Would you go back

[Scarlet]

and linoleum of the bedroom floor. I remember my dad spreading his ww 2 army great coat on the bed to keep us warm. We sometimes even got a brick warmed up in the oven and wrapped in a towel inside the covers as well. We thought these things were normal.

My Nan used to give me a big ceramic jug/pot? Filed with hot water wrapped in a towel.....it was so hot it would scald your leg and then 3 hours later you couldn't move the bloody freezing thing away I certainly don't wish to go back to that!
But I love lino....

[veggiechicken]

Stone hot water bottle - or the stoneware pop bottles! I still have some.

[Philthy]

I reckon it'd be a mixed bag. On the one hand it'd be good to revisit old haunts that hold fond memories but that are now closed down, knocked down, or been otherwise reinvented. As an 80's child, I'm still old enough to be aware of a sizeable difference in the amount of traffic on the roads, people on the streets, the ratio of concrete to green spaces, then vs now. It'd be nice to be able to go into shops and only see seasonal food stuffs on the shelves, unlike now where everything pretty much is available year round (to my mind the convenience comes totally at the expense of the taste). The icing on the cake would be to immerse in the pivotal movements within the music scene at that time; the golden age of dance music as acid house gave way to rave culture, such a creative time and positive vibe, and me a tad too young to properly get on board that scene as it was emerging.
Then again, would I really want to go back and be reminded of all my poor decisions and missed opportunities in life? hmm...

[Scarlet]

They were so heavy they would make a dip in the bed

[veggiechicken]

I As an 80's child, I'm still old enough

Rary's an 80s child too - that's his age.

[rary]

You beat me to it I was going to say the same about you

[rary]

The icing on the cake would be to immerse in the pivotal movements within the music scene at that time; the golden age of dance music as acid house gave way to rave culture, such a creative time and positive vibe, and me a tad too young to properly get on board that scene as it was emerging.
Then again, would I really want to go back and be reminded of all my poor decisions and missed opportunities in life? hmm...

Are you not a bit late for the golden age of dance music, rock and roll was finished by then
And what is acid house and rave culture, and put your poor decisions and missed opportunities down as lessons of life, hindsight is a great thing, but you don't have it when making the decisions

[Philthy]

And what is acid house and rave culture,

Ummm... hmm. Well, very broadly , early house music is an electronic sound, which came about through the DJ's of the day (70's/80's) taking synthesizers already prominently in use on mainstream pop music, and playing about with them behind the scenes, with the focus more on drum beats and rhythms, than on recreating traditional instruments in the main. The style can be characterised by repetitive beats and more pronounced basslines(?) laced with some different sound effects, and samples taken from pop songs and whatever was charting at the time.
House has it's roots in disco and soul music. It's kind of the forerunner to pretty much every electronic dance music sub genre that exists today - and there are A LOT

Acid house is one such offshoot... That and the rave that would follow proved more than just musical eras...

Apologies if I've gone a little technical, can't really explain it without giving the history as well. That said, I'm falling asleep here Rary so will have to revisit this later

In a nutshell, imagine you're at traffic lights, it's night time and pouring with rain, you can see the lights including from other vehicles reflecting off every surface, and the traffic lights themselves are malfunctioning and flashing intermittently or at an alarming rate. You're half way there

[Guest]

Stone hot water bottle - or the stoneware pop bottles! I still have some.

Snap. I still have my Nannies ones along with the witney blankets (the not quite so itchy and prettier wool blankets) and a American patchwork blanket. All of which would be on the bed at the same time when I stayed with her. I loved it.

I miss proper milk in a bottle that actually had a fat content. Taking a bottle of gold top to school to make butter. Try doing that with supermarket milk

Highlight as a child - being able to take back the corona empties to get the money. I did have modern living but that is what I remember enjoying.

[Scarlet]

Oh, I remover corona pop!!! Dandelion and burdock or cream Soda!!! Yum!

[Snadger]

Clippy mats and home made Christmas streamers. Pop man, insurance man, bread man ,butcher man, fruit man, rag and bone man, scissor sharpener man, ice cream man,coal man...…………………….there was a man for everything with his van or cart!


People didn't have cars, they had a man instead!

[rary]

Ummm... hmm. Well, very broadly , early house music is an electronic sound, which came about through the DJ's of the day (70's/80's) taking synthesizers already prominently in use on mainstream pop music, and playing about with them behind the scenes, with the focus more on drum beats and rhythms, than on recreating traditional instruments in the main. The style can be characterised by repetitive beats and more pronounced basslines(?)
That said, I'm falling asleep here Rary so will have to revisit

That was music, I always thought it was interference on my wireless, and switched it off
As for falling asleep, you youngsters (myself included) can't stick the pace set by the old folk like VC and Co.

Highlight as a child - being able to take back the corona empties to get the money. I did have modern living but that is what I remember enjoying.

I have a load of those bottles in the garage, waiting for them to start repaying the deposit

[Lumpy]

Erm......nope because knowing my luck a repeat could be even worse.

[Jay-ell]

Is it just me but are reminiscences not as good as they once were?

Ah good old Victorian values - lets send the little ones to work in the factories and the old uns to the poorhouse.

[veggiechicken]

Only rary can reminiscence back to Victorian days.