The Oldies Thread

[degsy]

All round to @peteblue - he's buying...alegedlly

Edit; seriously, when all this stuff has died down, we could do worse...we're none of us getting any younger.

 

[LEONARD]

The changing face of the high street=

Never 10 seconds away from a Turkish barbers or vaping shop.

A bank or post office= No Chance.

 

[Gwladysover]

Granddaughter (8) had been set handwriting practice for homework. I remarked that in my day we weren’t allowed to use a Biro at school. “Nanny, what’s a Biro?” came the reply.

 

[Methuselah]

Granddaughter (8) had been set handwriting practice for homework. I remarked that in my day we weren’t allowed to use a Biro at school. “Nanny, what’s a Biro?” came the reply.

One Christmas, about 1947, me and my brother got a biro each as one of our presents. They were in gold coloured metal and had 'made in USA' on. Don't know where my Dad got them from. They weren't banned in school as no one had heard of them! Couldn't use them anyway as every time you wrote anything you got a big blob of biro ink on the paper.

 

[LEONARD]

Anyone else get a couple of tangerines stuck in a sock for Xmas?

Imagine giving a kid a chocolate 'Smokers Set' these days.

 

[Methuselah]

Anyone else get a couple of tangerines stuck in a sock for Xmas?

Imagine giving a kid a chocolate 'Smokers Set' these days.

TWO tangerines?

 

[Chewbacca]

Anyone else get a couple of tangerines stuck in a sock for Xmas?

Imagine giving a kid a chocolate 'Smokers Set' these days.

Still get a tangerine in mine, and a chocolate orange these days as we’ve gone up in the world

 

[tommytowne]

Nice one mate, you will love it. I did it when I was 59 and best thing I ever did. Get yourself a hobby, I get out cycling 3 or 4 times a week and also member of a gym. Also do bits of work for a few people, tidying gardens etc, but its when I want to do it and not tied to certain times, love the flexibility. Lockdown has been a bit difficult but we've hopefully, got through the worst. I try and do a good walk, 7-8 miles,

I struggled a lot when I finished work. The speed at which it happened caught me off guard. I was lucky enough to get part time work then going full time again. I did a further four years before reducing my hours then finally finishing again. Wasn't about the money, all about contact with others.

 

[Methuselah]

I was fortunate. Just as I was retiring I got the opportunity, with my boss, to do a management buy out. I agreed on the basis that I would do three days a week for 1 year and 2 days a week for 2 years. Worked a treat and made a few bob.

 

[Gwladysover]

Anyone else get a couple of tangerines stuck in a sock for Xmas?

Imagine giving a kid a chocolate 'Smokers Set' these days.

Also got an apple, chocolate Father Christmas and sugar mice.

 

[roydo]

Also got an apple, chocolate Father Christmas and sugar mice.

Blue Peter annual was nailed on every year. Probably worth a few bob now!

And felt tip pens.

 

[duncs pigeon]

I struggled a lot when I finished work. The speed at which it happened caught me off guard. I was lucky enough to get part time work then going full time again. I did a further four years before reducing my hours then finally finishing again. Wasn't about the money, all about contact with others.

I can understand that mate, that was my biggest worry. Been a factory worker for most of my working life, so always with people. As you, the money wasnt the main issue, but I worked shifts and was really struggling with the nights, so decided I had had enough and finished.

 

[Joey66]

Why was Dundee cake, or Dates the always two things left from your Christmas Hamper? lol

 

[tommytowne]

Why was Dundee cake, or Dates the always two things left from your Christmas Hamper? lol

The dates!
The contents turned into an undignified mushy pulp. Remember the oversized wooden toothpick. Utter food of satan.

 

[KaiserEFC]

The changing face of the high street=

Never 10 seconds away from a Turkish barbers or vaping shop.

A bank or post office= No Chance.

Might be the wrong thread but is the vape store worker the absolutely worst sun species of human that exists?

Yes it is.