you nostalgia you lose
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P-Jay said:
Morningside said:
Reading another thread and thought. Do people still do the tobacco run? I recall cars being confiscated and then sold on with missing seats so they could pack them out with as much contraband as possible.
Or did the government put a stop to all this?
I think once they started branding them "UK Duty Paid" or the like it went from a slightly naughty thing to do to proper criminality - these days I here you can still buy cheap(er) tobacco on the streets, but a lot is counterfeit and very dangerous, even by the standards of smoking.Or did the government put a stop to all this?
I read recently someone got 3 years for selling unlicensed tobacco.
ETA - Hang on, I'm dragging this into the realms of the PH Council thread... sorry!
miniman said:
Hmmm... never seen that programme at all. just wondering if the, er, girl in the blue top features in a few episodes, though...?
MikeT66 said:
miniman said:
Hmmm... never seen that programme at all. just wondering if the, er, girl in the blue top features in a few episodes, though...?MikeT66 said:
HTP99 said:
Whaaaaat, you have never seen the Inbetweeners?!
Err.. no. Not heard of it, either. Apart from the girl in the blue top, have I missed something special?Anybody remember Frisbee 'golf'? Seventies idea. Courses and everything.
MikeT66 said:
miniman said:
Hmmm... never seen that programme at all. just wondering if the, er, girl in the blue top features in a few episodes, though...?
Pitre said:
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AstonZagato said:
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The one I recall had a small chrome tubular shelves running the length of the counters, to put the basket on as you waited to be served. They also doubled as an impromptu climbing frame for the bored child, ideal for getting your ears warmed on a cold winters day, as your parent doubted their robustness.sospan said:
The Don of Croy said:
There’s one in Pembrey Country Park not far from me. Put in not that long ago. Less than 10 years I guess. Never seen anyone playing though.I played quite a bit in the '90s - my university had a course that was apparently used for international tours.
I still have the discs that I got when I went to visit the US - and found a shop dedicated to disc golf.
Like golf clubs, you can get discs that have different characteristics - ones that fly long distance. Ones that.go around corners easily. Ones that roll, and ones used for putting.
I really enjoyed it - wandering around chucking bits of plastic into bits of metal.
Not been through the whole thread but keep seeing bikes so...
Me on a RSW (Raleigh Small Wheels) in the early 1960s.
It was the opposition to the 'Moulton bicycle' and surprisingly, took off and was a success.
Cost... this should fox those who don't like nor understand 'cash' today, it's price was... 29 Guineas
(that's Guineas, not Guinness the alcohol, a bottle of the latter was given 'free' to patients after a NHS hospital stay (I know, I had my dad's bottle and drank it - 1967 - when I picked him up with my mum).
Who knew, eh? The NHS advocating alcohol as a health benefit.
Today? The same NHS advocate 'artificial sweeteners' over sugar. Give me real sugar any day!
I digress, an RSW Advert in 1960.
Now fast forward to 1980, being a car nut I'm wandering around Halfords (Oxford branch in Cowley). Didn't buy anything. As I'm going out the door assistant calls me:
'Would you like to enter our competition to win a Raleigh bike, sir? It's worth nearly £200.'
I ask 'Is there a catch?'
'No, it's a free competition sir, no need to buy anything.'
'Oh, ok then.' Scribble my name and home tel no. on the entry form.
Forgot all about it until I got a call. 'Mr *********', congratulations you've won the Raleigh Rapide competition.'
I still have it 43 yrs later. The water bottle eventually disintegrated and I've changed the tyres to Gatorskins, that's about it, rarely used the toe clips which also came with it.
Me on a RSW (Raleigh Small Wheels) in the early 1960s.
It was the opposition to the 'Moulton bicycle' and surprisingly, took off and was a success.
Cost... this should fox those who don't like nor understand 'cash' today, it's price was... 29 Guineas
(that's Guineas, not Guinness the alcohol, a bottle of the latter was given 'free' to patients after a NHS hospital stay (I know, I had my dad's bottle and drank it - 1967 - when I picked him up with my mum).
Who knew, eh? The NHS advocating alcohol as a health benefit.
Today? The same NHS advocate 'artificial sweeteners' over sugar. Give me real sugar any day!
I digress, an RSW Advert in 1960.
Now fast forward to 1980, being a car nut I'm wandering around Halfords (Oxford branch in Cowley). Didn't buy anything. As I'm going out the door assistant calls me:
'Would you like to enter our competition to win a Raleigh bike, sir? It's worth nearly £200.'
I ask 'Is there a catch?'
'No, it's a free competition sir, no need to buy anything.'
'Oh, ok then.' Scribble my name and home tel no. on the entry form.
Forgot all about it until I got a call. 'Mr *********', congratulations you've won the Raleigh Rapide competition.'
I still have it 43 yrs later. The water bottle eventually disintegrated and I've changed the tyres to Gatorskins, that's about it, rarely used the toe clips which also came with it.
Edited by dandarez on Sunday 12th March 21:10
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