Back in my day...

sondagefaux

branie2 wrote: »

We had to change the TV channels on the TV itself via knob

We used our hands in our house, but each to their own.

Redneck Reject71

I grew up on a farm and we had to hand shuck corn to be made into feed for the livestock. And also how many today can hand milk a cow?heh

SEPT 23 1989

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

WestWicklow1 wrote: »

Come on now....


Who remembers Lugs Brannigan?

"Qif, in the game of chess, you must never let your opponent see your pieces..."

bottlebrush

Redneck Reject71 wrote: »

I grew up on a farm and we had to hand shuck corn to be made into feed for the livestock. And also how many today can hand milk a cow?heh

Me too. Five of us children on top of a trailer load of bales of hay or straw, none of them tied down. The load swaying from side to side as the tractor plodded along from the field to the shed and us ducking under the electricity wires. I've used up most of my nine lives on that farm.

SEPT 23 1989

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

That’s a nice 2nd place you posted..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBIgXhiOpeQ

iamwhoiam

bottlebrush wrote: »

Me too. Five of us children on top of a trailer load of bales of hay or straw, none of them tied down. The load swaying from side to side as the tractor plodded along from the field to the shed and us ducking under the electricity wires. I've used up most of my nine lives on that farm.

And then spend the evening picking off ticks with a tweezers

bottlebrush

bottlebrush wrote: »

And confession

It’s hard to find a confession these days. I was always taught you couldn’t have communion if you hadn’t been to confession for a month but it’s near impossible.

Redneck Reject71

Making apple butter in an iron cauldron lined with copper so it didn't stick. And canning everything to hold us for the year.

razorblunt

razorblunt wrote: »

Eventually going home after a marathon 'jumper for goalposts' game fished 24-22 due to one or all of the following reasons:

- ball owner gets called in after exhausting his "5 more minutes", can't leave the ball behind as its his older brothers
- the grass is getting dew-y and lads are slipping everywhere
- you've copped a hit on the inside of the thigh or side of the face and now you've been branded by Mitre or Adidas Tango
- too dark to see where the ball went
- the goalie gets tired and changes to "kicker fetches" and lads get the ball back but head home as they're halway there anyway


You then get told "you smell like outside go for a bath" after you've downed 2 litres of water with the thirst and you're still gasping.

I feel alive reading that. I miss those days.

Marhay70

WestWicklow1 wrote: »

Come on now....


Who remembers Lugs Brannigan?

I'd lay odds there wouldn't be so many scumbags polluting the streets of Dublin if Lugs and his squad were still around. Political correctness and snowflake politicians wouldn't allow it though.
I remember, before i was married, walking from Mrs Marhay's house in Walkinstown , through Drimnagh. Kilmainham, James' St, Capel St, Parnell St, Summerhill to my home in Ballybough on many occasions, never so much as a boo said to me. I credit Lugs and his likes for that. I'd be nervous driving a Sherman tank through some of those areas now.

iamstop

Coat hanger aerials.

branie2

WestWicklow1 wrote: »

Come on now....


Who remembers Lugs Brannigan?

I wonder how he would have dealt with the "peaceful" protesters at meter installations

Gorteen

branie2 wrote: »

We had to change the TV channels on the TV itself via knob

TV channels????
We had RTE TV only. Black & White. Test Card all day until programming started around 5 or 6 pm

branie2

Transgender people were rare

Allinall

branie2 wrote: »

Transgender people were rare

That issue has been addressed.

branie2

Today Tonight, forerunner to Prime Time

WestWicklow1

7 days, forerunner to Today Tonight

Deja Boo

Back in my day, there were no adult colouring books.

That fun was reserved for kiddos with crayons :pac:

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branie2

The breakfast cereal Star Shoots - I really enjoyed it when I was kid

WestWicklow1

Sturmy Archer with a built in dynamo :cool:

wexandproud

bottlebrush wrote: »

Or Sago

or birds delight and tinned fruit salad for special occasions

iamstop

Lived in an estate. My next door neighbours didn't have a phone. We used to have to run over to their house when their relatives from Sweden called. Back when phone numbers were 6 digits. Still remember our number! 514030.
But they had a swing set in the back garden if I remember correctly, so things kinda balanced out that way.

branie2

Ladybird Read It Yourself books

Princess Calla

branie2 wrote: »

Ladybird Read It Yourself books

That came with tape cassettes and a bing to turn the page

Seamai

BuboBubo wrote: »

Mother's used the wooden spoon to rear kids.

Manys the one broken off my legs.

barney shamrock

Men didn't wear women's jeans.

Mam of 4

Deja Boo wrote: »

Back in my day, there were no adult colouring books.

That fun was reserved for kiddos with crayons :pac:

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That reminded me of Fuzzy Felt .
I loved that as a child .

Deja Boo

barney shamrock wrote: »

Men didn't wear women's jeans.

and may the skinny jean trend pass quickly!

marina24

Being old enough to stay up late to watch Dallas. Thought you were the bees knees