Things we used to do

[ufkacbln]

It was fluoroscopy (an Xray 'movie' rather than an X-ray film as such). Our resident imaging expert, @Cunobelin, can explain why it was a very, very bad idea to have fluoroscopy in shoe shops.

Basically unregulated xray machines that fired a beam that was less filtered than today. Even if it was working properly, by looking into the system you put the sensitive eyes into the direct beam.

There are probably quite a few people walking around with the long term effects of high doses or radiation due to these machines

Mind you it could have been worse.

In the light of today's knowledge you would probably not have marketed these either

 

[Winnershsaint]

Buying Corona pop on a Friday when the lorry came round. Bread and fish deliveries. Riding with the 'Milko' on his round. Outdoor swimming pools. We had two locally, one in Romsey where the water was taken directly from the River Test, fecking cold or what? and Southampton Lido on Western Esplanade. With concrete surrounds and wooden slides there was so much capacity to do damage to yourself there, always a better day out than the Central Baths.

 

[Illaveago]

Fish and chips wrapped in newspaper. You could have a read whilst eating.

 

[Illaveago]

My mum and Dad had a set of 12 encyclopaedias full of information, some of the subjects covered were the modern motor car. This was a photographic record of a Morris Minor being made. The other in detail record was of a modern aeroplane being constructed, it was the Mosquito fighter bomber.
There were some really good colour plates of birds, the Egyptian tomb paintings.
The whole volume must have cost a bomb, it must have been bought for my older brother as I was too young. On every blank page I left a scribble!

 

[welsh dragon]

I remember the transfer tubes in freeman hardy and willis as well. I used to be fascinated by them and how the cylinder just disappeared.

 

[mybike]

I remember the transfer tubes in freeman hardy and willis as well. I used to be fascinated by them and how the cylinder just disappeared.

We used to have those in the Telegraph Office. We also had belts which carried messages around between the two belts, occasionally dropped or jammed them so that bits of paper would fall on you.

 

[MiK1138]

Exchange rags or metal with the rag n bone man for a donkey stone

Whats a Donkey Stone?

 

[MiK1138]

Getting "the belt" at school.
Never got it myself though .

What NEVER!!!! our first day at secondary school the music teacher was laying down the law, "In my Class you never look to the back of the room" at which points 30 heads turned to the back of the room to see why, He belted everyone of us Happy Days

 

[Mrs M]

What NEVER!!!! our first day at secondary school the music teacher was laying down the law, "In my Class you never look to the back of the room" at which points 30 heads turned to the back of the room to see why, He belted everyone of us Happy Days

Never!
Although was threatened with it once

 

[raleighnut]

I remember the transfer tubes in freeman hardy and willis as well. I used to be fascinated by them and how the cylinder just disappeared.

They've still got em in our local Co-op, they use them so they don't have to carry the notes through the shop from the tills to the office.

 

[Salar]

Never!
Although was threatened with it once

It was the cat ' o nine tails at our school in the north east, the head kept it in a glass display cabinet, together with belts and canes.

 

[gbb]

This came up in a convo the other day at work. Putting a parafin heater under the car sump in the winter...I never did but my dad did.

 

[subaqua]

I remember the transfer tubes in freeman hardy and willis as well. I used to be fascinated by them and how the cylinder just disappeared.

they still use them in Barts hospital in London. even in the new build as its just really quick way of getting items moved.

 

[Profpointy]

What NEVER!!!! our first day at secondary school the music teacher was laying down the law, "In my Class you never look to the back of the room" at which points 30 heads turned to the back of the room to see why, He belted everyone of us Happy Days

That's a great example of why there are now far more restrictions and rules around discipline at school. Some teachers given a free rein were sadistic bullies. To be fair most of my own teachers were pretty good, with some truly outstanding ones, and even though I'm now well into middle age, there'd been enough of a clampdown on bullying teachers that the example you give were even then in the past. Sure, some lads were caned, but for proper crimes like fighting or stealing and what not

 

[Salar]

If I put on here what my geography teacher, P.E. teacher and music teacher said to me and my class in the 60's I'd be up before the judge.