Things you don't see any more

TTBZ

ICBM said:

People working on their cars at the weekend.

I wish the guy who lives two doors down from me would give it a rest with his car. Works on it every weekend and still sounds like an elephant sharting into a trombone. And not in a good way. Then there's the one across the road with his obnoxiously loud motorbike every weekend.. makes me want to get a full stack to play in the garden.

Sporky

There was someone down the road with an obnoxiously loud bike until the exhaust mysteriously filled up with potatoes and No More Big Gaps. Which wasn't me, but I might have inspired someone else. Possibly. 

olafgarten

jdgm said:

Ford Cortinas with medallion man driving.

But - my neighbour has THREE Reliant Robins.

Butchers, bakeries, greengrocers.

And I totally agree about opportunity and optimism.

On my high street there is a butcher, Baker and a greengrocer all next to each other. 

57Deluxe

olafgarten said:

jdgm said:

Ford Cortinas with medallion man driving.

But - my neighbour has THREE Reliant Robins.

Butchers, bakeries, greengrocers.

And I totally agree about opportunity and optimism.

On my high street there is a butcher, Baker and a greengrocer all next to each other. 

Oh, so you must live in Trumpton then??

merlin

I haven't read the whole thread but did anyone mention white dog poo?

merlin

Deadman said:

White dog poo.

My brother and sis-in-law live in Devon. I spoke with him on the phone yesterday and he said that (in his reckoning) the intense heat had caused whit dog poo to reappear. 

MagicPigDetective

Kays Catalogues 
Sodastream
Teasmade
Hostess trolley
Pacers sweets
Biros with several selectable colours
Rubik’s magic

Deadman

merlin said:

Deadman said:

White dog poo.

My brother and sis-in-law live in Devon. I spoke with him on the phone yesterday and he said that (in his reckoning) the intense heat had caused whit dog poo to reappear. 

Pics or it didn't happen! 

Bridgehouse

merlin said:

Deadman said:

White dog poo.

My brother and sis-in-law live in Devon. I spoke with him on the phone yesterday and he said that (in his reckoning) the intense heat had caused whit dog poo to reappear. 

You guys have some weird family conversations!

Heartfeltdawn

A singles chart anyone really gives a shit about

Phil_aka_Pip

The ridiculous regalia we had to wear for school uniform. Don't miss it, the kids these days wear practical stuff that has just a little school badge up on the top left, otherwise it looks like an ordinary polo shirt.

Phil_aka_Pip

• Spacehoppers
• Raleigh Choppers
• Fast-wheels (those little cars that did a loop-the-loop)
• Phillips battery-operated cassette recorders with the automatic level control and the 3.5" elliptical speaker
• Polaroid and Kodak instamatic cameras - and the shops on the sea front with the familiar colouring on the advertising so you knew you could always get more film

munckee

MagicPigDetective said:

Kays Catalogues 
Sodastream
Teasmade
Hostess trolley
Pacers sweets
Biros with several selectable colours
Rubik’s magic

I've got one of those pens on my desk. Fairly recent I believe. I also live in a town which has a butcher, baker and grocer as well as fishmonger, chemist, hardware shop, florist etc on the high street. 

RedRabbit

MagicPigDetective said:

Biros with several selectable colours

I've got on in my hand right now.  We've just order loads of them the company logo on them.  Based on the rate they are disappearing I think it's safe to say they are proving popular.

Sporky

merlin said:

Deadman said:

White dog poo.

My brother and sis-in-law live in Devon. I spoke with him on the phone yesterday and he said that (in his reckoning) the intense heat had caused whit dog poo to reappear. 

I think you see it less because you see dog poo less.

If the dog's food has bone in it then the poo will go white as it dries.

if the dog's food doesn't have bone in it then the dog won't be very healthy.

guitars4you

read most of the above - so what about any of the following

kids on beaches in Cornwall/Devon without a wet suit (actually not just kids but adults as well) - what is wrong with just your swim suit etc

Rally style CIBEE headlights on a car

Those long aerials that bent over from the bonnet to the boot on a car

Those green 'sun visor' strips on a car windscreen

Wayne/Sharon names on the front 'sun visor strip' on the windscreen of the car - or whatever the partners are called

Furry dice in the window

Brentford Nylons - shop

Golden Egg - the chain of cafe shops/resturants

Oxford Bag trousers

FAL Amps

Permed hair for men

String vests

guitars4you

black football boots

#'s 1-11 on the shirts on the  football pitch at the same time

11 Brits on a football pitch at the same time

Top Deck Shandy 

Watneys Party 7 cans

Whitbread bitter

Worthington E

usedtobe

Ripe fruit in the shops.

Emp_Fab

TV sets with valves in.

Christ, that makes me sound so old I may as well have replied "Papyrus scrolls, The Longbow and Bubonic Plague".

guitars4you

Emp_Fab said:

TV sets with valves in.

those big TV's with wooden cases and some had wooden doors to cover the screen when turned of - like Decca,