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[Lord Lucan]

Anyone wear a Balaclava as a kid

[Kidorry]

2 hours ago, Lord Lucan said:

Anyone wear a Balaclava as a kid

Yes I did and I can remember wearing the woollen swimming trunks that tended to slip off if you dived into the pool.

[carosio]

3 hours ago, Lord Lucan said:

Anyone wear a Balaclava as a kid

They were quite popular with the boys in winter, the odd girl wore one too. One lad I knew wore his constantly.

[gaz 786]

41 minutes ago, carosio said:

They were quite popular with the boys in winter, the odd girl wore one too. One lad I knew wore his constantly.

Dare not wear them these days fear of being branded an undesirable 🤔

[carosio]

2 hours ago, gaz 786 said:

Dare not wear them these days fear of being branded an undesirable 🤔

Too true. Many of the boys carried pocket knives or "jack" knives, even in (junior) school. It was normal ; after all, Sheffield was where they were made. When playing out in the woods, countryside, we would carry the non-folding type in a holster clipped to our belts. Davy Crocketts we were.

[Ontarian1981]

5 hours ago, gaz 786 said:

Dare not wear them these days fear of being branded an undesirable 🤔

I had a leather flying helmet from the army stores.I thought I was Biggles.😃

[Gormenghast]

27 minutes ago, Ontarian1981 said:

I had a leather flying helmet from the army stores.I thought I was Biggles.😃

So did I. Absolutely hated it.

[Ontarian1981]

2 hours ago, Gormenghast said:

So did I. Absolutely hated it.

I told other kids that my uncle(didn't have a dad) was a spitfire pilot and that the helmet belonged to him. Then a lot of other kids showed up in them. Lol

9 hours ago, carosio said:

They were quite popular with the boys in winter, the odd girl wore one too. One lad I knew wore his constantly.

 I can imagine the dried snot stains.

[Lord Lucan]

Anyone wear a Balaclava as a kid

On 16/11/2019 at 13:12, Lord Lucan said:

Anyone wear a Balaclava as a kid

Anyone have to wear Thermogene as a kid?

[Rockers rule]

1 hour ago, Lord Lucan said:

Anyone wear a Balaclava as a kid

Anyone have to wear Thermogene as a kid?

 NO - I had to look that one up , and can't remember it - but can't remember things isn't anything new - LOL

Mum's favorite was Germolene.

Or when she wasn't using it for her hair  Peroxide for minor cut's and grazes.

Happy daze watching the Peroxide bubble up !

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Thermogene Medicated Wadding (Beecham Pharmaceuticals) is impregnated with capsicum oleoresin 2'86% and methyl salicylate 0-03%.

A square put on your chest before your vest was supposed to ease your chest and your cough. It was pink or orange.
 

[hillgirl]

I remember Thermogene on a roll. Cut a piece off and slapped it on your chest.

A spoonful of cod liver oil and malt. Cannot remember if any of it worked though.

If you had mumps a scarf was put under your chin and tied on top of your head. We must have looked silly.

[Kidorry]

I can remember my step-father spreading Fiery Jack on his chest and then putting Thermogene on top. After about 10 minutes his chest looked like it had been under a grill. We also had Vick inhalations with you head covered with a towel and hot water put in a bowl with the Vick in. He also tried a Belladonna plaster on his back once and when my mother ripped it of he looked like a Leopard with the marks the holes had left.

Edited November 19, 2019 by Kidorry