Do you remember ?

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Alright folks i know I'm an old fuddy duddy who lives in the past and hates all things new , but i make no excuses for that i miss things from the past .

So here's a thread for anyone who wants to share things they miss or just dont see or cant get anymore .


I miss the penny goodie , do you remember when you could go to the corner shop with 10p and get a bag of sweets ... at mine they did those jelly teddy bears 3 for 1p !! or those hard pink chewing gums that were in a greasepaper wrapper twisted closed at both sides they were 2p

Yes only the best , that reminds me you used to have to break them in half to dunk them in your tea ...............they have shrunk now slide straight in .

That reminds me. Remember when chocolate bars were longer than your little finger?

Yes and when a packet of crisps had more then a dozen in

To get to the corner sweet shop i had to walk past the local car dealership and as a car mad 9 year old i often stopped and walked around my favourite car on the forecourt promising myself i would buy one one day it was all i wanted , so what was this automotive marvel a Ferrari ?, a Jaguar ?, a Merc ? no the object of my childhood desire .................................. a Triumph TR7

Do you remember them ?

Ah yes - the Triumph TR7. Almost as good as the Bond Bug!

Didn't like the Bond Bug when i was younger , but think they are cool now

Trousers with huge waistbands - 4 buttons high - and side pockets, with flaps. Worn with platform sole shoes.
I need to find a picture!

We had to make do with The Crow's Way to Ballyshannon, O'Grady Says and using old washing up liquid containers as skittles.

Towelling shorts who in there right mind made shorts out of a material that absorbed water !! once they got wet they hung round your knees , thank God they are no longer about

Do you remember when....Dallas was on TV?

It was on last night........ New series and they still show the old one on some channels. UK ones, showed Cheers too.

On Channel 5, the new series is tomorrow night.