The Oldies Thread

[peteblue]

Asbestos roofing

Dens.

I remember a group of us kids, digging a large hole, rectangular in shape about 4 feet deep, and then cutting off the roof of a van which provided the structure for a ground level roof over it. It was covered in turf and we had a five foot by eight foot secret den known only to us........

 

[chrismpw]

I remember a group of us kids, digging a large hole, rectangular in shape about 4 feet deep, and then cutting off the roof of a van which provided the structure for a ground level roof over it. It was covered in turf and we had a five foot by eight foot secret den known only to us........

I had a half buried one too about the same size, with an enormous back yard gate as a roof.

Half a century later I find the skills I learned useful as I rebuild my garage.

 

[peteblue]

I had a half buried one too about the same size, with an enormous back yard gate as a roof.

Half a century later I find the skills I learned useful as I rebuild my garage.

I reckon our den is still there......we built things to last......

 

[thebluenosebolt]

White Doggy

Aye, where did it go ?? Genuine question.

 

[thebluenosebolt]

Stretch Armstrong

Tony Hart

 

[kev]

Aye, where did it go ?? Genuine question.

Began to disappear as more and more dogs were fed specialised processed food, ie 'canned dog food' and 'kibbled' food etc. About 98% of pet dogs now eat processed 'dog food'

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Aye, where did it go ?? Genuine question.

It's all to do with dogs eating less calcium.

 

[Blue Piper]

Scut

Gotchie

 

[LEONARD]

I remember a group of us kids, digging a large hole, rectangular in shape about 4 feet deep, and then cutting off the roof of a van which provided the structure for a ground level roof over it. It was covered in turf and we had a five foot by eight foot secret den known only to us........

Our mob in Walton, were too lazy.

We just used the Anderson shelter, still at the bottom of our garden in the 1960's.

Happy memories of long Summer day's, swigging Sarsaparilla and reading a Sexton Blake comic.

 

[Joey66]

We used to make Grass dens in the long grass and then make our campfire, take, sneak a spud out of you mum's kitchen, and bake it on the fiore in the hot ashes - then return home to throw up the contents of burnt potato all over the Linolol

 

[summerisle]

We used to make Grass dens in the long grass and then make our campfire, take, sneak a spud out of you mum's kitchen, and bake it on the fiore in the hot ashes - then return home to throw up the contents of burnt potato all over the Linolol

Used to do spuds in the grate (and in the ashes of the bonfire), loved the charred bits and tasted so much better than ones that are oven-baked.

 

[chrissyjack]

Used to do spuds in the grate (and in the ashes of the bonfire), loved the charred bits and tasted so much better than ones that are oven-baked.

They did taste a lot better . Along with chippy chips in newspaper. Something else these young'uns wouldn't understand

 

[Joey66]

Used to do spuds in the grate (and in the ashes of the bonfire), loved the charred bits and tasted so much better than ones that are oven-baked.

Not if you burnt them on the outside, and they were raw in the middle like we did when we were kids.. hence the sickness when you arrived home.....lol

 

[Joey66]

They did taste a lot better . Along with chippy chips in newspaper. Something else these young'uns wouldn't understand

Yes and how long was it a six of chips = 2 &1/2 p then came decimalisation and wow they doubled in price overnight.....

 

[Methuselah]

Our mob in Walton, were too lazy.

We just used the Anderson shelter, still at the bottom of our garden in the 1960's.

Happy memories of long Summer day's, swigging Sarsaparilla and reading a Sexton Blake comic.

Our Dad made a 'shed' out of our Anderson shelter, also in Walton. Probably still there.