FUN:- You know when your getting old.........when

[Greenleaves]

Had them fitted but not used indoors, but I do remember lighting them in caravans. Just looked at some old pictures and had to laugh at the wooden pelmets above the windows

[Bill HH]

Having to tolerate the humiliation of sub standard push chairs made from recycled gas masks.

Me and my sister at Weston super Mare in about 1950. I notice the end of my spade has even fallen off.

[Bren In Pots]

Mr Pots remembers going to the shop for gas mantles, he says they fitted electric in their house when he was 6 year old plus the iron was plugged into the light fitting using an adaptor.

[Greenleaves]

Putting shillings in the meter....how much gas would 12p buy today?

[veggiechicken]

We had electric lights but only one power socket in the house!! It had lots of adaptors on but you had to choose what to have running - so if you had the one bar electric fire you couldn't have the wireless,
My Mum used to plug her iron into the light socket too - then she could listen to the wireless while she ironed - during the day, of course, because we needed the light on at night!

[veggiechicken]

Having to tolerate the humiliation of sub standard push chairs made from recycled gas masks.

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Me and my sister at Weston super Mare in about 1950. I notice the end of my spade has even fallen off.

That's made me cry, Bill - with laughter. Hope you have a new spade now

[Bill HH]

I remember round pin plugs and nasty rubber wiring.

[Greenleaves]

How did we cope? most would say very well including me. I really cant remember really going without as a child and nothing was wasted. We never had all these gadets that people do now days but we had imagination. Girls in the playground with a ball in a stocking tied around one leg to skip, boys with their marbles, hopscotch and alike.

[Bill HH]

That's made me cry, Bill - with laughter. Hope you have a new spade now

I am glad you can find a little mirth regarding my dire situation. The spade calamity was why I later went onto a no dig policy.

[Bill HH]

How did we cope? most would say very well including me. I really cant remember really going without as a child and nothing was wasted. We never had all these gadets that people do now days but we had imagination. Girls in the playground with a ball in a stocking tied around one leg to skip, boys with their marbles, hopscotch and alike.

I used to punch eye holes in cardboard boxes to make an Ivanhoe armour helmet.

[gardening_gal]

I remember my parent's caravan had gas lights with cloth mantles...and the smell of the camping gas.

Oh that brought back memories! It was always caravan holidays when I was a kid, the smell of those lights has just come flooding back. Funny what you can remember.

[Greenleaves]

Having to tolerate the humiliation of sub standard push chairs made from recycled gas masks.

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Me and my sister at Weston super Mare in about 1950. I notice the end of my spade has even fallen off.

Calssic Bill, absolute classic. Thought you were going to say you were that poor that you only got the stick rather than the candyfloss

[Bigmallly]

Putting shillings in the meter....how much gas would 12p buy today?

5p GL...............by you must be getting old................

[Bigmallly]

When you chalked different colours on your whip & top for special effects.............

[DannyRam]

How confusing when they changed from the groat!
And the enjoyment when your crystal set worked with radio Luxembourg.