The Nostalgia Thread

[compo]

Something rarely seen nowadays, hitch-hiking. I have hitched the length and breadth of Britain.

 

[subaqua]

You are slightly behind the times. It is happening and the engines have already arrived in the UK: http://www.heritagerailway.co.uk/news/three-a4s-in-floodlit-photo-charter

thats only 3

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

thats only 3

That's just a precursor event including the 2 ex-pats. They are now being cosmetically restored ready for the big do in 2013.

 

[subaqua]

That's just a precursor event including the 2 ex-pats. They are now being cosmetically restored ready for the big do in 2013.

2013 is going to be a busy year 6 A4s, XH558 Vulcans last flights.

 

[goo_mason]

Brian Cant. The man's a forgotten national treasure!

 

[RedRider]

halfway from where. Not SE London thats for sure,.

Paper maps/atlas in cars instead of Sat Nav. with pencil marks showing best routes

From Liverpool in the backseat of an old Beetle playing i-spy to ward off car-sickness.Something like this...
"I spy with my little eye something beginning with 'A'."
"Is it Another sheep?"
"How d'you guess that?"

 

[subaqua]

From Liverpool in the backseat of an old Beetle playing i-spy to ward off car-sickness.Something like this...
"I spy with my little eye something beginning with 'A'."
"Is it Another sheep?"
"How d'you guess that?"

A470 down to the south- explains things.

the initial letters game for wifey always had RBWH from her dad. (rose bay willow herb )

 

[dellzeqq]

back on topic. Gala pie. We had three huge gala pies at our wedding. Everybody was mightily impressed. And well-fed.

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

View: http://youtu.be/yfVp40o159E

 

[subaqua]

back on topic. Gala pie. We had three huge gala pies at our wedding. Everybody was mightily impressed. And well-fed.

nah , get gala pie regularly here. dare i say it,tesco do a fairly good one on the deli counter.

 

[colly]

Greengrocers that would use a horse drawn wagon to ply their trade from door to door.

Never mind that, it's hard enough to find any greengrocer.

 

[accountantpete]

"George - don't do that"

 

[slowmotion]

Proper tobacconists. They don't exist anymore. They smelled wonderful!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

The strange thing with that it is I cannot ever remember hating the smell etc, guess I had been bought up with it. Smoking on planes was the best, you could cut through it with knife to get to the Toilets at the back.

No, it stinks, berleeve me - I was on an overnight ferry a while back and, the next morning, with me being half cut/hungover (I know I know), I went out to the front viewing platform to watch us dock and get some fresh air....... fat chance of THAT - the smell of everyone out having a quick smoke before going to their cars, etc genuinely made me want to barf, it was V.I.L.E.!!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

View: http://youtu.be/yfVp40o159E

WHAT!!?? NO HELMET??...... QUICK! SOMEONE CALL THE POLICE!!