Old Enough To Remember?

[John OoSTerhuis]

I took typing also… two of us guys in a room full of all the lovely ladies!

Never forgotten touch typing panagram: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,”

 

[Mophead]

Yep, . . . and Boys Life.
Shuey

Now called Scout Life. Comments withheld.

 

[motornut]

Remember when you could save money?

My mother once went to town and returned with a carload of material, she tried to convince my dad that she saved a lot of money by buying so much. Dad wisely kept his mouth shut and smiled, I learned from that

 

[Andrew Shadow]

...... she tried to convince my dad that she saved a lot of money by buying so much.

Save a lot of money spending money we don't got

 

[drbuzzard]

 

[Slammer]

Oh heck, this thread brings back memories

I can still sing this song after all these years.

UFO and Gabrielle Drake, my crush of the seventies.

 

[Firstpeke]

Wow... memories indeed.... of course there was Space Patrol, Fireball XL5, Stingray..... and more...

I was smiling at the Dr Who celebrations of 60 years.... remembering the very first episode, which was repeated the following week before the second episode..... in black and white of course!

 

[Fawlty]

 

[Sunday Rider]

Who remembers using one of these?
Hint: It used to be tied to a big canvas bag to carry.....

 

[Slammer]

The last of the many, Sadly Mum in her infinite wisdom chucked them all out about ten years ago. From 1960 to 1975. Beno, Buster, Dandy and loads more, all the christmas books I carefully saved. All gone, except this last one....:

 

[Hound]

Slammer, I too lost a lot of stuff that way including a complete run of TV21 comic (it would be worth a fortune today), but I have still fared a little better than you with this haul:



1964 to 1973. The Christmas annuals were a staple and were treasured.

 

[motornut]

We called the Xmas Sears the "Wish Book" and wore it out looking at toys we knew we would never get. Mom and Dad did the best they could and thanks for that. Now I need to wipe the tears from my eyes.

 

[Slammer]

TV21..... One of my christmas present was a Zero X, it was beautiful and magnificent and I loved it and mum chucked it away during the purge.

 

[Hound]

TV21..... One of my christmas present was a Zero X, it was beautiful and magnificent and I loved it and mum chucked it away during the purge.

Aaaaarrrrrrgh. A rare toy then and I can't begin to imagine what you'd pay for one of those now.

 

[Slammer]

Aaaaarrrrrrgh. A rare toy then and I can't begin to imagine what you'd pay for one of those now.

*SOB, whine.... SOB"

 

[bdalameda]

Remember these guys

 

[CDNolddude]

Who remembers using one of these?
Hint: It used to be tied to a big canvas bag to carry.....

OK. I’m older than you but I don’t know what it is.

 

[Hound]

*SOB, whine.... SOB"

Never mind. Here's a nice scanned copy of some Zero X story artwork from TV21 to cheer you up.

 

[Sunday Rider]

OK. I’m older than you but I don’t know what it is.

These came with canvas bag for delivering newspapers. That wheel was used to cut the wire holding the paper bundle by putting it in the notch and going back and forth. The Saturday bundle was a thicker wire due to the TVguide and comics. They got tired of us tearing newspapers by trying to wiggle out the middle ones out of the bundle.

 

[CDNolddude]

These came with canvas bag for delivering newspapers. That wheel was used to cut the wire holding the paper bundle by putting it in the notch and going back and forth. The Saturday bundle was a thicker wire due to the TVguide and comics. They got tired of us tearing newspapers by trying to wiggle out the middle ones out of the bundle.

OK sounds like a good idea.
I don’t remember having one when I delivered papers.