Do You Remember

[grandmoon]

When the supermarkets specials had a limit on how many you could buy ??

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

Fish and chips........oh, my!!  Two bob for 3 pieces of fish and an abundance of chips, all wrapped up in yesterday's newspaper, in which you tore a hole to get at the tucker...........

Not to mention the iceman coming around every week..........

[imastawka]

Fish 'n' chips  -   "Half a shark and a quids' worth"   dad always said

[cherry*135]

I don't remember over the last 30 odd years supermarkets having limits on their specials.

I do remember when grocery stores were independent. My Aunt & Uncle had one. They closed down when supermarkets opened up as they couldn't compete on price. Loved visiting them -  icecream from the shop for dessert and allowed to fill a small bag of sweets each.

I got 50c to buy my lunch in town at high school.. pie with peas & gravy, soft drink and a bag of sweets on the way back to school.

(we ate home grown fruit, veges and home grown meat the rest of the time).

[cmcoins2000]

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@grandmoon wrote:

I remember the baker delivering with his horse and cart, the milkman came during the night so we didn't see him.  We also had the man who delivered the wood and coal during the winter and he also delivered the ice as well, I remember him giving us big chips of ice to suck in the hot weather.

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Oh yes,

Remember leaving the milk bottles on the front porch - with the pennies for more.

Couldn't do it these days - it would become a profession - nicking the milk money.

[2106greencat]

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@imastawka wrote:

I also bet you remember listening to the radio.

Wireless,  Helen,  wireless!

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It was too..

and later I remember my dad (a great gambler on the gg's) lsitening to the races on his transistor radio ???

I bought him one for $10 when I went to Paddys Market in Sydney on holdau when I was 17 - he thought it was GOLDEN

[2106greencat]

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@imastawka wrote:

Fish 'n' chips  -   "Half a shark and a quids' worth"   dad always said

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Yup.......

cept where I came from it was Fush and Chups, and 2 bobs worth, but I know you mean...........

[imastawka]

Yeah, you can say fush 'n' chups.eh?

But I was reprimanded for saying  'surriously'  once

[cherry*135]

greencat is from NZ (me too).. that makes a difference doesn't it? When you are part of the group you are being cheeky about?

[cmcoins2000]

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@imastawka wrote:

Yeah, you can say fush 'n' chups.eh?

But I was reprimanded for saying  'surriously'  once

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Reminds me of a favourite bit of graffity.

On a wall in Sydney - to do with the Football.

Australia : Sux

New Zealand : 7

[imastawka]

Hey, am,  it was you that got pernickety with me about 'surriously'