I'm old enough to remember when........

[john2443]

craigjm said:

The Mad Monk said:

motco said:

Blib said:

........there were only two TV channels to choose from.

What are you old enough to remember?

When there was one!

When there was none!

You’re older than 82?

Depends where he lived - in South Africa there was no tele until "Nationwide services finally commenced on 5 January 1976" (Wiki).

It started in colour not black and white - there must have been some complicated discussion about that, they were lucky they didn't get white and white!

[glazbagun]

The browser wars.
56k modems being the latest thing.
3.5" floppy disks instead of 5.25"
Our first colour telly.
Our first CD player.
And being the first of all my friends to have the original playstation. The loading screen still gives me chills. I remember wondering how games could possibly get better, there was nowhere left to go!

[valiant]

I remember when the Labour Party leader would go around in a donkey jacket, threatening to bankrupt the country with hairbrained policies whilst under the spell of militant unions.

Oh wait, that was yesterday...

[4x4Tyke]

valiant said:

I remember when the Labour Party leader would go around in a donkey jacket, threatening to bankrupt the country with hairbrained policies whilst under the spell of militant unions.

Oh wait, that was yesterday...

I remember when people could have a conversation without spoiling by dragging divisive politics into everything

[Dr Jekyll]

Shakermaker said:

As someone born in 1985 I never experienced it.

But my understanding is that, as with a lot of "old" measurements, they were borne out of their use and needs for the time, rather than having ever been designed as a cohesive system that all works together. You needed money in small enough denominations for your essentials like flour, beer, meat, and then you'd need some larger denomination coins to avoid having to carry around hundreds of small coins (no notes back in the day) and you would need these to pay for equipment if you were a rich business or land owner etc.

I get the impression that for a long time the basic unit of currency was the shilling rather than the pound, the pound being much bigger than most other Dmarks, Francs, Lira etc. Being able to divide even shillings by 3 or 4 was an advantage.


Of course what should really have happened was using a base 12 number system instead of 10. Whoever thought 10 was a sensible base ought to be dug up and have stones thrown at him.

[glenrobbo]

silverfoxcc said:

glenrobbo said

I can remember Muffin the Mule before it was made a criminal offence.

not only that but a nasty disease was Moby Dick,and i cant begin to explain the treatment needed for Boxcar Willie




Can i do some money changing with you?

I have plenty of pre deicimal coins i can swap at the exchange rate you quote!!!

I'm surprised at you trying to take advantage of a poor old codger like what I is!


I have corrected it now to avoid all the others shamelessly jumping on the get-rich-quick bandwagon ( horse-drawn of course ).
Thanks for pointing it out.

Did you ever have spotted dick?
I had it at high school.

I blame that Rosalyn.

Edited by glenrobbo on Tuesday 25th September 12:54

[gothatway]

RTB said:

Having said that, my eldest old son can't get his head around the fact that I'm old enough to have lived in 5 different decades, 2 different centuries and 2 different millennia.

But only one reigning monarch ?

[xx99xx]

I remember when, as kids, the adult administered treatment for any ailment was a shot of brandy

[Eric Mc]

glenrobbo said:

P5BNij said:

Back on topic - I can remember when Series 1 Airfix kits came in little plastic bags with a piece of card stapled to the top, a pocket money buster at 30p,

The first ones didn't have a card header, it was the folded glossy paper artist's impression with the assembly instructions and exploded view inside.
ISTR the price for the kits at first was 1/6d (7.5p)

An eclectic mix:
Spitfire Mk 1
The Golden Hind
1904 Darraq
Fokker Triplane
Bristol Fighter
etc

Point of order m'lud. Series 1 Airfix kits never came in plastic bags with card stapled to the top. Originally they came in plastic bags with PAPER "headers" stapled to the top. In the early 1970s, they switched to a card /plastic bubble form of package.

Original style packaging with simple artwork



Later style with glorious Roy Cross artwork -



Card/bubble package from around 1978 -



When I started buying kits, a Series 1 kit in a bag cost 2/6 (12 1/2 p)

[RTB]

gothatway said:

But only one reigning monarch ?

So far

[Roofless Toothless]

gothatway said:

RTB said:

Having said that, my eldest old son can't get his head around the fact that I'm old enough to have lived in 5 different decades, 2 different centuries and 2 different millennia.

But only one reigning monarch ?

Come to think of it, if I manage another two or three years I will have experienced my ninth decade!

[4x4Tyke]

... every kid could tell the difference between a Spitfire and a Hurricane.

Edited by 4x4Tyke on Tuesday 25th September 17:49

[Pistom]

4x4Tyke said:

... every kid could tell the difference between a Spitfire and a Hurricane.

Hurricane


Spitfire

[carboy2017]

I remember watching Prince Charles marrying lady Diana Spencer in 1982 and old enough to see President Marcos being thrown out

[HTP99]

xx99xx said:

I remember when, as kids, the adult administered treatment for any ailment was a shot of brandy

LOL yes, when I wouldn't sleep, I'd get a bit of rum to send me off.

[Vanordinaire]

carboy2017 said:

I remember watching Prince Charles marrying lady Diana Spencer in 1982

You must've watched the repeat, I remember watching it in 1981

[ARHarh]

fouronthefloor said:

My parents sitting me in front of the TV to watch the moon landing.

Me too I was fascinated by space travel as a 5 year old.

[Cotty]

irocfan said:

slam door trains

Yep use to commute on slam door trains

[Don1]

Smoking on aircraft
Half pennies.
Marathon Bars.
Wooden Escalators
Smoking on tubes.
Launch of Channel 4
Unleaded petrol being brought in.
Duncan Dares on TV, as well as Krypton Factor.

Fads in the playground...
Skateboards
BMXs
Garbage Pail Kids

[SpudLink]

Don1 said:

Wooden Escalators
Smoking on tubes.

Unfortunately I remember the tragedy at Kings Cross station (which I used regularly at the time) caused by the combination of these.