Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
I remember kids playing with something similar when I was at school. I think we called them Clackers though.
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I remember kids playing with something similar when I was at school. I think we called them Clackers though.
So did we.
pawl
Legendary Member
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- Desford Leicestershire
I remember those things especially the bruising on my wrists trying to show my daughter how to use
them
numbnuts
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- Gone over the hill and far away
I never had anything like that as a kid, the only two balls I had...............
were to two old tennis balls the dog played with
ebikeerwidnes
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- Z’ha’dum
Yup - remember them - damn dangerous when the string broke
I think they were banned at school after a while - and after a few 'incidents'
Anyway - in other news - we came back from the freezing North on Friday - took a while
and the car is making some funny metallic noises at slow speed
sometimes
can't seen why but I suspect something do do with the exhaust
possibly a securing thingy has rusted or something
need to take it to the garage tomorrow I suppose
The builders have been working on the bathrooms while we were away
naturally they found a problem and had more work to do in the en-suit (how posh as we eh!!!) so are a bit behind schedule
Still - they were working yesterday to catch up a bit
but we have no shower while they are working in there so I hope they get a move on!
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Mo1959
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I did try and warn you it's always several degrees colder up here!
The lambs are only just appearing here. They're probably all grown up down south!
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I worked in a TV repair shop in the early 1970's, the old TV's with the CRT picture tubes weighed a ton, especially the ones still using a valve chassis, most of those put out that much heat you could turn the fire down a couple of notches.
PaulSB
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- Chorley, Lancashire
I think you're all taking way too much interest in euphemisms...........
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
One of our first tv's was from Radio Rentals and we were constantly loading it into the car and driving into Perth to have it repaired. They seemed to break down a lot more back then. No doubt all the valves, etc.
PaulSB
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- Chorley, Lancashire
Ah, the mists have parted. Last night a friend was bemoaning her lack of luck at yesterday's National. I heard, it was noisy, "I had a big dog"............I was thinking in terms of my nag was an old donkey......🤣
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
I remember there was always one person in the family who knew just where and how to hit it so it came back on
it was me in our family!
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
The screens were tiny too. I remember when they eventually got a bit more modern and we got our first 25" screen we thought it was massive. My living room one now is 65" and I sometimes wish I had gone for the 75". Maybe our eyesight has got worse!
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
When I was 11 I was made to stand in the corner as I was always playing with my clackers......or was that knackers 🙂
