Old Finances (back in the day)

Justamum

Ida_Notion wrote: »

What sticks in my mind (and probably stuck in my throat too!) was the rock hard school shortbread we had for pudding.

We called it 'hammer and chisel' :rotfl:

Ida_Notion wrote: »

Heinz Sandwich Spread must have been pretty new at the time, and I think I'd made the classic mistake of saying that I liked it.

I think it's probably ok once in a while, but I don't think I'd like it every day either. It's just salad cream with some chopped veg in isn't it?

I dreaded my dad making our packed lunches because he would always put Dairylea cheese spread (triangles) on and I couldn't stand the stuff! He never took any notice though, so they didn't get eaten.

luxor4t

taplady wrote: »

ah yes - I remember well the public information films:) plus was anyone else in The Tufty Club?:o:D

I was! but I don't remember any of the details, except being surprised when "look again" was added to the mantra by the Green Cross man. I was born in 1958 so must have been an early member - probably shared with sister rather than 'waste' 2 subscriptions!

I was also in the Robin (comic) club.

luxor4t

Red_Doe wrote: »

I`m a child of the early sixties, so most of my nostalgia goes back beyond the eighties, if that makes any sense.
I remember old money. And going to the shop to buy a loaf of bread for ninepence, and a Mars bar, which was bigger than now, for sixpence....

I remember Mars bars being 7d and Cadburys chocolate being 6d in 1967 - it was a big decision which one I'd spend my pocket money on for the mile walk to Brownies (we'd moved house and there was nothing nearer).
I remember trudging along, alone, through dark streets with my teeth hurting from biting into the thick chocolate!
Eat half on the way there and half on the walk home - again alone - at 6.30. Bedtime was 7pm and I had to run to get up the hill in time if the meeting over-ran. My fault if I was late.
I had to give Brownies up as the winter progressed because my raincoat & shoes didn't dry in time for school next day and also, as I found out later, Brown Owl told my mother it wasn't safe for me to go home alone.

TudorRose

We had the Tufty club at school & I remember getting the pencil one year & the hankie another.
As far as I know it was free. I was born in 1955 & can still remember the rhymn
'At the kerb, Halt. Look left. Look right. Look left again. If all clear, quick march!'
Amazing what comes back to you when your memory gets prodded.
Really enjoying reading everyones posts on this thread.

maganan

I remember the "green cross code man" later to become darth vader, coming to school to talk to us about road safety (kids weren't as impressed as I'd hoped!). As someone else said I was also terrified of the safety films especially the firework one with the little girl with her hand all bandaged up looking sad, as a result I've never bought fireworks for at home!..............ahh the power of advertising!

My nan used to cut the hard toe out of our school "daps" (where I grew up) pumps/plimsoles, you know those horrible ones with elastic at the front, so that we could wear them all summer holidays!

mum2one

Again, I was a child then, I was born 1971, and remember bits and dabs about early 70s,
I remember there being a bread shortage, and was there a sugar shortage, we lived in a council house, and my parents had central heating put in, and for extra radiators it was 5p a week extra on the rent, and all the rates were included.

My dad worked in Rolls Royce, which at the time was one of the biggest employers in the area, and my mum worked cleaning at the local school.

Everything you had a child you treasured, you made a box into different things, a christmas stocking was a treasure, included little things like an orange, a packet of pork scratchings, the biggest item would be colouring books and felt tip pens.
Your weeks holiday for us being in Midlands was up the welsh coast, or a treat was south wales, even a trip to Butlins was super luxury, the christmas presents was a Sindy doll, and all the outfits, Mcdonalds wasn't even in our local town.

Still love the carry on films xx

Uniscots97

I'm really hoping that society goes full circle and the 'numptys' (I'd love to use another word but its not very polite) who delight in smashing up things, defacing things, ruining their surroundings (including other peoples), encourage the throw-away society (did we have as much litter blowing about 20 or 30 years ago?) finally get it or disappear and that not only this country but others go back to a simpler way of life which included manners, respect and morals. (Ok, i'll get off my high horse). I was out today enjoying the sunshine at the park as were a lot of couples, families and singly-s walking their dog and there was a bunch of louts (old enough to know better in their 20s) roaring drunk shouting abuse and openly drinking. OH and I ended up walking with a man walking his dog as he was too scared to walk past them himself. Maybe I was too young to remember but I don't remember behaviour like that even as late as the 80s.

taplady

3v3 wrote: »

Did you have the badge, hankerchief (imagine giving out hankies these days :rotfl:) and the pen?

yes!:D and talking of hankies - we always had proper little hankies which we used to keep down our socks - long white socks to wear with dresses/skirts, didn't wear trousers much!

Butterfly_Brain

sandraroffey wrote: »

thirty years ago i was 33 and we had just bought a big house out in the country, (moved away from Luton which at that time was a dreadful place to live).

Still is a horrible place full of ghettos . I avoid the place like the plague

ani_26

3v3 wrote: »

Did you have the badge, hankerchief (imagine giving out hankies these days :rotfl:) and the pen?

Talking of handkerchiefs, whose dad ' wore ' a handkerchief whilst sat in a deckchair on the beach? Hands up now

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