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Remember when? (long but worth it)
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LD | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:23 |
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My first weeks wages £4 7s 6d |
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Silly Sausage | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:22 |
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I can not rember old money at al... |
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(`•¿•`) Loopy § Lady Ŀindy (`•¿-`) | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:22 |
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And THOSE fogs! Real pea soupers!! Couldn't see your hand in front of your face!!! Felt like a blanket wrapped around you!!!! |
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Chica in the sun ☼ | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:20 |
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Oh and we had tea delivered by horse drawn van, Ringtons it was. |
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(`•¿•`) Loopy § Lady Ŀindy (`•¿-`) | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:20 |
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And sledging down the middle of the road!!! No traffice, except when the Dads came home!!! |
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LD | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:20 |
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Hayley it was 8 miles to the nearest school ! |
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LD | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:19 |
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My local bobby would put his bike in the boot of my car and drive me home from pub so that I could have a few drinks |
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Silly Sausage | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:17 |
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You got the school bus .....luxury.........we walked.. |
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Chica in the sun ☼ | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:16 |
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playing top and whip down the middle of the main road ´cos there would only be a couple of cars now and again coming along it. |
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(`•¿•`) Loopy § Lady Ŀindy (`•¿-`) | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:16 |
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Just remembered Tony's prices! A 6d (2.5p) wafer and 1/- (5p) for a Double Nougat !!! |
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LD | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:15 |
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Doing your homework on the bus on way to school, I perfected the art of writing while on the move ! |
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Susan719813 | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:14 |
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Butter? ginnie!.....You had Butter?!!!!! |
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(`•¿•`) Loopy § Lady Ŀindy (`•¿-`) | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:12 |
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Coal delivered by horse and cart! |
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Silly Sausage | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:11 |
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Party 7's .......................... |
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Chica in the sun ☼ | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:10 |
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the rag and bone man with his horse and cart he would give me a goldfish in a bag in exchange for rags, poor thing was always dead by morning. His grandson is now an upmarket antique dealer! My father always said there was money in old rags. |
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LD | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:06 |
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Horse linoment or goose grease cured any ailment |
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Kim from Sandhurst | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:04 |
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going back to when I was very young |
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LD | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:04 |
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Waking up to 2ft of snow but you still went to school |
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(`•¿•`) Loopy § Lady Ŀindy (`•¿-`) | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:02 |
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Walking 2 miles to get a pint of milk from the local farm and being told you took too long! |
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LD | Report | 15 Feb 2008 22:02 |
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The seaside was 70 miles away (Porthcawl) and it took all day to get there and back ! |
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