topic Re: The Seniors Thread :-) in Community Spirit https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/259863#M91202 <P class="mce-p">OMG! Mavis Bramston! Yes and Dave Allen the little irish bloke.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Here's some memories...</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;EATING IN THE UK IN THE FIFTIES</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;<BR />* Pasta had not been invented.<BR />* Curry was an unknown entity.<BR />* Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet<BR />* Spices came from the Middle East where we believed that they were used for&nbsp;embalming<BR />* Herbs were used to make rather dodgy medicine.<BR />* A takeaway was a mathematical problem.<BR />* A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.<BR />* Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time.<BR />* The only vegetables known to us were spuds, peas, carrots and cabbage,<BR />anything else was regarded as being a bit suspicious.<BR />* All crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not.<BR />* Condiments consisted of salt, pepper, vinegar and brown sauce if we were lucky.<BR />* Soft drinks were called pop.<BR />* Coke was something that we mixed with coal to make it last longer.<BR />* A Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter.<BR />* Rice was a milk pudding, and never, ever part of our dinner.<BR />* A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.<BR />* A Pizza Hut was an Italian shed.<BR />* A microwave was something out of a science fiction movie.<BR />* Brown bread was something only poor people ate.<BR />* Oil was for lubricating your bike not for cooking, fat was for cooking<BR />* Bread and jam was a treat.<BR />* Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves, not bags.<BR />* The tea cosy was the forerunner of all the energy saving devices that we hear so much about today.<BR />* Tea had only one colour, black. Green tea was not British.<BR />* Coffee was only drunk when we had no tea….. and then it was Camp, and came in a bottle.<BR />* Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.<BR />* Figs and dates appeared every Christmas, but no one ever ate them.<BR />* Sweets and confectionery were called toffees.<BR />* Coconuts only appeared when the fair came to town.<BR />* Black puddings were mined in Bolton Lancashire.<BR />* Jellied eels were peculiar to Londoners.<BR />* Salad cream was a dressing for salads, mayonnaise did not exist<BR />* Hors d'oeuvre was a spelling mistake.<BR />* The starter was our main meal.<BR />* Soup was a main meal.<BR />* The menu consisted of what we were given, and was set in stone.<BR />* Only Heinz made beans, any others were impostors.<BR />* Leftovers went in the dog.<BR />* Special food for dogs and cats was unheard of.<BR />* Sauce was either brown or red.<BR />* Fish was only eaten on Fridays.<BR />* Fish didn't have fingers in those days.<BR />* Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi.<BR />* Ready meals only came from the fish and chip shop.<BR />* For the best taste fish and chips had to be eaten out of old newspapers.<BR />* Frozen food was called ice cream.<BR />* Nothing ever went off in the fridge because we never had one.<BR />* Ice cream only came in one colour and one flavour.<BR />* None of us had ever heard of yoghurt.<BR />* Jelly and blancmange was only eaten at parties.<BR />* If we said that we were on a diet, we simply got less.<BR />* Healthy food consisted of anything edible.<BR />* Healthy food had to have the ability to stick to your ribs.<BR />* Calories were mentioned but they had nothing at all to do with food.<BR />* The only criteria concerning the food that we ate were ... did we like it and could we afford it.<BR />* People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy so and so’s.<BR />* Indian restaurants were only found in India .<BR />* A seven course meal had to last a week.<BR />* Brunch was not a meal.<BR />* Cheese only came in a hard lump.<BR />*&nbsp;If we had eaten bacon lettuce and tomato in the same sandwich we would have been certified<BR />* A bun was a small cake back then.<BR />* A tart was a fruit filled pastry, not a lady of horizontal pleasure.<BR />* The word" Barbie" was not associated with anything to do with food.<BR />* Eating outside was called a picnic.<BR />* Cooking outside was called camping.<BR />* Seaweed was not a recognised food.<BR />* Offal was only eaten when we could afford it.<BR />* Eggs only came fried or boiled.<BR />* Hot cross buns were only eaten at Easter time.<BR />* Pancakes were only eaten on Pancake Tuesday - in fact in those days it was compulsory.<BR />* "Kebab" was not even a word never mind a food.<BR />* Hot dogs were a type of sausage that only the Americans ate.<BR />* Cornflakes had arrived from America but it was obvious that they would never catch on.<BR />* The phrase "boil in the bag" would have been beyond our realms of comprehension.<BR />* The idea of "oven chips" would not have made any sense at all to us.<BR />* The world had not yet benefited from weird and wonderful things<BR />like Pot Noodles, Instant Mash and Pop Tarts.<BR />* We bought milk and cream at the same time in the same bottle.<BR />* Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold.<BR />* Lettuce and tomatoes in winter were just a rumour.<BR />* Most soft fruits were seasonal except perhaps at Christmas.<BR />* Prunes were medicinal.<BR />* Surprisingly muesli was readily available in those days, it was called cattle feed.<BR />* Turkeys were definitely seasonal.<BR />* Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one.<BR />* We didn't eat Croissants in those days because we couldn't pronounce them,<BR />we couldn't spell them and we didn't know what they were.<BR />* We thought that Baguettes were a serious problem the French needed to deal with.<BR />* Garlic was used to ward off vampires, but never used to flavour bread.<BR />* Water came out of the tap, if someone had suggested bottling it and charging treble for it<BR />they would have become a laughing stock.<BR />* Food hygiene was all about washing your hands before meals.<BR />* Campylobacter, Salmonella, E.coli, Listeria, and Botulism were all called "food poisoning."<BR />* The one thing that we never ever had on our table in the fifties …. elbows.</P> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:15:33 GMT darksideofthemoon 2012-11-28T03:15:33Z The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207755#M72462 <P class="mce-p">"This is for the Senior members of CS, those born before 1947. Baby Boomers and Generations X &amp; Y are welcome providing you are over 18 <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">But this is definitely for people who are facing the last long haul. &nbsp;We have survived babyhood, childhood, being teens and twenties... We have learned to read and write, to drive, have probably been married and the women have survived child birth.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The challenges are constant and the near misses of death are also there. &nbsp;If we have become a senior we have learned to survive so much, and along the way we have, of course, gathered a great deal of knowledge about life.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The &nbsp;belief that age diminishes us is not true, it changes us and not all of it is bad. &nbsp;Yes there can be various forms of dementia for some, but that is also a disease that can happen in younger people. &nbsp;Alzheimer's can also occur - it is another form of dementia and generally occurs in people over 65, although that can occur much earlier too and not everyone is going to get it.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Most of us keep our mental alertness up to the moment of death, even if we lose our hearing and our eyesight, but of course this can happen at any age too.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">What changes is our physical strength, which diminishes but our mental strength and patience grows, it has to of course, to deal with this aging thing.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Arthritis, heart trouble, strokes - all these things associated with age can happen at any time in your life - arthritis can happen when you are a child but they don't like giving out new hips and knees until you are in your 50s and 60s or later. &nbsp;We can talk about that too.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Cancer can happen any time and that is also something we can discuss here if you like.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The point of this thread is to give the Seniors a chance to talk about how they are coping with age, the challenges it presents and the fears that can come with it... loss of hearing or sight, aging spouses, living alone, retirement villages, even death...</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">So I will ask that the Juniors treat us in kindly fashion and remember, all this is going to happen to you too - providing you avoid death before you get here <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">So, onward and upward. &nbsp;Let's go...."</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:23:00 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207755#M72462 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T19:23:00Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207767#M72464 <P class="mce-p">Good morning Darkie.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">1947---just made the cut!</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Yep-being born in the first half of last century</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">has its advantages and disadvantages.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Richo.</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:30:37 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207767#M72464 serendipityricho 2012-01-09T19:30:37Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207781#M72466 <P class="mce-p">Morning morning Darki and other seniors........what a mavellous time of ones life lots of things sorted............dont have to put up with a lot of non productive stuff.........got heaps of advantages being a mature person lol</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Have a good day all off to work before it gets too humid:(</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:35:22 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207781#M72466 jvharrison 2012-01-09T19:35:22Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207791#M72468 <P class="mce-p">I'm older than dirt - I think I qualify</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:41:25 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207791#M72468 rosieglen 2012-01-09T19:41:25Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207798#M72470 <P class="mce-p">Good morning everyone <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Rosie I think we are all older than dirt :^O</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Lovely to see we have some Elders here, hope we can get a lot of ideas up and going...</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">We will see <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:59:07 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207798#M72470 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T19:59:07Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207806#M72472 <P class="mce-p">1962 baby runs in, pokes tongue at oldies <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":face_with_tongue:">πŸ˜›</span>&nbsp;and runs out :-x&nbsp;</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:08:51 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207806#M72472 **dilly** 2012-01-09T20:08:51Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207812#M72473 <P class="mce-p">Will be a good thread Darki.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I can think off at least a dozen posters who</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">qualify.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Maybe a bit early for some-lol.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">~~Waves&nbsp;back there to JV and Rosie.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">................................................................................................</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">...........................Grey Power............................................</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:09:43 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207812#M72473 serendipityricho 2012-01-09T20:09:43Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207818#M72475 <P class="mce-p">Morning oldies, Great thread Darkie!&nbsp;<IMG src="http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae188/funnies_bucket/ebay%20forum%20emoticons/give_heart.gif" alt="" /><IMG src="http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae188/funnies_bucket/ebay%20forum%20emoticons/give_heart.gif" alt="" width="28" height="25" /></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">58 vintage here, So, I'll remain silent.. drop in from time to time just to pick-up some tips&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">πŸ˜„</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:18:29 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207818#M72475 joz*garage 2012-01-09T20:18:29Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207828#M72477 <P class="mce-p">I'm in!! 1946 for me <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span> Great idea starting this thread Darkie.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Cheers.</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:19:52 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207828#M72477 sammee4211 2012-01-09T20:19:52Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207837#M72479 <P class="mce-p">Wicket dilly :^O &nbsp;Joz good to see you kid :^O</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Hurray sammee glad to see you here <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:35:09 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207837#M72479 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T20:35:09Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207842#M72480 <P class="mce-p">I wonder who can beat my 1939?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Any offers? &nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:36:07 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207842#M72480 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T20:36:07Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207849#M72482 <P class="mce-p">Hi, Can't beat it, but I can join you, July 9, 1939 for me.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Wilma&nbsp;</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:42:44 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207849#M72482 wilneil 2012-01-09T20:42:44Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207862#M72485 <P class="mce-p">Just a question why 1947?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:47:45 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207862#M72485 freddie*rooster 2012-01-09T20:47:45Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207870#M72487 <P class="mce-p">1955 for me. Though some days I feel older than dirt. Do I qualify on those days? <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:48:47 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207870#M72487 purplecarrot-top 2012-01-09T20:48:47Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207883#M72490 <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Hi, Can't beat it, but I can join you, July 9, 1939 for me.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Wilma</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Hey Wilma you beat me - you're 3 days older than me :^O</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:58:13 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207883#M72490 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T20:58:13Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207890#M72491 <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Just a question why 1947?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Hello Freddy, well according to most references anyone born after 1947 are Baby Boomers...</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I'm not sure if our generation has a name... does anyone know?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:59:56 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207890#M72491 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T20:59:56Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207899#M72493 <P class="mce-p">You definitely qualify on those days purps :^O</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">But then you will feel younger than spring on other days and that must be good surely?</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:01:16 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207899#M72493 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T21:01:16Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207906#M72495 <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Will be a good thread Darki.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I can think off at least a dozen posters who</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">qualify.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Maybe a bit early for some-lol.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">~~Waves&nbsp;back there to JV and Rosie.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">................................................................................................</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">...........................Grey Power............................................</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Thank you Richo, I am hoping it will be, so many tricks to getting older and no one left to ask ... soooo we will just have to exchanged thoughts and hints and learn from eachother...</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">At least I hope that's what we can do.</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:03:25 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207906#M72495 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T21:03:25Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207915#M72496 <P class="mce-p">Once your reach 60ty you are classed as a senior and eligible for a senior's card <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">πŸ˜‰</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:03:55 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207915#M72496 freddie*rooster 2012-01-09T21:03:55Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207924#M72498 <P class="mce-p">Can I be in I was born in April 1947 &amp; have all requirements, losing hearing, going blind, arthritits.....etc:-D</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:06:51 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207924#M72498 purple_haize 2012-01-09T21:06:51Z