Things we used to do

[Illaveago]

Fussels Condensed Milk, I can remember putting that on sandwiches.

 

[gbb]

French arrows.....
A slender piece of wood or a branch maybe 18 inches long, sharpened. flights fitted, weighted and launch with a sturdy piece of string in a specific way (which i can't describe, but if you made them, you'll know).
I dunno, i guess they could fly for maybe 50 or so yards....god help any friends who got under them

Line your plastic soldiers up in the garden, preferably opposing your enemy (usually your friends soldiers) and take turns launching mud at them...last man standing wins. Gawld only knows how mum put up with the mess...

 

[martint235]

Don't know about French arrows. We used to build our own bows and arrows out of willow branches. Used to get as long a willow branch as you could find and then string it twine. Was a lot of fun. I think I can see why kids prefer PS4 though today.

 

[Mrs M]

Fussels Condensed Milk, I can remember putting that on sandwiches.

Mr M used to eat it from the tin with a spoon .

 

[EltonFrog]

Putting the chairs on the desk in class at home time.

On the way home taking your arms out of the sleeves of your anorak putting the hood on your head and running home pretending you are Batman.

 

[Postmanhat]

Used to chase the GREEN FINAL paper man on a Saturday evening.Dad read it first.For those who have never heard of it,it was a sports newspaper.In Sheffield it was called THE PINK.

Used to be one in Bedfordshire as well. Would go on the train to the game at Luton, about an 90 minute journey. Was usually there at the station by the time we got back with a full match report. God knows how they printed and got it there so quickly

 

[midlife]

French arrows.....
A slender piece of wood or a branch maybe 18 inches long, sharpened. flights fitted, weighted and launch with a sturdy piece of string in a specific way (which i can't describe, but if you made them, you'll know).
I dunno, i guess they could fly for maybe 50 or so yards....god help any friends who got under them

Line your plastic soldiers up in the garden, preferably opposing your enemy (usually your friends soldiers) and take turns launching mud at them...last man standing wins. Gawld only knows how mum put up with the mess...

Cut notch in arrow near the flights, tie knot in string, put left thumb over string and notch, pull tight, wrap string around over flight and lock onto knot in string, pull string parallel to arrow, wind excess string around right index finger, grab arrow near too with thumb and rest of fingers then throw. Voilà

Shaun

 

[captain nemo1701]

Buy potassium nitrate and flowers of sulphur at the chemists.

Getting a Thomas Salter chemistry set for Christmas. Then adding to it with more glass tubes, bottles etc, bought from a toyshop which sold spares. I had a lab chemistry set up that would have made Dr Jekyll proud. Dad's shed looked like Porton Down. All for repeated attempts on creating the perfect classroom-clearing stink bomb.

 

[Sunny Portrush]

Used to be one in Bedfordshire as well. Would go on the train to the game at Luton, about an 90 minute journey. Was usually there at the station by the time we got back with a full match report. God knows how they printed and got it there so quickly

It was called The Pink here in Edinburgh - was a fine art timing the arrival of the van with said paper, otherwise you ended up lurking in the shop pretending to buy something until they arrived!

 

[Illaveago]

Collecting cards from PG tips tea and sticking them into an album.

 

[Hyslop]

We used to queue at the telephone box on the corner to phone relations - great way to meet your neighbours and catch up on gossip.

I used to try that business of pressing the cradle in a rapid fashion in the belief that I would be able

 

[mybike]

I used to try that business of pressing the cradle in a rapid fashion in the belief that I would be able

It was certainly possible dial numbers like that. You had to get the timing right tho'

 

[Hyslop]

It was certainly possible dial numbers like that. You had to get the ting right tho'

Sorry,got diverted and pressed post!You clearly knew what I meant though!Once the word went round the Carlisle 5th forms,the phones must have been hammered,and decent,respectable people may well have found their public phones out of order.On behalf of my Carlisle generation,we are very sorry

 

[captain nemo1701]

Collecting cards from PG tips tea and sticking them into an album.

Even though I don't drink tea, I had 'The Race into Space' and the other one about underwater exploration.

 

[Postmanhat]

Has whistling been mentioned? It's gradual eradication has added to the sum of human happiness