Blackbriar 8,569 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Bloke in the caf smoking, while he cooked your breakfast....... from a bloody great packet of bacon that sat on the counter all day ! H & S my arse !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Cottonknocking, then the bloke in the house wising up and running in the direction the cotton was going from his door knocker. So next time we looped it heading away from our hiding place, round a lamp post then back towards our hiding place. Never forget the look on his face as he charged out of his front door and right up the street. Only for us to jump out and shout him from 20 yards to the left down the street. Slowest lad caught a good thick ear that evening. ..and hedge hopping, used to love a bit of that! I once did the Fosbury Flop over/through a 4ft hedge at the side of the round when I was round my mates.. As I was half way over, my mate shouted "Noooo!" I looked down and saw the fecking hedge was planted at the top of a very steep bank, it was about 8ft down to where I finally hit the deck in a heap! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,981 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Fights with schools from Eltham outside the local Lido, setting fire to the council yard, making darkies break dance and having to go to school tooled up ! ........halcyon days ! Lol lol lol Tomahawk and chopper bikes, grifters, wogs trying to mug you for your clobber down Catford on a Saturday.........the innocence of child hood ! Lol My first wife is from Eltham !! Lived there for about 10 years .......Avery Hill actually. Small world mate ! Didn't know there was a lido !! There used to be a lido in the park on shooters hill road, they may have knocked it down now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,981 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Going to the pictures at Well Hall was an experience in its self, never got to see half the film as you were to busy fighting with folk from the rows in front and behind Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Fights with schools from Eltham outside the local Lido, setting fire to the council yard, making darkies break dance and having to go to school tooled up ! ........halcyon days ! Lol lol lol Tomahawk and chopper bikes, grifters, wogs trying to mug you for your clobber down Catford on a Saturday.........the innocence of child hood ! Lol My first wife is from Eltham !! Lived there for about 10 years .......Avery Hill actually. Small world mate ! Didn't know there was a lido !! There used to be a lido in the park on shooters hill road, they may have knocked it down now Whats the craic with those lido things up there Wilf, are they just open to whoever fancies a swim or a sunbathe? Went to go to one close to somewhere called Parliament Hill years ago when I was up there with a mate but it was about to shut. Got nothing like that round here, the whole thing was a fecking mystery.. Mind, everything was a mystery in that mental place, everything totally overawed a simple country boy like me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 That cos you can swim in rivers near you, try that in london and you'll be in A&E with an interessting all over rash. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 That cos you can swim in rivers near you, try that in london and you'll be in A&E with an interessting all over rash. The sea mate, grew up on the beaches! Never been a fan of going into water without nice clean sand under my feet, unless its a swimming pool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 that walliams fellow swam in the thames Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,981 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Fights with schools from Eltham outside the local Lido, setting fire to the council yard, making darkies break dance and having to go to school tooled up ! ........halcyon days ! Lol lol lol Tomahawk and chopper bikes, grifters, wogs trying to mug you for your clobber down Catford on a Saturday.........the innocence of child hood ! Lol My first wife is from Eltham !! Lived there for about 10 years .......Avery Hill actually. Small world mate ! Didn't know there was a lido !!There used to be a lido in the park on shooters hill road, they may have knocked it down nowWhats the craic with those lido things up there Wilf, are they just open to whoever fancies a swim or a sunbathe? Went to go to one close to somewhere called Parliament Hill years ago when I was up there with a mate but it was about to shut. Got nothing like that round here, the whole thing was a fecking mystery.. Mind, everything was a mystery in that mental place, everything totally overawed a simple country boy like me! Don't live in London any more so I am not even sure they still exist with all the health and safety, some kids got polio from the one across the road to me when I was a nipper.......I never fancied getting in them anyway. My old man learnt to swim in the quays where they used to unload the ships!!......f**k knows how he survived, a kid fell in the Thames when we was on a school trip once and had to have his stomach pumped !! This was late 70s early 80s Edited March 15, 2013 by WILF 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 that walliams fellow swam in the thames True, but i bet he never did in the 80s, you could be jesus in the 80s and just walk across it like some thing from terry pratchett. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Fights with schools from Eltham outside the local Lido, setting fire to the council yard, making darkies break dance and having to go to school tooled up ! ........halcyon days ! Lol lol lol Tomahawk and chopper bikes, grifters, wogs trying to mug you for your clobber down Catford on a Saturday.........the innocence of child hood ! Lol My first wife is from Eltham !! Lived there for about 10 years .......Avery Hill actually. Small world mate ! Didn't know there was a lido !!There used to be a lido in the park on shooters hill road, they may have knocked it down nowWhats the craic with those lido things up there Wilf, are they just open to whoever fancies a swim or a sunbathe? Went to go to one close to somewhere called Parliament Hill years ago when I was up there with a mate but it was about to shut. Got nothing like that round here, the whole thing was a fecking mystery.. Mind, everything was a mystery in that mental place, everything totally overawed a simple country boy like me! Don't live in London any more so I am not even sure they still exist with all the health and safety, some kids got polio from the one across the road to me when I was a nipper.......I never fancied getting in them anyway. My old man learnt to swim in the quays where they used to unload the ships!!......f**k knows how he survived, a kid fell in the Thames when we was on a school trip once and had to have his stomach pumped !! This was late 70s early 80s Didn't just have them in London. We had one when I was a kid in Bulwell in Nottingham, but they pulled it down and built a .......swimming pool !The irony was completely lost on the Council. I had a couple of mates who swam in the river by Trent Bridge - when i was a lad, it would hve been easier to walk across it !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Used to do a lot of bridge jumping into the thames as a young teen, hampton court bridge, staines bridge, richmond bridge. Was tempted to in town, but never did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 All coming back to me now..... red hot summer of '76, skin-tight Speedos ( I was about 6 stone lighter then! ), the life guard blowing his whistle then shaking his head at you for "bombing", lying in the sun with Denise Mitchell........f***ing joy !!! For a brief moment I was 13 then !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Used to do a lot of bridge jumping into the thames as a young teen, hampton court bridge, staines bridge, richmond bridge. Was tempted to in town, but never did. My dad learned us to swim in the local fishing harbour where he also used to swim when he was younger..it's not there anymore as it was destroyed when the pound sign's kicked in a the mariner was built for all the posh yacht's and boat's..we also used to go to richmond regular..(easby abby) and swim in the river and jump of the bridge.. I can remember one time when we went in the little old Minnie..and my brother swam right out in a deep bit and decided to shout i'm drowning.. ..so my dad had to dive in and swim out to him...when he got to my brother he said i'm ok now.. :D ..so back to the river bank they swam and my dad had to empty his pound note's out of his pocket to dry on the rock's in the sun..but his ciggies where ruined..and that was all because my brother had watched Jaws a few day's before and panicked.. :laugh: Edited March 15, 2013 by Millet 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 46,981 Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Used to do a lot of bridge jumping into the thames as a young teen, hampton court bridge, staines bridge, richmond bridge. Was tempted to in town, but never did. Oohhhh get you!......Richmond and Hampton court.........upper class yob ! Lol lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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