Things you never see anymore

[ozleicester]

10 hours ago, davieG said:

change the news papers to phones and all the boomers will be raging

[Daggers]

On 20/01/2024 at 17:12, davieG said:

Immeasurably better

 

 

[notnow john]

17 hours ago, Parafox said:

Prawn cocktail
T bone steak

Glass of Mateus rose.

God we were sophisticated !

[Daggers]

3 hours ago, notnow john said:

Prawn cocktail
T bone steak

Glass of Mateus rose.

God we were sophisticated !

Prawn cocktail remains a god tier starter

[MPH]

Decent politicians.

[Parafox]

5 hours ago, notnow john said:

Prawn cocktail
T bone steak

Glass of Mateus rose.

God we were sophisticated !

Not to mention the Vienetta 

[Lillehamring]

On 09/02/2024 at 09:52, davieG said:

PS Not selfie.

Could be me though

[notnow john]

2 hours ago, Parafox said:

Not to mention the Vienetta 

I forgot abut pudding!

Arctic roll

[Parafox]

4 hours ago, notnow john said:

I forgot abut pudding!

Arctic roll

Oooh yes!

[davieG]

On 29/01/2024 at 18:35, SkidsFox said:

The circus coming to town with a big street procession including elephants trampling through the streets. This was in LBoro so it may not have taken place in your neck of the woods. Nevertheless it's died away (possibly rightly), no doubt on account of animal rights concerns.

Born and Raised in Leicester

 

Elephants parading down Melton Road by St Michael's church when Billy Smart's Circus came to town in the 1950s. On their way to set up the Big Top at Rushey fields it was quite a sight and Billy Smart was quite a character...

[Parafox]

On 09/02/2024 at 08:52, davieG said:

PS Not selfie.

I was wondering what had happened to @Webbo

[Blarmy]

Was going to say hub caps by the side of the road but I’ve just seen one. 

[Nalis]

Spot the ball competitions

[BKLFox]

[davieG]

[Daggers]

People selling seafood from pub to pub

 

Shady types flogging cheap meat in pubs

 

Pub lock-ins (invariably half full with off duty coppers)

 

Pubs selling decent cheese and onion cobs

 

Affordable pints

 

*all of this may not apply to flat roof pubs as I’ve not been in one for an absolute age

[MPH]

6 minutes ago, Daggers said:

People selling seafood from pub to pub

 

Shady types flogging cheap meat in pubs

 

Pub lock-ins (invariably half full with off duty coppers)

 

Pubs selling decent cheese and onion cobs

 

Affordable pints

 

*all of this may not apply to flat roof pubs as I’ve not been in one for an absolute age

 

 No more knock off Nigel selling knock off CDs!

[Daggers]

Just now, MPH said:

 

 No more knock off Nigel selling knock off CDs!

Bods with trays used to go car to car in Caracas queues selling pirated DVDs. A quid got us three current blockbusters for a big Saturday night in. 
 

I doubt l’ll ever see the 5p/l fuel we had there ever again either. 

[MPH]

7 minutes ago, Daggers said:

Bods with trays used to go car to car in Caracas queues selling pirated DVDs. A quid got us three current blockbusters for a big Saturday night in. 
 

I doubt l’ll ever see the 5p/l fuel we had there ever again either. 

Mars bars used to cost 8p!!

[davieG]

26 minutes ago, MPH said:

Mars bars used to cost 8p!!

...and were at least half as big again.

[Daggers]

35 minutes ago, MPH said:

Mars bars used to cost 8p!!

Yeh, but the AA eventually refused to come out when I filled the car up with them. 

[davieG]

57 minutes ago, MPH said:

Mars bars used to cost 8p!!

Marianne Faithfull was cheap then 

[Daggers]

1 minute ago, davieG said:

Marianne Faithfull 

And yet she cheated on Jagger with Paddy Rossmore and Keef. 

[Parafox]

On 12/02/2024 at 18:58, Nalis said:

Spot the ball competitions

Spot The Ball Competition | BOTB | BOTB

[davieG]

Or if you do told not to as it's very dangerous.