Got a image in me head now of bladey in ikkle grey school shorts and jumper with the elbows out

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


"rationing, one slice of corned beef a week

tin bath in front of the fire"

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

Black daps .

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


"Sitting on the wall outside the house on a Sunday waiting for the Alpine man. Oh I miss Alpine pop yummy "

Cream soda and Dandelion & Burdock [WTF is a burdock?]

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester


"Got a image in me head now of bladey in ikkle grey school shorts and jumper with the elbows out "

I just missed the shorts thank God but the uniform was gray and a bright red tie

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

Tiny tears dolls Watch with mother,and Andy Pandy .

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

Bob a job week in the brownies.

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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago

between havant and chichester

lego

roller skates with the bit in middle to adjust to fit and laces

propper dripping for toast

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


"Waiting for the rag and bone man

We still get rag and bone men here. Probably about once every two weeks or so.

They're all Eastern Europeans round here nowadays, driving totally fucked flat bed Transit vans, with some high pitched wailing sound coming from a speaker on top of the cab

Steptoe & Son it ain't "

They saved me having to pay the council to take my old tumble dryer and cooker away. I waved them down in the street

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

Sponge cake with icing and sprinkles with chocolate custard for school dinners.

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

Tiswas, the Banana Splits and the Arabian Knights - Size of An Elephant

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By *ischief ManagedCouple
over a year ago

manchester


"Bursting tar bubbles in the road in hot summers"

Used to live this till i ended up with bitumen all over my best cream jeans!!

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


"Sitting on the wall outside the house on a Sunday waiting for the Alpine man.

Omg yes, I have fond memories of choosing which flavour we wanted from the Alpine man. "
We were posh we had the Corona Man

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Anyone said greenshield stamps yet?

Listening to dick barton on the radio on a sunday night.

For the real oldies the oveltine's

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

Rickets!

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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago

between havant and chichester

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By *dsindyTV/TS
over a year ago

East Lancashire

Having my sunday bath, whether I needed it or not

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

Snow and lots of it every winter.

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

Staying in hospital for ten days when you had a baby.

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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago

between havant and chichester


"Anyone said greenshield stamps yet? yes i did

Listening to dick barton on the radio on a sunday night.

For the real oldies the oveltine's"
We are the Ovaltineys, little girls and boys

Make your requests, we'll not refuse you

We are here just to amuse you

Would you like a song or story?

Will you share our joys?

At games and sports we're more than keen

No merrier children could be seen

Because we all drink Ovaltine

We're happy girls and boys.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

My folks still go to the fish man in his van on a Friday!

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

Sherbet lollys

Jubbleys

Cola cubes

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You could buy ONE cigarette

Or 10 no.6 for 45pence

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


"Anyone said greenshield stamps yet? yes i did

Listening to dick barton on the radio on a sunday night.

For the real oldies the oveltine'sWe are the Ovaltineys, little girls and boys

Make your requests, we'll not refuse you

We are here just to amuse you

Would you like a song or story?

Will you share our joys?

At games and sports we're more than keen

No merrier children could be seen

Because we all drink Ovaltine

We're happy girls and boys.

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

Mods and Rockers

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


"Mods and Rockers "

Penny rounds, Ben Shermans, feather cuts, budgie jackets and como brogues

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

When "Rag n Bone Men" we're Irish Travellers and not Eastern Europeans who hardly speak English!!

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

One presant on Xmas day and a stocking with fruit and nuts in it

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


"Sitting on the wall outside the house on a Sunday waiting for the Alpine man. "

Thursday was our night for Alpine. Cream Soda, Pineapplade, amongst others

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

The salesman who used to sell dusters and tins of wax polish from a suitcase ....

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

Play with the tracking on the video for a clearer picture ...

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over a year ago


"Rickets!"

Ah the good old ailments

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

Mum would send for the doctor if you were ill ..... and you had to stay in bed ... till you were better ....

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

Who had a Chopper?

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Who had a Chopper? "

My bro had a green Grifter!

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


"Rickets!

Ah the good old ailments "

I read somewhere it was on the comeback!!

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


"Who had a Chopper?

My bro had a green Grifter! "

I had a Striker

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

The coal men - a big family business.

Also, using sponges to wipe your arse communally I think.

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


"Play with the tracking on the video for a clearer picture ..."

Bloomin' 'eck. I'd forgotten all about that. Wasn't it two parallel white lines down the middle of the screen?

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


"Rickets!

Ah the good old ailments

I read somewhere it was on the comeback!! "

Fucking hipsters I bet

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


"Who had a Chopper?

My bro had a green Grifter! "

I had a Grifter but always robbed my brothers Chopper when I could

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

The power cuts & candles during the 1970's.

Scraping ice off the INSIDE of my bedroom window in the winter

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"Who had a Chopper?

My bro had a green Grifter!

I had a Striker "

Oh! That rings a bell... maybe it was one of those!

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Frogger!!

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


"Waiting for the rag and bone man

We still get rag and bone men here. Probably about once every two weeks or so.

They're all Eastern Europeans round here nowadays, driving totally fucked flat bed Transit vans, with some high pitched wailing sound coming from a speaker on top of the cab

Steptoe & Son it ain't They use to come round in a horse and cart lol "

Far as I can tell there's three that come round here, one in a horse and cart. One in a cage type pickup that shouts 'raaaaaaaag boownn' and the other is a big blue box van, a frigging irritating twat that goes round papping his bleeding horn every five seconds.

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester


"Who had a Chopper?

My bro had a green Grifter!

I had a Striker

Oh! That rings a bell... maybe it was one of those! "

I was really posh I had a bomber the blue 1

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


"The milkman and bottles of milk on the doorstep.

Their green cream soda was the best "

Ah, full swing lol green cream soda with ice cream on

Was that prophetic ???

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

Clackers. Remember them. Bruised wrist, broken fingers..........great fun.

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


"The power cuts & candles during the 1970's.

Scraping ice off the INSIDE of my bedroom window in the winter "

Haha always thought it was a big adventure getting the candles out of the hall cupboard during power cuts.

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


"The power cuts & candles during the 1970's.

Scraping ice off the INSIDE of my bedroom window in the winter "

I do that NOW !

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular


"Taping top of the pops off the radio on sunday

Listening to Luxembourg under the bed covers with my "Tranny"

"

Was it Mikki?

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


"Taping top of the pops off the radio on sunday

This! "

Oh god yes

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

The football pools man

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

Getting paraffin from the chandlers for the upstairs heaters.

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


"The pop van! "
yeah was gonna say the Corona man

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

Banana medicine. Lucozade in cellophane. Having different regional TV stations at the front and back of the house. Getting excited every two weeks when the mobile library was due in my village. Glossy dark hair with no grey bits (and drying it in front of the electric bar fire on a Sunday night). Having big pert boobs I used to hide under oversized charity shop cardigans, jumpers and stick tops. Damnable hindsight!

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


"Getting paraffin from the chandlers for the upstairs heaters. "

Omg that's brought back memories. I used to hate lugging that back. Always got 10p for going though

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

Capston full strength ciggs,senior service,and Woodbines

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


"Getting paraffin from the chandlers for the upstairs heaters.

Omg that's brought back memories. I used to hate lugging that back. Always got 10p for going though "

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


"The power cuts & candles during the 1970's.

Scraping ice off the INSIDE of my bedroom window in the winter

Haha always thought it was a big adventure getting the candles out of the hall cupboard during power cuts."

Yeah I did too, we were allowed in my mums bedroom & she used to make up stories

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

Roasting chestnuts,potatoes,and had a toasting fork to make toast on the coal fire.

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


"Capston full strength ciggs,senior service,and Woodbines "

Pamela. Do you remember Peter Stuyvesant? My Aunty used to smoke them and I thought she was dead glam

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

The sullivans

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By *eavenscentitCouple
over a year ago

barnstaple

I had an orange chopper bike - second hand. I really wanted a purple one but Mum couldn't afford a new one

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

Long summer night's when you where allowed to stay out to maybe half 10 or 11, as your mum and dad would be sitting out the front chatting and laughing away with the neighbours.

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By *winny445Man
over a year ago

battersea

walks in is confused and walks back out.

lol

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


"Capston full strength ciggs,senior service,and Woodbines

Pamela. Do you remember Peter Stuyvesant? My Aunty used to smoke them and I thought she was dead glam "
Gosh yes i do forgot about them,smoking was glamorous years ago,even the doctors had ashtrays Lol

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


"The equaliser "

Boon! Mind Boon? And all that hi-ho silver theme tune. Classic.

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


"Capston full strength ciggs,senior service,and Woodbines

Pamela. Do you remember Peter Stuyvesant? My Aunty used to smoke them and I thought she was dead glam Gosh yes i do forgot about them,smoking was glamorous years ago,even the doctors had ashtrays Lol "

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

When we had proper dustmen that just emptied your 1 metal dustbin each week.. and it was never full.!! . A x

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

the co op insurance man

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By *yronutMan
over a year ago

St Austell


"Sherbet lollys

Jubbleys

Cola cubes

...

You could buy ONE cigarette

Or 10 no.6 for 45pence "

Don't forget 5 Park Drive..... Disgusting but times were hard....

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

the smell of HAI KARATE as my big brother got ready to paint the town red

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


"No washing machine no tumble dryer,all washing was done by hand,mum had a scrubbing board "

And a mangle!

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


"When we had proper dustmen that just emptied your 1 metal dustbin each week.. and it was never full.!! . A x "
Do you remember the salvage sacks we had to put out weekly,they were made of Hessian for newspaper

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


"No washing machine no tumble dryer,all washing was done by hand,mum had a scrubbing board

And a mangle! "
Yes and a mangle that brings back memories

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By *iforfun999Man
over a year ago

Haverfordwest


"Play with the tracking on the video for a clearer picture ...

Bloomin' 'eck. I'd forgotten all about that. Wasn't it two parallel white lines down the middle of the screen?"

Not for a number of years. The early models relief on a knob to adjust the picture from the playback as it happened. I still have my first video recorder stored away, a Ferguson 3292 with separate push down buttons for stop, play, rewind, record, etc. So, to rewind from playback, you had to press stop, then rewind, then stop, then play! It's a lump of a machine too and cost £608 (I still have the original receipt). A 60 minute VHS tape was £13 each!

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By *orkshire biMan
over a year ago

elland

Climbing trees,2 mojos for 1p,sugar paper,knock a door run,kick the can and hop it.

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