The 70's and 80's in Ireland

NasserShammaz · 26-09-2018 9:05am

knick knack & stinkbombs

dieselbug · 26-09-2018 10:34am

4ensic15 wrote: »

The half-crown was gone long before the EEC. Decimalisation was introduced in 1971. EEC referendum was in '72 and join date was 1 Jan 1973. The 1970s was a time of massive inflation mostly caused by the oil embargo after the Yom Kippur war of 1973. Just because we joined the EEC around the time of these events doesn't meant they were caused by the EEC.

The loss of the half crown was a disaster for me and all kids of that era.
The half crown was the standard "gift" from relatives, neighbors and family at communions, confirmations, birthdays etc. When it was withdrawn it was replaced by the two shilling piece (10p) as the standard which equated to a 20% cut:mad:
Still a bit traumatized.

PS you may have taken my original post a bit too seriously, was meant tongue in cheek:)

ohnonotgmail · 26-09-2018 11:00am

dieselbug wrote: »

The loss of the half crown was a disaster for me and all kids of that era.
The half crown was the standard "gift" from relatives, neighbors and family at communions, confirmations, birthdays etc. When it was withdrawn it was replaced by the two shilling piece (10p) as the standard which equated to a 20% cut:mad:
Still a bit traumatized.

PS you may have taken my original post a bit too seriously, was meant tongue in cheek:)

and none of that was anything to do with the EU.

branie2 · 26-09-2018 11:59am

The Carry On films went into decline in the last few years of the 70s

dubstepper · 26-09-2018 12:04pm

I remember meeting my north side girlfriend in the city center on a Sunday night. It would be a ghost town nearly by 9PM. This was probably around 1990. It's one of the big changes I notice is that the city is always open now.

whisky_galore · 26-09-2018 1:28pm

jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: »

People were snooker loopy.

Pubs had pool tables and lounge bars covered in carpet and Formica.

Count Down · 26-09-2018 2:09pm

When buying a few slices of ham, even in high summer, it came from the joint which spent all day (or week) on the slicer at the mercy of the heat and flies in the shop, never in the refrigerated section. No wonder we used to get the gallops.:(
And gur cake! Similar to a fruit cake, but consisting of a couple of slices of thin pastry with a fruity filling. Very heavy on the stomach, but nice. Rumour has it that it consisted of the floor sweepings of the bakery in the evenings, all the dropped pieces of raisins and sultanas and other bits and pieces, probably mouse droppings, fag ash and insects too.:eek:
We were a mad crowd in the 70s then. We'd go mackerel fishing in Skerries, Co. Dublin and catch loads, big ones too. Whenever a trawler would come in to the harbour, we'd shout "Did yiz catch any fish?" They'd reply "Yeah, we caught loads!" to which we'd reply, with great wit, "Well ye know where yiz can stick them!"

Kyle More · 26-09-2018 2:28pm

Simon Bates appearing at the beginning of every rental video, explaining the BBFC certification of the film you were about to watch.

ike · 26-09-2018 2:40pm

Findus Crispy Pancakes!

ohnonotgmail · 26-09-2018 2:42pm

ike wrote: »

Findus Crispy Pancakes!

my absolute favourite food as a kid. I would have happily lived on them.

The Tetrarch · 26-09-2018 2:49pm

topper75 wrote: »

If you did get that job, then a house would follow. The mortgage deposit % wasn't as rigourous something like 10%. Yes the monthly repayments would be rough. But it was at least ATTAINABLE. Big difference to today.

Mortgage three times your salary. Mortgage interest rate 17%.
Mortgage interest about 51% of your gross salary.
And pay back a bit of the mortgage loan along with the mortgage interest.

jmayo · 26-09-2018 2:59pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Minitel.

No Usenet? Usenet (aka newsgroups, basically thousands of self contained forums each dedicated to a particular topic) used to be great. Had (read-only) access to it in college in late 80s-early 90s, but it was still going strong in the late 90s when I got dial-up internet at home. It's still around, just about.
...

To download an image from usenet would take bones of 15/20 minutes as the attachment came in multiple pieces that would be downloaded separately and spliced together before being uudecoded to get a gif.

And because it was all text based the ultimate image would be a surprise because you had no idea what it looked like.

Hotblack Desiato · 26-09-2018 3:03pm

Crispy pancakes reminds me -

Galtee Ham and Cheese Escalopes

Loved them and then they just disappeared.

JupiterKid · 26-09-2018 3:05pm

ike wrote: »

Findus Crispy Pancakes!

They were complete muck but addictive and tasty. You can still get them in cheese and mushroom.

Pizza in the 80s were desparate rubbish compared to the range you can get today. Chinese and Indian cuisine was exotic and exciting back then.

Count Down · 26-09-2018 3:06pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

my absolute favourite food as a kid. I would have happily lived on them.

Loved the steak and kidney flavour, didn't like the smoked bacon and chicken ones because the bacon gave me wind, causing the most horrific belching attacks!:o

ohnonotgmail · 26-09-2018 3:08pm

Count Down wrote: »

Loved the steak and kidney flavour, didn't like the smoked bacon and chicken ones because the bacon gave me wind, causing the most horrific belching attacks!:o

Nooooooooooo, the chicken ones were the best. I might buy some at the weekend.

spurious · 26-09-2018 3:13pm

Super Ser heaters that would use up all the oxygen in the room, dry your eyeballs out so much they would sting, resulting in you having to open the door or window and 'let all the heat out'.

Grandeeod · 26-09-2018 3:15pm

ike wrote: »

Findus Crispy Pancakes!

In the 80s we got a deep fat fryer. My parents went out one night and I invited the girlfriend over for a romantic meal.:D I put some Crispy Pancakes into the fryer for a few minutes. I wasn't sure if they were cooked properly. The girlfriend suggested I poke a knife in to see if they were done, so I did. The insides of the pancakes came shooting out out all over us. Clothes and partial skin damage from seriously hot gravy type stuff.:eek:

Hotblack Desiato · 26-09-2018 3:26pm

You must have been some innocent if you had a free gaff and food was what was on your mind!

bodhrandude · 26-09-2018 3:28pm

ike wrote: »

Findus Crispy Pancakes!

'Success on a plate' I think was their motto.

Grandeeod · 26-09-2018 3:40pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

You must have been some innocent if you had a free gaff and food was what was on your mind!

I was 14 and had lots on my mind!

bodhrandude · 26-09-2018 3:43pm

Does anyone remember these Angel Delight desserts, my favourites were the butter scotch and lime flavours.

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Bigbagofcans · 26-09-2018 3:44pm

Deirdre Barlow-type glasses and if your glasses broke out came the tape :cool:

hot buttered scones · 26-09-2018 4:56pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Nooooooooooo, the chicken ones were the best. I might buy some at the weekend.

Don't. I did that a couple of years back. They've obviously taken out all the dangerous additives that made 'em taste so good, because they're rank now.
Which reminds me of the "E numbers" scare and me mam with clipping from the paper stuck to the fridge so she could tell what was in everything.

BBFAN · 26-09-2018 4:57pm

hot buttered scones wrote: »

Don't. I did that a couple of years back. They've obviously taken out all the dangerous additives that made 'em taste so good, because they're rank now.
Which reminds me of the "E numbers" scare and me mam with clipping from the paper stuck to the fridge so she could tell what was in everything.

I bought Sugar Puffs recently (which are now called Honey Puffs), not half as nice as they used to be either. Must have half the sugar removed.

ohnonotgmail · 26-09-2018 5:12pm

hot buttered scones wrote: »

Don't. I did that a couple of years back. They've obviously taken out all the dangerous additives that made 'em taste so good, because they're rank now.
Which reminds me of the "E numbers" scare and me mam with clipping from the paper stuck to the fridge so she could tell what was in everything.

but the dangerous additives were the best bit!!!!

branie2 · 26-09-2018 5:38pm

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole

jmayo · 26-09-2018 6:04pm

Grandeeod wrote: »

In the 80s we got a deep fat fryer. My parents went out one night and I invited the girlfriend over for a romantic meal.:D I put some Crispy Pancakes into the fryer for a few minutes. I wasn't sure if they were cooked properly. The girlfriend suggested I poke a knife in to see if they were done, so I did. The insides of the pancakes came shooting out out all over us. Clothes and partial skin damage from seriously hot gravy type stuff.:eek:

Grandeeod wrote: »

I was 14 and had lots on my mind!

Ahh the innocence of the 80s.

If it was nowadays, from what I hear, a fair few 14 year old girlfriends would be asking you to poke something bar a crispy pancake.

Have to say you were fierce advanced all the same, organising romantic meals for a girlfriend at 14.

storker · 26-09-2018 6:12pm

BBFAN wrote: »

I bought Sugar Puffs recently (which are now called Honey Puffs), not half as nice as they used to be either. Must have half the sugar removed.

"Where's the bloody honey, mummy?"

storker · 26-09-2018 6:14pm

bodhrandude wrote: »

Does anyone remember these Angel Delight desserts, my favourites were the butter scotch and lime flavours.

I remember us scourging our mother until she finally relented and bought it. We thought it would be like her blancmange, only nicer. The day came when we finally got to taste it, looked at each other and went "This isn't very nice..."

And when I tried to drop the cherry on it like in the ad, the bloody thing fell off.

The 70's and 80's in Ireland

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