Who remembers the 80's recession

Everyone looked* and sounded like the Joe Duffy show.

Twas turrible.


*yes, looked like a radio show.

gurramok wrote: »

Everyvbody respected each other

sure.

I think the big difference is that the 80's recession came on the back of generally hard times in the 70's.. So it was less of a "come down"..

We would go off to school with bread and butter and often have soup and bread, or soup and potatoes for dinner..

Our current recession or depression is coming on the back of what seemed like extraordinary wealth (a pure illusion) and so is harder for many to accept.. Also facing into a recession with a mountain of debt is a serious problem for many..

I know my parents made huge sacrifices to afford us some sort of decent living standard, occasional holidays and days out, I knew then it was hard for them but only realised later in life the extent of the hardships they worked through..

Our current position in Ireland is dire, but with time it will pass.. If I were young and less settled I'd be looking at jumping on a plane and leaving for a few years.. However we're hunkered down for the long term here, knowing full well that the worst may still be to come..

We used to buy our petrol in the North because it was cheaper, while we were there we did grocery shopping as it was a lot less expensive.

Marmalade sandwiches, dilutable orange with the 10p for each returned bottle, people used to hitch everywhere, so many Irish in England for work, black and white tv (in the early 80's), Honda 50's all over the place, pints were £1.30 approx in 1988, phoning abroad was very expensive and had to be done through the operator at the telephone exchange, Spectrum 48k computer where you had to load games from an audio tape, last but not least... I dont remember debt, you either had money or you didnt, I dont think I ever saw a credit card in the 80's