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together forever mr and mrs karlton

glad to hear your comments karlton ...u got a gud un there...priceless..

that was probably your driving lol

cinder toffee, traffic light lollipops kalie(not sure if spelt correctly2oz kalie to dip yer lollipop in ...yum ooh and sherbert dips

i remember them they were round with hole in middle like polos but fruit flavoured , loved them

eeeuw they sound disgusting

haha lol love it xx

yes i remember Wimpey at bottom of exchange walk where mcdonalds is now...worked as a junior at hallam brackett high pavement...got paid every friday..so every friday me and a colleague treated ourselves to a wimpey meal....brings back memories...the food was delicious ...unfortunately it was so popular ...very busy...service took ages...as we only had an hour lunchbreak were often back late !!!

only just jumped into this topic so if someone else has already mentioned this sorry!does anyone remember green shield stamps.....smiths crisps with a little blue sachet of salt inside!!

i remember newspaper cut into squares ...outside loos and outside tin bath

rag and bone man with his horse and cart the only thing near to that now are the numerous vans cruising the streets for unwanted metal items...and charities that post bags through the door for u to fill with unwanted items...

only just joined in and havent read all the comments...so if i repeat anything ...sorry!!if you eat your carrots u will be able to see in the dark....if u eat yer crusts your hair will be curly...if u dont behave you will get a clip round the earhole,,,oh look at that bobo...referring to a horse lol...

the ones we had were metal....i absolutely loved my roller skates was the best ever

sledging was always great fun ofcourse we all had wooden ones , nothing like the plastic ones of today...we still have a wooden one in our garage form when my husband was little ...our grandchildren now use it ...we have purchased plastic ones in the past which have not lasted long as they crack...

yes i believe they were called trollies not go carts in our days

when we were at school we were very popular if we took a lenght of knicker elastic tied together to play chinese elastic ...used to play marbles using the cracks in paving stones ...two ball against a wall...and we loved our roller skates that fastened to your shoes with straps....as we grew the skates could be made larger by undoing the nuts and retightening them...for mere pennies we thought the world of our simple games...ofcourse dobby off doorsteps and hide and seek cowboy and indians cost nothing....

looking back in my childhood we really knew how to play...many of us lived a simple life and money was short..but we really loved the outdoors... watching my grandsons sit on a skate board whizzing down the street had me thinking about the go carts our dad made us out of wood , old pram wheels and a bit of string.. what fun we had ...i mentioned this to one of my grandsons and he immediately asked if great grandad could make him one...true to form my dad welcomed the idea and within days had made two sturdy go carts for all my grandsons to play on.. well their faces were a picture when they we

ahhh your comment gave me goosebumps....the innocence of a childs words can bring up so many emotions ...looking at the world through a childs eyes is so lovely

I love my computer but think its a great shame for children of today as eventually handwriting will defo be a thing of the past and reading a books... libraries as we know it will become extinct I think! also children eventually will lose all interest in doing anything in the real world outside...the attraction to computers and game consoles not to mention mobile devices like phones are completely taking over... more and more youngsters are glued to their phones wherever they go...its a great shame....sometimes it seems impossible to enjoy the good things in life like sharing a meal without p

that moment when a child asks his mum if i am poor...when she asked him why do u say that .,, he replied 'because she cannot afford a pair of trainers she has odd ones on.... i was mortified ...in a rush to catch a bus i had not only got odd trainers on but one was a shoe style trainer one was a boot style trainer ooops

haha glad i am not the only one thats done this ...one lady was not amused as i walked off with her trolley...when realising what i had done i laughed and apologised ...but if looks could kill i would be dead lol

oops didnt mean to appear picky lol give me a break i am a newbie...dont want to start off on the wrong foot....

I remember doing a full shopping trolley of groceries at sainsburys when just got married and it cost £8 thought it was well expensive lol but look how much groceries cost now!

i was really looking for people employed there ! thanx for your reply

omg remember mum saying the first quote lol