Things that don't happen anymore

[Worksop Palace]

Originally Posted by palacemetros

Catford dogs
Wimbledon dogs (& Speedway)
White City dogs
Walthamstow dogs
Hackney dogs

.........to name but a few

Ex girlfriends ?

[Hedgehog]

Getting newspaper cuttings about Palace from my Mum. Letters of a personal nature in general.

Little blue sachets of salt in Smiths Crisps.

[Worksop Palace]

Originally Posted by Hedgehog

Getting newspaper cuttings about Palace from my Mum. Letters of a personal nature in general.

Little blue sachets of salt in Smiths Crisps.

You can still get those mate

[Hedgehog]

Originally Posted by Worksop Palace

You can still get those mate

Yep - but aren't they in little sealed packs, and not the twisted wrapping type?

[DAWSYEAGLE]

Tab Clear and Virgin cola
Football italia on a Saturday morning

[Hedgehog]

I found this while looking for crisps salt sachets -

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[Stavros 69]

People saying thank you for holding open a door

[mushroom]

Saying “Thank You” to the bus driver as you got off

[Leopald Stotch]

Buying single cigarettes at lunch time (whilst still in school uniform) and borrowing a lighter from the bloke behind the counter so you could spark up.
And in a similar vain (but quite specific to me), the lunch time raids on Shoppers Paradise, Moyser Road.

[mushroom]

Originally Posted by Leopald Stotch

Buying single cigarettes at lunch time (whilst still in school uniform) and borrowing a lighter from the bloke behind the counter so you could spark up.
And in a similar vain (but quite specific to me), the lunch time raids on Shoppers Paradise, Moyser Road.

The Ice Cream van used to sell singles round my way

[Skiddo]

Originally Posted by DAWSYEAGLE

Football italia on a Saturday morning

That reminds me, playing football behind a pub, by the garages or down the back of an estate as a kid a scoring an absolute belter between 2 jumpers and declaring "Gooooooolaçooooo!!!"

[west country boy]

Originally Posted by Jim Cannon

A single carriage was on the slam door trains. Long seats with a door at each end. No corridor to walk up, and you could smoke in it.

Thank you JC (and kabbott). Next question is how did Oldtown Eagle manage to get a direct train from Holborn to Wallington?

[west country boy]

Originally Posted by strolling bones

Going to the doctors without needing an appointment.

Originally Posted by big bad John

Gangs of Irishmen digging up the pavements and streets.

Originally Posted by pallet

Bars of soap
Pots of tea

Originally Posted by Stavros 69

People saying thank you for holding open a door

Originally Posted by mushroom

Saying “Thank You” to the bus driver as you got off

All these things still happen/exist, even in London.

[cdm61]

Tin bath on a Sunday
Outside toilet
Icicles on the inside of your bedroom window
Tales of the war
Vidi printer for the football results
Green Line buses
Saturday morning pictures

[Hitchin Eagle]

Walking over crunchy peanut shells on leaving the terraces after a game.

[CT_Palace]

Originally Posted by Hedgehog

Power outages because of the minors strike.

damn those children! how dare they stop running in the treadmill

[Maidstoned Eagle]

Originally Posted by west country boy

All these things still happen/exist, even in London.

Then move them to the correct thread please.

[west country boy]

Originally Posted by Maidstoned Eagle

Then move them to the correct thread please.

I will, as soon as you sort out the formatting of the first post.

[west country boy]

Anyway, things that definitely don’t happen any more are late night/early morning BBS dust-ups.

[Hedgehog]

Originally Posted by CT_Palace

damn those children! how dare they stop running in the treadmill

******* English language...