do you remember a time when it was a better place to live

[opmania]

I remember when news agents had a stand out the front

with Papers under a rock

You took a Paper and left the money on the stand

Now days they would steal the money,the papers and the stand

and throw the rock through the window as they were running away

[icyfroth]

Sorry I haven't had time to read back all the posts.

What I do remember is that Hawk had a thread similar to this and a certain smiling assassin (who no longer posts here) continually sniped at it. 

Much as there are people sniping on this one.

I think the memory I cherish from that time was the everyone had the means to make their own living, there was plenty of work. Young couples could aspire to buying their own home without young mums having to give up their babies to daycare to help pay for the mortgage.

[opmania]

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@imastawka wrote:

I think every snot-nosed kid in Australia had it with 'marty' sauce

for school lunches.

'Cept me - I got peck's paste!!!!  Made ya nose frill at the edges, that stuff!!

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lolLOL   can you still buy that pecks paste . I loved that stuff. not for sandwiches but on toast it was great

[imastawka]

Yep.   'Orrible stuff is available still  - at supermarkets everywhere.

[opmania]

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@icyfroth wrote:

Sorry I haven't had time to read back all the posts.

What I do remember is that Hawk had a thread similar to this and a certain smiling assassin (who no longer posts here) continually sniped at it. 

Much as there are people sniping on this one.

I think the memory I cherish from that time was the everyone had the means to make their own living, there was plenty of work. Young couples could aspire to buying their own home without young mums having to give up their babies to daycare to help pay for the mortgage.

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more snipers here than ww3  lol

[imastawka]

Hey Icy - bit off topic, but - put your pink outrage bus in the photo thread.

[lind9650]

Have not seen Pecks Paste in our Supermarket. My kids used to love Devilled Ham paste on toast and Fritz for School lunch. vegemite and cheddar cheese and peanut butter and jam.

Every Friday was treat day, fish and chips for dinner.

Erica

[opmania]

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@lind9650 wrote:

Have not seen Pecks Paste in our Supermarket. My kids used to love Devilled Ham paste on toast and Fritz for School lunch. vegemite and cheddar cheese and peanut butter and jam.

Every Friday was treat day, fish and chips for dinner.

Erica

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same with us

dad would go to the pub friday night , closed at six , and he would bring fish and chips home for tea

It was a real treat

[opmania]

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@opmania wrote:

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@lind9650 wrote:

Have not seen Pecks Paste in our Supermarket. My kids used to love Devilled Ham paste on toast and Fritz for School lunch. vegemite and cheddar cheese and peanut butter and jam.

Every Friday was treat day, fish and chips for dinner.

Erica

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same with us

dad would go to the pub friday night , closed at six , and he would bring fish and chips home for tea

It was a real treat

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no fast foods like Macas,KFC.Nandos if you ate out it was at a pub or if you were well off a restaurant  

or you went on picnics

we went on a picnic with a can of sardines each and an orange . had a great time  

[lionrose.7]

Friday night fish and chips, or snag and chips for me, that does bring back memories

[nevynreally]

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@lind9650 wrote:

Have not seen Pecks Paste in our Supermarket. My kids used to love Devilled Ham paste on toast and Fritz for School lunch. vegemite and cheddar cheese and peanut butter and jam.

Every Friday was treat day, fish and chips for dinner.

Erica

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Pecks Paste is availiable in Woolworths and probably Coles in the spreads aisle. With the Vegemite and Peanut Butter.