One for those over a certain age

[motco]

Laurel Green said:

glenrobbo said:

nonsequitur said:

The Yes / No interlude.
Who when what etc.

Michael Miles* on "Take your Pick" on ITV, very early 1960's iirc.

"What should the contestant do, audience? ... Take the money, or open the box?"

* Later hosted by Bob Monkhouse.

With Bob Danvers-Walker on the gong --> Clicky

My daughter has got Bob Danvers-Walker's 1984 Bedford CF campervan

[anonymous-user]

Sticks. said:

Very much so. We were all into heavy rock then so they were mostly covered with hand written lyrics or something about Sabs, Rush, The Priest etc

A friend kept this souvenir from work.

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Is that a pen type thing from a counter ?

[jmorgan]

punch for computer cards?

[Laurel Green]

motco said:

My daughter has got Bob Danvers-Walker's 1984 Bedford CF campervan.

Blimey! That looks to be in fine fettle for the year - nice one!

[outnumbered]

jmorgan said:

punch for computer cards?

Paper tape...

[Sticks.]

jmorgan said:

punch for computer cards?

Yes, almost. For editing 'ticker tapes'. You could delete an entry with it, or sometimes amend one if you knew what you were doing.

Gist is, operator would use the key card of an account, type in one or more data types which had been asked for, which added to a tape and hard copy. A completed tape would be checked and transmitted to a computer centre. The action was confirmed 2 days later.

[anonymous-user]

Want to make a call from that communal payphone in your block of flats.



Nibble on a bar of chocolate whilst making that call



You want something more nutty ?


If using a neighbours phone because your house doesn't have one:



dont forget to offer them some money for the call


And don't be peeping at your neighbours numbers stored in their handy useful dial address book

[jmorgan]

techiedave said:

If using a neighbours phone because your house doesn't have one:

Adjusting the governor so the dial spun at a silly speed.....

Pressing the button for a party line, think that was done a few (many) pages ago.

[Sticks.]

techiedave said:

Want to make a call from that communal payphone in your block of flats.

A friend had one of these. But then he had teenage children too.



Where two were adjacent in the office, juvenile amusement could be had by swapping the receivers. They all smelled of cigarettes.

[Robbo 27]

And having a telephone table in the hall

[jmorgan]

Sticks. said:

Where two were adjacent in the office, juvenile amusement could be had by swapping the receivers. They all smelled of cigarettes.

When the push button versions came out, you could swap the left hand column with the right hand column. Chaos.

[motco]

Laurel Green said:

motco said:

My daughter has got Bob Danvers-Walker's 1984 Bedford CF campervan.

Blimey! That looks to be in fine fettle for the year - nice one!

That picture is a few years old, but when they bought it it was remarkable and even had the original crockery in the cupboards. Vehicle maintenance is not the strong point of my daughter or her partner, sadly, and it needs a bit of TLC on the bodywork - polishing mainly. I look after the maintenance when pressed, but I hate the thing. It is not the safest vehicle in the world and is horrible to drive, but as a camper it is pretty good I admit. Four berth and a solid sided pop-top so sound doesn't penetrate half as much as on fabric sided ones.

[rovermorris999]

Anyone remember those early BT phone box phone cards where the magnetic strip holding your balance was physically erased from the card as you used it?

[nonsequitur]

Robbo 27 said:

glenrobbo said:

Michael Miles* on "Take your Pick" on ITV, very early 1960's iirc.

"What should the contestant do, audience? ... Take the money, or open the box?"

* Later hosted by Bob Monkhouse.

And the contestants often said 'Make them easy Michael'.

One of my sayings even today

Along with 'its frothy man'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J-eK-E1UYo

One Scottish contestant answered all the relevant questions with Aye and Naye. He got his £2 prize.

[anonymous-user]

rovermorris999 said:

Anyone remember those early BT phone box phone cards where the magnetic strip holding your balance was physically erased from the card as you used it?

[AMG Merc]

GetCarter said:

nonsequitur said:

The Yes / No interlude.

From time to time my Mrs will ask me if I want a cup of tea (etc), and I'll answer.

"I would Michael"

[Robbo 27]

techiedave said:

I was one of the idiots who collected thousands of these cards, still have them.

They have very little value now that BT and Mercury have stopped production.

One day, I hope, great great grandson Robbo will have be on a Cash in the Attic program and find he is worth a bob or two.

[NDA]

Robbo 27 said:

I was one of the idiots who collected thousands of these cards, still have them.

They have very little value now that BT and Mercury have stopped production.

One day, I hope, great great grandson Robbo will have be on a Cash in the Attic program and find he is worth a bob or two.

I have an unused one (in it's packet) from the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.... if I can find it, I shall revert back here and send it to you if you need it.

[Robbo 27]

Thats very kind of you NDA but whilst I own many I dont collect any more, the value to me would actually be less than the cost of postage.

This collecting hobby was very strong 1983 - early 90s, mobile phones killed off the production and therefore the hobby. In their day, the less common cards traded for up to £100 each.

[227bhp]

What was this game, late 70s early to mid 80s: You had a rifle which shot nothing but a light beam, various targets which when hit made something happen, one of which was a wooden toilet door. When the target was hit the door opened and some cowboy was sat on the pan with his kegs around his ankles.
It wasn't Tin can alley...