By: Lincoln 7
- 10th June 2012 at 21:34Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
bazv. You got me there baz, Yes I was with 115 at Westwood, Peterborough. L. Gary, who is also a member of this forum has shed loads of newspaper clippings regarding our escapades, (And believe me, there were many) How did you come by this info, I started work in 56, so I would not have been in the photo, but Laurance has several of me, God, I was handsom then;)
Jim.
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By: Lincoln 7
- 10th June 2012 at 21:39Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
BumbleBee, I was an Ovalteenie, I even had the very light tan mug with the face and one EAR to use as the handle.You have nearly given the game away Ann by posting on here:diablo:
Jim.
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By: Lincoln 7
- 10th June 2012 at 21:48Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I remember the bread van, pulled by a horse, and being told to follow it along the road until it SH** on the road, I had to collect it with a dustpan and bucket for mums roses,
Iv'e been in it ever since, it's only the depth that varies:D
By: stangman
- 10th June 2012 at 23:14Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Watching your exhaled breath icy cold as you ran upstairs at bedtime in the winter as only the kitchen was warm.
Letting the coal man in to pour the coal into the bunker under the stairs.He carried the sack on his back from the open flatbed truck.
Dustmen who actually came to your front door and carried the dustbin to the cart and not a black bin bag in sight.
By: Lincoln 7
- 11th June 2012 at 09:34Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
My very 1st pair of long trousers, after having to wear "Shorts" for so long. And also my mother making , from a length of elastic, bands to hold my socks up, which were then, invariably too tight and hurt like hell.
Getting the cane, after being sent out of class, and having to stand outside the Headmasters closed door awating the sentance to be carried out, I never did get to figure out how he knew I was there behind the closed door, but he did.;)
Jim.
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By: TonyT
- 11th June 2012 at 19:42Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Airfix Tiger Tank!
My very first model, and I couldn't glue the wheels on right and lost one, was about 5 and my mum helped me glue them on and found the missing wheel were the carpet monster had swallowed it.
The Ready Break advert with the kid wrapped up to the nines going over a bridge in what looked like the lakes while he glowed... We used to laugh and say it must be in Windscale village.. ( sellafield )
Rag and bowman that used to have a horse drawn cart...
Penny laces, penny chew toffees, ( those long thin strips about a foot long ) and the Saturday morning club at the cinema watching the likes of those mentioned already.. Dick Barton etc
What a wicked thread and bringing back a lot of memories
John, the gramophone was HMV ( His Masters Voice) we had it on a record player
New
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By: JT442
- 11th June 2012 at 20:32Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Even I remember coal waggons, the rag and bone man with his horse and cart, the 'egg-man' (mobile greengrocer), ha'penny's, and the fact that you could wander the streets all day and night without the slightest possibility of being killed or worse.. I used to save up my pocket money for a Matchbox car, and you could have a feast for a 10p mix up. Our local sweetshop still sold candy cigarettes by the 1/4 or 1/2 lb.
I'm 34, so just a mere child compared to the majority on here....
By: silver fox
- 11th June 2012 at 20:59Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Were are all the youngsters extracting the water then, or is the forum populated by us oldsters?
I remember rationing very well, but of course living in a rural village a lot of food stuff particularly, wasn't in short supply at all, but my sweet allowance was 1 Mars Bar and a small paper bag of my choice, for a whole week :eek:.
My Dad was fond of telling me how lucky we were to be able to get whatever food we needed fresh and cheap. We did have a milkman who delivered to the door, but even that was rationed so if we needed more we just wandered round to the dairy (same farm) with our own can were rationing was quietly ignored and our can filled up.
As others have mentioned we roamed the local fields at will with virtually no restrictions apart from the usual warnings about dangerous animals,one farm would very often have a bull out in the field it would be tethered to a 56lb weight with a long rope attached to a ring in it's nose.
We were told not to go in this field when the bull was out, but of course smart **** kids had worked out that said bull couldn't do a right lot with the weight dragging on it's nose, came the day the bull was out in the field with the cows and of course supposedly getting on with the reason for his existence (without the weight attached to his nose).
To a bunch of young lads the concept of sexual activity and the agitation of males was alien to us, so of course we were taking our usual short cut across the field, luckily one of the lads noticed said bull was free at about the same time the bull noticed us, even with a good start and not far to go we soon realised just how fast the damn thing was, we made it and chalked up another little experience in the learning curve of life.
By: silver fox
- 11th June 2012 at 21:49Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Having only three channels on TV.
I remember getting our first TV in 1953, according to Mum we got it in time for the Coronation of our present Queen, according to Dad we got it to watch the FA Cup Final Blackpool v Bolton, (the Matthews final).
The reality my Dad worked his holidays on a local farm during harvest time to get the money together.
Ultra mod at the time, the Pye Black Box one of the few tellys you could watch at the time without drawing curtains or turning lights down, just one channel but ready to take this new fangled commercial channel which was under preperation.
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By: Lincoln 7 - 10th June 2012 at 21:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Moggs, I did say, "Young ones;), who are you trying to kid?.
Jim.
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By: BumbleBee - 10th June 2012 at 21:29 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Oh good grief,what a load of old gits :diablo:
If you're of the Ovaltiney generation,treat yourself to a look at this -
http://www.turnipnet.com/whirligig/index.htm
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By: Lincoln 7 - 10th June 2012 at 21:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
bazv. You got me there baz, Yes I was with 115 at Westwood, Peterborough. L. Gary, who is also a member of this forum has shed loads of newspaper clippings regarding our escapades, (And believe me, there were many) How did you come by this info, I started work in 56, so I would not have been in the photo, but Laurance has several of me, God, I was handsom then;)
Jim.
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By: Lincoln 7 - 10th June 2012 at 21:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
BumbleBee, I was an Ovalteenie, I even had the very light tan mug with the face and one EAR to use as the handle.You have nearly given the game away Ann by posting on here:diablo:
Jim.
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By: Lincoln 7 - 10th June 2012 at 21:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I remember the bread van, pulled by a horse, and being told to follow it along the road until it SH** on the road, I had to collect it with a dustpan and bucket for mums roses,
Iv'e been in it ever since, it's only the depth that varies:D
Jim
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By: bazv - 10th June 2012 at 21:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Cos you blabbed it on the internet of course ;)
Laurence and I were going to pop along to westwood sometime but we never got round to it LOL
rgds baz
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By: Lincoln 7 - 10th June 2012 at 21:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Radio again, who remembers Dick Barton, Special Agent, and Snowy White?
Jim.
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By: Lincoln 7 - 10th June 2012 at 21:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
bazv. baz. I don't remember anything about me and 115 ont tinternet.
Drop me a PM with your name etc,
Jim.
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By: stangman - 10th June 2012 at 23:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Watching your exhaled breath icy cold as you ran upstairs at bedtime in the winter as only the kitchen was warm.
Letting the coal man in to pour the coal into the bunker under the stairs.He carried the sack on his back from the open flatbed truck.
Dustmen who actually came to your front door and carried the dustbin to the cart and not a black bin bag in sight.
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By: Creaking Door - 11th June 2012 at 00:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Airfix Tiger Tank! ;)
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By: critter592 - 11th June 2012 at 01:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Blimey, where do I start?
Having a small bottle of milk (with straw!) at school during the morning break.
Catching tadpoles and newts in the local pond (now long-gone).
Going shopping with Mum, and getting a reward of a Dinky toy or an Airfix kit from Woolworths for helping her carry the bags.
Here's a Youtube linky which no doubt a lot of us old(er) ones will relate to:
Richard Digance - 200 Remembers
Don
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By: Lincoln 7 - 11th June 2012 at 09:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
My very 1st pair of long trousers, after having to wear "Shorts" for so long. And also my mother making , from a length of elastic, bands to hold my socks up, which were then, invariably too tight and hurt like hell.
Getting the cane, after being sent out of class, and having to stand outside the Headmasters closed door awating the sentance to be carried out, I never did get to figure out how he knew I was there behind the closed door, but he did.;)
Jim.
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By: robmack - 11th June 2012 at 15:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Standing on the school field and watching the Brabazon fly over...
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By: Lincoln 7 - 11th June 2012 at 17:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
robmack. Exactly in the same place at school as you were when it flew over Peterborough.
It was absolutely awesome.
Jim.
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By: John Green - 11th June 2012 at 19:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Re 28
Lincoln 7
Paul Temple; Rockfist Rogan; Wilson; Hotspur; Adventure; Champion; The Wizard. Lord Snooty; Desperate Dan.
Wind up gramophones with a picture of a dog on the front looking into another gramophone. The Laughing Policeman - would that be you Jim ?
John Green
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By: TonyT - 11th June 2012 at 19:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
My very first model, and I couldn't glue the wheels on right and lost one, was about 5 and my mum helped me glue them on and found the missing wheel were the carpet monster had swallowed it.
The Ready Break advert with the kid wrapped up to the nines going over a bridge in what looked like the lakes while he glowed... We used to laugh and say it must be in Windscale village.. ( sellafield )
Rag and bowman that used to have a horse drawn cart...
Penny laces, penny chew toffees, ( those long thin strips about a foot long ) and the Saturday morning club at the cinema watching the likes of those mentioned already.. Dick Barton etc
What a wicked thread and bringing back a lot of memories
John, the gramophone was HMV ( His Masters Voice) we had it on a record player
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By: JT442 - 11th June 2012 at 20:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Even I remember coal waggons, the rag and bone man with his horse and cart, the 'egg-man' (mobile greengrocer), ha'penny's, and the fact that you could wander the streets all day and night without the slightest possibility of being killed or worse.. I used to save up my pocket money for a Matchbox car, and you could have a feast for a 10p mix up. Our local sweetshop still sold candy cigarettes by the 1/4 or 1/2 lb.
I'm 34, so just a mere child compared to the majority on here....
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By: Lincoln 7 - 11th June 2012 at 20:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
[QUOTE=TonyT;1899904]
What a wicked thread and bringing back a lot of memories
Tony. That was the whole idea of it, to jog the old grey cells, and share each others experiences.
Seems liked it has done the trick;)
Jim.
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By: silver fox - 11th June 2012 at 20:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Were are all the youngsters extracting the water then, or is the forum populated by us oldsters?
I remember rationing very well, but of course living in a rural village a lot of food stuff particularly, wasn't in short supply at all, but my sweet allowance was 1 Mars Bar and a small paper bag of my choice, for a whole week :eek:.
My Dad was fond of telling me how lucky we were to be able to get whatever food we needed fresh and cheap. We did have a milkman who delivered to the door, but even that was rationed so if we needed more we just wandered round to the dairy (same farm) with our own can were rationing was quietly ignored and our can filled up.
As others have mentioned we roamed the local fields at will with virtually no restrictions apart from the usual warnings about dangerous animals,one farm would very often have a bull out in the field it would be tethered to a 56lb weight with a long rope attached to a ring in it's nose.
We were told not to go in this field when the bull was out, but of course smart **** kids had worked out that said bull couldn't do a right lot with the weight dragging on it's nose, came the day the bull was out in the field with the cows and of course supposedly getting on with the reason for his existence (without the weight attached to his nose).
To a bunch of young lads the concept of sexual activity and the agitation of males was alien to us, so of course we were taking our usual short cut across the field, luckily one of the lads noticed said bull was free at about the same time the bull noticed us, even with a good start and not far to go we soon realised just how fast the damn thing was, we made it and chalked up another little experience in the learning curve of life.
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By: silver fox - 11th June 2012 at 21:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I remember getting our first TV in 1953, according to Mum we got it in time for the Coronation of our present Queen, according to Dad we got it to watch the FA Cup Final Blackpool v Bolton, (the Matthews final).
The reality my Dad worked his holidays on a local farm during harvest time to get the money together.
Ultra mod at the time, the Pye Black Box one of the few tellys you could watch at the time without drawing curtains or turning lights down, just one channel but ready to take this new fangled commercial channel which was under preperation.