Blast from the past - remind us of a thing

[languagetimothy]

Pflanzgarten said:

EmailAddress said:

The glossy-eyed joy of being chosen, as you drove into a carpark by an exitee. Given the window-wind signal and handed the slip of precious ticket: That's got an hour and a half left on it mate. Nodding with exalted thanks at the saving of a whole English pound. The camaraderie. Sticking it to the carpark-man.

Over to you...

I still do that.

Same here, when going to the evening session of the ATP finals tennis at the O2.(other events are available) Station car park has day tickets, wait for a short time when someone leaving from work ask for their ticket ..saves 40/50 quid on the “official” parking. Top tip etc.,

[languagetimothy]

Jumpers for goal posts… isn’t it

[Kuwahara]

Just had milk delivered in bottles this morning for the first time in 30 plus years ,opening the front door to that took me right back….the simple things…

[undred orse]

Top Deck shandy.

Some really, really sugar laden pop the name of which escapes me but it had a polar bear on the can/in the ads.

[maccboy]

undred orse said:

Top Deck shandy.

Some really, really sugar laden pop the name of which escapes me but it had a polar bear on the can/in the ads.

Cresta.

[Wacky Racer]

Ringing TIM to see what time it was,

"On the third stroke, it will be 10 25 and ten seconds.

You paid for the phone call



Standing up for the national anthem before you left the cinema.



Being on a party line, you picked your phone up, (which weighed as much as a bag of sugar), and the bloke across the street was talking to someone so you put the phone down quickly.

[Mr Squarekins]

Watch out, there's a Humphery about.

https://youtu.be/lJsju00-rgM

[Kingdom35]

World Cup doubles down the park (when you didn’t have social media/iPad eTc) and life was football and girls…Urm still is in many ways

Giant gobstoppers
Mint poppets
Cola bottles (giant ones)

Sony Discman
Taping Top 40 while having a Sunday roast, running upstairs and stop/start recoding

“Now 1, 2, 3 Tape Albums…eTc….Snow - Informer”
Buying them from “Our Price”

Kellogg wheel reflectors (can find them on eBay)

I’m sure il remember more but them
We’re the days the 90s we’re the best

Pure Garage :-)

[technodup]

Ecstacy.

[Mr Squarekins]

Mobil garages 'don't be a dinosaur', stickers, badges, iron on transfers.

Edited by Mr Squarekins on Monday 19th June 22:08

[Don1]

You know when you've been Tango'd

[Milkyway]

Around midnight: “ The BBC is now shutting down, Thank you for watching & don’t forget to unplug your television... Goodnight”.
Que National Anthem & then watching the white spot disappear.
It was all over... for another day.

NB: The posh TV’s had Remote control... but still connected by a wire / lead.
( Some were supplied with only a few feet).

Edited by Milkyway on Monday 19th June 22:22

[Terminator X]

EmailAddress said:

Pflanzgarten said:

EmailAddress said:

The glossy-eyed joy of being chosen, as you drove into a carpark by an exitee. Given the window-wind signal and handed the slip of precious ticket: That's got an hour and a half left on it mate. Nodding with exalted thanks at the saving of a whole English pound. The camaraderie. Sticking it to the carpark-man.

Over to you...

I still do that.

Ah yes, North of Watford. I've heard of such a place.

Darn Sarf they get you to type in your car reg which appears on the ticket just to avoid people doing this.

TX.

Edit - the Esso Tiger on Sunday morning telly as there were literally no TV programmes running. Test card the same.

Edited by Terminator X on Monday 19th June 22:12

[Mr Squarekins]

Curly Wurly Flip and Fly.

Like a mini frisbee, with a sort of launch key. Came free with a Curly Wurly.

https://flic.kr/p/bmz9JD

[James P]

Full size Wagon Wheels

[beambeam1]

[Milkyway]

James P said:

Full size Wagon Wheels

When they got smaller, my Dad told me that they had run out of back wheels... so had to use the front ones.

Also, if the ice cream van played its tune... it had run out.

[gazza285]

Being turfed out of the boozer on a Sunday afternoon…

[blindspot]

I remember when Peter Kay asked if you remembered some ordinary thing from the 80s.

[Tabs]

Bare lorry chassis belting down the motorway, driver seemingly perched on a deckchair, and wearing WW1 pilots goggles.