Do You Remember?

[FurryFace]

Things that have changed over the years - and not for the better...

Like...

When we used to climb trees or fall over in the playground, and not consider suing anyone.

When - if you wanted to chat with your friend, you would call at their house.

When petrol (gas) used to be more expensive than water.

When it was safe for kids to play outside on their own.

When I used to have hair (on my head - silly!).

 

[MrEd63]

Things that have changed over the years - and not for the better...

Like...

When we used to climb trees or fall over in the playground, and not consider suing anyone.

When - if you wanted to chat with your friend, you would call at their house.

When petrol (gas) used to be more expensive than water.

When it was safe for kids to play outside on their own.

When I used to have hair (on my head - silly!).

When you could go to the pictures, have a slap up meal and get a taxi home and have change from a 10 bob note

 

[Femme_Fatale_UK]

When you could go to the pictures, have a slap up meal and get a taxi home and have change from a 10 bob note

1/2p & 1p sweets

 

[MrEd63]

Rickets, Ringworm and Diptheria

 

[MrEd63]

A world before the internet

 

[FurryFace]

Rickets, Ringworm and Diptheria

Ha Ha - Yes, there was always that I suppose

Quote from Monty Python

When you could go on a world cruise for tuppence, and still have change.

 

[Jaime_H]

When we were brave enough to travel without satnav and have a mobile communication device at hand for in case we broke down.

 

[happyplayer]

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To lower the tone from you lovely people - trying to buy saucy magazines for sharing with the gang!

 

[jaF0]

When we were brave enough to travel without satnav

I still do that. Paper maps rule!

and have a mobile communication device at hand for in case we broke down.

But not that.

 

[jaF0]

To lower the tone from you lovely people - trying to buy saucy magazines for sharing with the gang!

Huddling around National Geographic in the school library.

 

[happyplayer]

Huddling around National Geographic in the school library.

Yeah. Probably saw my first breasts in National Geographic!
And any mags with bra adverts lol

 

[jaF0]

When the TV repairman made house calls and showed up with a big toolbox sort of thing loaded with vacuum tubes and other gizmos.

 

[Bjerget]

When MSN messenger and skype were not the same program

 

[jaF0]

When each house had ONE telephone, no matter how many people lived there.

 

[happyplayer]

When MSN messenger and skype were not the same program

Yeah. And it was so much easier to have a quick chat.
Seems complicated now - well to me anyhow; not being computer savvy!

 

[jaF0]

When people didn't speak (or even think) in terms of web programs or companies?

 

[vibes]

Play marbles anyone?

 

[jaF0]

A world before the internet

Seriously. People born after 1990 are fucked in a major way. They have no concept at all of what life was like before the web ruined things.

 

[Bjerget]

Seriously. People born after 1990 are fucked in a major way. They have no concept at all of what life was like before the web ruined things.

"Ruined things" is a bit of hyperbole isn't it? Without the internet we wouldn't even be having this discussion.

 

[vibes]

"Ruined things" is a bit of hyperbole isn't it? Without the internet we wouldn't even be having this discussion.

So true it could be a thread killer

 

[MedicalMuse]

When each house had ONE telephone, no matter how many people lived there.

And everyone wanted to answer it. Now no one answers the damn phone. Not even me.

 

[jaF0]

And everyone wanted to answer it. Now no one answers the damn phone. Not even me.

And you didn't own that one phone, the telephone company did. You got one 'free' with your monthly service. If you wanted another one, you could rent one for an additional monthly fee. You were not allowed to buy one of your own to add on. If you did and they found out, you could be charged some extra amount. They could tell by the load on the line when the phone(s) rang. That's part of where the REN (Ringer Equivalence Number) came in.

 

[MedicalMuse]

And you didn't own that one phone, the telephone company did. You got one 'free' with your monthly service. If you wanted another one, you could rent one for an additional monthly fee. You were not allowed to buy one of your own to add on. If you did and they found out, you could be charged some extra amount. They could tell by the load on the line when the phone(s) rang. That's part of where the REN (Ringer Equivalence Number) came in.

Lol, we were rural. No one cared what you did out in the sticks. For awhile we still had a party line in the early 80's. Everyone in the area we were in could pick up and listen.

 

[DriftWood75]

To lower the tone from you lovely people - trying to buy saucy magazines for sharing with the gang!

Thus made me laugh out loud at work!

I used th travel miles to find a shop I could pick up the magazine's from so I wouldn't be recognized (and at 16 too young to buy them too)

Your list is missing the wonderful great universal and Kay catalogues those were fantastic in the bra and underwear sections and my first thrill at seeing boobies.

 

[MedicalMuse]

Thus made me laugh out loud at work!

I used th travel miles to find a shop I could pick up the magazine's from so I wouldn't be recognized (and at 16 too young to buy them too)

Your list is missing the wonderful great universal and Kay catalogues those were fantastic in the bra and underwear sections and my first thrill at seeing boobies.

I remember my brothers stealing the fredericks of Hollywood catalog. It was so cheesy. Like lingerie glamour shots. Oh lord, that too! Glamour shots, another terrible idea of the past.