Remembering the good old days in the UK.

31 Jul 2007

Quote by Alandtra69
i actually sat with a tear in my eye when i read this excellent thread, not because im soft may i add lol but because life is to busy nowadays with ps3s , wiis and the likes and kids sit in their rooms allday on internet not having a fraction of the life we had when were young. ty for the memories xx

I agree :thumbup: I think technology has taken the fun away from kids (although we can see it but they can't).. marbles, jacks, pippa dolls, and two balls (steady!! lol

), french skips to name but a few - that's outdoor games for you.
You'd then be bathed put to bed and have ankle sock lines where you'd caught the sun! :lol:

31 Jul 2007

I remember the endless summer days of my childhood. Did it rain ever rain? My neighbour and I spent all summer playing endless cricket test matches in the back garden. It was always England verses the rest of the world. (It must have been the year when South Africa were banned confused

) It is so hard to be Dennis Lillee with an airflow ball.
How I remember my dad complaining about the brown patches on the lawn where we had trodden the grass into extinction.

31 Jul 2007

Its at this time of year when technology and its impact on todays youth really hits home..
When I was younger during the school holidays I used to wake,dress and exit the house to play in the space of about 20 seconds..
Nowadays my kids wake and turn on the tv and the pc and talk to their mates on messenger and play video games...
Its saddening sometimes.. sad

31 Jul 2007

Conkers.... you forgot conkers!!! Chucking sticks and rocks into the tree and knocking a load down, drilling holes, baking, soaking in various liquids trying to make it hard enough to beat your mates....
ahh... nostalgia.. its not what it used to be....

31 Jul 2007

Quote by Mallock2006
Nowadays my kids wake and turn on the tv and the pc and talk to their mates on messenger and play video games...
Its saddening sometimes..

Well I've just kicked mine off the Wii and out into the sunshine. If other parents have done the same it should be fun out there - but there's a real shortage of parents giving their children that kind of right-to-roam freedom around here.

Quote by keeno
How I remember my dad complaining about the brown patches on the lawn where we had trodden the grass into extinction.

Hehe... I think that might be all dads. In our case it was where we had taken endless runs up to throw ourselves into the paddling pool (tiny, shallow, freezing!)

Quote by TheLovelyOne
on my purple chopper!

Quote by Naughty Wigan Couple
me on my purple chopper

Quote by Freckledbird
I had a purple Chopper

But girls, did you choose purple because it was Donny Osmond's favourite colour - or is that just me?!
:inlove:

31 Jul 2007

Quote by TheLovelyOne
Nowadays my kids wake and turn on the tv and the pc and talk to their mates on messenger and play video games...
Its saddening sometimes..

Well I've just kicked mine off the Wii and out into the sunshine. If other parents have done the same it should be fun out there - but there's a real shortage of parents giving their children that kind of right-to-roam freedom around here.
Unfortunately the area we live in I dont feel comfortable allowing them out too often.. :(

31 Jul 2007

Quote by TheLovelyOne
I had a purple Chopper

But girls, did you choose purple because it was Donny Osmond's favourite colour - or is that just me?!
:inlove:
Well it was definitely my favourite colour at the time, but that could have been due to other influences innocent

31 Jul 2007

Quote by shark
Conkers.... you forgot conkers!!! Chucking sticks and rocks into the tree and knocking a load down, drilling holes, baking, soaking in various liquids trying to make it hard enough to beat your mates....
ahh... nostalgia.. its not what it used to be....

They still do that in the park near us - makes a right old mess of the trees and the park though. Must be easier ways to get them.

31 Jul 2007

Quote by Mallock2006
Unfortunately the area we live in I dont feel comfortable allowing them out too often..

The area we used to live in, was pretty rough. We worried about letting the kids play out so at first we watched them from behind the net curtains. We'd already made sure they understood road safety and 'stranger danger'. We were lucky; they stayed within the boundaries we set, knowing that we would move the goalposts as and when they earned the right.
We didn't want them to grow into people who were frightened of being outside. There's a point somewhere between 'street wise' and mollycoddled. It's just finding it; giving your kids the responsibility and trusting them a little.
They are now, at 17 and almost 16, independent and outgoing, with manners and respect. A number of people from this site have met our kids and I'm sure they'd agree with me. I'm not saying they don't step out of line or forget themselves sometimes, but on the whole, we think we've not done a bad job.

31 Jul 2007

They do go out and stay withing their set boundries but the main problem is there are so many twats from up the road riding round on stolen/un-insured/un-roadworthy motorbikes that even watching them I wouldnt be quick enough to avert a disaster.

31 Jul 2007

Quote by Mallock2006
They do go out and stay withing their set boundries but the main problem is there are so many twats from up the road riding round on stolen/un-insured/un-roadworthy motorbikes that even watching them I wouldnt be quick enough to avert a disaster.

I wasn't criticising, Mallock - we had the same kind of things going on near us. It's bloody awful being a parent sometimes, isn't it?

31 Jul 2007

Quote by Freckledbird
They do go out and stay withing their set boundries but the main problem is there are so many twats from up the road riding round on stolen/un-insured/un-roadworthy motorbikes that even watching them I wouldnt be quick enough to avert a disaster.

I wasn't criticising, Mallock - we had the same kind of things going on near us. It's bloody awful being a parent sometimes, isn't it?
I didnt for one minute think you were :-)
And yes its horrible sometimes lol

1 Aug 2007

you look back to then and you look at todays culture and they say we live in a civilized society :shock:

1 Aug 2007

our parents had worries about us the same as we have worries about our children. In some cases they were even the same worries.
My point is that the world and civilisation evolves. We wouldn't be where we are today if it didn't... and with things we class as advancements we get things we may not like.
Yes, there are a few things I remember fondly from my childhood.... but I wouldn't swap all that 'we' have today for all that I had then. The price of prgress in some areas is perhaps a more difficult option in other areas.
'We' have created our children's world... and we are instrumental in their future.
splendid

1 Aug 2007

Quote by Naughty Wigan Couple
Myself and my 2 younger brothers out for rides on our bikes: me on my purple chopper, a chipper for the middle brother, and a tomahawk for the youngest brother.
Those definately were the days.

I had the Tomahawk till i bent it under an Austin Maxi lol

I din't go the common chopper i went with the grifter :lol:

1 Aug 2007

Them were the days.
When ya Club biscuit DID have a lot of chocolate on it
and the walnut whip had the other half of the walnut inside.
And you felt like a man when ya drank TopDeck Shandy.
And Ted Moult selling Everest Double Glazing on the telly

1 Aug 2007

And you felt like a man when ya drank TopDeck Shandy.
That explains it!!! confused

Not drinking shandy anymore! lol

1 Aug 2007

Quote by anais

And you felt like a man when ya drank TopDeck Shandy.
That explains it!!!
Not drinking shandy anymore!

I can see i must choose my words more carefully around here.
But will buy you a shandy anytime :cheers:

1 Aug 2007

Outside loos, granny used newspaper for loo roll confused

Tin bath (granny again) in front of fire and watch out for the sides they got bloody hot!
Playing whip n top and always wanting to have the best chalked pattern on the top.
French skipping, loads of coloured elastic bands tied together.
Collecting frogspawn from the local dam and waiting for them to turn into frogs.
Proper coal fires and making toast on them.
brooke bond tea stamps 5 bob for a full card lol

Galaxy choccy machine 6d a bar and if arrow on knob was facing the right way you could empty the machine
Fish n chips for 1/3d (less than 10p for those who dont remember)
Going out and leaving doors unlocked and windows wide open and not even stopping to think if we would get robbed
Mum and every other Mum in the street washing every Monday without fail
How old do I feel now?? :? redface