steveS.Yorks 161 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 sean your bang on the money mate i was born in 64 great times used to play war with our gat guns and french arrows one of us was usually having stiches or a pellet removed, used to catch rats on the railway, jib the train to go camping at lyme park and as regards hand me downs i,m just glad i didnt have an older sister my kids think i,m away with the fairy,s when i tell them about when i was a kid If those "french arrows" are what we called throwing arrows[peice of string with knot,and a groove cut into the back]a mate threw one into my arse from 30yds once[not on purpose]another trip to casualty,thinking about it every summer holiday i spent a fair bit of time getting stiched,bandaged..ect,differance was you could understand what the doctor was saying in those days. And packs of mongrels borrowed off neighbours brings back happy memories,best thread ive seen on here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 586 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 What about the excitement/jealousy of going into a house that had a coloured TV? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost scouse 46 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 walking around with sheath knives,playing split the kipper buying air rifles from the littlewoods catalogue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 What about the excitement/jealousy of going into a house that had a coloured TV? we only had a back & white till the early 's & then it was one you put 10 bobs in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher3161 1,766 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Does anybody remember the old rag and bone man with his horse and cart and their used to be a knife sharpener come on the terraced street i lived on.The smell of coal fires is now a long distant memory as well.atb dell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 how many smiles have this thread put on people faces ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annmarie09 5 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) Who's fault is it that kids have stupid names now and don't know how to play or help them selves it is their parents yeah you guessed it all the ones that where born in the 50's 60's and 70's sorry but you reap what you sow Getting my coat now and running for the door Think you'll find the kids with the funny names parents were all born in the 's... I agree about the rest though, we're all too paranoid to let our kids out of our sight these days! I remember making our own bows and arrows, making the arrows really sharp, lucky we were mostly bad shots! Also, paper caps and laying them out to run a stone over them. Also holding a magnifying glass (or piece of broken bottle) over your hand when the sun was out to see who could last the longest. I remember begging my mum for a pair of rollerskates for 2 years before I got them, if I remember right they cost less than a fiver... Mum couldn't drive, there was only one car per family, we had to walk to school. Those were the days! PS I am really old-fashioned, my son owns no games consoles whatsoever. We go out every weekend either to the beach, park, dog stuff, whatever. Other parents at his school are shocked! Which is terrible because I work and half of them don't Edited January 23, 2010 by Annmarie09 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArchieHood 3,692 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 6 week summer holidays,all you needed was a pocket knife and a bit of bailer twine and be home before it got dark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Who's fault is it that kids have stupid names now and don't know how to play or help them selves it is their parents yeah you guessed it all the ones that where born in the 50's 60's and 70's sorry but you reap what you sow Getting my coat now and running for the door Think you'll find the kids with the funny names parents were all born in the 's... I agree about the rest though, we're all too paranoid to let our kids out of our sight these days! I remember making our own bows and arrows, making the arrows really sharp, lucky we were mostly bad shots! Also, paper caps and laying them out to run a stone over them. Also holding a magnifying glass (or piece of broken bottle) over your hand when the sun was out to see who could last the longest. I remember begging my mum for a pair of rollerskates for 2 years before I got them, if I remember right they cost less than a fiver... Mum couldn't drive, there was only one car per family, we had to walk to school. Those were the days! PS I am really old-fashioned, my son owns no games consoles whatsoever. We go out every weekend either to the beach, park, dog stuff, whatever. Other parents at his school are shocked! Which is terrible because I work and half of them don't " PS I am really old-fashioned, my son owns no games consoles whatsoever. We go out every weekend either to the beach, park, dog stuff, whatever." and they will be better off for it, , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 586 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 "Mum couldn't drive, there was only one car per family, we had to walk to school" QUOTE ANNEMARIE I remember when we had no car and walking to school in the snow/rain in a duffle coat with plastic bags in my shoes, then home again at the end of lessons and thinking nothing of it. No wonder there are so many lazy/fat/spoiled kids nowadays.............oh no, am I starting to sound old?????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annmarie09 5 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 "Mum couldn't drive, there was only one car per family, we had to walk to school" QUOTE ANNEMARIE I remember when we had no car and walking to school in the snow/rain in a duffle coat with plastic bags in my shoes, then home again at the end of lessons and thinking nothing of it. No wonder there are so many lazy/fat/spoiled kids nowadays.............oh no, am I starting to sound old?????? Only as old as the rest of us fogies! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annmarie09 5 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Who's fault is it that kids have stupid names now and don't know how to play or help them selves it is their parents yeah you guessed it all the ones that where born in the 50's 60's and 70's sorry but you reap what you sow Getting my coat now and running for the door Think you'll find the kids with the funny names parents were all born in the 's... I agree about the rest though, we're all too paranoid to let our kids out of our sight these days! I remember making our own bows and arrows, making the arrows really sharp, lucky we were mostly bad shots! Also, paper caps and laying them out to run a stone over them. Also holding a magnifying glass (or piece of broken bottle) over your hand when the sun was out to see who could last the longest. I remember begging my mum for a pair of rollerskates for 2 years before I got them, if I remember right they cost less than a fiver... Mum couldn't drive, there was only one car per family, we had to walk to school. Those were the days! PS I am really old-fashioned, my son owns no games consoles whatsoever. We go out every weekend either to the beach, park, dog stuff, whatever. Other parents at his school are shocked! Which is terrible because I work and half of them don't " PS I am really old-fashioned, my son owns no games consoles whatsoever. We go out every weekend either to the beach, park, dog stuff, whatever." and they will be better off for it, , I don't know if my son thought that today when we were at the beach freezing our a**es off with the metal detector! Dog enjoyed herself though! Ah well, it makes you appreciate the central heating all the more when you get home I suppose. Funnily enough, even though all his friends seem to have them, Ryan has never asked for a Wii or whatever. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcher123 3 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 I thought it was only me that had to stay out till the street lights came on,lol any one remember Smurf's ? or mag wheels for there B.M.X ? Good post Sean. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arcticgun 4,548 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 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 I thought it was only me that had to stay out till the street lights came on,lol any one remember Smurf's ? or mag wheels for there B.M.X ? Good post Sean. Class post mag wheels what about z rimz Raleigh Burners, mad the old days, remember rolling a lass i fancied at junior school through some nettals no wonder they all fecked off with the dreaded 'older lads' them was the days, todays kids are obese, pasty faced little caspers, hooked on xbox, PS3, Rap, energy drinks......politiacal correctness appears to breed apathy bring back the freedom of the good old days, that list should be law for kids Quote Link to post Share on other sites
earth&hounds 94 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 i had for got about scrapping the ice from the inside of the bedroom windows toasting your toast on a open fire ,, bean tins that was made into fire cans ,, hedge hopping ,, knock and run ,, finding dog poo put in news paper and setting fire to it out side someones house knocking the door hide watch em stamp on it :laugh: 10p back off the corona pop bottle ,, embassey no 6 ,, pacers,, 10p mix up,, kerby,, conkers ,, scrumping ,, blackberry picking ,, making rafts that always sunk ,, skateboards made from a rollaskate:laugh:,,camp fires,,drinkin banks's mild,, football from 8am till dark ramp jumping ,,bunking off school and getting catched by the wag man ,, those are days our kids will never see (shame) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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