General Chat

Speak for yourself, ha ha

daniel,i dont think we had much crime,apart from the odd bit of poaching...in villages like ours,the police station was the bobbies house lol,just with a small plaque outside. lynda,i will look around the boot sales for a ..time machine..if i find one,i will post on here,see how many of us fancy going back...would be interesting,cos thinking of my gran dad,he was always in terrible pain,and its obvious now,that he had bowel,testicular,prostrate cancer..not sure which,as he never complained,just winced,every so often. the 50s must have been a good decade...it had all us lol. bryan.

I reckon that the problems today, regarding the majority of crime are mainly because of two things: 1) Bad parenting 2) Justice System is a joke frankly Agree?

Hi Daniel 40s to 70s although thier was a war on my early childhood was good used to get a clip from my mum nearly every day when i got home from school because i would either have the arse ripped out of my trousers or wet feet as there was a ford across the road and loads of trees to climb, and as i got older into the 50s & 60s and up to the 70s life was harder than it is now but life was slower people helped each other, now everyone seem to be in such a hurry, except this one redeeming thing we have the pouter. David

I agree with all of you about the 50s and 60s i grew up in that time and another thing to add if ever i was naughty and i was pocket money stoped for a week and my mums hand round the backs of my legs i grew up to respect everyone. i would not like to be a child growing up now Margaret

Could it be that communication (such as T.V etc) was not as good at it was back then, and that in fact criminal activity did go on as it much as it does today, but it was just not reported?

Daniel, Child safety is always paramount and in the fifties you didn't have or hear of the terrible things that go on today,as was said earlier children could play safely and we were never bored and had HOBBIES not heard of much these days . Chrissy. x

I've always looked upon the Georgian eran as quite an intresting time to live, if your well off. Over the top clothes, grand houses, meals that lasted for hours. My earliest proven ancestor was a wigmaker and employed others at his shop, so i always imagine him to have fancy wig on and all that.

oh dear, had my reply,ready in my head,only to find its a near copy of lynda's...the 50s will always be special,as thats when i was born,and brought up in south wales,by my granparents,we had a smallholding,chickens,pigs,a couple of dozen sheep.we were in a tiny village,on mountainside,overlooking the valley's,it was sooo peaceful,and very picturesque.doors were always open to friends and neighbours,my nan would sell them fresh eggs,fruit,and vegetables,and she was known for miles for her bread baking.we were surrounded by woodlands,so i would be out with my friends,from early morning,until we got really hungry.as we were so high up,we could see the steam trains going through the valleys,and the view at night,with all the valley lit up was breathtaking,money cant buy that,i stayed until the late 60s,but visit as often as i can...cos thats where my heart is,and ime sad now! bryan.

I'm with Lynda and Chrissy, looking back they were lovelysafe days, did'nt have my own phone, tv or computer like the kids do today but I had my own bow and arrow like geronimo! Loved playing cowboy and indians, cops and robbers making go-karts out of old pram wheels, the kids of today would hate it, would'nt they? Lynda

Sounds like you had a nice time when you were young (er). There must have been some bad things that arn't around today. I hear some people say that people are looking through `rose-tinted glasses`, when they desribe the good old days. What benefits are there that wern't around when you were a child?

Hear Hear Lynda tho in times gone by i think Victorian would have been nice that's if you had a little money of course!!!

Seems to have taken a diffrent direction. What were your childhoods like?