The Oldies Thread
- Thread starter peteblue
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tbh, I prefer the old one.
My gran used to have a stall in the old market until the fire. Used to wander all around town when she was supposed to be, 'minding' me - but was too busy to notice me slide off.
I remember my mum turning up for me one morning and I was off on walkabout
Don't worry she said, he he's like the dog he'll turn up when he gets hungry.
True.
Anyway Buses.
The Corpy had10 of their buses painted silver for the coronation but I can't get the pic to load its too big.
Will work on that.
…I remember Coopers around the corner and the lovely smell of Coffee.
I used to make good money in the run up to Christmas, carrying shopping for overloaded (and sometimes on Christmas Eve just plain 'loaded' house wives.)
Some woman bought the biggest turkey we had with her Christmas club money 24Lbs. I had to carry it and some other shopping to Christian St.
I went in and she found out it was too big for her oven, so she wanted a refund
So back I went...but my gran was reluctant...go back and see if she wants a smaller one instead
Back and forth yes
Back and forth, with a 17Lb one now and some change
And back with 6d for my marathon...all part of life's rich pagent...and, all said and done, 6d was still 6d when you were 10.
tommytowne
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I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm mistaken but I think the Jaycee cinema was in Clayton Square.
Famed for showing the films for the dirty mac brigade with titles such as "Take me, take me, take me" and "Sexy Susan Sins Again"
Rumour had it that if you didn't have an old mac, they'd lend you one!!!!
…yep, I think it’s visible on that picture.
tommytowne
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Got it. Looking at the pic first time round I thought it was a furniture shop. Swedish Style indeed
gonetomorrow
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There was a "Jacey" in Edinburgh too. It must have been a chain of cinemas showing mucky films. Every teenager in the city would brave the gorgon on the front desk in order to see the likes of Prudence and the Pill, Girl on a Motorcycle or I Am Curious Yellow.
It's gonna get even worse mate, I'm 5'9 and my arl fella was the same height, he's 86 now bless him and I tower over him.6ft 1 inch to 5-11 inches from 17 years to to 66 years old ......
Johnniepk
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My parents had a small shop in the 60s selling hardware.
I used to deliver bags of Trend and firewood for free in the hope of 3d! I would load a couple on my trolley ( planks and pram wheels and one big bolt) and drop them off.
Great days, all the local kids grafting for slummy. Pop bottles, paper rounds, anything to get a few bob.
Jam jars too, 1/2d each cashed in at Irwins grocers.
You can still see their old shops dotted about the City with their distinctive Biege / Brown Tiled exterior. Tesco bought them out in the late 60s.
Every so often we'd go round knocking on doors...got any old jam jars please missus?.
This woman lived on an odd shaped corner with a bit of an overgrown garden down the side. Yeah she said, have a look down the back there, found about 3 dozen, there was that many I couldnt carry them all, near killed me to share it with one of my mates rather than leave some behind.
As Chubby Brown stated for exercise for oldies get up in the morning up, down - up down , then both socks are on ... lol
Do you remember at the front of those old buses they had a hatch upstairs that they unlocked to change the destination and number of the bus ?
On our way home from school we use to bring our own allan keys and change the destination and number.
For anyone who got the 68 in the late 60s sorry for any inconvenience and I hope you got home alright.
You?#**ing ba***rd