Things you never see anymore

[davieG]

TV Renting

 

 

[Parafox]

38 minutes ago, davieG said:

TV Renting

 

 

I never knew Michael Palin worked for Granada rentals back in the day.

 

The thrill you got when the TV was delivered to your home was a bit special because they were pretty much the latest models.

 

Our first colour TV was from Radio Rentals. I couldn't wait to get home from school to see it.

Edited 18 February by Parafox

[Tuna]

12 minutes ago, davieG said:

TV Renting

 

 

What car is that a Vauxhall Chevette?

[MPH]

 Putting 50p in the back of the tv so it would work for the evening 

[jgtuk]

10 minutes ago, Tuna said:

What car is that a Vauxhall Chevette?

Looks more like a Viva estate 

[Parafox]

29 minutes ago, Tuna said:

What car is that a Vauxhall Chevette?

 

19 minutes ago, jgtuk said:

Looks more like a Viva estate 

Whatever it is, it's a Vauxhall so it's shite.

[FoyleFox]

Tin bath in front of the fire. As a child visiting my Aunt, I used to love this. I'm sure her inside bathroom wasn't installed until very late '70's or early '80's.

[fox_favourite]

Common sense

[SkidsFox]

16 hours ago, MPH said:

 Putting 50p in the back of the tv so it would work for the evening 

There used to be black and white tv sets, and a special licence for black and white viewers. Do either still exist?

 

Edit: After a conversation with Mr Google, it appears there is still a black and white TV licence for £53.50.  So the answer to both must be Yes.

Edited 19 February by SkidsFox

[MPH]

37 minutes ago, SkidsFox said:

There used to be black and white tv sets, and a special licence for black and white viewers. Do either still exist?

 

Edit: After a conversation with Mr Google, it appears there is still a black and white TV licence for £53.50.  So the answer to both must be Yes.

As of the year 2020:

 

Black and white TV licences – Top 20

1	LONDON	1311
2	BIRMINGHAM	322
3	MANCHESTER	245
4	GLASGOW	136
5	LEEDS	121
6	LIVERPOOL	108
7	BELFAST (NI)	79
8	NOTTINGHAM	78
9	OMAGH (NI)	71
10	SHEFFIELD	71
11	BRISTOL	64
12	BRADFORD	56
13	LEICESTER	55
14	COVENTRY	48
15	LUTON	48
16	DUNGANNON (NI)	47
17	EDINBURGH	41
18	NEWRY (NI)	39
19	CARDIFF	37
20	HUDDERSFIELD	37

Edited 19 February by MPH

[leicsmac]

Blurry photos of UFO's that look like flying plates.

[boots60]

17 hours ago, MPH said:

 Putting 50p in the back of the tv so it would work for the evening 

A long time ago cheap seaside b&b's used to have these.

 

'Colour TV in all rooms'

 

If you accidently held the TV upside down 50p coins would often fall out.

[MPH]

4 minutes ago, boots60 said:

A long time ago cheap seaside b&b's used to have these.

 

'Colour TV in all rooms'

 

If you accidently held the TV upside down 50p coins would often fall out.

 

Just think of all the 8p Mars bars i could have bought!

 

Edited 19 February by MPH

[Parafox]

5 hours ago, MPH said:

As of the year 2020:

 

Black and white TV licences – Top 20

1	LONDON	1311
2	BIRMINGHAM	322
3	MANCHESTER	245
4	GLASGOW	136
5	LEEDS	121
6	LIVERPOOL	108
7	BELFAST (NI)	79
8	NOTTINGHAM	78
9	OMAGH (NI)	71
10	SHEFFIELD	71
11	BRISTOL	64
12	BRADFORD	56
13	LEICESTER	55
14	COVENTRY	48
15	LUTON	48
16	DUNGANNON (NI)	47
17	EDINBURGH	41
18	NEWRY (NI)	39
19	CARDIFF	37
20	HUDDERSFIELD	37

 

I never would have thought so many people still had black and white TV's. 

 

Unless they're collectors, maybe?

[Dahnsouff]

Resilience

[bovril]

50 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Resilience

True. People are much more fragile. I wonder if that's due to socioeconomic factors or the fact that victimhood is not only seen now as a desirable characteristic but can also be lucrative. I guess the two things are linked. 

Edited 19 February by bovril

[leicsmac]

52 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Resilience

 

3 minutes ago, bovril said:

True. People are much more fragile. I wonder if that's due to socioeconomic factors or the fact that victimhood is not only seen now as a desirable characteristic but can also be lucrative. I guess the two things are linked. 

I agree with the above.

 

I don't agree with the implication here that it's a negative in full or even in much part, as signs like this indicating the world is (at least in a small way) becoming an easier place to live for our species is a good thing, not a bad one.

[MPH]

1 hour ago, Parafox said:

 

I never would have thought so many people still had black and white TV's. 

 

Unless they're collectors, maybe?

 

it’s an odd one that’s for sure!

 

id assume you only need a license if you actually watch the tv and not have it stored away somewhere..

[Dahnsouff]

7 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

 

I agree with the above.

 

I don't agree with the implication here that it's a negative in full or even in much part, as signs like this indicating the world is (at least in a small way) becoming an easier place to live for our species is a good thing, not a bad one.

Feels a bit sweeping too me @leicsmac as life being easier makes smaller challenges mountains, ad infinitum. Is this a good thing? Perhaps it is. 

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

Feels a bit sweeping too me @leicsmac as life being easier makes smaller challenges mountains, ad infinitum. Is this a good thing? Perhaps it is. 

On a relative scale of hardship, that's exactly right, but I was thinking more about an absolute scale. So yeah, I think it's a good thing, can see why it would be seen as you have, though.

 

[bovril]

1 minute ago, leicsmac said:

 

I agree with the above.

 

I don't agree with the implication here that it's a negative in full or even in much part, as signs like this indicating the world is (at least in a small way) becoming an easier place to live for our species is a good thing, not a bad one.

I think there's more zero sum thinking. People scrabbling around for their share of the ever diminishing pie. Fragility and victimhood is one way to secure that.

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, bovril said:

I think there's more zero sum thinking. People scrabbling around for their share of the ever diminishing pie. Fragility and victimhood is one way to secure that.

That could well be true tbh, but while that isn't great I would think it's better than the alternative of the past.

[bovril]

4 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

That could well be true tbh, but while that isn't great I would think it's better than the alternative of the past.

I think it's very bad that different groups now feel they are so much in economic competition. That's been the worst development in the last couple of decades imo, you see how much damage it has done in Britain. 

[bovril]

I think tbh the fragility thing is not only about rising economic inequality but also the constant, not-so-subtle denigration of certain groups as inherently privileged, and therefore bad, in film and media. People don't want to be associated with that.

Though again I guess you can't really separate that from economic developments. Like the Rupert Murdoch cookie meme, but telling both sides the other one is somehow unfairly advantaged. 

Edited 19 February by bovril

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, bovril said:

I think it's very bad that different groups now feel they are so much in economic competition. That's been the worst development in the last couple of decades imo, you see how much damage it has done in Britain. 

Would agree with that too. There certainly has been a backslide in that regard in the last decade in places including the UK, but times are still steadily getting better overall IMO - that's just a hunch on my part though.