Can you name things that youngsters of today won't know?

[Drago]

V bombers. You haven't lived until a Vulcan has rattled your windows, or the first sight of the Victor has sent shivers of pure evil down your spine.

 

[Andrew_P]

Growing up, we had that exact telly, I could get up now and turn it over!

As for telly, renting them used to be common.

I remember being the remote control as well.


Nothing buy Hymns on a Sunday evening on both Channels

 

[alicat]

The Corona pop lorry.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Getting a thick ear of a beat bobby...do kids even know what a bobby is?

 

[Drago]

Getting your bike tyres slashed by the beat bobby if you repeatedly ignored his dark threats about riding without lights at night.

 

[screenman]

A beat bobby, as I said earlier.

 

[Cronorider]

Having to periodically buy a new stylus.

Good one

 

[Cronorider]

Foot switch on floor of car to dim the headlights

 

[screenman]

Any switch to dim the headlights around these parts.

 

[accountantpete]

Getting scarred for life mentally and physically with a smallpox vacccination

 

[youngoldbloke]

The rag and bone man, and collecting the 'fertiliser' left by his horse.

 

[Andrew_P]

When just typists could use a keyboard with speed, now everyone is a speed typist, most are speed thumb keyboard touch typists!

I remember the wonder of watching my Mum type on a typewriter without looking at the keyboard!

 

[swansonj]

Getting your bike tyres slashed by the beat bobby if you repeatedly ignored his dark threats about riding without lights at night.

Did they issue you with a regulation knife for doing it with, or did you have to provide your own?

 

[s7ephanie]

playing outside !

 

[Levo-Lon]

The days when CycleChat had young people and women on it.

I cant remember that far back??