The Oldies Thread
- Thread starter peteblue
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This was back when you actually leased the phones from the phone company. This is from the late '70s to early '80s. Worth a fortune to purchase them today as a collectable - - To think landlines in the UK will be virtually extinct in 18mths -2 years -
Extinct now ?
A big Favourite drink for kids - 1d = 1/p extra if you purchased it frozen 3d in all = 1 & 1/2 p - more popular frozen on a hot day - most homes never owned a fridge ....
Legal Citizens Band radio? The "Daily Mirror", 8/5/1980. - they ultimately got banned by the police as people were listening to police messages?
tonyhorne
Immoderate
I think there were FM frequencies eventually given over to CB radio. Most people stayed on the illegal AM range though.
Was it was Jasper Carrot who pointed out that it was the illegal aspect of it that interested most people? After all Mickey Mouse asking Zorro for an eyeball is intrinsically naff and, once actually legal, just plain embarrassing ...
Look at the price!!!
DVD players were expensive too when they first came out, can pick up a new one now for 20 quid
We had a Video Recorder with a remote control on the end of a long cable. It was like a bloody skipping ropeLook at the price!!!
I bought my house in 1986 and one of the big selling points was that it had a phone line. It could take over two years to get a phone line installed.
Arthur Worsley
I’ve still got 2 video recorders in my attic
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