I agree with Jimbo (I had grown up by the 70's [well I thought I had])

The 50's and '60's were the time of the revolution. Although, as I seem to remember it well, I could not have been fully committed to all the fun available.

I'm afraid that I did tend to obey the rules, e.g. No Jiving during the Quick Step. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 76k+ miles) (MY2015)

And don’t even get started on the proper sweets - blackjacks and fruit salads, 4 for a penny; sherbets dips . . . Jubblies 👍

Sweets ! We were so poor ............................ FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

And the Wagon Wheel biscuits were definitely bigger, a 2 hand job if I recall.

1950's at 6 years old I used to walk to school on my own and then at 8 went to a school that required me to take a bus into town and cross town to get to school all on my own. You would get reported to social services nowadays and get taken into care. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

JulesK wrote:

I used to be sent up on the roof being the youngest to mess with the Ariel. h&s

Ariel ????? were you trying to create a snow scene effect ???

Absolutely brilliant.
Should be compulsory listening for the GCEs - or whatever they call them now.

My kids who were born 1982 & 1985 think this is "fake news" Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

IanMetro wrote:

I agree with Jimbo (I had grown up by the 70's [well I thought I had])

The 50's and '60's were the time of the revolution. Although, as I seem to remember it well, I could not have been fully committed to all the fun available.

I'm afraid that I did tend to obey the rules, e.g. No Jiving during the Quick Step.

dorsetfreelander wrote:

And the Wagon Wheel biscuits were definitely bigger, a 2 hand job if I recall.

I think this topic could run and run given the lightly age profile of forum members

These are just a few of the things that sprung to my mind

Fondue Parties
Shared (Party) Telephone lines
3 day week
Power Cuts
Arthur Scargill
Chopper Bikes
Home Improvement Grants

Steve

Good - The long hot summer of 76

Bad - marrying my first wife.

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I do remember that sex discrimination wasn't all one way.

18 year old at work, someone dropped a spade and yelled "look out below" I heard "below" so looked up - spade hit me in the face on the bridge of my nose, result was loss of smell and a 2-3" black (ingrained dirt) quite deep scar.

Industrial tribunal £300 for the loss of smell, nothing for the scar as "your not a lass so how you look doesn't really matter", if I had been a lass it would have been around £3k for the scar.

Could have been a lot worse if I hadn't looked up - hard hats  Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Book phone calls a week or so ahead to phone overseas. Kept the call to a few minutes as it was so expensive.

I actually put my own phone in my parents house as my sister was continually on the phone!

No doggy bags to pick up dog waste!
Recycled milk bottles, soft drink bottle etc, properly!
Dried clothes on clotheslines instead of in drier.
Fish & chips in newspaper.
Pastic has replaced glass on beachs.
No calculators, we can still add up!
Paper shopping bags.
Mechanical watches only.
Rotisserie ovens.
Lead in petrol.
Lead in wall paint.
Brooms instead of leaf blowers.
Raw sewer pumped into oceans.
Car head lights that actually lit the road.
No air conditioning.
No battery drills or keyless chucks.
Vacuums could actually suck & for 20 years with 300 watt motors.
White goods with ON & OFF function!
No remote controls.
Manual hubs on the very few 4WDs. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

jenks1950 wrote:

I think this topic could run and run given the lightly age profile of forum members

These are just a few of the things that sprung to my mind

Fondue Parties
Shared (Party) Telephone lines
3 day week
Power Cuts
Arthur Scargill
Chopper Bikes
Home Improvement Grants

Steve