Remember when...

[Digger6135]

And when the money grubbers came to the door, and mum used to say... tell him I'll pay double next week

 

[brightspark]

And when the money grubbers came to the door, and mum used to say... tell him I'll pay double next week

i know a few that offered payment in kind opened there legs and said can u take it out of this the guy said havent u got anything smaller

 

[owas]

I remember trips to Blackburn to relatives (about 130 miles) circa early 60's

Dad serviced the car the day before and then loaded it with:

Tool box
Coveralls
Torch
A spare innertube
A spare fan belt
Tow rope
Jump Leads
Foot Pump
Set of bulbs
Ignition leads
Spare distributor arm
Spare Points
Set of spark plugs
Gallon of petrol
Gallon of water ( to refill if needed after the 100 mile radiator check)
An egg (in case radiator leaked again)

How the hell there was room for us I have no idea.

There was probably other stuff I can't remember but I do know there was one hill we had to charge at over 50mph or it was hit and miss if we got to the top or not.

An easy trip today was an expedition in those day's and what a fantastic car you had if it made it without any problems

I leave pretty much the same in the back of the disco lol

 

[s410man]

I leave pretty much the same in the back of the disco lol

is that all!!!!

 

[captain-destructo]

I leave pretty much the same in the back of the disco lol

is that all!!!!

he proberbly used to have more before it rattled around and fell through the holes in the floor

 

[owas]

only a 1" hole in the boot floor ill have you know! Probably going to get quite worse before I can be bothered to take the welder out front though.

It only gets driven a short journey to work atm so most of its pointless anyway

 

[norlander]

AJS, Norton, BSA, Velocette, Fanny- Barnett, Ariel Arrow and Leader, 250cc on L plates, despatch riders macs, them Dunlop ribbed wellies,lil tubs of paste for grinding valves, decoking 2 stroke silencers and pouring the gunge down the drain, linklyfe tin on the cooker to drop the chain in, front number plates on bikes, Transport caffs.
Fitters were all called Sid, Ernie or Bert and so were the blokes in the stores. Mabel and Doris were the tea ladies.
Owd newspapers down yr jacket in the winter, bag o chips with batter bits, bread and dripping-if anyone had said cholesterol you would have thought "he can't pronounce Castrol or ees pssd.

 

[rtcosic]

my gran had a steel cover to draw the fire 2 of her sons were platers

In Ashington, the mining village in Northumberland, we called those 'bleezers'

 

[rtcosic]

Blimey - you are old

remember milk cheques from the co-op?

Yes.

But - can you remember your Mum/Nana's divi number???

My Nan's was 11172

 

[gerrymoore]

98634...co-op divvy number....used to look forward to the gas and electric man emptying the meter cos we got given 6d from the 'rebate'!!! Used to have a 6 foot bamboo cane...split the end about 2 inches and tie string around to stop it splitting any further. Put a dead match between the split and then go searching down all the coal grids for coins....knock on everyones door and offer to take their pop bottles back and charge a penny out of the 3d refund!! Feels like it was yesterday :-((

 

[brewdexta]

Bonfire night - building a guy out of old clothes and newspaper and sticking it in a wheelbarrow and taking it around the neighbours for a few pence before inserting bangers into its various orifices and blowing it to bits. We used turnip lanterns not these posh pumpkins.

New year, knocking on neighbours doors with a lump of coal and singing to bring the new year in, got a few bob every year for that.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

does anyone remember the 1st hoover keymatic

Yeas, very clearly - we thought the future had arrived all at once.

Those ronco or ktel hair cutting combs ...

Oi!! I'm still using one of those....... And yes, I do go outside.......

 

[pedrobedro]

I posted this before, I can remember the house we lived in getting wired for electricity. It got a light fitting in both downstairs rooms and one on the top of the stairs and my mam had an iron that plugged into an adaptor on the light fitting. We had a boiler behind the fire that went straight to the kitchen tap and when it got hot it blew the tap open. If you wanted much water you boiled it in the copper (a gas boiler) for baths and washing clothes in the tub with a ponch and dolly. Co-op number was 28650 and we still have 99 loose tea because it's the best.

 

[Cobbler]

does anyone remember the 1st hoover keymatic

Had one of those soon after we were married, cost a fiver out of the paper.

 

[Robotstar5]

does anyone remember the 1st hoover keymatic

Was that the one with square plastic "keys" that set the program when inserted in a slot?

 

[Robotstar5]

Green shield stamps then take the books into town to pick something from the catalogue

Alpine pop wagon came round every week

 

[Cobbler]

That's the ones, horrible bit of cheap tat as were all that ronco/ktel stuff

I recall on I think it was "Three of a Kind" the did a sketch on the Bonco Fart Catcher, which was a modified bike pump. That was just about right for Ronco. I never saw the adverts on tele again after that.

 

[Robotstar5]

I recall on I think it was "Three of a Kind" the did a sketch on the Bonco Fart Catcher, which was a modified bike pump. That was just about right for Ronco. I never saw the adverts on tele again after that.

Jasper Carrot did the Bonco zit popping mirror with windscreen wash/wipe fitted

 

[Cobbler]

Was that the one with square plastic "keys" that set the program when inserted in a slot?

Yes that was it

 

[Benthosboy]

Collecting empty pop bottles to take back to the offy for the 2/- deposit?

Sitting in the car (mk 1 Cortina) aged 13 (me, not the car!) with my big sis, aged 15, with a bottle of shandy and a bag of crisps, while Mum, Dad, and big bro, just turned 18, where all in the pub.

Listening to 8 track cassettes in Big bro's first Capri.

Watching the WW1 veterans walking up our street to the church on Rememberance Day. All long gone, and very few WW2 veterans left now.

The village brass band, of which we were all members, stopping outside our house to play carols on Christmas Morning, whilst being plied with frequent glasses of sherry.

Before and after the above, looking for kids on new bikes. (we had an annual on a roller skate)

Annuals (remember them?) for Christmas.

Me and my bro attempting to have a pint in every hostelry in the village, Christmas Eve night. 10 pubs, 2 clubs and still three parts p****d from dinnertime? No chance!!