The Oldies Thread

[carlos21]

Remember being at a match in the 70's and 80's and your team would score and the opposition would sing "you're gonna get your f****n heads kicked in", oh I miss those days ?, probably done for hate crime now.

Hi sue how are you doing today.

 

[Eggs]

Good afternoon eggs.

….hello, Carlos, bit rainy at the moment but hope you are well.

 

[carlos21]

….hello, Carlos, bit rainy at the moment but hope you are well.

Yes I am good today waiting for two new games to arrive.

 

[Littlesue]

Hi sue how are you doing today.

I'm fine thanks, hope you are well x

 

[carlos21]

I'm fine thanks, hope you are well x

Yes I am good today x

 

[LEONARD]

Good news on the 'really , really, really, old' Mersey travel pass. ???

It is sent out automatically, as soon as you application for the sate pension is accepted online.

 

[Littlesue]

Good news on the 'really , really, really, old' Mersey travel pass. ???

It is sent out automatically, as soon as you application for the sate pension is accepted online.

Can't wait for mine, on 4 or 5 buses a day so could do with it now

 

[woodsyni]

We where more resilient then.

I think back to Liverpool in the 1970's, yes we were brassic , the city was crumbling, but it had a unique character.

Town is now like any other city in the UK.

It is still the friendliest city in the UK. I get chatting to random people every time I come over for a match. Everyone is lovely from the moment you step off the plane or the ferry. I loved it in the 70s/80s and still love it now. A few of my kids did their degrees there. They would say the same. It's a city with soul.

 

[summerisle]

Weird premise, great theme tune.

 

[Littlesue]

I bought the Thunderbirds 45 single back in 79. Joe 90 theme was on back, we used to take it to the local Ska discos and get the DJ to play it

 

[tommytowne]

Yes you get that when you’re 60 , when you reach state pension age you get a nationwide bus pass. I don’t know if that doubles as your Merseytravel pass.

You sure?
I only got mine at 62, which at that time was in line when women qualified for state pension. They're qualifying age increased gradually to what it is today, 66 yrs of age.

 

[tommytowne]

Remember being at a match in the 70's and 80's and your team would score and the opposition would sing "you're gonna get your f****n heads kicked in", oh I miss those days ?, probably done for hate crime now.

Followed by, to same tune "you're going home in a f*****g ambulance "

 

[kev]

You sure?
I only got mine at 62, which at that time was in line when women qualified for state pension. They're qualifying age increased gradually to what it is today, 66 yrs of age.

I definitely got mine at age 60, that was eight years ago. Not aware of it changing since, but it certainly could have done I supppose.

 

[tommytowne]

I definitely got mine at age 60, that was eight years ago. Not aware of it changing since, but it certainly could have done I supppose.

Seems when you got yours, that was the case, then they started raising the retirement age for women from sixty.

 

[kev]

Seems when you got yours, that was the case, then they started raising the retirement age for women from sixty.

Unless they have not updated their website, you can still get free Merseytravel age 60

Liverpool City Region Travel Pass Over 60 | Merseytravel

Travel free on buses, trains & Mersey Ferries if you are over 60; at State Pension age, you will get a new national travel pass.

www.merseytravel.gov.uk

Merseytravel offers free travel on all buses, trains and Mersey Ferries river crossings for anyone aged 60 or over who lives in Merseyside.

When you reach your 60th birthday you can apply for a Merseytravel Over 60s travel pass. Once you reach State Pension Age you will be given your English National Concessionary Travel Pass which also allows you to travel on local bus services anywhere in England.
You can find out when you reach your State Pension Age on the Government website.