I can remember when .........
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Baz said:I remember when my Dad bought a VCR, was only a handful of kids who's homes had them, though it was enourmous
I remember when tv used to tuen off at night, and either went to ceefax or the girl on the test page.
I had my first VCR in 1981 and of course the very first video tape you had was a porno.
I was very popular at work and I used to have many parties firstly playing on my Atari 2600 console and then finishing with a porno.
I can remember when TV started at 1pm with Watch With Mother and then turned off at midnight and there were only 3 channels.
I remember when my Nan/Grandma used to do knitting
When for fun used to burn ants with a magnifying glass
Doing scrumming in the old mans /women’s garden
Playing Frogger / Wolfenstin 3D/ lemmings on an Olivetti 286
My mum and dad smoking 80 a day between them (40 each) and collecting tokens to get specific items from them, radio, watches etc.
Margaret Thatcher – was president – we need another women Tbh
Pogs where all a trend at school - Still have mine :E
When for fun used to burn ants with a magnifying glass
Doing scrumming in the old mans /women’s garden
Playing Frogger / Wolfenstin 3D/ lemmings on an Olivetti 286
My mum and dad smoking 80 a day between them (40 each) and collecting tokens to get specific items from them, radio, watches etc.
Margaret Thatcher – was president – we need another women Tbh
Pogs where all a trend at school - Still have mine :E
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The thing about the 8 track cartridge is that it still has an effect on me when I hear certain songs.
Because it was a tape that looped it also had 4 distinct tracks and when the tape was coming to the end it would switch over to the next tape.
This meant that certain songs had gaps in them eg -
"So Sally can wait she said its .............click.......clickety click .......... click...... too late as we walk on by" etc.
When I hear some of those old songs my Dad used to play in the car I still wait for the clicks and gaps.
Because it was a tape that looped it also had 4 distinct tracks and when the tape was coming to the end it would switch over to the next tape.
This meant that certain songs had gaps in them eg -
"So Sally can wait she said its .............click.......clickety click .......... click...... too late as we walk on by" etc.
When I hear some of those old songs my Dad used to play in the car I still wait for the clicks and gaps.
Mark A said:
I totally forgot about that! A bit more recent - proper glass milk bottles (the large ones not the small ones). Comics especially Victor, Warlord and Battle -was it every Thursday they came out?
Oh and action man figures, not the naff ones you get today!
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Makes even me feel old.
I remember just going to school and within about 10 minutes be out downt he park playing golf/football/baseball or whatever. I remember the corner shop at the end of my street called 'dimpnies' or something,you could go in with a pound and leave with three change.
OMG POGS!!!!!! Got lots of them from beeties that has now closed.
I remember just going to school and within about 10 minutes be out downt he park playing golf/football/baseball or whatever. I remember the corner shop at the end of my street called 'dimpnies' or something,you could go in with a pound and leave with three change.
OMG POGS!!!!!! Got lots of them from beeties that has now closed.
Sigh early closing on a wednesday!
Pubs shutting on sundays for the afternoon.
More Rover SD1's on the road the 5 series BMWs.
Turquoise 3 wheelers for the infirm.
The whistle from the arial on my dads yello volvo 166.
Going fishing....!
Space 1999 (the original series).
Seesaw being on for that 1 hour fix of kiddies tv before boring old Pebble Mill at 1.
Phone numbers being only 3 or 4 digits. Ours was 2888. My mates was 417.
Plastic tubs of ice cream and "Ice Magic".
MB "Computer Battleships" being the most desired game in the world.
Lucozade and Tomato soup being a cure for most school age ailments!
Pubs shutting on sundays for the afternoon.
More Rover SD1's on the road the 5 series BMWs.
Turquoise 3 wheelers for the infirm.
The whistle from the arial on my dads yello volvo 166.
Going fishing....!
Space 1999 (the original series).
Seesaw being on for that 1 hour fix of kiddies tv before boring old Pebble Mill at 1.
Phone numbers being only 3 or 4 digits. Ours was 2888. My mates was 417.
Plastic tubs of ice cream and "Ice Magic".
MB "Computer Battleships" being the most desired game in the world.
Lucozade and Tomato soup being a cure for most school age ailments!
Kiss chase lol
and i remember when i was a kid thinking there was nothing my grandad could not do or fix
growing up in wales for most of my childhood was awesome till the teens, lol just roaming for hours cycling to lakes, and like everyone else has said parents would not be worried at all, and if you fell of your bike for going to fast you just had to get on with it lol
and i remember when i was a kid thinking there was nothing my grandad could not do or fix
growing up in wales for most of my childhood was awesome till the teens, lol just roaming for hours cycling to lakes, and like everyone else has said parents would not be worried at all, and if you fell of your bike for going to fast you just had to get on with it lol
Mr Mag00 said:also you could flick the ring using the tab from in the can top, but only certain drinks had the slot to use for flicking, anyone understand that?!
Certainly did
On a similar but slightly newer note the 500ml/550ml? "monster" cans of coke etc oh and caffeine free coke, not the diet caffeine free stuff.
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I'm with you 100%Mr Mag00 said:also you could flick the ring using the tab from in the can top, but only certain drinks had the slot to use for flicking, anyone understand that?!
The "Topps" Garbage Pale Kids trading cards.
The "Nerds" sweet scare when glass was found in them.
Wishing the Sullivans would finish as you were waiting for Choc-a-Bloc to come on at lunch time.
Scary kinds TV like, Chocky, Moondial and the Box of Delights
Push Pops