The Bad good old days

[carrust]

Following on from bobbi's thread, the good old days weren't that good.

Things I don't miss are;
No central heating, outside toilets, tin baths in front of the fire.
Being battered at school by the teachers.
Polio, diphtheria & whooping cough.
Crap food in restaurants...Berni Inns.
No Indian take aways:-(
Vegetables being boiled for hours on end.
Lard.
Boils.
Passenger planes that didn't crash...Remember Dan Air

Being able to travel anywhere in the country on decent roads. Before the motorways it took hours to get anywhere!

[Bobbisox]

and smell the washing in the boiler, the house was steamy..

[McMouse]

People didn't "Rip Something Off". It was called stealing and they were held in very low opinion because they had lost their "Good Name".

[milliezoe]

And the moon was for courting under not walking on I did and we are still together after 40 years am getting very nostalgic now thats down to you bobbisox

[Bobbisox]

aww that's nice millie

[craft1948]

I remember if my grandad was in a good mood he would take me to school on his horse and cart.....(he was a coalman not a gypsy)

[carrust]

My computers stuck since I've become a sticky, so I'll see you later.

[Riss]

I dont know if I am considered old or not,but I dont miss being boiled to death with the central heating at primary school,the nit nurse,going to the headmaster (who bizarely used to show me his collection of butterflies),and my form teacher who in this day and age would be described as a sociopath.

[mccfluff]

no internet and no mobiles.......

[trt]

My uncle had a small grocers shop and in the school summer holidays when his milk supplier came I used to go with him delivering milk on his horse and cart.
I used to clean the brass harnesses sitting on the horse and my friends were as jealous as hell.

No health and safety then.

[Booldawg]

which was the best era to grow up in? I grew up in the late 70s/early 80s TBH that was when the rot set in. I'd like to have grown up ten years earlier. I imagine it to be like 'On The Buses'.

[in a mo]

I remember hearing about
The Rag and Bone man
Door to door sellers
The Man who used to come upfrom the stage in the Cinema playing a Wurletser organ.
Door to door bread man
Milkmen & Milk in Bottles

I am still thinking i'll be back
in a mo