General Chat

Was on holiday with my dad last week and was asking him about when he was younger. I asked if his family had a car and a telephone when he was younger to which he repiled yes to both he then said we also had hot and cold running water in the house as if offended by the question. I know he wasn't born in the stone age but when he was growing up in 50s and 60s I did think that not every family had a car or a telephone. Am I correct in thinking this? I was born in 1984.

Might that just be "Tiddleywinks" winking at you in your sleep Fred? Taking into consideration how you men refer to the "Common Cold" as "Flu" ?

Am a bit reluctant to have a suck of that Gobstopper, especialy after it's been where you say you have been putting it, and more so after watching Channel 4 for the last four nights at 9 o'clock. All sorts of things have been winking at me in my sleep. !!!!!!!!!!! F !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok Beverley, i am prepared to forgive and forget............and so, pop round to mine tomorrow for a game of Dibs and "Bread and Dripping" sandwich! xxx

Ohh, well done Frederick! "Mansion Floor Polish" it is!
2 Black Jacks and a Fruit Salad is your reward!
Feel very ashamed Beverley .......... you sooo didnt deserve a suck on my Gobstopper!
I remember the Jubbly Bob..........."The Ice Lolly" with no stick!
The waxy pyramid shaped packaging was almost impossible to open without the loss of a tooth!

LOL remember the off square jubbly? frozen block of orange juice.

ah!

youth..............the joys of a mis-spent one!!

Hi Suzie. I think the name of the polish that you are trying to think of is called "Mansion Polish" it came in a couple of smells and colours.

F.

Im in the 11-14 catergory oh dear i feel old ! :((

Phew! I think i got away with my last comment rather lightly!

I think you might be getting confused with Siverfish and Silverback Beverley!

And dont even think of showing this to OH or i will poke you in the eye with my fling conker!!!

I have not seen a Silverfish since i was knee high to a Grasshopper. Silverfish are wingless insects and are silvery to brown in color because their bodies are covered in tiny scales. Known as Household pests, Siverfish would basically eat your house and its contents if not kept under control!!!!

Drooling Beverley, its half sucked and stuck to my hanky...............but its got your name written all over it!.......You dont fool me, there are obviously people like you, who would do anything for a suck on me Gobstopper!
"What is it worth if you remember Silver Fish?"
A patt on the back for the fact that you still have your witts about you! x

I cant for the life of me remember the name of the Lavender Floor Polish, so i suppose Beverley gets to suck on me Gobstopper! Well, thats when i can peel it from my hanky!
Talking of "Boils" Patricia ......... i had one on knee, about the age of 8 and it turned into a major opperation!
My Aunty Tess was obviously Appointed "Chief Remover Of Boils"
No Anesthetic, Epidural or even an Asprin was available...................just boiling hot water and a darning needle untill you nearly passed out!!
Anouther little thought came into my my mind today................... does anyone remember....Silver Fish???

you didnt mention virol a dose every morning suposed to keep the bugs at bay,i remember having boils(do people get boils now days?) and the zinc bath tub no bathroom,youngest first dad last,filling it up with the copper plastic pipe all bendy and hot,and when it got a leak bubble gum was aplied to the hole,later going to the baths(more hot water IN number three please)oo those where the days.at school waqlking to the swimming pool miles across the park,get there two minutes and out again was it worth it no wonder i never learnt to swim.but happy happy carefree days pat b

Jean, you "remember going to the gasworks with an old pram to fetch the weekly supply of COKE!!!" Does that mean, that you were not only a drug dealer, but a self confessed (like me!) "Substance Sniffer"???

One of the first dances I went to, the singer had a voice like Frankie Lane's and used to sing Rawhide . The dancing stopped and we all crowded to the front to listen and applaud.
Remeber goin to the gasworks with an old pram to fetch the weekly supply of coke? Great stuff for the cooking range.

Hmmmm, i am not too sure about that Beverley, i kind of have a name on the tip of my tongue. I will have to give it some more thought ........... Dont worry yourself about the godstopper, i have it wrapped in my hanky and ive stuffed it up me knicker leg for safe keeping!! LOL Susan

If anyone can remind me the name of the lavender floor polish, used in the 50s which came in a flat, round tin about the size of a tea plate, you can av a suck on me gobstopper!..........I loved the smell of it and when no one was looking i would stick a lump of it under my nose!

I suppose in those days i was classed as a "Substance Sniffer!!!"

remember buying (or inheriting!) a nice big pram when the babies started arriving ?
I had a blue & white hard body Pedigree (with a fold-down handle!!) with two bigger wheels at the back than the front ! I was so proud... went to baby clinic each week with everyone else, & all the prams were parked outside & baby carried in to be weighed etc. you saw them all ! the high "coach built" prams, the more modern (like mine!) & the older well used ones.
I got a pram seat to put on top when baby no 2 came along, & i got a tray to put underneath to put shopping on. that pram did all three children, then the wheels made a great go-kart !
need I add we never had a car & walked everywhere then..... & I weighed alot less then too !
that reminds me... once baby had had the 10 am bath & feed, it was wrapped up well, put in the pram, insect & cat nets went on & the baby went out in the garden ( in the porch if it was raining !) the only time you never put baby outside was if it was foggy or if it was bitterly cold.
that doesn`t happen nowadays..
Tina x