For those Born in the 40's - 70's?

[julesapple]

Last night, whilst talking about something (heaven only knows what) I remembered a few years ago when someone gave us a stereo. A stereo with a turntable!

OH & I were delighted and dug out the collection of LP's and 45's. The kids were utterly gobsmacked!! It was so funny, watching their faces. They knew we didn't have DVDs and CDs and video games. I think I was about 15 or 16 when Pong (that awful, but yet amazing, B&W tennis game) came outand about the same age when I saw video tapes in someone's house as apposed to school.

We had to play all of the records. They loved the ELO electric blue LP. I played my very first single - Blondie's Heart of Glass. All in all it was a fab trip down memory lane. One of the funniest things was 7 cats sat on the table with their heads going around in circles watching the records!

As for what our children and grandchildren will tell there children - well, it's all relative. Even though my children are almost throttled by 'rules & regs', I hope we've given them some great childhood memories to share in the years to come.

Jules

[TEB]

I used to like the "seafood" man that came around on Sundays in his horse and cart selling, cockles and winkles etc and on Fridays I had to collect the "rock and chips" and "pie and liquor" from the chippie and the pie bowl would get taken back the next Friday.

[CoraxAurata]

The mircrowave might be a bit dodgy.....
OH's grandad used to put lambs in the bottom of the Aga to warm up. Wonder where modern farmers/shepherds put them if they don't have an aga?

Jules

Under a piggy lamp..

[zebedee]

I was born in 1949 & my mum did everything wrong - smoked, drank, ate the smelly cheese, the lot. I was born and I am perfectly lovely, and charming, and my learners love me and hug me and call me George (My name's Ken!)

PS, excuse me writing in crayon, but I'm not allowed anything sharp in here

[Lottieval]

TEB we had a winkle man who came round with his horse and cart. Did you have to rush out with a shovel and bucket if the horse did a poo? We did and it was a race to get there, then it was put on the rhubarb or the roses later!

[TEB]

TEB we had a winkle man who came round with his horse and cart. Did you have to rush out with a shovel and bucket if the horse did a poo? We did and it was a race to get there, then it was put on the rhubarb or the roses later!

Yeah we did, also my great grandfather used to deliver coal via horse and cart and the horse lived in the back yard and had to be led through the house to get to the yard

[bramble]

We had a fishman who came with a horse and cart every Friday selling Herring or Whiting. My mother used to plead with the fishman to gut the fish for her as she just could'nt face it.
Then she would put the frying pan on the big open fire and fry them.
My father used to mend our shoes. My mother would buy the leather, studs and leather dye which was called heelball. It came in a stick and when melted was applied to the leather.My father had a "last" for mending our shoes.
My mother ironed the sheets at night before my sister and myself went to bed. She would never allow us to get into a cold bed.
i have so many very happy memories.
I am now in my 60's with kids and grandkids of my own and my mother is in her 92nd year and still physically healthy although she has Alzheimer's very badly.

[MrToggs]

When I was a kid I used to go to my Nans on Wednesday which was the fishmans day he used to pull outside honk his horn always remember it because my Nan would always buy me some yellow fish.
We also used to have the corona man deliver pop dont see any of that now
As for the games we used to play hide n seek, kick the can, and our favorite knockout gnomes like knock out ginger but u didnt run away you just sat like a gnome really funny when theres half a dozen of you doing it.
Ive banned my little one from playing on the Wii when the weathers nice tell him thats for rainy days.

[sweetiepea]

My dear dad used to tell us about the straw mattresses they made and slept on when he was a child - using straw and flour sacks. He was born just before the second world war started. We're quick to give ourselves brownie points when we 'recycle' today, but in the not to distant past everyone did it out of necessity, even my brothers and I were taught to utilise everything to the nth degree. That's why I'm such a hoarder - but its surprising what does come in handy - especially for those DIY jobs in the garden!!

Julesapple mentioned putting lambs in the aga, well we used to put chicks into Granny's range cooker to keep warm.

I remember drinking unpaturised milk straight from the cow (almost literally - we used to squirt it into each others mouths!), and churning, then shaping the butter. I don't know of anyone in this area that still milk cows by hand. You're not allowed to use unpasturised milk any more, and needless to say, homemade butter is a thing of the past. What a shame.

There is a long tradition of fish 'cadgers' in our village. Men would travel on foot, by cart, then open backed lorries to nearby towns to sell fish on the streets and door to door. The tradition continues but out of a fish processing plant, with a fleet of refridgerated vans, and mobile units that still sell fish on the street in local towns. There was also a long tradition of local men going to England, and especially to the seaside towns, where they sold shell fish inparticular to tourists. Many did the same in larger towns and cities, so maybe some of those men you remember have Irish conections??

[julesapple]

[QUOTE=sweetiepea;487628].......homemade butter is a thing of the past. What a shame.
QUOTE]

No...I hope there's going to be a revival...look here;

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ter_35398.html


We started making our own butter about 6 years ago, and I hardly ever need to buy any now, unless I'm batch baking. I buy double cream when it's on offer or reduced for a quick sale (as we don't have cows)

Jules

[sweetiepea]

Thanks Jules, I'll definately give it a go.

[MrsC]

Love this thread. Got to agree with a lot of what has been posted in response. I could rant on and on but I won't. I see it that we can all give our kids/grandkids at taste of what everyone experienced. Sure we all do, 'bad things' still happened, we never got to know because it was 'swept under the carpet' so to speak and we have communication eg - media, internet etc and we find out about it all nowadays. It's awful I know. I just know that I allow my kids to get dirty, play in the mud, climb trees, build dens etc. It's so important. Hope you know what I am trying to say

Just to add after reading this again, not that I think it should be swept under the carpet re - bad things etc, but you can become paranoid if you listen to everything they tell you not to give your kids to eat etc.

[MrToggs]

After reading the thread about teeth through lip it got me thinking about the accident I had on my chopper when I was 7 as a kid and when put my teeth through my lip I used to love my chopper I was the only kid in my road with a bright orange one everybody elses were either red or silver.
Out of all the toys I had the chopper was the most used and most cherished
Recently had a look at the new style chopper and tommahawk as I was buying a new bike for my young lad theve changed so much on the them it doesnt seem the same.
The've taken the gear change lever away in the middle on the chopper to those who had one would know they would bring a tear to a small boys eye if the came off
The've done away with the long seat and made it a 2 piece seat many a time I would give my mate a baccy down the road
The bars seem to be shorter on the back
when I asked the sales man why he replied health and safety dictates its not safe all I can say to that is it never did me any harm !!!

From my memory the chopper was great for doing wheelies I also rememeber making it sound like a motorbike from playing cards and pegs.

such fond memorys

[PAULW]

The rag and bone man most of the time mother sent you with bits to swap for a donkey stone ( most northerners will remember these ) some times you got something to swap for a red cellophane fish that curled up when you laid it on your hand and told your fortune or magic paint books that coloured when you brushed over them with water.

[Rocketron]

For the benefit of us non-Northeners, WTF is a donkey stone ?

Never mind, remembered Google !