I remember when

Chas · Post by **Chas** » Sat 23 Aug, 2008 1:02 pm

Bob a tail for grey squirrels in my early teens. 10 bob for a gun licence and no hassle. 25box x 4.10 cartidges 9.6d. What difference nowadays with all the checks and conditions. Well worthwhile tho' for this old rough shooter and wildfowler. Still get the evil eye from the antis.

davidemmerson · Post by **davidemmerson** » Sun 24 Aug, 2008 10:23 pm

What difference nowadays with all the checks and conditions.

What a difference nowadays with the behaviour of some kids on the street!!

Wholley · Post by **Wholley** » Mon 25 Aug, 2008 7:04 am

Four bore punt guns were legal.
Legging it home from Church to listen to the"Navy Lark"and"Round the Horne"on the BBC Home Service.
Tin baths in the I'M A SCAMMER SPAMMER!!! that doubled as the table.
Freezing my butt off waiting to murder the elusive mallard and then saving a sparrow.

Stu-Fowler · Post by **Stu-Fowler** » Fri 10 Oct, 2008 3:15 pm

Smarties done a white edition and Coca cola done a clear coke it was horrid!

Hyperlithe · Post by **Hyperlithe** » Fri 10 Oct, 2008 3:22 pm

Filling carrier bags collecting conkers in the churchyard with my brother, and never using most of them...

Getting excited about Christmas...

Looking forward to my birthday...

rockape34 · Post by **rockape34** » Fri 10 Oct, 2008 5:17 pm

Bitter went up to 1s 3d a pint
Petrol went up to 4s 6d a gallon
Milk was delivered in bottles
There weren't any supermarkets
Sheep being driven down the main street

Patrick · Post by **Patrick** » Fri 10 Oct, 2008 6:01 pm

rockape34 wrote:Bitter went up to 1s 3d a pint
Petrol went up to 4s 6d a gallon
Milk was delivered in bottles
There weren't any supermarkets
Sheep being driven down the main street

The power sockets used to have those round pins.

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I used to keep trying to force one of the new plugs with rectangular prongs into the old socket, thinking there was some secret way of doing it but it wouldn't have it.

sportbilly42 · Post by **sportbilly42** » Sun 12 Oct, 2008 11:42 pm

Patrick wrote:I used to keep trying to force one of the new plugs with rectangular prongs into the old socket, thinking there was some secret way of doing it but it wouldn't have it.

You strike me as a 'square peg into round hole' type of person Patrick

Anyways… I remember when.......

1. You could sing along to Gary Glitter when he was on Top of the Pops and not feel disturbed about the fact he was asking loads of teenagers if they wanted to touch him..... THERE? (Wonder if he'll include this ditty on his UK Comeback Tour?)

2. Sitting in front of the telly with me mum and dad for an evenings entertainment watching ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ (???!!) WTF!! Embarrassing now to think that THAT shoite was in fact 70’s ‘humour’…. Anyone who thinks we haven’t moved on a tad when it comes to racism just needs to rewind to the 70’s and watch an episode of this dross…….

3. ...and also, I remember when endowment mortgages were THE thing to get....coz they were an investment and at the end you'd have your house and you’d be SWIMMING in cash....

(well that’s what my glossy pamphlet said….)

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