StJohn

I used to to use the 7:30 siren as my alarm clock for school back in the 70's , I lived in High Green and the school bus to Ecclesfield left at 8:10

Here's a questions for all to consider. I live in the States, nearest bar is three miles away and crap. The pub and getting a little and a lot ****** is major factor when I get home, A lot of my family are always in the pub and to be honest the best thing I can think of is sitting in a lovely old pub with a decent beer, and a big part of going home is the pubs. (get the idea) For me Sheffield is about sitting in a pub with mates and a decent beer so is that Sheffield and Sheffield blokes all about

Don't recongnize thier names but their could be distant relatives, My grandad grew up in Oughtibridge in the 20's and had brother and sisters but I never really knew any of them. But as kids me and all my cousins would go to my grandparents on weekends, Now some live at Stocksbridge and other parts of the city so when I visit we always meet up in Oughtibridge for a drink and a trip down memory lane. Always really liked the pubs there too. My Grandad was a pisshead' so as kids we were sent to go find him and bring him home for dinner.

I don't think it just Sheffield, Britain now has too many people, just read 61 million, for such a small island, You can't go anywhere without hitting a traffic jam at some point, obviously I am not talking about far flung regions but anywhere near a town. And I remember I could head out into the countryside around Sheffield and see no-one but the last time back I saw people everywhere.

I am Fletcher, which I think is probably the most popular name in Sheffield. My dad and Grandparents are all buried up at Burton Cemetary. My Grandma was the old peoples warden on Crag view (60-70's) Just been talked into going about to Sheffield in January for a family reunion, Now I am shaking my head, Sheffield in January, cold wet and dark by 4, The upside is a nice pub and decent beer.

Had a pair of shiny, pointed, snakeskin lookalike, maroon plastic shoes from Rebina's and a great old American vietnam army jacket I got from the army surplus stores, the one on Penistone road just down from Bridge street. Thought I was the bees knees.....

Walk down to the pub Sunday lunch with the newspaper under my arm, a few pints and back for Sunday lunch

I usually get back about once every 18 months but this time I must admit It was cheaper to take my family for a hoilday in the Caribbean than it was to go to Sheffield and stay at my mums. And the next time too, a warm summer holiday will probably win out again.

The funny thing is now I can tell the difference between an American and Canadian accent, but I will still ask an Canadian if he's American just to annoy him!

There is something relaxing about the accent ... then it takes about a day for my slighty mixed up accent (mainly using American words for stuff - Trunk instead of boot etc) to settle down and my accent is as thick as ever ...

Hi RoG, Sheffield is always a bittersweet experience for me. The changes around town are startling if you haven't been back for a while. Then my old friends want to take me down Sheffield to the the Flashy bars and give me weird looks when I say I would prefer just go hang out at old local pub. The last few times I went back I actually avoided going down Sheffield instead I was happiest going see a family members in Chapeltown, Oughtibridge, an old mate in Gleadless, Sunday afternoon in Derbyshire - Go for a walk around and pop in the pub..... priceless

Do you remember going on runs in PE, out of the school down Ecclesfield Road up Whitley Lane then up a path 'the Eiger' to the playing fields. Do they still do that run? This was the last 70's

If I want to hear really bad derogatory remarks about Sheffield all I have to do is call my family and friends that still live in Sheffield. Or when the last time I went back I lost count of the number times I heard “Sheffield has gone to the dogs” in pubs. So I think Sheffield people, still in Sheffield, are the worst critics of the city. I too get disappointed when I go back to Sheffield but it has more to do with friends and family moving on. Things change everywhere but I suppose I have held Sheffield in an idealized bubble. I am stuck in the 80’s. It sad seeing my old watering holes gone, a little disconnected that I can actually get lost walking around and driving - forget it. The moor has declined badly but then I go to another part and see real growth and change, Hooray the horrible egg box council building have gone for example. Wow, I am feeling it might be time for a trip back, still miss the old place.

Her son was in my class at Junior school. I think his name was Max?

I remember the Izal siren going off in the morning to signal work. It was either 7 or 7:30? All I know was that was my cue to get out of bed and get ready for school ..... Poor mans alarm clock !

This is an Expats board and wonder how many people became so as a result of having to move away from Sheffield for jobs or a better life? I personal moved because there was nothing left for me. As for Maggie Thatcher I think she was catalyst for the view that greed is good and greed at others expense ...... Fast forward to today and we see her legacy in this Recession, credit crunch. I live in America and I love coming back to Sheffield to visit because it really grounds me what is important.

So when did you last hear the British Prime Minister give a speech in another language? In fact in my travels I think the British are more disrespectful when traveling in other countries. I remember being in restaurant in France and a British guy at the next table shout at waiter "Speak English". I could imagine a Frenchman in Sheffield demanding to be spoken to in his own language would be immediately 'snotted'. To the person who feels disrespected I wonder if you actually listened to the substance of his conversation and the gratitude and respect he gave our veterans.

Hi, I did a YTS scheme their in 1981 in the accountants department down the Wicker ...by the arches

Does anyone remember their parents buying their clothes through the Freemans Catalog, as you could pay monthly on tick?

I left school in 1981 and all they way through school no one ever thought they wouldn't get a job. The first week I left I had to the job center and UB office on Lound side Chapeltown to sign on. The queue stretch twice around the building, all my friends were there and a lot of them were with their dads. It was a really horrible feeling. Then only to be told you have to go on a YTS scheme or get nothing.

I know there is probably already a thread that has addressed this but I was in a Shop in Blue Ash, Ohio, USA last week and someone walked up to me and said "Are you from Sheffield". Of course I took it as a great compliment I have been out of Sheffield 18 years but also, it must be a distinctive accent. Anyone else had a similar experience?

I have quoted this many times but I was at scouts (High Green 105). One night, in the scout hut next to the club and we could hear this band next door and our scout master was complaining about the horrible noise, then he said "What kinda name is Def Leppard anyway" I saw them In Cincinnati last year and it was so funny how many people thought they are an American band ... I kept saying "They're from Sheffield" ... obviously they looked at me like I was crazy.

Arh ..... It was the greengate if you were out with the lads or the bridge inn if you were taking a lass out.......

My rugby team used to meet at Butlers, Saturday morning in the early 80's for a fry up before travelling to away games.....

This is so funny My mum just came back from a trip down the Nile...and then she said "It was mucky we should have come to you instead" Still shaking my head......................