Blast from the past - remind us of a thing

Blast from the past - remind us of a thing

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Steamer

13,874 posts

214 months

Thursday 9th May
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brake fader said:
lucozade bottes used to come wrapped in amber headlight film from the chemist.
Only ever purchased in the event of a family sickness..

... was never too sure if it wasn't the Lucozade that actually made me sick in the first place!

Can someone confirm - they changed the taste when it became marketed as a 'sports drink'?

gt40steve

709 posts

105 months

Thursday 9th May
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Flip fronts.



Slide on parking lights.


brake fader

272 posts

36 months

Thursday 9th May
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Steamer said:
brake fader said:
lucozade bottes used to come wrapped in amber headlight film from the chemist.
Only ever purchased in the event of a family sickness..

... was never too sure if it wasn't the Lucozade that actually made me sick in the first place!

Can someone confirm - they changed the taste when it became marketed as a 'sports drink'?
certainly tasted better back them or was it cause i was recovering from some bad stomach bug and not eaten for a week.

DickyC

49,933 posts

199 months

Monday 13th May
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Topping up the car's battery with distilled water.

motco

15,992 posts

247 months

Monday 13th May
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DickyC said:
Topping up the car's battery with distilled water.
Yes, and checking the SG of the electrolyte with a hydrometer.
Spending half a day every 1,000 miles wielding a Wanner grease gun on the suspension joints.

bodhi

10,661 posts

230 months

Monday 13th May
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Steamer said:
Only ever purchased in the event of a family sickness..

... was never too sure if it wasn't the Lucozade that actually made me sick in the first place!

Can someone confirm - they changed the taste when it became marketed as a 'sports drink'?
I think it's changed a couple of times, but the big one was when that mockney tosser who killed Turkey Twizzlers took aim at soft drinks, which has rendered Lucozade, Irn Bru and most recently Pepsi mostly undrinkable.

Trevatanus

11,133 posts

151 months

Tuesday 14th May
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bodhi said:
Steamer said:
Only ever purchased in the event of a family sickness..

... was never too sure if it wasn't the Lucozade that actually made me sick in the first place!

Can someone confirm - they changed the taste when it became marketed as a 'sports drink'?
I think it's changed a couple of times, but the big one was when that mockney tosser who killed Turkey Twizzlers took aim at soft drinks, which has rendered Lucozade, Irn Bru and most recently Pepsi mostly undrinkable.
I always felt sorry for the marketing team at Lucozade when they lost the ability to use the "Lucozade, aids recovery" Slogan.
Obviously a lot worse for the AIDS victims.

Lotobear

6,468 posts

129 months

Tuesday 14th May
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...keeping a paraffin heater under the car sump during winter nights

Lotobear

6,468 posts

129 months

Tuesday 14th May
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motco said:
DickyC said:
Topping up the car's battery with distilled water.
Yes, and checking the SG of the electrolyte with a hydrometer.
Spending half a day every 1,000 miles wielding a Wanner grease gun on the suspension joints.
...and no debate about whether it should be oil or grease in the trunnions

Super Sonic

5,082 posts

55 months

Tuesday 14th May
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Strangely Brown said:
By someone who was wrong. They were twins.
http://www.t-web.co.uk/trumptmp.htm
It also says there were seven firemen. There were six.

Super Sonic

5,082 posts

55 months

Tuesday 14th May
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nismocat said:
Ideal birthday present for someone who likes rabbits, and cheese.

Big Rod

6,204 posts

217 months

Tuesday 14th May
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DickyC said:
Topping up the car's battery with distilled water.
My Daughter is currently learning to drive and franticly sitting mock tests.

One of the questions was what should you top up a car battery with.

Of course she didn't know and I'm glad she knows now but wondered how relevant it is to someone who's never likely to look under the bonnet of the car.

I am of course going to have to educate her on changing a wheel. Not sure if her gel nails will stand up to it but that's driving folks.

Sticks.

8,810 posts

252 months

Tuesday 14th May
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Lotobear said:
...keeping a paraffin heater under the car sump during winter nights
Or putting a blanket over it. But not both.

Cardboard in the front grille and turning the air intake towards to exhaust manifold for Winter.

Strangely Brown

10,135 posts

232 months

Tuesday 14th May
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Super Sonic said:
Strangely Brown said:
By someone who was wrong. They were twins.
http://www.t-web.co.uk/trumptmp.htm
It also says there were seven firemen. There were six.
Would you like to count again?

Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb... and Captain Flack.


Strangely Brown

10,135 posts

232 months

Tuesday 14th May
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Sticks. said:
Or putting a blanket over it...
... and remembering to remove it before driving off in the morning.

After putting the clothes peg on the choke knob of course.

Lotobear

6,468 posts

129 months

Tuesday 14th May
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....little glass domes on petrol pumps with a small impeller whizzing around inside, operated by a chap in a brown 'open all hours' overcoat

Lotobear

6,468 posts

129 months

Tuesday 14th May
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beer dispensed from a pump with a horizontal glass tube that sucked in the next half as you dispensed the first. And planished copper bar tops

paulguitar

23,782 posts

114 months

Tuesday 14th May
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Lotobear said:
....little glass domes on petrol pumps with a small impeller whizzing around inside, operated by a chap in a brown 'open all hours' overcoat
Having an account at the local petrol station. When I was a kid my parents never paid for petrol, it was billed monthly to our house. I don't think that happens any more.



Sticks.

8,810 posts

252 months

Tuesday 14th May
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Jackpot/Party Sevens.

motco

15,992 posts

247 months

Tuesday 14th May
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Lotobear said:
beer dispensed from a pump with a horizontal glass tube that sucked in the next half as you dispensed the first. And planished copper bar tops
Only in M&B country surely? Brew XI - headache juice.
I spent lot of time in the Black Country and Midlands in general with GKN and the Tettenhall Wood hotel had those cylinders.