Blast from the past - remind us of a thing

[Strangely Brown]

I'll bet you can smell that picture.

[Johnspex]

“With a shine and a shimmer and a sheenThat ‘s the look, Loxene “ . Very similar product with the same smell but made by a different company.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Its all gone a bit "Pete - Tong".

[Groomio]

CO-OP milk tokens



You bought the tokens from the local Co-op, and put them out with your empties, to pay your Co-op Milkman. It was supposedly a bit safer than leaving the cash for your daily pint out for him. Because the tokens were plastic, they were lighter for the Milkman to carry about, and were a safer option. When the prices of a pint of milk went up, the Co-op would change the colour of the tokens, so you could identify which token had been paid for by what amount. If you had an "old" colour token, you'd leave the extra penny, halfpenny or whatever out, to make up the token to the price

[Mr Peel]

Strangely Brown said:

I'll bet you can smell that picture.

Oh yes. Happily still available, although in a generic shampoo/shower gel container now rather than the old bottle.

[motco]

Mr Peel said:

Strangely Brown said:

I'll bet you can smell that picture.

Oh yes. Happily still available, although in a generic shampoo/shower gel container now rather than the old bottle.

T-Gel smells like coal tar too

[48k]

username_checksout said:

cirian75 said:

Fun fact, my brother is named after one the goodies on Battle of the Planets.

Yes it was 8 year olds me's idea.

Key-Op?

I loved BOTP back then, the theme tune was a bombastic fanfare which I still like today. It was only in more recent years that I found out 'us kids' were being shown a heavily edited and retitled version of the original early 70s show Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. Being Japanese anime, the original was lot more risque and violent.

The perfect after school BBC TV line up would be this, anything with Johnny Ball, Tom Baker or Rick Mayall in Jackanory and Beat The Teacher. I think some shows had ended when others were current (Beat The Teacher and Rik Mayall's Jackanory were certainly shown later in the 80s than BOTP).

Edited by username_checksout on Tuesday 20th January 20:28

Yep. The original never had 7-Zark-7 - the Sandy Frank rework created the 7-Zark-7 (and his dog 1-Rover-1) sequences to pad out the cartoon to replace the violent stuff and to explain the story line to cover what had been cut out.

[shed driver]

Sheets of blotting paper at the bank so you didn't smudge your paying in slip or cheque.

SD.

[DodgyGeezer]

shed driver said:

Sheets of blotting paper at the bank so you didn't smudge your paying in slip or cheque.

SD.

writing 'new pence' on your cheques...

[motco]

DodgyGeezer said:

shed driver said:

Sheets of blotting paper at the bank so you didn't smudge your paying in slip or cheque.

SD.

writing 'new pence' on your cheques...

Going to the window and asking for £15 cash for your weeks expenditure and saying "I have an arrangement" at which the clerk hands over the cash. No cash machines in the very early seventies until those tenner in an envelope devices that kept your punch card to be posted back to you.
Even then, if you could find such a machine, a tenner was a bit mean.

When you did go to the bank in your lunch time, you'd find four or five shop keepers queueing at the window(s) paying in half a hundredweight of mixed coins.

Going to the Post Office for anything exposed you to the GPO graduates from Her Majesty's School of Rudeness and Pig Ignorance from the other side of the glass. The larger the branch, the ruder the clerks.

[craigjm]

Wow some of the last few are making this place sound like an old folks home full of 80 year olds

[Huff]

..actually its not the case - rather less than even 30yrs ago!

I recognise much of the above, & am 'only' 54'.

Acted as local primary school PTA treasurer at 28-29 - account at local PO - that last post was spot-on. & godhelp if you didn't have the right forms filled-in... & all the cake sale change bagged & tagged correctly... abs nightmae, not missed!

Edited by Huff on Thursday 22 January 22:14

[nigelpugh7]

This looks really old now!

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[Groomio]

Board game based on pirates , Buccaneer, made in England by John Waddington Ltd

If I remember rightly you sailed between islands picking up treasure then you could be attacked by other pirates who would try and take it from you.

[DodgyGeezer]

have we had sticky-out belly buttons yet?

[Penny Whistle]

Groomio said:

Board game based on pirates , Buccaneer, made in England by John Waddington Ltd

If I remember rightly you sailed between islands picking up treasure then you could be attacked by other pirates who would try and take it from you.

Yes: gold bars, diamonds, rubies, pearls and barrels of rum.

[vetrof]

Penny Whistle said:

Groomio said:

Board game based on pirates , Buccaneer, made in England by John Waddington Ltd

If I remember rightly you sailed between islands picking up treasure then you could be attacked by other pirates who would try and take it from you.

Yes: gold bars, diamonds, rubies, pearls and barrels of rum.

Cracking game. Had it as kids. My brother bought it a few years ago and we play it whenever we get together.

[vetrof]

Penny Whistle said:

Groomio said:

Board game based on pirates , Buccaneer, made in England by John Waddington Ltd

If I remember rightly you sailed between islands picking up treasure then you could be attacked by other pirates who would try and take it from you.

Yes: gold bars, diamonds, rubies, pearls and barrels of rum.

Cracking game. Had it as kids. My brother bought it a few years ago and we play it whenever we get together.

[shed driver]

SD.

[Groomio]

Another board game by by John Waddington Ltd, Totopoly, horse racing game, just don't land on "Burst a blood vessel"