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What do you miss from the 'Olden Days'?

rowan said:
Our house backed on to a woods and it was our second home, all the local kids had camps in the woods, such happy times.
But it was also a short cut from the station for a lot of commuters and some years ago now there were a couple of rapes on women walking home through the woods. You go there now and it's empty apart from a few dog walkers.
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I don't think todays children have the same freedom we had. They may have more material things, but I think we happier.
Dens in the woods, and playing in the corn fields, paddling in the stream. Getting so muddy, and it cost zero
 
Mike D said:
My school mates, my teachers, my report cards, my first allowance, Fruit tingles, the moonwalks on TV, the Monkees (Sheesh they were SOOOO good) my mom's cooking, my Torana XU1 muscle car, the lure of a new LP by my favourite artist / band, learning DOS and above all, my first love
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School friend, that reminds me, I must go and phone her.
We met at school, we have been friends for 53 years. We live about 200 miles as part, but we talk on the phone nearly every week.
 
I've just remembered our woods had a park as well, with swimming pool, tennis coursts and a putting green looked after by the park keeper or 'parky' and his word was the law! We were all scared of him and would run a mile if we saw him coming anywhere near in case we'd done something wrong - can't imagine kids being so frightened of him nowadays!
 
millysue said:
I don't think todays children have the same freedom we had. They may have more material things, but I think we happier.
Dens in the woods, and playing in the corn fields, paddling in the stream. Getting so muddy, and it cost zero
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Wonderful memories :happy:
 
Going into town in the early 1970's, especially at Christmas time, snow and frost too.;) Going to the small local chemist to buy some bath cubes in a pretty box for presents, also buying a perfumebottle that was in an outer black cat case, and you could take the top off( cats head).
Going to the Saturday morning pictures, buying sweets from the next door newsagents ( Nicioson's) queuing up with excitement, looking at the boys( looking at us) from other schools and feeling so grown up and independant. Couldn't wait to go back the next week after the thrilling installment of 'Flash Gordon' or something similar ( Rocket Man ?) because they always stopped it at the crucial time, over a cliff, or his power rocket stopped :eek: I wish I could go back sometimes.:happy: :joyful:
 
rowan said:
I've just remembered our woods had a park as well, with swimming pool, tennis coursts and a putting green looked after by the park keeper or 'parky' and his word was the law! We were all scared of him and would run a mile if we saw him coming anywhere near in case we'd done something wrong - can't imagine kids being so frightened of him nowadays!
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That sounds like my park.
We would pay for a round on the small putting green, and if there wasn't anyone waiting, the man would let us have another go, but we had to behave.

One of my uncles worked for the parks department, and he looked after the flower beds. He wasn't there every day.

Just remembered the park also had a bandstand.
 
Robinredbreast said:
Going into town in the early 1970's, especially at Christmas time, snow and frost too.;) Going to the small local chemist to buy some bath cubes in a pretty box for presents, also buying a perfumebottle that was in an outer black cat case, and you could take the top off( cats head).
Going to the Saturday morning pictures, buying sweets from the next door newsagents ( Nicioson's) queuing up with excitement, looking at the boys( looking at us) from other schools and feeling so grown up and independant. Couldn't wait to go back the next week after the thrilling installment of 'Flash Gordon' or something similar ( Rocket Man ?) because they always stopped it at the crucial time, over a cliff, or his power rocket stopped :eek: I wish I could go back sometimes.:happy: :joyful:
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The Lone Ranger rides again.
 
Saturday morning pictures, loved it! Could never afford the extra pennies to go upstairs so we sat in the stalls, but careful not to sit just in front of the balcony as you'd get showered with bubble gum, lolly sticks etc form above!
 
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rowan said:
Saturday morning pictures, loved it! Could never afford the extra pennies to go upstairs so we sat in the stalls, but careful not to sit just in front of the balcony as you'd get showered with bubble gum, lolly sticks etc form above!
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I think it cost six old pennies to get in down stairs. Dad would give my brother and I a shilling each. If we walked there and back we could buy six penny worth of chips after the flicks
 
millysue said:
That sounds like my park.
We would pay for a round on the small putting green, and if there wasn't anyone waiting, the man would let us have another go, but we had to behave.

One of my uncles worked for the parks department, and he looked after the flower beds. He wasn't there every day.

Just remembered the park also had a bandstand.
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We still have a bandstand in our Memorial Park and an aviary ( with very cute budgies) The bandstand was moved a few years back now, about 100 feet o_O When you go in the main entrance, you can see it straight away, but you could see it anyway. Lots of squirrels in the park too, especially in the wooded area :)
 
Grandparents , who had so little but gave us so much ....brings back many happy memories ...
My grandfather always tied his trousers up with string ...except on Sunday's of course ...
My nan picked all,the berries on our walks so that everyone got a bottle of homemade wine at christmas
She made the christmas puds as well ....

I miss all my old pets ...

And I miss fun and games with my sister ...kit ...we had great times ...
I was 16 and she was 12 she used to follow me round everywhere to get her into the local,dico ...all under age of course ...
 
Roller skates from the 1970's, great fun going down hills and subways :happy:

This cracks me up so much, love FS :joyful:
 
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