evo1 Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 In this topic post anything to do with remembering the good old days with lifestyle in the 70's & 80's that you remember. The Pay On Answer Phones. Often housed in these dirty, urine smelling boxes although some still do remain in operation theres very few left. And the phones that was in them. You could spin a 2p coin in the 10p slot but be quick before them pips run out (for those that remember what pips was) and not Gladys Knight and the pips. Replaced by these on the early 80's 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Water Souvenirs Pens Remember me nana had one with a naked lady on and when you turn the pen upside down she was naked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Coal bunkers & Coal Came in one of these. Carried by one of these men And into one of these in the back garden. Lets get the house nice and warm and then someone forgot to full the coal bucket up, so someone goes outside letting all the heat out of the house to refill it. Classic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Matey. Who had a bath with this guy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Toilet Paper. Anyone else remember using newspaper when you was a kid because your parents couldn't afford toilet paper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPillze Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 never used newspaper myself but a family across the road from me used to use only newspaper talking a good 25+ ago now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, MrPillze said: never used newspaper myself but a family across the road from me used to use only newspaper talking a good 25+ ago now Only 25+ years ago!!! WOW, i thought it was a 70's thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatdad Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 On 20/12/2018 at 22:24, evo1 said: Toilet Paper. Anyone else remember using newspaper when you was a kid because your parents couldn't afford toilet paper. we had an outside toilet when i was a kid and you rolled the paper up first to kill the spider before taking a s##t...lol.. also it was far better than the grease proof paper toilet paper the school toilets had... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPillze Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 hour ago, evo1 said: Only 25+ years ago!!! WOW, i thought it was a 70's thing. It was definitely late 80's for sure they were quite a strange bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2018 Telephone Lock 80's answer to locking a phone. Well with Reg getting a new toy, and how the telephone lock has been discussed it leads me to place the telephone lock in this topic. The days when your parents would go down the club and leave you with an underage babysitter only to find that when the bill come in the babysitter had been on the phone all night. So the telephone lock was needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Embassy Vouchers. Smoke yourself to death to collect, well not a lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 On 20/12/2018 at 22:24, evo1 said: Toilet Paper. Anyone else remember using newspaper when you was a kid because your parents couldn't afford toilet paper. Mate thats nasty !! , there was a chat about using newspaper to house ya fish and chips . Kinda like using your face flanel to wipe ya arse . Im throwing stones here lol , when i was a nipper , we had an out side toilet , no flush !!! , just a big buckety toilet thing , and some pit somewhere , that two (unlucky lol) dudes had to suck out , with a massive truck and suction hose ! . Plumbing was installed when i was a teen . Thank god !! seeing ya familys leavings is harsh !!!! good times , dropped a toy torch in it once , never saw that again ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 6 hours ago, becks said: Mate thats nasty !! , there was a chat about using newspaper to house ya fish and chips . Kinda like using your face flanel to wipe ya arse . Im throwing stones here lol , when i was a nipper , we had an out side toilet , no flush !!! , just a big buckety toilet thing , and some pit somewhere , that two (unlucky lol) dudes had to suck out , with a massive truck and suction hose ! . Plumbing was installed when i was a teen . Thank god !! seeing ya familys leavings is harsh !!!! good times , dropped a toy torch in it once , never saw that again ! Pretty lucky really never had the outside toilet thing going on, was inside but still no poo roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Spot the ball and the pools. Saturday afternoon on itv world of sport the results and dad would spend the time checking his pools thing, to see if he could win.....nothing. The Pools Spot The Ball. Also the Carling Black Label ad with spot the ball, before we all went PC and it was just called Carling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Me mum did the pools ,a pools dude would come round , never understood it , she must have told me a hundred times , score draws or some shizzle . Beer adverts were awsome , i recall a butter advert used to mess with my head , a women dives in it ! , st ivel gold or something , it was like butter porn ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 evo , told me misses about ya bog roll , she says your a tramp , your an Independent guy , Very daily , mail and mirror , likes the sun to go where it shouldnt shine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, becks said: evo , told me misses about ya bog roll , she says your a tramp , your an Independent guy , Very daily , mail and mirror , likes the sun to go where it shouldnt shine I think we was classed as a poor family, didn't understand all that shit at the time to young, But i remember seen my first per of boobs on a bit of that poo paper so that must of been the page 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Saw me first boods in the woods , found a stash of fiesta (Shaven raven edition lol ) magazines , i believe it was common to stash ya porn up the woods back then . Used me sock to wipe once , when i was caught short at school , no traceing paper in the toilet . bloody sock didnt flush , water coming up , ran ! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 On 19/12/2018 at 20:50, evo1 said: In this topic post anything to do with remembering the good old days with lifestyle in the 70's & 80's that you remember. The Pay On Answer Phones. Often housed in these dirty, urine smelling boxes although some still do remain in operation theres very few left. And the phones that was in them. You could spin a 2p coin in the 10p slot but be quick before them pips run out (for those that remember what pips was) and not Gladys Knight and the pips. Replaced by these on the early 80's If someone was in it , you could kick the door really hard on the outside , and it would pop over the stoppa , trapping the person in it , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 New Years. British Tradition. On the stroke of midnight, people open the back door (to let the old year out) and ask the first dark haired man to be seen to come through the front door carrying salt, coal and bread. This means that the following year everyone in the house will have enough to eat (bread), enough money (salt) and be warm enough (coal). Anyone still do this? Happy New Year to all at Desert Island hope you have a great 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlon36 Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 12 hours ago, evo1 said: New Years. British Tradition. On the stroke of midnight, people open the back door (to let the old year out) and ask the first dark haired man to be seen to come through the front door carrying salt, coal and bread. This means that the following year everyone in the house will have enough to eat (bread), enough money (salt) and be warm enough (coal). Anyone still do this? Happy New Year to all at Desert Island hope you have a great 2019. My Mam was always into that kind of stuff, she'd insist on my Dad being the first through the door after midnight every new year to bring the house good luck, it rarely worked! Happy New Year to you as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) Single Tub/Twin Tub Even though these came out the 1950's it wasn't until the early 80's we had a twin tub(someone's pass down) mum use to struggle trying to get the thing out from under the counter. Single Tub Twin Tub Edited January 2, 2019 by evo1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 White Arrow. The days when parcel delivery was easy not like today's cowboys. Used by catalogue company's back in the day to deliver and collect returns. If you remember you had a white arrow card you placed in your window if you had a return, the guy would knock on/or if you was out you left on the door step, he would collect everyone's happy. The good old days. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo1 Posted January 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2019 Using newspaper to draw/helping the fire catch hold. The old man would use a big piece of newspaper placed over the fire to help it start going and as you sat there and hear the roar behind the paper you would start to see a burn mark in the middle of the paper. Next thing it would catch fire and the old man would let it go up the chimney, only to have someone knock on and say your chimneys on fire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 I still do that ocassionally to draw the open fire I love the intensity, great way to start a fire off fairly quickly. J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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