Those over 50 this is for you‚ those of you under 25‚ well tough you missed out on a great up bringing. The pop wagon‚ bus conductors‚ house doors left open by neighbours‚ the daily milkman‚ dustbin men carrying metal bins on their backs‚ corner shops‚ bakers‚ hardware stores‚ buying vinyl records whilst listening in booths in major stores‚ English manufactured cars with localised registrations so you knew where they were from‚ picnics‚ yes families use to do that together‚ going for a walk with your dad in the woods‚ not allowed now you may look like a peadi‚ going fishing‚ flying a kite‚ making Airfix models‚ no mobiles‚ telephone boxes that worked‚ stamps you could understand‚ the YMCA for activities‚ scouts‚ boys brigade‚ cubs‚ brownies‚ girl guides‚ sixties bands‚ Beatles‚ Rolling Stones‚ Kinks‚ I could go on you all remember them‚ we won the World Cup at football‚ Union Jacks use to fly off Town Halls‚ teachers were in charge‚ we could read and write at 5‚ we played out until dark‚ tin can squat‚ and other games passed down‚ school sportsdays‚ the office trip‚ drinking at dinner time and going back to work‚ foggy towns and cities‚ smokey chimneys‚ older men in hats‚ football rattles‚ women in hats‚ no tea bags‚ no curries or takeaways‚ fish and chip shops on all streets‚ the Co-OP and the divi stamp‚ Green Shield Stamps‚ Luncheon Vouchers‚ walking to school‚ going on trolley buses‚ Youth Clubs‚ Billy Cotton‚ Black & White Minstrels‚ Morcambe & Wise‚ Dave Allen‚ The Val Doonican show‚ Eurovision when it was a song contest‚ Come Dancing‚ The Lone Ranger‚ Andy Pandy‚ Bill & Ben‚ Hamy Hamster‚ Magic Roundabout‚ Test Match Cricket with John Arlott and Peter West‚ Pans People‚ Animal Magic‚ The Avengers‚ The Pursuaders‚ Monty Python‚ last orders were at 10.30pm on a Sunday‚ just 3 TV Channels‚ memories of getting your first colour television‚ no political correctness‚ women know your place‚ most people spoke English‚ and there I better leave it‚ that is unless you want to add any more.
