Things under 40’s will never know.

[hallamblue]

£5 in my time, and that included a chicken fried rice on the way home.

When I first started drinking I'd go out with a fiver, 5 pints of lager (90p each) and a portion of chips on the way home

 

[Goodison87]

Someone knocking on the door at me Nans house in Kirkby, saying someone is calling you from the phone box. Sent me out there god knows how many times to answer it! Wouldn’t believe it these days ..

 

[Dancing Pat]

Under 40’s will never know what it was like to have nearly all footie played at 3pm on a Saturday.

Midweek 7:30pm kick offs for night games, all done by 9:15 the latest!

Happy days

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Slummy

 

[coollino]

Life sounds pretty terrible back then tbh. you were walking around collecting empty bottles and nothing was ever open?

 

[Runub]

Dial up modems. It took about 24 hours for a web page to load

 

[ste d' indica]

Having a ciggy in a club/gig.

 

[Jim Kirk]

My son flat out refuses to believe that the TV used to go off about midnight, after the national anthem was played. Thinks I'm on the wind up.

 

[Jim Kirk]

Dial up modems. It took about 24 hours for a web page to load

Indeed. Knocking one out to the top 9% of the image is an experience that can pinpoint a man's age like rings in a tree.

 

[LEONARD]

My son flat out refuses to believe that the TV used to go off about midnight, after the national anthem was played. Thinks I'm on the wind up.

Old enough to remember the National Anthem played in the cinema.

 

[Eggs]

…the Boys Pen.

Board markers, commentary only and no slot machines in the betting shops.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Everton winning stuff?

 

[Dancing Pat]

…the Boys Pen.

Arriving courtesy of Uncle Cyril’s handlebars?

 

[Eggs]

Arriving courtesy of Uncle Cyril’s handlebars?

….getting your bobble hat nicked off your head.

 

[DavidH]

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

“Hello is Stella there?”

"Hi, is your Becks in?"

"it's that tit from the pub I think love, the one with the hair"