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By *tella Heels OP TV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

We’ve probably all said something like this, but back when I was a mere miss

Pint of beer at a banks’s pub

23p in the lounge

21p in the bar

Petrol was 57p a gallon (about 12.7 pence a litre)

Life was soo much cheaper then

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By *uckOfTheBayMan
over a year ago

Mold

When a Wagon Wheel was as big as a dinner plate

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

Watching films on video and having to rewind the tape when you'd finished, and messing about with the tracking to get the picture right. It may be nostalgic but I don't miss it!

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By *tella Heels OP TV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

The launch of the mini metro

The Sinclair C5

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

Penny chews were actually a penny

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By *uckOfTheBayMan
over a year ago

Mold

Daley Thompson's Decathlon on the ZX Spectrum. Half an hour, and three attempts at loading the game, then mashing the z,x, and space button trying to get over the hurdles

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

Back in the day when kids left their bedrooms for bike rides and outdoor sports

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

"Daley Thompson's Decathlon on the ZX Spectrum. Half an hour, and three attempts at loading the game, then mashing the z,x, and space button trying to get over the hurdles

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then 20 minutes putting Elastoplasts on your finger ends

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By *osie xWoman
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Half end housebricks In the gutters. You don’t see them now

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By *ooner2Man
over a year ago

peterborough

That game we played whilst pulling the petals off. She loves me, she loves me not. What was that plant/ ?

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Penny chews were actually a penny "

an old penny

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"That game we played whilst pulling the petals off. She loves me, she loves me not. What was that plant/ ?"

any.... but usually a daisy. We made chains from them too.

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By *eandHim2019Couple
over a year ago

preston

All sat round Sunday night watching one of three channels on telly

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

When the chocolate on your club biscuit was as thick as a plank.....

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By *ooner2Man
over a year ago

peterborough

Yes daisy chains but didn't think it was daisys. It was a long time ago.

Though I did make a daisy chain at Easter for grand daughter.

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

Blowing a dandelions seeds

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By *tella Heels OP TV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

"Penny chews were actually a penny

an old penny"

Hate to say this but the village shop, used to sell 8 fruit salad or blackjacks for 1d ( old penny)

Fruit gums were only 2 1/2d

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

1/2 p sweets..black Jack's and fruit salads.

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

Mojos as well

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

A treat was a treat! You had it occasionally. Oh and Christmas you had oranges in a wooden box wrapped in tissues individually.

crikey how long ago was that!

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By *arly StagesCouple
over a year ago

Penwortham

"Daley Thompson's Decathlon on the ZX Spectrum. Half an hour, and three attempts at loading the game, then mashing the z,x, and space button trying to get over the hurdles

I blame that game for me having stubby fingers.

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By *xperimentalistMan
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

A curly wurly seemed enormous!

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

Taz bars were loads better than Freddos

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By *ooner2Man
over a year ago

peterborough

"Blowing a dandelions seeds"

Ah yes. The fun to be had out doors

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By *iss behaving2019Woman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

When you could walk through the town centre without having to dodge skateboarders, cyclists and idiots too busy chatting on their phones to watch where they are going!

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By *xperimentalistMan
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

"When you could walk through the town centre without having to dodge skateboarders, cyclists and idiots too busy chatting on their phones to watch where they are going!"

But you had to dodge white dog poop, where has that gone???

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

I remember buying a stamp for 9p!

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

Growing up in a house with no central heating, thick blankets on the beds and frost on the inside of the windows in winter

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By *xperimentalistMan
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

"Growing up in a house with no central heating, thick blankets on the beds and frost on the inside of the windows in winter

That was my house in Nottingham up until 2007! And when looking to buy up here 2 years ago saw one with no central heating - they are still out there!

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Growing up in a house with no central heating, thick blankets on the beds and frost on the inside of the windows in winter

I remember those days well. Happily not currently reliving them..

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By *tella Heels OP TV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

Jimmy saville on the telly

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

Rose tinted glasses really are a funny thing

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By *tella Heels OP TV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

Opportunity knocks

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

"Growing up in a house with no central heating, thick blankets on the beds and frost on the inside of the windows in winter

That was my house in Nottingham up until 2007! And when looking to buy up here 2 years ago saw one with no central heating - they are still out there! "

10yrs with no central heating, moved here 3yrs ago.

New plumbing, rewired then the radiators went in

Bliss!

Back in the day

Having to get up to alter the volume, change chanel.

Getting a VHS when I was about 11.

The 'remote control' was actually on a wire.

I went head first through a glass door after tripping over it!

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"All sat round Sunday night watching one of three channels on telly"

Was it called the test card when all TV had finished and it had that awful noise?

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Jimmy saville on the telly"

I never ever liked that guy..even back in the day.

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By *tella Heels OP TV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

When tv wasn’t on 24/7

When it shut down it played god save the Queen

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By *xperimentalistMan
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

The phone was attached to the wall, in the big room and had a dial on the front. Not that you ever heard it ring cos you were playing out with your mates or in later years on the street corner drinking (insert cheap alcohol of choice) and trying to show off to someone you fancied, ahh, some things never change

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

I remember many years ago as a smoker a pack of 10 was a pound.... Thankfully that awful habit was kicked into touch! Wonder what they are now

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By *aven RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"I remember many years ago as a smoker a pack of 10 was a pound.... Thankfully that awful habit was kicked into touch! Wonder what they are now "

£10 for a pack of 20 x

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"When a Wagon Wheel was as big as a dinner plate

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

"I remember many years ago as a smoker a pack of 10 was a pound.... Thankfully that awful habit was kicked into touch! Wonder what they are now

£10 for a pack of 20 x"

That's a pricey habit

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"Penny chews were actually a penny "

Mojos - 2 for a penny

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

"We’ve probably all said something like this, but back when I was a mere miss

Pint of beer at a banks’s pub

23p in the lounge

21p in the bar

Petrol was 57p a gallon (about 12.7 pence a litre)

Life was soo much cheaper then"

A curly wurly was triple the size it is now!

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"Yes daisy chains but didn't think it was daisys. It was a long time ago.

Though I did make a daisy chain at Easter for grand daughter. "

We did it with butter cups as well

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"We’ve probably all said something like this, but back when I was a mere miss

Pint of beer at a banks’s pub

23p in the lounge

21p in the bar

Petrol was 57p a gallon (about 12.7 pence a litre)

Life was soo much cheaper then

A curly wurly was triple the size it is now!"

Could be your hands were smaller

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

Having to get up and press the buttons on the tv to change the channel and shouting its back on when the add break was over, if someone went to the toilet etc..... Awww back in the day

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By *oltruckMan
over a year ago

Buxton

When you switch the telly off at night the screen used to leave a small white dot that lasted for ages.

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By *oltruckMan
over a year ago

Buxton

Anyone remember spangles sweets?

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By *ooner2Man
over a year ago

peterborough

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By *ooner2Man
over a year ago

peterborough

"Yes daisy chains but didn't think it was daisys. It was a long time ago.

Though I did make a daisy chain at Easter for grand daughter.

We did it with butter cups as well "
the butter cup under the chin to see if you liked butter or not

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"Yes daisy chains but didn't think it was daisys. It was a long time ago.

Though I did make a daisy chain at Easter for grand daughter.

We did it with butter cups as well the butter cup under the chin to see if you liked butter or not"

Haha yes

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

"Anyone remember spangles sweets?"
Yes, I liked them, fizzy on the tongue

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