Can you name things that youngsters of today won't know?
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BoldonLad
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- South Tyneside
We had similar, locally, it was called "Shipyard fortnight".
I still know (retired) people who insist on taking their summer holiday in "Shipyard fortnight", ie last week of July - first week in August, despite the fact it would be cheaper to take same holiday at a different time, old habits die hard it would appear.
BoldonLad
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- South Tyneside
indeed, job clubs still exist, in this area at least, here is one (of many)
https://www.mylocalservices.co.uk/Cookson+House+Job+Club-South+Shields-1657740.html
petek
Über Member
- Location
- East Coast UK
Gas mantles for ( very bright) lighting. Our village only got the electricity in 1958, before that we were on gas lights, oil lamps and candles. The wireless ( radio) ran off square-glass bottle batteries . It was my job to take the flat batteries to Fred Whatmough's bike shop and swap them for recharged ones. That cost a shilling (5p) at a 'tanner a battery'.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Small triangular windows in cars for your parents to flick the cigarette ash out.
petek
Über Member
- Location
- East Coast UK
Weren't those called 'quarter lights'?
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Yes, that is my recollection too. My 1958 Ford Anglia 100E had them, but, cannot quite remember if my 1962 Ford Anglia 105E also had them.
They were a car thief's delight of course.
The 105E did have them.
Nigeyy
Legendary Member
- Location
- Massachusetts, USA
I don't know if it has been mentioned.....
Looking forward to the Christmas season by scouring the Radio Times and TV Times (we only got Radio Times and TV Times at Christmas in my family) for the programmes you wanted to watch. There was as much pleasure in "discovering" first time films being shown as actually watching the programmes. This was before we had a VCR or any kind of TV on demand. To me, this is a classic example of sometimes less is more; my own kids have never and will never have the pleasure of this activity.
Oh, and the fear of water put into an entire generation of kids the spirit of dark and lonely water, an absolute classic. Over 40 years on and I still can recall some of the dialogue word for word, how is that for marketing? I can't ever imagine this would be released today....
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPMYRlvySY
Looking forward to the Christmas season by scouring the Radio Times and TV Times (we only got Radio Times and TV Times at Christmas in my family) for the programmes you wanted to watch. There was as much pleasure in "discovering" first time films being shown as actually watching the programmes. This was before we had a VCR or any kind of TV on demand. To me, this is a classic example of sometimes less is more; my own kids have never and will never have the pleasure of this activity.
Oh, and the fear of water put into an entire generation of kids the spirit of dark and lonely water, an absolute classic. Over 40 years on and I still can recall some of the dialogue word for word, how is that for marketing? I can't ever imagine this would be released today....
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPMYRlvySY
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classic33
Leg End Member
We'd a 14 day week, second & third weeks in July.
petek
Über Member
- Location
- East Coast UK
Our village kept the 'wakes week' of the nearest town which became 'wakes' when it became a fortnight.
All the mills closed an those who went away tended to go to Blackpool or, if posh; Lytham St Annes.
Blackpool boarding-house landlady calendars ran thusly through summer...
Rochdale week
Wigan week
Oldham week
Glagow fortnight
Pigeon week
Band week
Followed by..
Illuminations.. which was a free for all for those who could afford a second short break to see 'T'leets'.
You got a small discount in most bording houses if you took your "Own Cruet".
"Own cruet" was your salt, pepper and sauces for the dining room plus your own towels in the bedrooms.
All the mills closed an those who went away tended to go to Blackpool or, if posh; Lytham St Annes.
Blackpool boarding-house landlady calendars ran thusly through summer...
Rochdale week
Wigan week
Oldham week
Glagow fortnight
Pigeon week
Band week
Followed by..
Illuminations.. which was a free for all for those who could afford a second short break to see 'T'leets'.
You got a small discount in most bording houses if you took your "Own Cruet".
"Own cruet" was your salt, pepper and sauces for the dining room plus your own towels in the bedrooms.
roadrash
cycle chatterer
- Location
- sitting on the edge of wigan pier
wigan weeks being the second two weeks of july, I didn't realise just how long it is since ive heard the wigan weeks phrase, till I read this
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Reel to reel 4 track tape recorder.
A breakfast trip. Or the Breakfast bus.
I think this is black country thing.
During the early 80s while doing my tool making apprenticeship the annual works outing was a trip where the bus (coach) picked you up at around 9.00am where the drinking started. Depending on where you were on the pick up route resulted how much you'd had to drink! Once everyone was onboard it was off to a greasy spoon or transport cafe for more beer and and a full english to line the stomach for a full day of pub to pub drinking with the coach/bus taking us between each one. Those that could make it through to mid evening at the final pub for tea, normally a fish and chip supper. Wonderful memories...
I think this is black country thing.
During the early 80s while doing my tool making apprenticeship the annual works outing was a trip where the bus (coach) picked you up at around 9.00am where the drinking started. Depending on where you were on the pick up route resulted how much you'd had to drink! Once everyone was onboard it was off to a greasy spoon or transport cafe for more beer and and a full english to line the stomach for a full day of pub to pub drinking with the coach/bus taking us between each one. Those that could make it through to mid evening at the final pub for tea, normally a fish and chip supper. Wonderful memories...
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