[Humour] What have you witnessed growing up in the 70's/80's would you like to see creeping back

[portlock seagull]

Manners

 

[Nitram]

Apart from the Summer of 1976 nothing. Much better these days.

 

[Blue3]

True. But the issue is whether it is income that is paramount, or inequality. For me it is income. As long as more people have enough, I don't care if some people have insane amounts more. History shows that striving for equality tends to end in more people getting poorer. I give you Venezuela. Even Russia has given up communism. China is just pretending to be communist. Autocracy, more like.

Don't get me wrong, allowing a clique to get rich by theiving off the poor (Thatcherism) is deplorable. But, with some blips, things have been heading towards better for decades (except, perhaps, for the mentally ill; the number of rough sleepers I see between Victora and Westminster each day is getting rediculous....).

Inequality is 7 times higher now than the 1970s almost as many people are working but many on zero hours having to work several jobs to pay for rented accommodation that is far above the mortgage payment on the same property while those many of my age who have gold plated pensions home owners mortagae paid having possibly inherited property being rented out today is a golden age.

Some are the super rich but many millions more would not see themselves as rich but are compared to millions more it's an inequality of age

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Being able to go for a pint at lunchtime. Worked at Marlborough Place almost next to the King & Queen and just round the corner from the Waggon and Horses where you could get steak and kidney pie, chips and beans for about 75p I think- and nobody even knew what cholesterol was. Happy days

 

[atfc village]

See what I've done there, I'm a freakin genius and you lot would be lost without me.


Anyhoo

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Texan yes Quattro was awful.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Panty girdles.

 

[Sirnormangall]

Palace in Div 3 again

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

How about The Ammonites, The Golinski Brothers and Woody and the Splinters? All at The Alhambra regularly. Do you remember the floor used to move when everyone was pogoing?

It was the in place

 

[DumLum]

Spangles
Pacers

 

[Eeyore]

Seaside Special, Summertime Special and The Specials.

Live from Torbay... most weeks. I was on holiday there in 1976 when Abba were on. My parents didn't take me.

 

[Eeyore]

White dog poo.

Big Daddy v Giant Haystacks.

 

[Durlston]

No worrying about anything.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Bryan Adams - Everything I do (I do it for you). Ok, that was 1991.

The Goldstone all-seated somehow.

The Sunday Match (only one on BBC I think).

Bullseye.

Fanzines.

A young Daniella Westbrook in EastEnders with the tissues ready.

Chickenpox scars - actually, forget that one.

 

[theboybilly]

A respected FA Cup competition

Truman's Best Bitter

Discovering Led Zeppelin all over again

Cremola Foam

 

[Eeyore]

Recording the Sunday top 20 with Tom Browne. Our budgie chirping in the background.

Pretending I was I'll so I didn't have to go to Boys Brigade thus seeing Gary Numan on TOTP.

Bundle aggro (Awaits a like from the resident fairy)

 

[Stato]

Cremola Foam

https://www.scottishretrosweets.com/sweets/krakatoa-creamola-foam/

 

[ozzygull]

Bakery vans and milkman with cherryade cresta pop

 

[theboybilly]

https://www.scottishretrosweets.com/sweets/krakatoa-creamola-foam/

Ooh, thanks for this. It ( the original) was a very occasional treat for us kids bought from a corner shop in Plumstead. I'll buy some and relive those wonderful Summer days

 

[ozzygull]

Current buns when we only saw hot cross buns at Easter

 

[zefarelly]

Sorry to disappoint, but that still exists.

scrumping

 

[Is it PotG?]

Soda syphons

Brentford Nylons (not 'alf mate)

Gripping hands Action Man

Striker

Rebound

The Test Card

Out of Town

Clapperboard

Screen Test

Bazooka bubble gum

Football cards with bubble gum