Things under 40’s will never know.

[Kurt.]

Was thinking earlier about things that were part and parcel of life when I was growing up and realised people of a certain age will never get to experience….. finding porn mags in hedge rows, the dodgy video man calling around on a Friday, mojo’s 2 for a penny etc etc …. But the biggest thing I feel they’ve missed out on is the real taste of proper Wotsits and Ringos. I don’t mean the crap they sell you now and pass off as crisps… I mean proper old schools crisps. You’ve never tasted proper wotsits until you’ve found a large chunk of what I called “flavour powder” in the bottom corner of the bag and nearly murdered your taste buds by popping it in your mouth. Got me thinking , what other things have changed either for better or for worse ?

 

[Kurt.]

And obviously “yer mar”

 

[Dad watched Dixie]

Schofields soft drinks wagon - gone but not forgotten

 

[Dddddd]

Writing a birds number on a beer mat so you can call her in the week

“Hello is Stella there?”

 

[Kurt.]

Writing a birds number on a beer mat so you can call her in the week

“Hello is Stella there?”

When I first met my mrs she didn’t have a phone, I used to have to phone her mum’s house 4 doors away to run and get her


Coincidentally,, I don’t have a house phone anymore these days either

 

[Dddddd]

When I first met my mrs she didn’t have a phone, I used to have to phone her mum’s house 4 doors away to run and get her


Coincidentally,, I don’t have a house phone anymore these days either

I was seeing a bird in ‘98 who’s dad had installed a coin operated payphone in the house

 

[Nymzee]

Err I'm 32 and I remember porn mags in the woods, I remember the powder overload in the corner of crisp packets (Space Raiders were top for this), we had a dodgy video man who used to try shift them out the back of the library.

Maybe under 30's?

 

[Willie Thorne]

Having a belly full of ale on a night out for £20. (Includes taxis and kebab)..and if you're lucky, some skirt.

 

[Bryan+]

Kurt making good threads.

 

[tonyhorne]

Kit Kats and Breakaways that were only chocolate ...

 

[cronullasharks]

Was thinking earlier about things that were part and parcel of life when I was growing up and realised people of a certain age will never get to experience….. finding porn mags in hedge rows, the dodgy video man calling around on a Friday, mojo’s 2 for a penny etc etc …. But the biggest thing I feel they’ve missed out on is the real taste of proper Wotsits and Ringos. I don’t mean the crap they sell you now and pass off as crisps… I mean proper old schools crisps. You’ve never tasted proper wotsits until you’ve found a large chunk of what I called “flavour powder” in the bottom corner of the bag and nearly murdered your taste buds by popping it in your mouth. Got me thinking , what other things have changed either for better or for worse ?

I dunno if this was a thing over there but finding the skip bin unlocked behind the newsagents and the thrill of finding all the unsold porn mags in it, they used to cut the logo off the front page and send them back.

Watching the lotto draw at 8.30 on I think it was a monday night and trying to guess the numbers before the balls would come out.

Getting a 20 cent fine on your account at the video store if you hadn't rewound the tape when you took it back or even worse forgot to return it by 6pm

 

[Lao]

Schofields soft drinks wagon - gone but not forgotten

Maybe early 70's, does anyone remember the Alpine lemonade truck deliveries?

 

[Lao]

Saving files to a floppy disk, that held 1.44Mb

 

[coollino]

Just remembered the time my mate set a tin of paint on fire and kicked it at me, I had tracksuit bottoms on and i somehow jumped over it

At least it made it into his wedding speech I guess, they're now divorced

 

[Rich1878]

Saturday morning tv