When I were a lad

[mechman]

So, how do you open the packaging the new blades are in ?
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arrrrrrgh me heed.

 

[RichardM]

Yebbut, the majority of the packaging went on the living room fire.

The plastic included, used to make lovely coloured flames and bubble away to nothing

 

[octo0072000]

the Jet slogan was
I get Thrust Regularly with a picture of Concorde on the window sticker they gave out would have been in the 70s
picture of older jet badge

 

[octo0072000]

anyone remember the Watneys red barrel key rings

 

[Seadog]

 

[Stueeee]

anyone remember the Watneys red barrel key rings

Ah yes, Watneys Red Barrel, what a brew. A mate of mine used to say that their beer was like making love in a boat, if someone asked why, he said ; well because "it's f***ing close to water"

 

[brightspark]

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my mate has a box full of them in his attic somewhere his dad owned the esso garage down in yarm

 

[redlig]

But how do you open the packaging the scissors are in ?

With difficulty!

 

[minimutly]

Collected the Esso football world cup team coins in, ooo, 68?
Never got all ov them, went in the bin in disgust...

 

[Arc Tourist]

When I were a lad back in the 1970's and started gainful employment, the first piece of furniture I bought was a cool looking chair that I had been wanting. I still have it, and carefully packed it up and took a photo along with everything else for the trip across the pond here ( first photo ).

A little earlier this evening, my Wife called me into the living room at the start of a program called " Rich House Poor House ". Low and behold, the owner of the rich house pointed out her most prized possession which she paid eight thousand pounds for ( second photo ). Needless to say, I'm gobsmacked !

Edit: Its an Eames chair, and I still have the original sales receipt.

 

[brightspark]

Ah yes, Watneys Red Barrel, what a brew. A mate of mine used to say that their beer was like making love in a boat, if someone asked why, he said ; well because "it's f***ing close to water"

police pull a guy up and say have u been drinking sir . yes officer . get the bag out George . what have you been drinking sir . 4 pints of watneys red barrel put the bag away george its p...ss water

 

[mechman]

police pull a guy up and say have u been drinking sir . yes officer . get the bag out George . what have you been drinking sir . 4 pints of watneys red barrel put the bag away george its p...ss water

Had a taste of that once, just once.

 

[500e]

Not only the chair but the stool as well woho

 

[Wedg1e]

Funnily enough just recently purchased one, been taking Ham/Gammon joints round to my parents at Christmas for the old man to cook in the pressure cooker. They've had the said pressure cooker all my life actually asked him about it this time. It was his mother's and he thought she'd got it off her mother his Granny. Anyway turned out to be made by a company called Prestige and there still on the go, bought one and the only trouble I'm having is leaving the Ham alone after it comes out

I still use the set of stainless Prestige pans I bought when I split from whichever ex it was and moved in here in '02. Handles are spot-welded on, you can cremate stuff in them and they still rub clean after an overnight soak. They seem to be another brand that has had its day though as I'm told recent Prestige stuff is mediocre at best.

 

[Arc Tourist]

Not only the chair but the stool as well woho

I I have a feeling our new garage has just paid for itself.

 

[Blobber]

Collected the Esso football world cup team coins in, ooo, 68?
Never got all ov them, went in the bin in disgust...

Might be about 50 years too late but does this help? not that im a hoarder or anything!

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I I have a feeling our new garage has just paid for itself.

Give Drew Pritchard a call......

 

[Arc Tourist]

Give Drew Pritchard a call......

That's not a bad idea, he is always praising items and seems pay top dollar for stuff I would usually take to the dump.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

That's not a bad idea, he is always praising items and seems pay top dollar for stuff I would usually take to the dump.

Iirc, chair/stool combo like yours featured in a recent episode, although it may have been a repeat [you know what telly's like ].

 

[8ob]

When I were a lad fish and chips were five shillings (25p), had the lads working Saturday so bought them fish and chips x4, came to £28

Bob