olden days (1 Viewer)

[Wildbill]

Oops sorry, my mind is never far from the belly locker area.
Was I right tho'?

or could it have been the alter boy

 

[Bailey58]

Always wondered what "something for the weekend Sir?" was all about when I had me haircut.

 

[scotzsue]

I remember when coal was 6s 9p for a hundredweight, got my pocket money for selling it lol

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[pappajohn]

Can remember 4 gallons for £1. After we got married we bought a Wolsley 6-110 and we used to put £13 a week in it just to run around!

Bloody 'ell.....52 gallons a week, must have had a colander for a tank.

 

[Irishrover]

Woodbines 5 for 1 shilling

They were the fags my mother smoked......jaysus....the memories!

 

[Wildbill]

They were the fags my mother smoked......jaysus....the memories!

My old man smoked them and players navy cut
bill

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[jollyrodger]

If you were "posh"you smoked Players Weights
If you were brave Capstan full Strength !

 

[whoa]

And when did that sketch come out?

Hmm that'll stop me from being clever, it is known as 'the four Yorkshire men sketch' from the 'at last the 1948 show' 1967, I was 14 and I well remember it, also Bill Oddie etc from 'I'm sorry I'll read that again' my name is Angus prune And this is my tune, I'm sorry I'll read that again'

 

[wasp]

I remember Mars bars were a tanner, Milky Ways 3d, Black Jacks and Fruit Salad 4 for 1d, Chewing gum machines that dispensed two packets every 4th turn, chips and peas mix 6d, a pint of bitter was 1s 3d,
choc ices were 6d, wrigleys gum 6d, a packet, penny arrow bars, chewing wood does anybody remember that, Tiger nuts

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[GWAYGWAY]

I broke into my old Lloyds bank savings box(piggy bank) and got out 2 shillings worth of SILVER thruppences I could not get them out when I was a kid but nowadays I am more ingenious than then, do not know if they are more valuable now than then.

 

[parknride]

I remember Mars bars were a tanner, Milky Ways 3d, Black Jacks and Fruit Salad 4 for 1d, Chewing gum machines that dispensed two packets every 4th turn, chips and peas mix 6d, a pint of bitter was 1s 3d,
choc ices were 6d, wrigleys gum 6d, a packet, penny arrow bars, chewing wood does anybody remember that, Tiger nuts

Aaagh tiger nuts, they chewed forever!
In Haworth there used to be old fashioned sweet shop, think they still sell liquorice root(wood) we got some tiger nuts last year in Whitby too. Spoilt the memory....

 

[wasp]

Park Drive, Woodbines Players Navy Cut, Capstan Full Strength, Robins were a bit before my time, 5 Park Drive, 5 woodbines , a fag an 2 matches were 2d, and the pipe smokers had Twist ,Old Holborn, Ha Ha others I don't remember, and I didn`t smoke either

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[Allan & Loren]

My dad was a pharmacist and I remember free prescriptions then when they did bring in a charge it was 20p per prescription no matter how many items were on the sheet.

 

[Wildbill]

I broke into my old Lloyds bank savings box(piggy bank) and got out 2 shillings worth of SILVER thruppences I could not get them out when I was a kid but nowadays I am more ingenious than then, do not know if they are more valuable now than then.

still saw comes in handy

 

[parknride]

Hope no ones listening but my brother broke into the gas meter cos it was"dads secret money box" dad caught us sharing out the shillings in the attic.
My brother must have been 7 at the time.he didn't take up a career in it though!

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[markh]

As Brandi says in 'Benidorm' how old are you?

 

[Wildbill]

If you were "posh"you smoked Players Weights
If you were brave Capstan full Strength !

my dad caught me smoking he used to smoke a pipe Frome time to time her you go son this is what real men smoke threw up went green
five min later sad to the old man can I have a fag to take the taste away his hand's went in the air I give up if I see you with a cigarette it's going down your throat read end first
never sad it out loud but that will be a no then
bill

 

[parknride]

As Brandi says in 'Benidorm' how old are you?

Bit older than my teeth

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[Bertie Bassett]

First new car, a ten gallon tank Hillman Hunter GT cost £1234. 65p at Brayleys Garage near Five Ash Down, tank filled at Caffyn's in Uckfield for£3.20.
Apart from £370 the car was owned by Marsh Finance Ltd . The deposit was a mandatory 33 per cent.

 

[MHVirgins]

My Dad bought a Jowett Javelin when I was a teenager.........nobody had heard of them and I don't think I ever saw one again after that. I remember thinking how "cool" my Dad was when he came home in a Renault Fuego many years after this He had a Hillman Hunter in 1970......I can remember the reg. no. NGE 86F it was 18 months old when he bought it. It was white.......and he called her Blanche

Does anyone remember Aztec (chocolate) bars?

Margaret

 

[MHVirgins]

Bill had a red Mini 850 cc I think it was a C registered, so it could have been 1965. He could get it up to 50 mph downhill with a good wind behind him

He used to casually drive into his local Jet station and ask for a gallon of 4 star (big spender)........from memory he thinks this cost around 2/11 d ....... those were the days, he had a full head of hair back then as well

Margaret

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[MHVirgins]

I use to help out on a Paraffin round on a Saturday. Think it was a shilling a gallon for Esso Blue....

I can remember the tv ad for that........


Sorry, just realised that JollyRodger put the video on earlier

 

[GWAYGWAY]

I can remember the tv ad for that........


Sorry, just realised that JollyRodger put the video on earlier

Was that the Esso blee duler? bit like ploppedham with chalk. for spam

 

[GWAYGWAY]

I broke into my old Lloyds bank savings box(piggy bank) and got out 2 shillings worth of SILVER thruppences I could not get them out when I was a kid but nowadays I am more ingenious than then, do not know if they are more valuable now than then.

Forgot to say that was yesterday when I found it going through my brothers house when clearing it

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[Jaws]

I well remember my then girl friend and I going on a bus to the Odean to see Barberella .. After we left, into Wimpy's for burger chips and a milk shake ( and it WAS milk back then ) and then the bus home.. Just got change of ten bob !!

Gong back further.. crisps ( with the blue bag of salt ) 3d, loaf of bread 5d, pint of milk was about 6d

I still remember seeing a new house ( BIG for the day.. 3 bedroom ) go up for sale with a big banner on it.. £500

I will qualify the above with my wages ( gap year and all that jazz.. which turned out to be somewhat longer ! )

I worked for DER as a television engineer ( and nooo.. not a bottle jockey but a proper, component level engineer ) .. My take home was £5.18.6d

 

[Welsh girl]

I remember my first boyfriend at 15 getting a gallon of petrol for 6s.
He was 21 and it felt so good being with him as no-one else's boyfriend had a car.
Buying 1 fag before going to school.
Bought my first watch but hid it but father found it and sold it to buy booze,what a horrible man. He never liked me.
God am i that old? ???

 

[parknride]

My Dad bought a Jowett Javelin when I was a teenager.........nobody had heard of them and I don't think I ever saw one again after that. I remember thinking how "cool" my Dad was when he came home in a Renault Fuego many years after this He had a Hillman Hunter in 1970......I can remember the reg. no. NGE 86F it was 18 months old when he bought it. It was white.......and he called her Blanche

Does anyone remember Aztec (chocolate) bars?

Margaret

FIL bought a black beetle 1963 cost £728.
Weren't Aztec bars the ones with crispy bits and sultanas in?

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[Larby]

FIL bought a black beetle 1963 cost £728.
Weren't Aztec bars the ones with crispy bits and sultanas in?

Those were Tiffin bars I believe?
Aztec were Cadbury's in blue wrappers, bit like a Mars bar I think?

 

[Wildbill]

Those were Tiffin bars I believe?
Aztec were Cadbury's in blue wrappers, bit like a Mars bar I think?
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I cant remember Theas

 

[parknride]

Those were Tiffin bars I believe?
Aztec were Cadbury's in blue wrappers, bit like a Mars bar I think?
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You win today's prize!

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