benjamin1945 16,158 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 NOGS, IN FOOTBALL BOOTS, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Arm bands,Cravats and pocket watches, I started to use a pocket watch, when I was working as a forester, because a the life expectancy of wrist watch when swinging an axe, or using a chainsaw, is counted in days not years, because they get shook to death, I have been retired just under a year and I still use one, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 To be honest melton ive never done manual work,and i still wear arm bands and occasionally my Dads pocket watch,but never a cravat,too upper class for the likes of me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Bet you wear a TIE every day though Benjamin1945 ;-) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Sometimes take it off in the shower 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 forest getting promoted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Some people just do not see the point anymore.......................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 King Harold didn't either..lol 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Candy cigarettes, Chocolate cigarettes and cigars, and there was a sweet tobacco that you could buy, came in a packet just like pipe tobacco and was thin strands of coconut coated in sugar and chocolate powder. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Gas at the dentists!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Common sense........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 #1642 never did see it dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Three columns of job vacancies in the Evening Post.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Gas at the dentists!! Eek! The horror, the horrible smell, the black thing they put in your gob, ugh.. H & X TV aerials, co-channel interference in summer wiping out BBC 1.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Spanish Gold Trevor http://www.oldestsweetshop.co.uk/sweet-tobacco-spanish-gold 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 British Gold, Fynger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Politicians with integrity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Always knew it as Spanish Gold...used to get it from the Naafi in Chilwell Depot...cos our shop din't sell it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Fynger, my comment (#1648) was regarding Britain's gold reserves that Gordon Brown sold off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 NOGS, IN FOOTBALL BOOTS, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 BRILLIANT COMPO 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks Fynger...that was the stuff....#1647 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN 1,118 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Let’s take you back to your younger days When there were loads of chip shops but no takeaways You went to Mablethorpe or Skeggy on a day trip At a lot of schools girls wore a gymslip From a bottle of ink your pen you did refill And listened to music on vinyl No car lift to school –you had to walk You didn’t have butter you had Stork You did sums without a calculator Walked up stairs – no escalator At school if you were naughty or didn’t pay attention You got the strap, cane, lines or detention Had blankets and eiderdown – no duvet Monday was always mums’ washday You hated vaccinations and the nit nurse But gas at the dentists was much worse There were farthings, pennies, bobs and tanners You were told to be polite and mind your manners A Pac-a-mac to keep you dry in the rain But the water down your legs did drain Only one or two channels on the B & W TV You went to the pictures to see a film not a movie Chimney sweep, milkman and coalman Two deliveries each day from the postman Smith’s Crisps with salt in a little blue bag Behind the bike shed you had a crafty fag Stiff Izal toilet paper to wipe your bum And even newspaper was used by some Your mother darned holes in jumpers and socks No such thing as radio alarm clocks Shire horses pulling Shippo’s drays Most shops were closed on Sundays 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Going out the front door on a cold, icy winters' morning and seeing the milk in the bottles had frozen and had risen like a tube out the bottle neck with the foil cap still on top, Cadging a free packet of hot batter bits from the chip shop on a cold night, Test patterns on the TV, and That bright white dot in the centre of the black screen when the TV channel ceased transmission for the night. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,158 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Tarantella tomatoes (in the flat can) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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