banjo48 928 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 #2251 Compo, Lemon puffs still available in oz ! wife bought some only the other day. God knows where they are made though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Or how old they were!LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 #banjo When I was in Oz some years ago, I wondered what a Lamington was. I found out that it's a kind of chocolate covered sponge cake with dessicated coconut sprinkled over it. Delicious ! I tried to sample all the well known Oz stuff like Vegemite etc. As far as sweets go, I liked Allen's Wild Berries and Minties. There are lots of sweets here in England that you don't see anymore AND the fact that a lot of the well known ones now taste crap. I hadn't had a Mars bar for decades. When I tried one recently it tasted naff. I know people are going to suggest that it's my memory playing tricks, but I really don't think so. I firmly believe that they've cheapened the ingredients. Just as Kraft are doing now to 'traditional' Cadbury's brands. There's definitley something changed about the Creme Egg. Even Cadburys Dairy Milk looks and tastes different. I remember years ago when Galaxy was a lovely creamy chocolate - now it tastes powdery and clogging. Bounty bars initially seem allright but you are left with an 'after taste' of fat. It didn't used to be like that. None of these manufacturers will admit to anything - they don't even want to put the ingredients on the packaging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Thursday half day closing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,085 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Shops shut on Sundays too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Not quite things that you do not see anymore, but something that seems to be getting less common. I was in Sainsbury's Arnold this morning - it was busy. As Mrs Chulla was pushing the trolley around and occasionally dropping something in it, I mooched around. I noticed that most women were wearing trousers/jeans and the like, and I thought that years ago, when I was young, a woman wearing slacks or trousers was not a common sight. I then walked around the store from one end to the other, looking down all of the isles, and counted the number of females that were wearing a skirt or a frock. Believe it or not there were just eight, and they all had leggings on as well. It wasn't cold outside, just a little windy. Are skirts and frocks going out of fashion with adults? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BilboroughShirley 1,120 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Shops shut on Sundays too. Shops shut on Good Friday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 I'll bet the store cameras were on you, Chulla (#2263). 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tony1 118 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 They are not going out of fashion, Chulla. They have been out of fashion for at least 15 years. Odd you have only just noticed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,497 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 I don't really agree Tony1. I think everyday wear for women has generally veered towards jeans and slacks for comforts sake. I personally wouldn't wear a dress or skirt with 'comfy shoes' so therefore wouldn't go shopping in a dress. I never wear a skirt as I don't like the look, however I wear a dress occasionally if we go out to dinner, and I wear nice shoes with it, but certainly not leggings! Just don't expect me to walk far in heels! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karlton 582 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 scythes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 SWMBO as a similar outlook, jeans/slacks for every day wear, skirt/dress and high heels for going out. She has to have heels, she is 5ft and 1/2 an inch (don't you dare forget the 1/2") and I am 6'2". 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Sickles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 People standing for the National Anthem in cinemas and theatres, or hearing it when the television stations closed down at night. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 #2251 Compo, Lemon puffs still available in oz ! wife bought some only the other day. God knows where they are made though. The ones in the picture are in Sri Lanka last month. They seem to be their favourite biscuit and at 50p per pack they were mine too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Sickles I still have two sickles. I bought them in Ethiopia some years ago but they do a great job when used correctly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Compo.....I can remember a farm hand for Syd Hackett cutting and trimming the hedges around the fields next to the kennels in ROT with long handled and short handled Sickles. His labours were a work of art, the finished product was flat top and sides and, once he had finished one side, he would be back to do the next one the following day. Most hedges back then were Hawthorn as well, from memory. You do not see that any more either! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Dear Trevor s . I have double hawthorn hedges , over 100 yards of 'em . Killers if you get pricked, hands sore for a week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 I'm with Ian on this one, we have hawthorn hedges on all four sides of our property. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Hawthorn Hedges are great for deterring intruders, but they play havoc with our cycle innertubes. Four punctures in three days. Must remember to check we have packed the repair kit. We found out the hard way the other day and had a long walk home. Pushing the bikes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Not so good with pets either Carni, After hedge cutting you have to be very careful and make sure all the clippings are collected. We have had to take our dog a couple of times to the vets to have thorns removed. Vets are very expensive, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Cheap form of fencing though....cattle and pigs kept away from the hawthorn....Bit of a bugger when you were bird nesting though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hey Robbie, there also pretty tough ! A thug pinched a Suburu from Limerick and crashed into my hedge and rolled- very small damage- i brested it and now back to normal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 England winning at Cricket.........................just lost to bleddy Bangladesh................God help us when we play the mighty Afghanistan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Damned impertinence of "Johnny Foreigner" beating us at our own game. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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