What do you remember- seems impossible now

[jaybelnz]

  . go the school kids!  I wonder if my brothers knew of that one!

These days they run rings around us all, and especially in the technology Dept!  Trouble is my grandkids go sooo fast when trying to explain something to me. When I got my first mobile phone, my Grandaughter, 16  or so at that time, went thru things so fast I didn't have a clue!  So afterwards I took myself quietly through the miniscule instruction book! With a magnifying glass mind you, it was about the same size as my small mobile! 

Still can't understand text message speak though! Have to tell them to write in English please!

Jeanne 😃

[joboy]

In the 1940's my folks had a fly proof meat and butter (read margarine) safe located outside a window of our London rented 4th floor on the shaded side of the place and fish would stay fresh for days particularly in winter.
I believe that one was found recently in an old mid Australian farmhouse which is hard to believe but there are some very cold locations in this massive country.
Joe

[DavidG02]

Phone number 268 9249 ( 1978+)

As a Supervisor I need to rein in my ' just get on the roof'' mentality and use the current mantra '' bloody OH+S* - get the scaffolding - now whos got the ticket to put it together, oh and who has the ticket to use it''    

* I still cant get used to saying Work Health and Safety

[Rishile]

All the posts about telephones bring back memories of Dial-a-Disc where you would call and listen to the latest hit record.  Just goes to show that music on phones is nothing new

Oh - I remember Dial-a-Disc.  We used to go to the phone box and keep dialling 160 and try to guess what the tune was without putting any money in.  If we liked the tune, we may splash out 2p to listen to it.

Rishile

[bikermickau]

coolgardie safe?
We had something similar covered in hessian and utilized water and a breeze for keeping butter and meat cool in the 1960's to early 70's in Queensland, then we upgraded to a Kero Fridge.

In the 1940's my folks had a fly proof meat and butter (read margarine) safe located outside a window of our London rented 4th floor on the shaded side of the place and fish would stay fresh for days particularly in winter.
I believe that one was found recently in an old mid Australian farmhouse which is hard to believe but there are some very cold locations in this massive country.
Joe

[joboy]

Yes you're right see here;
http://permaculture.com.au/low-tech-refrigeration-solutions-the-coolgardie-safe-zeer-pot/
Joe

[Treetotal]

Some great stories here...I remember wondering why on earth my Mum found it necessary to donkey stone the door step. She also wore a clean wrap around pinny every day but always took if off to answer the door...My Father wouldn't answer the door in shirt sleeves either...he would always put his jacket on first.
Carol

[LouisaS]

I do remember Dick Barton and Journey into space, the music was spooky
LouisaS

[g eli]

I remember those door steps, shining white or red particularly those that led directly to the street  or had small front gardens. My mother only did ours occasionally which embarrassed me, which was met with ,if you want it done you know what to do.I tried it was still done only occasionally.
Liz