Things you never see anymore

[Clogger_]

7 minutes ago, worthosoriginals said:

Old people that can manage to breathe through  their nose

Life exists outside the Kop you know, young man

[Torquay Gunner]

Used to love this as a kid, although it looked like brown sludge!  Think it was discontinued some time back.
 

 

[worthosoriginals]

On 11/02/2026 at 18:21, davieG said:

Who was a 1970s boy 

 

 

 style does go out of fashion then?

[davieG]

On 11/02/2026 at 22:23, The Bear said:

I used to like the thin rectangular ones that you sliced off a piece then put between two wafers. 

..and the ones in a rectangular cornet

[Alf Bentley]

On 11/02/2026 at 18:21, davieG said:

Who was a 1970s boy 

 

 

 

Within a couple of years, these lads either became Man Utd hooligans or members of the Bay City Rollers.

[boots60]

53 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Within a couple of years, these lads either became Man Utd hooligans or members of the Bay City Rollers.

Definitely Les McKeown on the left

[davieG]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[davieG]

[davieG]

Do people still have milk delivered

 

[DJW1]

9 hours ago, davieG said:

Do people still have milk delivered

 

Yes. some people do, despite the cost. 

[Foxdiamond]

9 hours ago, davieG said:

This was working class pride in action. People didn't have much but keeping the front step spotless was imperative 

[Foxdiamond]

6 minutes ago, DJW1 said:

Yes. some people do, despite the cost. 

Yes. Good way to cut down on plastic waste by using reusable glass bottles 

[Guest worth_the_wait]

On 15/02/2026 at 13:56, davieG said:

 

Yep, you definitely don't see Deltics any more on the main line.   

[Stuntman_Mike]

17 hours ago, Foxdiamond said:

This was working class pride in action. People didn't have much but keeping the front step spotless was imperative 

Don't want to be negative, but taking pride in your property is something that is definitely on the decline. Obviously not helped with rentals.

[davieG]

4 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

Don't want to be negative, but taking pride in your property is something that is definitely on the decline. Obviously not helped with rentals.

Most people in the time of the photo would be renting.

 

[Stuntman_Mike]

1 minute ago, davieG said:

Most people in the time of the photo would be renting.

 

Fair, but I do feel it's a factor in a lot of areas. Particularly where I grew up, people don't take as much pride.

[davieG]

Just now, Stuntman_Mike said:

Fair, but I do feel it's a factor in a lot of areas. Particularly where I grew up, people don't take as much pride.

Absolutely, it's such a materialistic world to the extent that the general attitude is if it's not mine and that includes council and government facilities then it's not mine to look after.

[Foxdiamond]

1 hour ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

Don't want to be negative, but taking pride in your property is something that is definitely on the decline. Obviously not helped with rentals.

That is probably correct imo. Thing is a lot of working class people lived in council houses/flats and took pride in their home even if they didn't own it. I know folk who live in council homes now and look after it as they should. Unfortunately there are others that don't.

[Foxdiamond]

1 hour ago, davieG said:

Absolutely, it's such a materialistic world to the extent that the general attitude is if it's not mine and that includes council and government facilities then it's not mine to look after.

I agree. Extends to the attitude about not caring about  litter, fly tipping etc

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 minute ago, Foxdiamond said:

I agree. Extends to the attitude about not caring about  litter, fly tipping etc

"It gives someone a job."

 

Yeah, let's all go round creating jobs no one wants to do (except, possibly, immigrants).

[Foxdiamond]

17 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

"It gives someone a job."

 

Yeah, let's all go round creating jobs no one wants to do (except, possibly, immigrants).

Yes the idiots completely ignore the fact that councils have divert money from other areas to clean up the rubbish 

[Alf Bentley]

On 17/02/2026 at 09:03, davieG said:

Do people still have milk delivered

 

 

I remember how birds would often peck through the lids to get at the cream. When I was a kid, we received silver, red and green tops, I think, but can't remember which was which.

(By "birds", I mean those feathered, flying mini-dinosaur things. No reference intended to the thread discussing physically enticing women).

[The Bear]

Gold top was always full fat round our way. 

 

Red was semi-skimmed and Silver skimmed I think. 

[davieG]

I GREW UP IN THE 70s & 80s  · 

Stewart Tempest 

 

Who remembers this game?

 

I used to spend hours playing this, two imaginary teams with a score sheet recording all the details.

 

Never actually played cricket more than a couple of times as for bowling I'd just give a way byes to the boundary,

[Trav Le Bleu]

18 minutes ago, davieG said:

I GREW UP IN THE 70s & 80s  · 

Stewart Tempest 

 

Who remembers this game?

 

I used to spend hours playing this, two imaginary teams with a score sheet recording all the details.

 

Never actually played cricket more than a couple of times as for bowling I'd just give a way byes to the boundary,

We used to play cricket with a dice and a ruler on the school desks.