Those Were The Days!.Are We Better Off Today?

[tonyreddevil]

Fountain Pens(Bygone Days.)
Now the humble Biro (today.)
cheers Tony

[suesjools]

Time was when if you had children you looked after them yourself. Now the taxpayer is expected to pay you up to two grand a year, per child, for childcare so both parents can work and leave others to raise their children.

Sad but true. My Mom stayed home with me and my siblings, (1970s) but apparently that's rare these days. Of course my sis is staying home with her son, so there are still a few stay at home Moms around.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[tonyreddevil]

Who remembers these from some years back? and where have they gone now?.....

Spangles..... Square sweets in packet.

Swizzles..... Small round sweets in packet.

Jublies..... A sort of triangular ice block usually flavoured orange.

Dino Mints..... Ordinary mints but oval in shape.

Dentine Chewing Gum..... Gum that tasted a bit like dentist's mouth wash.

Kaylie..... Multi coloured sugar flavours sold loose from big glass jars.

Clarnaco Peppermint Creams..... About 15 in a box and upmarket costing 1s 6d (7-1/2p) today.

Fry's Five Boys..... Chocolate bar with different flavoured sections.

7 O'clock Blades..... Ordinary razor blades for shaving.

"OMO" Washing Powder..... A big contender with "Tide" washing powder.



Go on, take a trip down memory lane..... You know you want to.

[suesjools]

I remember Dentine from the list, but that's about it. Oh and Sky Bars, my favorite candy bar as a kid, unfortunately they're a Northeastern thing so I can't find them down here, though they can be ordered online.

How is Ollie? Hope he's doing well.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[tonyreddevil]

i remember Frys Five Boys

[astral276]

i remember Frys Five Boys

I should hope that you do... seeing as you only mentioned it 24 minutes ago.

[tonyreddevil]

yes quite right.
remember Crunchie.
Wagon Wheel
cheers Tony

[astral276]

I remember the Alamo.

[HerMajesty]

Yes, but do you remember the kind of September.......

[tonyreddevil]

In 1958 away on holiday in Goldthorpe(typical mining town.)
Me and my brother Michael went very brown with the summer up to September.