The Oldies Thread

[Methuselah]

Son-in-law drove me and her indoors to my eldest daughters new house (new to them) in London today. Gave me a chance to keep asking 'are we there yet'. Had to drive through central London, traffic an absolute nightmare. We were getting overtaken by cyclists who disappeared into the distance. Mind you, they do all go through red lights. Son-in-law's Satnav told him we had averaged 12 mph but that included a fairly quick 15 mile shunt down the M4.

 

[degsy]

Son-in-law drove me and her indoors to my eldest daughters new house (new to them) in London today. Gave me a chance to keep asking 'are we there yet'. Had to drive through central London, traffic an absolute nightmare. We were getting overtaken by cyclists who disappeared into the distance. Mind you, they do all go through red lights. Son-in-law's Satnav told him we had averaged 12 mph but that included a fairly quick 15 mile shunt down the M4.

The Average speed to cross London in 1900 when it was all horse drawn was 11 mph.

 

[TyphooToffee]

The Average speed to cross London in 1900 when it was all horse drawn was 11 mph.

I remember

 

[Lickle eric]

3 pastimes from our youth.
Knock a door run.
Hedgehopping.
Sapping.

 

[COYBL25]

3 pastimes from our youth.
Knock a door run.
Hedgehopping.
Sapping.

Man Hunt.

 

[Billysgingham.]

3 pastimes from our youth.
Knock a door run.
Hedgehopping.
Sapping.

What's Sapping?

 

[COYBL25]

What's Sapping?

It`s dogging for kids, as you were too young to drive, so you`d meet up with strangers on foot, usually in woodland and do the business.

 

[Billysgingham.]

It`s dogging for kids, as you were too young to drive, so you`d meet up with strangers on foot, usually in woodland and do the business.

Haha get out of it.

 

[COYBL25]

Haha get out of it.

Straight up, there`d be a queue kids on Raleigh Choppers, all waiting their turn in the woods

 

[Billysgingham.]

Straight up, there`d be a queue kids on Raleigh Choppers, all waiting their turn in the woods

Must have been all cool kids if they had choppers.

 

[Lickle eric]

What's Sapping?

Sapping was raiding fruit trees of apples and pears etc

 

[Lickle eric]

Oh and british bulldog was good too.

 

[Billysgingham.]

Sapping was raiding fruit trees of apples and pears etc

That' more believable.

 

[COYBL25]

That' more believable.

lol

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

3 pastimes from our youth.
Knock a door run.
Hedgehopping.
Sapping.

You mean 'knick knock'