There is a generation that has not grown up with .......

For Forks Sake · 23-01-2021 8:02pm

D3V!L wrote: »

My brother injured himself quite badly in the mid eighties in the park due to their complete lack of basic health and safety. He spent a summer in hospital because of it and it was not down to his messing.

There was no suing back then. The owner seen that his hospital bills were taken care of and that he wanted for nothing when Christmas came around.

Great lad he was alright :rolleyes:

Children's fun park owner jailed for having 1,200 child porn images

Peter Morphew, aged 63, described as a pillar of the County Wicklow community he adopted as his home, possessed 1,200 images of children, some younger than 10.

Sentencing him and placing him on the sex offenders register, Judge Raymond Groarke said his crime involved children subjected to "utterly depraved" and "heinous" abuse. He refused the accused leave to appeal.

A tearful Morphew, the father of two grown-up daughters, told the court he was appalled by what he had done and was sorry.

Morphew, a one-time British army officer, moved to Ballylug, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow, 31 years ago and set up the Clara Lara Funpark, an outdoor adventure and watersport centre that attracted thousands of school tours and family groups every year

23-01-2021 8:55pm

Tony EH wrote: »

Warlord

FTW...

Found a few Warlords on the attic while back- wrecked, covers hanging off.
Sat down and read the lot again.

These two were there

Union Jack Jackson...Wolverine etc.
Ah, the memories.

AdrianBalboa · 23-01-2021 9:07pm

After 2020 there is a generation of children who don’t know about school dances or ski trips or sun holidays or cuddles with their grandparents (although I did fly in my parents from abroad for Christmas, my children have a right to see their grandparents). This will be the first generation to have had a worse upbringing than their parents in history.

Iggy Pop · 24-01-2021 5:58am

Getting a leather soccer ball, a pump and a can of Dubbin for Christmas.
Loved that ball.:) Best gift ever.

24-01-2021 6:08am

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

After 2020 there is a generation of children who don’t know about school dances or ski trips or sun holidays or cuddles with their grandparents (although I did fly in my parents from abroad for Christmas, my children have a right to see their grandparents). This will be the first generation to have had a worse upbringing than their parents in history.

Sure we should all just hang ourselves.

Stihl waters · 24-01-2021 7:55am

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

This will be the first generation to have had a worse upbringing than their parents in history.

I'm not sure I agree with you, If you go back a few years ago to say......... 1939........ there was a few years in a row there where kids in some parts of the world spent their spare time in bomb shelters and training for Hitler youth

Or maybe look at 1918, same story, ditto the various and never ending wars and conflicts in Africa where boys of 10 are given ak47s and put to death while young girls are raped and their genitals cut with a knife

The famine in Ireland wasn't great to be fair, China's multiple famines throughout history which led them to eat anything and everything to stay alive and which may be the reason we're where we are today

Let's take a look at the industrial revolution, that wasn't great for kids but who needs a set of working lungs and 2 arms anyway

While the kids of today have my sympathy with little social interactions and all the normal teenage things put on hold it's a minor glitch in history, it'll sort itself out eventually but to say no generation has had a worse upbringing than their parents in HISTORY, jesus get a grip of yourself ffs, they're not being starved, raped, sent down the mines or sent to war. They've been asked to stay at home with the central heating the playstation and the fridge full, mentally straining at times I'm sure but a far cry from what previous generations had to go through for us to live in the comfort we have today

Wanderer78 · 24-01-2021 7:58am

Stihl waters wrote:

I'm not sure I agree with you, If you go back a few years ago to say......... 1939........ there was a few years in a row there where kids in some parts of the world spent their spare time in bomb shelters and training for Hitler youth

History is certainly pushing it alright, but comparing The last couple of decades, and we have a growing problem, that's quickly becoming everyone's problem

Stihl waters · 24-01-2021 8:08am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

History is certainly pushing it alright, but comparing The last couple of decades, and we have a growing problem, that's quickly becoming everyone's problem

What problem is that

Wanderer78 · 24-01-2021 8:12am

Stihl waters wrote:

What problem is that

There's clearly significant issues growing in wealth inequality, which in turn is destabilizing our societies politically, economically, socially and environmentally

Stihl waters · 24-01-2021 8:30am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

There's clearly significant issues growing in wealth inequality, which in turn is destabilizing our societies politically, economically, socially and environmentally

How does that manifest itself in our world, before covid we had job security, political stability, minimum wage and free education, the US is back on a better track, I know Brexit and covid has thrown a lot of unpredictables into the mix but I think a lot of analysts would say we're living in a never before seen time of stability and freedom

Wanderer78 · 24-01-2021 10:23am

Stihl waters wrote: »

How does that manifest itself in our world, before covid we had job security, political stability, minimum wage and free education, the US is back on a better track, I know Brexit and covid has thrown a lot of unpredictables into the mix but I think a lot of analysts would say we're living in a never before seen time of stability and freedom

where?

whisky_galore · 24-01-2021 10:26am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

There's clearly significant issues growing in wealth inequality, which in turn is destabilizing our societies politically, economically, socially and environmentally

Where in the world has wealth inequality ever been sorted? Every cnut wants more stuff than the next cnut, it has ever been so.

Wanderer78 · 24-01-2021 10:30am

whisky_galore wrote: »

Where in the world has wealth inequality ever been sorted? Every cnut wants more stuff than the next cnut, it has ever been so.

we re potentially in the most unevenly distributed period of wealth in modern times, its not about having more, its about having what people actually need, most peoples actual needs arent being met at all, this is leading to unexpected and potentially dangerous outcomes, very evident politically, this is far from over!

Living Off The Splash · 24-01-2021 11:06am

I remember Soda Syphons. Strangely we didn't get them from the local shop but from the local chemist shop.

Expensive to buy plus you had to pay a "return" charge on the bottle.

https://summitsips.com/2010/07/the-soda-siphon/comment-page-1/

Stihl waters · 24-01-2021 11:19am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

where?

Apart from the obvious shìt countries tell me where in a normal democratic country such as Ireland is the inequality and lack of freedom

Wanderer78 · 24-01-2021 11:22am

Stihl waters wrote: »

Apart from the obvious shìt countries tell me where in a normal democratic country such as Ireland is the inequality and lack of freedom

this can be clearly seen in our dysfunctional property markets, many, primarily younger generations, are unable to fulfill their accommodational needs in a secure manner

24-01-2021 11:27am

The joystick as distinct from the gamepad.

Some self proclaimed avid gamers with YouTube channels to match never handled the grip of a joystick, and their thumbs get all the brunt of the Battle

Tony EH · 24-01-2021 11:45am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

this can be clearly seen in our dysfunctional property markets, many, primarily younger generations, are unable to fulfill their accommodational needs in a secure manner

I fell this is becoming/has become normalised for far too many people and they just don't see it.

Wanderer78 · 24-01-2021 11:46am

Tony EH wrote: »

I fell this is becoming/has become normalised for far too many people and they just don't see it.

...or is it, they simply dont give a fcuk!

Tony EH · 24-01-2021 11:48am

Deleted User wrote: »

The joystick as distinct from the gamepad.

Some self proclaimed avid gamers with YouTube channels to match never handled the grip of a joystick, and their thumbs get all the brunt of the Battle

I read somewhere else, the other day, a lot of people moaning about how difficult the controls were for a particular flight game. It transpired that the people whinging were all using game pads. :pac:

How anyone uses those things in most games is beyond me. I can only use them for football games or something like GTA, where I don't really care and just want to fuck shit up.

Tony EH · 24-01-2021 11:49am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

...or is it, they simply dont give a fcuk!

There's that too.

ILoveYourVibes · 24-01-2021 12:40pm

Dads...sadly

fortwilliam · 24-01-2021 3:03pm

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

(although I did fly in my parents from abroad for Christmas, my children have a right to see their grandparents).

No they do not if by "flying in your parents from abroad" puts other people in danger of dying.

Claw Hammer · 25-01-2021 5:25pm

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

This will be the first generation to have had a worse upbringing than their parents in history.

The generation who were born after Ollie paid a visit to Ireland would not agree!

Living Off The Splash · 26-01-2021 11:15am

Intermission when visiting the cinema.

Back in the day the movie would be stopped for 10 minutes half way through the screening. This gave you time to visit the toilet, stretch your legs or purchase something from the shop.

Usually a young lady would walk down to the screen and stand there with a tray in front of her selling sweets, ice creams, popcorn etc.

The Continental Op · 26-01-2021 11:16am

Living Off The Splash wrote: »

Intermission when visiting the cinema.

Back in the day the movie would be stopped for 10 minutes half way through the screening. This gave you time to visit the toilet, stretch your legs or purchase something from the shop.

Usually a young lady would walk down to the screen and stand there with a tray in front of her selling sweets, ice creams, popcorn etc.

But back then you also had a "B" movie first.

mariaalice · 26-01-2021 12:50pm

The cartoon of my childhood anything from the wakey racers Dick Dastardly being my favorite, Top cat, Yogi Bear, loony tunes with Wile E. Coyote, and the Road Runner.

I wonder would children today be entertained by them?

26-01-2021 12:56pm

Tony EH wrote: »

I read somewhere else, the other day, a lot of people moaning about how difficult the controls were for a particular flight game. It transpired that the people whinging were all using game pads. :pac:

How anyone uses those things in most games is beyond me. I can only use them for football games or something like GTA, where I don't really care and just want to fuck shit up.

Modern game pad wouldn't last 5mins on Daley Thompson Decathalon.

ohnonotgmail · 26-01-2021 1:13pm

MikeOxsgreen wrote: »

Modern game pad wouldn't last 5mins on Daley Thompson Decathalon.

neither did the spectrum keyboard. Golf ball ftw.

26-01-2021 1:37pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

neither did the spectrum keyboard. Golf ball ftw.

Spectrum.... pft

Serious people were on C64s!

ohnonotgmail · 26-01-2021 1:38pm

MikeOxsgreen wrote: »

Spectrum.... pft

Serious people were on C64s!

rich people you mean

RandomViewer · 26-01-2021 1:40pm

mariaalice wrote: »

The cartoon of my childhood anything from the wakey racers Dick Dastardly being my favorite, Top cat, Yogi Bear, loony tunes with Wile E. Coyote, and the Road Runner.

I wonder would children today be entertained by them?

Daughter loved Scooby Doo, eventhough he's 50years old

The J Stands for Jay · 26-01-2021 1:46pm

mariaalice wrote: »

The cartoon of my childhood anything from the wakey racers Dick Dastardly being my favorite, Top cat, Yogi Bear, loony tunes with Wile E. Coyote, and the Road Runner.

I wonder would children today be entertained by them?

My kids have been loving the old Donald Duck cartoons on Disney+, so I reckon Looney Tunes would be a big hit. They're not so fond of the 90s Disney output. In fairness, ducktails etc so seem to drag a bit now and some of the art is so, so.

Living Off The Splash · 26-01-2021 3:09pm

The Continental Op wrote: »

But back then you also had a "B" movie first.

The Follyoner. Usually a cowboy movie. Each week was an episode following on from the previous week.

At the end of the movie the hero would go over the cliff while on his horse. You had to come back the next week to see what happened. The next week comes around and you see the hero jumping from his horse just before he got to the cliff.

Great fun.

To sit on the balcony was 9d and downstairs with the rabble 6d.....

RandomViewer · 26-01-2021 3:11pm

McGaggs wrote: »

My kids have been loving the old Donald Duck cartoons on Disney+, so I reckon Looney Tunes would be a big hit. They're not so fond of the 90s Disney output. In fairness, ducktails etc so seem to drag a bit now and some of the art is so, so.

The old stuff like Tom and Jerry, Daffy Duck is much better than the revamped "right on" versions

rn · 26-01-2021 3:27pm

Supercans of Coke, Fanta, Pepsi, 7up etc

Ubbquittious · 29-01-2021 11:42pm

Beauty Board

There is certainly a generation who never saw this thick cheap cardboard-like construction material that was used back in the day instead of plaster board)

Great stuff for lighting the fire, which is why it went out of fashion

RandomViewer · 30-01-2021 12:09am

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Beauty Board

There is certainly a generation who never saw this thick cheap cardboard-like construction material that was used back in the day instead of plaster board)

Great stuff for lighting the fire, which is why it went out of fashion

Still an odd pub with a bit of it

L1011 · 30-01-2021 1:57am

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Beauty Board

There is certainly a generation who never saw this thick cheap cardboard-like construction material that was used back in the day instead of plaster board)

Great stuff for lighting the fire, which is why it went out of fashion

Regional and generational differences as to what that can refer to, the type with the holes for mounting hooks was probably still being installed new in kitchens in the NW until the early 1990s.

New houses not having fitted kitchens is something that had a generational phase-out. I don't remember any; but I know in the estate I live in now that the first phase came with solid fuel stoves (that heated the radiators also) and a freestanding sink unit in the kitchen, nothing else, in the 1970s. The later houses had modern-type kitchens, wiring for an electric cooker, plumbing for a washing machine and so on. And resistive electric, forced air central heating which is an anachronism of its own.

silliussoddius · 30-01-2021 2:07am

Coyote and Road Runner

branie2 · 30-01-2021 2:08am

The Muppet Babies

French Toast · 30-01-2021 2:10am

The A-Team.

branie2 · 30-01-2021 2:14am

Knight Rider

gogo · 30-01-2021 3:06am

The video man, the man with the van that used to drive around and rent 5 videos for 5 pounds, keep them for a week and wait until he came again the following Friday to part with another fiver.. might have just been rural areas though?

andy6 · 30-01-2021 3:10am

Sesame Street

kennypowers · 30-01-2021 3:15am

Repercussions for criminal activity.

Autosport · 30-01-2021 3:17am

gogo wrote: »

The video man, the man with the van that used to drive around and rent 5 videos for 5 pounds, keep them for a week and wait until he came again the following Friday to part with another fiver.. might have just been rural areas though?

We had to pay 50p if the video wasn’t rewound so Thursday evening you went through all 3 videos to make sure they were all rewound

3 videos for the week was 2pound

the purple tin · 30-01-2021 10:54am

Film day at the library or GAA club or wherever. The chislers would pay a small amount and sit on the floor to watch a film on video

They were always full up too.
Depending on your teacher, you might have been allowed to watch a video in cless on the last day before Christmas and summer hols, if somebody brought one in. Happy Days.

the beer revolu · 30-01-2021 11:24am

the purple tin wrote: »

Film day at the library or GAA club or wherever. The chislers would pay a small amount and sit on the floor to watch a film on video
They were always full up too.
Depending on your teacher, you might have been allowed to watch a video in cless on the last day before Christmas and summer hols, if somebody brought one in. Happy Days.

Ah yes, watching VHS tapes in the "religion roon" instead of an actual class.
I was taught by Capuchin priests and brothers but for some reason, they (or one of them) decided we needed to see The Life of Brian when it was still banned in Ireland!

No discussion or debate or anything afterwards. We just watched it.

The Continental Op · 30-01-2021 11:28am

My son at 7 ended up watching Braveheart with the rest of his National School.

The kids used to bring in tapes on a Wednesday for the Wednesday afternoon video and the teachers would start them and disappear into the staffroom.

There is a generation that has not grown up with .......

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