Things from your childhood that's today youth wouldn't know?

[Deleted member 294929]

It does with you.



Andy

I told my Canadian flat mate I was popping out for an hour, so see you soon.

24 hours later after sharing a bed with two Kiwi girls I come home don't know what they gave me but it wasn't sex.

 

[Burnerman]

Looking out of any window, at any point of the compass and seeing black mountains called pit heaps
The pit buzzers - each with a different tone- summoning the ‘lucky’ ones to work
The all to frequent blast of a pit buzzer in the daytime......that signified there had been a death.
John

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Freedom.

Great music and quality tv programmes with real entertainers.

 

[securespark]

I think that still happens

A lot of kids I see rarely go out like I used to as a kid. They spend more time inside playing screen games. If they do go out, it's to somewhere like Pizza Hut or McDs.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

A lot of kids I see rarely go out like I used to as a kid. They spend more time inside playing screen games. If they do go out, it's to somewhere like Pizza Hut or McDs.

Sorry I thought you were talking about going out and getting pįssed..

My mistake

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Experiencing the BMX craze first time round.
VHS recorders. What, we can record and watch TV progs again? WOW!
ZX Spectrum. These games are awesome!
I had Action Man, my sister had Sindy. I used to make the dolls emm 'have fun' together.
The sheer joy of going to a physical store to look at things like records, CDs, deciding what blank audio and video cassettes to buy.
Looking through the huge Athena posters in store on that flip through display thingy. My bedroom wall was adorned with scantily clad babes
Recording your own mix tapes off the radio.
Craft & Design and Technical Drawing in school.
Faithfully going out to the pub and disco every weekend, do late teens do that as much these days?
Your mates coming to your door 'Is diy_fun_uk coming out to play?'

 

[HERTS P&D]

24 hours later after sharing a bed with two Kiwi girls I come home don't know what they gave me but it wasn't sex.

Is your bum still sore?



Andy

 

[ReganAndCarter]

There was a row of corner shops on every street when I was little.

Not technically all corner shops then.

 

[The Samaritan]

10 bob and pound notes.
Off licence at the side of the pub that served draft beers to take home, I recall dad doing this at times.
Respecting the vast majority of teachers and police.
Respecting your elders
Going out to play on the street
Just have 2 tv stations in black and white.
Most radio stations and tv closed down well before midnight
Smog
Smoke/fire from chimneys
driving through towns and cities if you often wanted to travel more than 30 miles.
small, narrow passenger jets
solid furniture
solid cars
Property built to last.

 

[Mottie]

Heterosexuals

 

[bernardgreen]

People standing while the National Anthem was played in the cinema after the end of the film.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

People standing while the National Anthem was played in the cinema after the end of the film.

The stage master who come on and introduced the film.

 

[Mottie]

Saturday morning pictures.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

Saturday morning pictures.

The girls coming along with the Ice cream tray around their neck and a little light... And the chain of exchange when someone in the middle wanted a lolly.

 

[Mottie]

The girls coming along with the Ice cream tray around their neck and a little light... And the chain of exchange when someone in the middle wanted a lolly.

Two films too - the main film and one other and the on-screen adverts for hot dogs from the foyer. Oh, and the generic advert for the local Indian restaurant including directions of how to get there.