Childhood & Sentimental memories

Olliebeak

Dad's 'piece de resistance' during the power cuts was to do a whole pan of scouse in the Pressure Cooker on the double gas burner that we normally used for camping. One evening, while we were eating that, he washed out the pan and re-used the PC to steam a 'left-over' christmas pudding from the previous christmas - served with custard. He was determined that the strike/powercuts weren't going to affect us too much .

recovering_spendaholic

I remember loving the power cuts - I was only about 9 and I thought it was so exciting!We had a coal fire and used to make toast on it, listening to the transistor radio, and I used to pretend I was in Mallory Towers or St Clares because they were always making toast on the fire! I was quite upset when it all settled down and they stopped happening!

scotsjamie

im halfway through , great thread, anyone remember banana flavour crisps, and blue mouth sweeties that made your p##p go green if you ate enough of them lol, and the turkey ball things with tomato sauce in the middle and chelsea whoppers.

judyjetson

Olliebeak wrote: »

That must have been just about the only perk of being the eldest (as I was!) - nobody else got to wear the clothes before you did! At least nobody else in your family .

God help my cousins and sister who got my hand-me-downs, growing up in the 70s I had some choice outfits, I can tell you! Our family photograph album is a constant source of mirth, most notably the silver lurex flares and matching jacket I had to go to a Xmas party in, and which until recent years was known as the "Gary Glitter" suit. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

There was something bizarrely exciting about power cuts as a child. I remember lying on the floor by the fire, trying to read by its light and listening to the radio.

sillyvixen

Olliebeak wrote: »

That must have been just about the only perk of being the eldest (as I was!) - nobody else got to wear the clothes before you did! At least nobody else in your family .

unfortunatly not i was the oldest and got hand me downs from my mums work mate who had a daughter a year older than me.

cheesy*wotsit

gingerchick wrote: »

Just spent most of the evening reading this fantastic thread.
Brings back so many memories.
Here's mine....

...Also just remembered when going on holidays, we always used to sing this in the car..

'oh we're off, we're off, we're off in a motor car,
sixty bobbies are after us and we don't know where we are'

There is more to it but I really do need to go to bed

I remember the song too, and our version went:

'were off, were off, were off in a motor car,
60 coppers are after us and we dont know where we are
turning round a corner, eating apple pie
one of the coppers said 'give us a bit' so we poked him in the eye!'

Lovin this thread...:T

bluenose1

cheesy*wotsit wrote: »

I remember the song too, and our version went:

'were off, were off, were off in a motor car,
60 coppers are after us and we dont know where we are
turning round a corner, eating apple pie
one of the coppers said 'give us a bit' so we poked him in the eye!'

Lovin this thread...:T

Our version would end with

"Went to tell my mother and me mother wasn't in
Went to tell me father and he kicked me in the bin"

bluenose1

Here's mine growing up in 1970's Liverpool

1. An inside lav being installed.
2. Going to Butlins for our annual holiday.
3. Bursting the newly laid hot tar as they covered the cobbled streets where we lived with tarmac
4. Going the park with a bottle of orange juice and jam butties
5. Sherbet dib dabs and white chocolate mice
6. My dad telling my teacher I had a dental appointment when we were really travelling to watch Everton in the FA Cup.
7. Ferry over to Seacombe and the the really long walk to New Brighton with the indoor fair and the Waltzers.
8. The massive indoor bouncy castle at Southport Fair, oh and the wooden Roller Coaster

Frugalista

bluenose1 wrote: »

New Brighton with the indoor fair and the Waltzers.

OMG!! I remember the indoor fair - my nan lived in Hoylake (on the Wirral) and we used to go there as a special treat :j . Gampi (Grandad) would buy prawns in newspaper and we would sit on the promenade while he peeled them, waiting for our turn to come around.

Olliebeak

Hi bluenose - I'm quite a bit older than you are (I think!) - but I remember when the ferries went all the way to New Brighton (there was even a ferry landing stage at Egremont as well!) and the original outdoor fairground at New Brighton which went up a steep slope and overlooked the river. There were small cable-cars there that went from the prom to the top level of the fairground.

If you haven't seen them before - check out these sites:
http://www.newbrightonpostcards.org.uk/
http://www.merseyside.net/newbrighton/
http://y2u.co.uk/&002_Images/New_Brighton_01.htm