Growing up in the 70,s

[Arry 25,802]

8 hours ago, leegreen said:

No one mentioned cigarettes machines outside tobacconists.

That brought back a memory Lee.

I was about 15 and hanging about with a group of mates in the local square. A older Lad in his early 20's pulled up near us in his car pulled up got out put a cable around the fag machine. He drove off over the river bridge with the fag machine bouncing along behind.

I can remember us just standing there for a minute or two without saying a word.

We all knew him but never saw a thing. Don't think he got caught for that one Lol.

Cheers Arry

[TRUEBRIT66 2,272]

Some brilliant films on youtube like the one Tomo posted.

My 5 year old Grandson spends most of his time in doors glued to a ipad so I try to get him out and about and interested in working with his hands as much as possible when he's over with us.   

[poxon 5,970]

Early 80s was great as well I tell my kids the stuff we used to do and get up to at there age they ain’t got a clue I get looked at like a right mong and they carry on on there phones or tablets watching shit Japanese cartoons or full grown men on utube acting immature playing video games kids these days are completely disconnected from the real world out there and waist there time on meaningless stuff 

[poxon 5,970]

7 minutes ago, TRUEBRIT66 said:

Some brilliant films on youtube like the one Tomo posted.

My 5 year old Grandson spends most of his time in doors glued to a ipad so I try to get him out and about and interested in working with his hands as much as possible when he's over with us.   

That’s the way mate hands on skills is what’s needed 

[WILF 51,622]

13 hours ago, TOMO said:

If like me you watch a bit of youtube...usually political stuff...it can get on your tits ....so it's nice to look at bits of old film like this....of course it can make you sad cos we won't get it back

 

Exactly this mate, I do that as well from time to time…..and same as you, it can get you feeling a bit blue but I think it’s also a decent reminder that things wasn’t always this way and so it follows it can be better.

[WILF 51,622]

@TOMO Have a look for the Esso films “a look at Britain” (may have the title slightly wrong…..they are brilliant mate.

My mistake, it was called “Our Native Shore”……

 

Edited 7 hours ago by WILF

[mackay 3,718]

Am I the only one that thinks that nuked and start again is a viable option ?.

[mitre 457]

I thought that puppet was David lammy when young looks like a typical rude boy in the hood rough crude and rude and streetwise 

[Greyman 32,750]

16 hours ago, leegreen said:

I had a Mr Parlanchin, scarey looking fecker.

No one mentioned cigarettes machines outside tobacconists.

Packet of 5 park drive 5p or by a single fag in the newsagents for 2p on the way to junior school lol