Cable Forum - The Happy Thought Thread

Child allowance 40p a week but only paid for the second child, crisps 3 old pence = to a quarter of 5p. 10 Black men (sweets) 1D (1/12th of 5p). Bag of coal 4/11 (25p). My first wage was equal to £125 per year,(£2.50 per week for 50 weeks we didn't get paid for the two weeks holiday back then), hours 9-5.30pm Mon to Fri and 9-12.30pm Saturdays. Yes seams unreal, you could have a good night out for 50p. A whole week's shopping would cost less than £4, unbelievable. Could buy a blouse at C & A's in the sale for just over 20p Goodness this is making me feel really old.:erm: :D:D:D

Bag of coal???!!!! That were luxury let me tell ya...

ps Did you mean Blackjacks? :D

Tinky

13-09-2013 06:51

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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35621258)

Bag of coal???!!!! That were luxury let me tell ya...

ps Did you mean Blackjacks? :D

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Black Jacks were called Black Jacks because the original 1920s labels pictured a grinning gollywog - unbelievably, back then images of black people were used to advertise Liquorice. However, by the late 1980s manufacturers Trebor quite rightly scrapped the Black Jacks golly logo as it was racially offensive, replaced the logo with an image of a pirate with a black beard and eye patch and re branded the sweets as Black Jack. And by the early 1990s Trebor disbanded the pirate logo altogether in favour of the the black and white swirl design we all remember.

They may well have changed the name Osem, see above. You are right, a fire was a luxury (I worked in a coal merchants office), if we were cold then we just put on more clothes. We are spoiled these days with central heating. :):):)

richard s

13-09-2013 09:46

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In the winter you had ice on the inside of your bedroom windows - double glazing what is that...

Still got a C&A in Calais at the CarFour outlet.

Hugh	13-09-2013 12:57

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Sat in 37C blazing sunshine, overlooking Kyrenia harbour, sipping ice cold Efes Dark - life is good.

Tinky

13-09-2013 18:32

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35621375)

Sat in 37C blazing sunshine, overlooking Kyrenia harbour, sipping ice cold Efes Dark - life is good.

I'm very envious Hugh.

denphone

14-09-2013 13:26

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Spending a few days down in Cornwall with my mother and doing some jobs for her: repairing gates etc. The OH couldn't get the time off so he's staying in Worthing. He's a bit miffed us being apart but he'll be hot for when I get back. ;)

Don't forget to nip into the pub for a pint while you are down there.;):beer:

denphone

16-09-2013 15:49

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35622261)

We took the free shopper bus into Morissons, Penzance today. This is a double decker that meanders through all the lanes round here and I get a chance to see the countryside that as a car driver I can't see because of the high hedges/walls.:)

Alas l can't see some of those parts because of my disabilities but l bet the views are lovely.:(

dilli-theclaw

17-09-2013 16:41

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I have just found a fiver while doing the housework - nice :)

denphone

17-09-2013 18:14

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701 (Post 35622703)

I have just found a fiver while doing the housework - nice :)

That's the first round on you then my great man.;)

dilli-theclaw

17-09-2013 18:16

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A round with a fiver? What year was that in lol :)

denphone

17-09-2013 18:21

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701 (Post 35622731)

A round with a fiver? What year was that in lol :)

Well perhaps you can add another fiver to that as well.;)

Russ	17-09-2013 22:14

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Just came back from a mad and extended weekend, brother-in-law's 30th at Go Ape in Sherwood Forest with him, my OH (his sister), my sis-in-law, their respective OHs and a few friends. It was AWESOME. We went Segway racing there too, I could never see the attraction of them before but now I love them! Would love to do that again, minus the bump I look when we were let loose in a field and 1 wheel hit a hole in the ground at 20mph (pretty fast when you're on one of those things) and I flipped over the top.

Still a great day out and totally recommended :tu:

Angua

19-09-2013 16:14

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Daughter may get mentioned on the One Show tonight for unearthing one of the very few Butterflies Alfred Russell Wallace collected in the Amazon. Most of his collections from there were lost following a fire which caused the ship to sink on the way home.

tizmeinnit

19-09-2013 18:08

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Found out today my old instructor is teaching in my town again. Although it has been many years club training this guy was and is a mentor to a lot of use who trained in the 90's this is the boost I need

nashville

19-09-2013 19:34

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My Happy thoughts are just thinking of what a great holiday we had in Nashville. excellent weather Fabulous music and wish I was still there.

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