I Remember When

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  • papgeno
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    edited October 2016 #572

    I remember football boots with studs mad from little discs of leather nailed together. When they got a bit worn the nails protruded and you could get some nasty cuts.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2016 #573

    I remember being forced to play football in school in the middle of winter in a football shirt and shorts and standing on the edge of the field shivering and being told by the games teacher to get back on the field and chase the ball!

  • papgeno
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    edited November 2016 #574

    I remember playing for my school on some rough pitches. Some didn't have much in the way of grass and were laid on all sorts of ground. Sliding tackles could take acres of skin off your knees.

  • ABM
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    edited November 2016 #575

    I  remember  those  awful  "Frido"  lightweight  substitutes  for  real  footballs.  They  were  an  orangey red  I  think,  covered  in  pimples  for  grip  &  stung  like  blazes  if  they  caught  you  on  the  thighs  or,  heaven  forfend,  the  face  
    OUCH  !!Don't cry

  • volvoman9
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    edited November 2016 #576

    I remember ice on the inside of our bedroom window Surprised

  • brue
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    edited November 2016 #577

    Watching out for Hockey sticks wielded by Amazonians on frozen pitches.Happy

  • volvoman9
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    edited November 2016 #578

    Playing out almost every day Happy

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2016 #579

    I remember there being three terms in my school year and different sports for each term. Christmas term was football, Easter term was rugby and Summer term was cricket.

  • volvoman9
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    edited November 2016 #580

    Whe the milk used to freeze and push the tops off the bottles

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2016 #581

    I remember drinking gold top milk from Jersey cows and the extra creaminess. Now even silver top is forbidden! There was no such thing in those days of skimmed and semi-skimmed. How times have changed!

  • papgeno
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    edited November 2016 #582

    I remember  drinking green top milk, that is farm bottled unpasteurized milk. Aged 9 I spent 7 weeks in hospital with TB probably as a result of drinking that milk.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited November 2016 #583

    I remember where I put my glasses.

  • briantimber
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    edited November 2016 #584

    I remember....err....err...oh damn, I've forgotten!!!.....Surprised

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2016 #585

    I remember when I was in college and Wrexham was just a small town.

  • papgeno
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    edited November 2016 #586

    I wish I could remember where I put my glasses and keys. Oh my glasses are on my head

  • volvoman9
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    edited November 2016 #587

    I remember monacles Wink

  • hostahousey
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    edited November 2016 #588

    I remember cigarette holders

  • cyberyacht
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    edited November 2016 #589

    I remember monacles Wink

    Your were on a chain gang? Surprised

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2016 #590

    I remember when there were no supermarkets

  • triky auto
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    edited November 2016 #591

    Undecided, Our school had wooden sinks and drainers  in the art class !!

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2016 #592

    I remember when all shopping was done on the High Street.

  • volvoman9
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    edited November 2016 #593

    Climbing tree,s and jumping over streams Happy

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2016 #594

    I remember when there were little to no parking restrictions.

  • hostahousey
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    edited November 2016 #595

    Radio Relay

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2016 #596

    I remember when you had to plug in the radio into a mains socket, turn it on and then have to wait for it to warm up before it produced any sound.

  • volvoman9
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    edited November 2016 #597

    When dogs went round in packs Surprised

  • triky auto
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    edited November 2016 #598

    When dogs went round in packs Surprised

    Write your comments here...They still do in Spain !!

  • paul56
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    edited November 2016 #599

    Local pub quiz question last week and only us two oldies in our team knew the answer - name the church bells in Orange and Lemons nursery rhyme. Do young parents of today/nursey schools teach these rhymes still? 

  • triky auto
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    edited November 2016 #600

    Local pub quiz question last week and only us two oldies in our team knew the answer - name the church bells in Orange and Lemons nursery rhyme. Do young parents of today/nursey schools teach these rhymes still? 

    Write your comments here...St Clements.!!

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited November 2016 #601

    I remember when TVs were all black and white and had round screens.

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