What things are you old enough to remember?

[Michael_W 11]

I can remember Sunday Soccer with Keith Macklin on Yorkshire TV back in the early 70s, the second half match highlights had to be broadcast in black and white in the winter months ..... it didn't make any difference in our house at the time though, colour tv was for posh folk

[cazzashep 10]

I'm old enough to remember the lady with the brass weighing machine with the red velvet chair outside the Sheaf outdoor Market.

 

I remember getting weighed on those scales, my cousin worked on the loose sweet stall at the back of the market and buying nylons for my grandma from the stall in the middle. Buying a dish of cockles from the wet fish stall was a treat every Saturday happy days.

[harvey19 541]

I can nearly remember when I could remember things.

[Moonbird 10]

Songs of praise every Sunday on telly with Harry Secombe, I hated Songs of praise

[Super Hans 10]

I was ten on September 11th 2001 and I can just about remember it, I had never heard of the world trade centres before then though, unlike the Empire state building and other more famous NYC landmarks.

[scousemouse 10]

..................some fabulous memories, makes me realise just how OLD I am!!!

[stressconsul 10]

Do you remember Virol?

[Harrystottle 10]

Advertising jingles

 

1001 cleans a big, big carpet,

For less than half a crown...

 

 

This is luxury you can afford, with Cyril Lord! (Cyril Lord carpets)

 

 

It's all meat, a real treat! (Bounce dog food)

 

 

Also the Watneys Red Barrel beer adverts, and Valerie Leon in the Hai Karate aftershave advert! Cor blimey!

[francypants 441]

Small paraffin lamps or candles in the toilets to help stop the pipes freezing up.

Cold slab in the pantry....... no fridges.

Ginger beer plants.

Most people had a cobblers last for mending shoes on.

[medusa 16]

I had a ginger beer plant until about 15 years ago

[cuttsie 1,089]

Steam rollers ,proper steam rollers flattening white chippens onto red hot tar.

In the summer the tar would melt and we would rap it around our fingers and suck it.

And then chuck white hard dog turds at each other. marvellous days all this while we sucked a Kia Ora.

[scousemouse 10]

I remember Virol, my gran used to tell me she got it for her children!!!!

 

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.................Rolls Rapide washing machines anyone?!!