The Oldies Thread

[chrismpw]

Met him at the rugby club I use to play for, I must've been in my middle to late 30s and he was still just as horrible,arrogant stuck up trappers hat as he was in my school days.

Ah well. You get all sorts in all walks of life.

 

[paultheblue]

Spare the rod, spoil the child. I had similar. Fear of the strap was much greater than actually receiving it, I eventually discovered. And it stopped a lot of little shoits acting like little shoits as I recall.

Detention was always the thing I dreaded most I wasn't really arsed about physical punishments as it was just part of normal school day.

 

[roydo]

Detention was always the thing I dreaded most I wasn't really arsed about physical punishments as it was just part of normal school day.

Me too. Detentions usually meant you had to tell your parents, or rather, they knew cos you were late home from school.

 

[paultheblue]

They just kept you behind didn't tell your parents as we didn't have a phone anyway

 

[chrismpw]

Me too. Detentions usually meant you had to tell your parents, or rather, they knew cos you were late home from school.

That was the old days, with proper parents who parented their children.

Just before i'd had enough and quit, it was becoming quite common for angry parents to phone up the school complaining how inconvenient it was for them, to have to pick their little scrote up at a later time.

My response was something along the lines of 'Good, I'm glad it bothers you. Perhaps you'll have a word with him and tell him to behave in a way that doesn't inconvenience you in the future.'

It was a dose of the truth, but not PC enough for our modern headmaster. lol

 

[roydo]

They just kept you behind didn't tell your parents as we didn't have a phone anyway

Thats what I meant. "Why are you late home? I checked with Rob and Adams Mums and you wernt there, so what? Another detention? Christ, you really want to go the same way as your brother?"

No kidding my Mum. Not even a little bit!

 

[paultheblue]

My mum and dad only went to my school once the day I was expelled.
But I prefer to say I resigned

 

[roydo]

My mum and dad only went to my school once the day I was expelled.
But I prefer to say I resigned

Cant ever remember my Dad going to my school, cos he worked away during the week. Ironically, he became a Governor of one of them soon after he retired! (The Head was a mate and Blue).

My Mum was bang on it though. Didnt appreciate it at the time, but looking back, was good. Why I have always tried to be at my lads school stuff when he was there. (Same school as me, which was kinda sound).

 

[PITA]

I have tickets for OMD's 40th anniversary tour. 40 years!!! I think I was there almost at the beginning- saw them for the first time at Liverpool university Fresher's Ball, possibly 1979 or 1980. Decided to watch them on their ( and mine) home turf rather than up here. So I'll be at The Empire on Nov 4th.

Similarly my daughter ( aged 21) came home from work and said "Hey Mum, the Aaah Vienna people are touring. My boss is going" Tickets now purchased for Midge Ure!

I loved them back in the day. Messages was always a favourite.

 

[tommytowne]

Me too. Detentions usually meant you had to tell your parents, or rather, they knew cos you were late home from school.

And by the time you were allowed home, your bus pass times had expired and you had to pay yourself.

 

[Rugby Toffee]

The inability to stay a whole night in bed without at least 1 visit to the bathroom

 

[Brisan123]

When actually paying... 10 Regal Kings.. a box of matches.. and a packet of chewy's to hide the smell from yer ma.. all for a pound.. really.. a pound..
Even buying a 'loosie' from the local Pakistan owned shop ! ( political correct that.. )

17 and a half pence for 10 cigarettes n 1976

 

[Brisan123]

Doing a night out with 40 squids ffs ..... and having change ha ha

I used to bring my girlfriend out for a fiver
Pint and a bacardi and coke was less than a pound

 

[Brisan123]

Now that takes me back to De la Salle

De La Salle Dublin for my sins

 

[Eggs]

Now that takes me back to De la Salle

...always had good footy teams, we beat them in an Echo Cup quarter final at their place on our way to winning it, but it was the most difficult game we had.

Loved school footy. Every Saturday morning, and early dart for midweek games.