Things we used to do

[Illaveago]

as i recall... it wasn't clay.

Ah! We were posh we had clay.

 

[EltonFrog]

Rubbing wooden lollipop sticks on the pavement to make a sharp dagger.

 

[MontyVeda]

Spud guns!!!!

 

[midlife]

When I was young we used to go up the field , break off some branches, stick a blob of clay on the end and go mud twanging. Great fun, we used to get plastered.

Same effect using crab apples . Do you still get crab apple trees planted by the council?

Shaun

 

[slowmotion]

We used to go down to the River Itchen at night and mould some mud from the bank into a ball the size of a small grapefuit. We would stick a banger into the mudball and light the blue touch-paper. When it had started fizzing properly, we would lob it into the inky waters and watch it glowing as it sank. There would then be a small underwater explosion and a load of gunpowder smoke would rise up from the depths. We never managed to harvest any trout with our depth-charges.

 

[Bazzer]

We used to go down to the River Itchen at night and mould some mud from the bank into a ball the size of a small grapefuit. We would stick a banger into the mudball and light the blue touch-paper. When it had started fizzing properly, we would lob it into the inky waters and watch it glowing as it sank. There would then be a small underwater explosion and a load of gunpowder smoke would rise up from the depths. We never managed to harvest any trout with our depth-charges.

Cutting open fireworks which failed to explode and pouring to the content out to make "genies".
Always that dilemma of getting close enough to the black powder pile to light it to appear brave to your mates, but far enough away so you didn't get a face full of flash.

 

[CharlesF]

Two out of many, on your Sturmey Archer equipped bike and holding on to the back of a lorries and buses to get a tow; they were far slower in those days.

Making bows and arrows to take on the other gang who occupied the far side of the Makabusi River. We graduated to cross bows as they had a greater range but, luckily weren't accurate.

 

[Hyslop]

Spud guns!!!!

Sekiden guns,with very small,golden balls as ammo.

 

[EltonFrog]

Sekiden guns,with very small,golden balls as ammo.

Oh gosh! I had one of those!

 

[MontyVeda]

Sekiden guns,with very small,golden balls as ammo.

oh yeah... completely forgot about those.

Sparking reels of caps with a stone, and the lovely smell of sulphur.

 

[Hyslop]

Oh gosh! I had one of those!

About 2 years ago,hunting through the loft,in search of goodness knows what,I found my original,plus,would you believe a Sekiden still in its packaging,I can only assume that this was removed,probably by my Father in the interests of good neighbourliness!

 

[Slioch]

If you had a racing bike with drop handle bars, you'd rotate them upwards through 180 degrees so you could look really stupid cool

 

[Illaveago]

Taking your Dinky racing car to school and having races in the playground to see who's car would go the furthest.

 

[EltonFrog]

Taking your Dinky racing car to school and having races in the playground to see who's car would go the furthest.

Yeah, but only on "Toy Day" other wise you'd be sent to Mrs Sharp, the head mistress ' office and get the ruler across the hand. Don't ask me how I know this.

 

[Dirk]

If you had a racing bike with drop handle bars, you'd rotate them upwards through 180 degrees so you could look really stupid cool

Saw a chap cycling through Croyde yesterday with his bars like that!