dog fox 16 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 80s? thats when the shit started hittin the fan mate. late 60s an 70s.them were my days.an i would have it all back power cuts an all.and i still got candles in under the sink. I'm on about the fashion. was born 1970 and would love to do it all again ,remeber the mk 1 escort police cars and the mini metro late 70,s no helicopters or mobiles and if you could run faster than the copper you got away ,ahh the good old days ,was hard times though (lol) and if you messed around in school the teacher would kick the shite out of you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scent 509 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 back then 4 lads would share a carton of juice ,these days 4 lads would share the same woman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomflanflinger 24 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 WE WAS BRUNG UP PROPER !! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930's 1940's, 50's, 60's and even early 70's First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer. Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonalds , KFC, Subway or Nandos. Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death! We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gob stoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangers to blow up frogs with. We ate biscuits, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because...... WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of old prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii , X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY , no video/dvd films, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms...........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no Lawsuits from these accidents. Only girls had pierced ears! We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time... We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays, We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! Mum didn't have to go to work to help dad make ends meet! RUGBY and CRICKET had try outs and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was based on MERIT Our teachers used to hit us with canes and gym shoes and bully's always ruled the playground at school. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla' We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL ! And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good. And while you are at it, show this to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were. PS -The big type is because your eyes are not too good at your age Quote Link to post Share on other sites
earth&hounds 94 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 had the cane the belt evil kanevall (spelling)tarzan hi ho silver champion the wonder horse tizwaz swopshop those where the years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pigeon640 0 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 oh so true i was hatched in 1969 my dad dropped mum off at hospital and promptly left to go back and feed the sheep and cattle on the farm and he spun it out till i was born lol just the way things were eh??? ive had to sit in on three suzerains mmmmmmm!! and the flairy flanel trousers i hated them some really good times but money was tighter and you did have to go without back then happydays colin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steveS.Yorks 161 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Spot on mate brings back memories,times have changed but not for the better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rock 64 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Spot on mate brings back memories,times have changed but not for the better. too true our muslim freinds & supporters have screwed us over good and proper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
all.rounder 3 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 i was born in 1962 i was the youngest of 17 kids my dad worked all his working life in the shipyard in Belfast.we hadn't got much but we ware happy with what we had.we had a park beside us what we played in and when it closed in the evening we would play hunt or kick the tin.and in the summer months we would go the 12 or 13 miles to the beach on or bikes.thous ware the days.PS i wonder hi much money my ma would have got in benefits if it had have been nowdays.we got fack all of them cos my dad worked. : Quote Link to post Share on other sites
michael40 4 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 SEAN3513 thats a great post, i was born i the 60's and ever bit of it was true. but you for got about the ice on the inside of the bedroom window , and just one open fire, if you where lucky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dai dogs 1,523 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) we kept food in the pantry. used filed down pennys instead of 5 shillings for the gas and electric metres. cooked food on the rayburn. made fishing floats out of reeds,made bangers out of 2 srews 1 nut and some matchstick sulpur. made dutch arrows. the rag and bone man used to come around for the old clothes and give goldfish in exchange. the old guy sharpening knives on his sharpening stone bike. Edited January 23, 2010 by dai dogs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,714 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 we kept food in the pantry. used filled down pennys instead of 5 shillings for the gas and electric metres. cooked food on the rayburn. made fishing floats out of reeds,made bangers out of 2 srews 1 nut and some matchstick sulpur. made dutch arrows. i that made me remember ..not seen ,dutch arrows for years nice one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 ... and ten pence would buy you more sweets in a white paper bag than you could possibly eat OTC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost scouse 46 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 nitty nora :sick: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Running 7 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) half ps you could get 4 black jacks for that lol run outs ,penny up the wall striping and making bikes peg guns back in the day Edited January 23, 2010 by Running Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Running 7 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 nitty nora :sick: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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