Things our kids will never know....

14 Jul 2012

After deciding today that our daughter has no obvious skill in stacking dishes on a draining board (she's grown up with a dishwasher rolleyes

) we got to thinking about all the other things she'll probably never need to learn. These are a few that came to mind:

How to wind a watch or clock.
How to clean, make up, or light an open fire.
How to wash clothes by hand or, even more unlikely, use a washboard.
How to use or even recognise a public phone.
I'm sure there are many other things, and others that our generation never picked up from our parents/grandparents. What do you remember doing that kids wouldn't know about nowadays?

14 Jul 2012

Quote by Andy_Jules
Milk in a glass bottle wiv cream on the top under a silver foil lid

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. We used to have to save the foil tops to send off to Valerie Singleton so she could turn them into lifeboats and guide dogs etc. :thumbup:
How about only having two sorts of crisps: Plain, or add your own salt from the little blue bag.

Quote by Andy_Jules
but Cubes, cos you is so ancient and all that, what about Rickets?

Oi! I resemble that remark! smackbottom

;)

14 Jul 2012

Our kids will never have to learn how to sit in and watch TV with only three channels!

14 Jul 2012

Sticking the green shield stamps in the book and using a speak and spell :giggle: not that that has ever helped me after using one lol

14 Jul 2012

Actually beng scared of getting caught while sneakily drinking cider in the park

14 Jul 2012

Watching the top ten count down on Top Of The Pops !

14 Jul 2012

Quote by Trevaunance
Our kids will never have to learn how to sit in and watch TV with only three channels!

Three channels. Luxury! We used to dream of having three channels...........

14 Jul 2012

Listening to the national anthem when the tv stations close for the night
followed by a white dot and a continous tone lol

14 Jul 2012

Quote by Max777
Our kids will never have to learn how to sit in and watch TV with only three channels!

Three channels. Luxury! We used to dream of having three channels...........
Sit and watch them but we had to get up and twiddle a dial to change channels then we got a remote on a wire :lol2: Then a wireless 1 that the was great till my Mom used to vacuum and the TV would change channels.

14 Jul 2012

They'll probably never learn how to peel a spud!

14 Jul 2012

Quote by Cubes
After deciding today that our daughter has no obvious skill in stacking dishes on a draining board (she's grown up with a dishwasher ) we got to thinking about all the other things she'll probably never need to learn. These are a few that came to mind:

How to wind a watch or clock.
How to clean, make up, or light an open fire.
How to wash clothes by hand or, even more unlikely, use a washboard.
How to use or even recognise a public phone.
I'm sure there are many other things, and others that our generation never picked up from our parents/grandparents. What do you remember doing that kids wouldn't know about nowadays?

um had dishwasher 4 my 21`st.. got peed off with it`s endless breaking down....
now we just relearnin dishwasher stuff.....
n we just put in a log burner stove... n turned back into fire bugs lol (didnt have central heating on once last winter) not that it aint winter still!!!
oyther things...
bake bread ... hand wash stuff... n all bags of crisps n choccy bars were bigger... go buy a 5p mixed bag of sweeties... coz u aint allowed lollies but they always in there.... 1/2p sweets black jacks rubarb n custard
loads of stuff...
but then again we didnt have internet n games consoles....
hmmm n u get a good slap if u were outta line

14 Jul 2012

Quote by skinny
They'll probably never learn how to peel a spud!

why should i be the only peep in our house who can peel a spud??

15 Jul 2012

Quote by Meeko
Our kids will never have to learn how to sit in and watch TV with only three channels!

Three channels. Luxury! We used to dream of having three channels...........
Sit and watch them but we had to get up and twiddle a dial to change channels then we got a remote on a wire :lol2: Then a wireless 1 that the was great till my Mom used to vacuum and the TV would change channels.
Oooo, and have to wait 5 minutes for the telly to 'warm up' before you could watch it!

15 Jul 2012

What a vinyl LP is! lol

or what a cassette is.

15 Jul 2012

Proper blankets on your bed
Dads donkey jacket on top of the blankets in the winter
Radio Rentals
Regular strikes by utility providers
Collecting sea coal from the beach for the fire
Visiting the whimpy bar was a treat
Having a take away meant fish n chips
Foreign food was a vesta meal
Your parents friends where always know as aunties and uncles
Saturday picture club

15 Jul 2012

Margaret Thatcher
The Miners Strike
Poll Tax
Sinclair C5
ZX Spectrum.... The list is endless....

15 Jul 2012

Another one:
How to wax polish their shoes using a set of brushes.

15 Jul 2012

Quote by Sarah
What a vinyl LP is!
or what a cassette is.

I had to explain to a 17 year old lad how a vinyl LP works, the other day. He didn't realise that you play both sides! :lol:

15 Jul 2012

The endless hot summers of the 1970's, and snow in June.

15 Jul 2012

:arrow: The 11+ @ school
:arrow: cycling proficiency test @ school
:arrow: car's with starting handles
:arrow: cars with 'flip out' indicators
:arrow: 1st division, 2nd, 3rd & 4th football
:arrow: England winning something @ football
:arrow: black and white television
:arrow: no Radio 1
:arrow: radio luxembourg fading in and out
:arrow: beer at less than 30p per pint
:arrow: no M25, M42, M62, M74, etc.
:arrow: Jimmy Saville's clunk click and British Rail adverts
:arrow: The Old Grey Whistle Test
:arrow: Watch With Mother

15 Jul 2012

Quote by Andy_Jules

Sinclair C5
ZX Spectrum.... The list is endless....

Andy bought a c5 off ebay a few years ago, it's now used as a storage outside for some of his tools (rain cover over it)
ZX spectrum zx80/81 are in our loft being kept for our chillun to use as doorstops when they're older and why oh why we need em when one of the first thing andy did when he bought the ipads was to buy an app with all the zx spectrum games, manic miner/jetset willy? so yet more dust gathering rubbish (the spectrum things)
If they work they can fetch quite a bit you may even get some for them if they dont. I deal in the retro games market and collectors simply want to play the games in the original intended way not on a iphone or PC.
Just checked ebay and theres 1 x ZX81 with the fatal mistake of listing it as untested rolleyes

Just means it dont work. If you wanted would be a good time to sell.

15 Jul 2012

White dog poo!!

16 Jul 2012

Quote by SinSi
White dog poo!!

Yeah, why did that used to happen? And where has it all gone now? confused

Another one I just thought of.... at this rate our kids will never know what sunshine looks like! sad

16 Jul 2012

White dog pooh was caused by the manufacturers of dog food using a high proportion of bonemeal in their products. However this is no longer the case because all pet food must be fit for human consumption!

16 Jul 2012

Quote by Trevaunance
White dog pooh was caused by the manufacturers of dog food using a high proportion of bonemeal in their products. However this is no longer the case because all pet food must be fit for human consumption!

Wow! Every day's a school day!
:thumbup:
Although I don't think I'd want to eat pet food anyway! :lol2:

16 Jul 2012

How to use a manual tooth brush dunno

16 Jul 2012

How to read a book printed on paper.
Mental mathematics.
Talk to people without Tweeting.
Real money - pounds shillings & pence.
Time before political correctness.
Time before Health & Safety regulations.
Frey Bentos meat pies in tins.
Turkey Twizzlers.
Bedside Teasmades.
Three pin round plugs.
Real Light bulbs.

16 Jul 2012

Chips wrapped in used News Paper.
Seasonal Fruit & Veg.
Milk & Bread delivered every day of the week.

16 Jul 2012

Chips wrapped in used News Paper.
Seasonal Fruit & Veg.
Milk & Bread delivered every day of the week.

16 Jul 2012

Quote by Fobs
Frey Bentos meat pies in tins

Still on sale ;)