Those Were The Days

[Stephen]

Back in the days of tanners and bobs,
When Mothers had patience and Fathers had jobs.
When football team families wore hand me down shoes,
And T.V gave only two channels to choose.

Back in the days of three penny bits,
when schools employed nurses to search for your nits.
When snowballs were harmless; ice slides were permitted
and all of your jumpers were warm and hand knitted.

Back in the days of hot ginger beers,
when children remained so for more than six years.
When children respected what older folks said,
and pot was a thing you kept under your bed.

Back in the days of Listen with Mother,
when neighbours were friendly and talked to each other.
When cars were so rare you could play in the street.
When Doctors made house calls and Police walked the beat.

Back in the days of Milligan's Goons,
when butter was butter and songs all had tunes.
It was dumplings for dinner and trifle for tea,
and your annual break was a day by the sea.

Back in the days of Dixon's Dock Green,
Crackerjack pens and Lyons ice cream.
When children could freely wear National Health glasses,
and teachers all stood at the FRONT of their classes.

Back in the days of rocking and reeling,
when mobiles were things that you hung from the ceiling. When woodwork and pottery got taught in schools,
and everyone dreamed of a win on the pools.

Back in the days when I was a lad,
I can't help but smile for the fun that I had.
Hopscotch and roller skates; snowballs to lob.
Back in the days of tanners and bobs.


(Credit Facebook)

[david63]

The sad thing about that is that I remember all of it!

[Jan Rosser]

The sad thing about that is that I remember all of it!

Me too David

[Manoverboard]

Ditto ………….

[Stephen]

The sad thing about that is that I remember all of it!

Me too.

[towny44]

I remember it all, as well as the outside loo that froze up in winter, and ice on the inside of bedroom windows, and no central heating, and my Mum warming my scarf before I set off to walk to school. It might be nostalgic to look so far back, but it was bloody cold as well.

[Stephen]

I remember it all, as well as the outside loo that froze up in winter, and ice on the inside of bedroom windows, and no central heating, and my Mum warming my scarf before I set off to walk to school. It might be nostalgic to look so far back, but it was bloody cold as well.

But none of it done us any harm John did it.

[Kenmo1]

The sad thing about that is that I remember all of it!

Me too.

We went to a Classic Car display yesterday and there were some amazing cars there. The trouble is I can remember a lot of the names and seeing them on the road.

Does that make me a Classic Senior - that sounds better than Old Age Pensioner.

Maureen

[Mervyn and Trish]

Ah the good old days. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

[cruisin_duo]

Maureen,

Love the phrase ‘Classic Senior’. That did make us smile.

[Ranchi]

...and Love thy Neighbour was on ITV!
Every silver lining has a cloud.

[Ranchi]

I remember going to see Spike Milligan in Aberdeen in the mid ‘70s. The theatre was less than half full and he was bombing seriously. After about 10 minutes he announced that he would have the intermission early and instructed everyone to come down to the front ( the gods were the only full section.). After about 20 mins he resumed to a packed stalls.
It was one of the most brilliant performances I have ever seen.
He was supported by the pianist Alan Claire.

[oldbluefox]

Oddly enough we were talking the other day about soap. At home we used to wash in the kitchen sink with those great big blocks of Fairy household soap. I thought it was dead posh when we went to visit my aunt because she had soap that smelt nice. It was carbolic!!! No such thing as toilet sopas in those days. And I wonder who remembers Gibbs SR toothpaste before the squeezy tubes, the days when it was in a tin and you all scraped your toothbrushes over it.
No gloves for us in the winter. We used a pair of my dad's socks and because all children either wore short trousers or dresses for the girls your legs got sore where your wellies rubbed and you got chapped legs from the icy cold wind< causing you to walk like a cowboy!!!
You don't see frost patterns on the windows now, neither does your hot water bottle freeze up.
Would I swap my experiences for what modern children have? Never!!! It's probably the main reason why I think as I do and why I appreciate what I have.

[Manoverboard]

In the absence of laser treatment did you have to wet a large washing soda crystal in the bath water to wipe on your warts …. or did your Dad pump a DDT solution over your vegetables to kill the caterpillars …

Ah, those wor t' days ( did you see what I did there )

[oldbluefox]

or did your Dad pump a DDT solution over your vegetables to kill the caterpillars …

If my dad had washed the cabbage you had to have a keen eye to detect whether it was a gravy lump or a slug in your dinner!!

[Manoverboard]

The soil in our garden was extremely poor and full of stones so it had to be ' improved ' with a combination of what the horse left in the road, leaf mould from a nearby golf course, shredded newspaper and sawdust from a local timber yard.

None of that M&S, Sainsbug's TTD nor Tesco ' Finest ' rubbish for us … Oh No