Afternoon all,

Yes JV, afros hairstyles, ........  Just watched an old tv series The Professionals with Martin Shore (Shaw?)   who played recently Judge John Deed., if you've seen it he has short grey hair and is very dignified.

  He was very young in the series and had an afro hairstyle ....and very tight pants with flares .......  :^O

Also jv, i remember those tiny waches and a boyfriend gave me one in marcasite which was considered the ultimate in fashion. The fact I could hardly see the time didn't matter. 

Kengillard you've prob found the answer by now , but the Payee on a cheque is the one the money is going  to, and Payer the one paying the money (usually me...:-(  )

Keni hope u get it all sorted very soon,

And yes can remember those super tiny watches had a job to see them even back then

And there were the friendship rings ususally the first ring a guy would give you sort of meant you were attached/serious....were quite a broad band with either tiny sapphires or rubies in them set into a star pattern

Darki yes remember the home perms which twin had the toni lol

Also Richard Hudnut perms as well?
Beck Shampoo i think that was made in the States

If I add 'Kembla Building' does that help Darkie ?:| Nothing untoward about my question - just testing MY memory 😄

Blooming blazers girl... no, Kembla Building is somewhere deep in the back of my mind, but do you have the right 'Darki'? It may be someone else...

You could message me and reveal all?  Hahaha!

Funny because I do recall a doctor Stubbs, but not a miss Stubbs.... sigh!  I'm probably the wrong Darki 😞

I am way way too young for this thread!! But just wanted to share something my grandpa (born 1899) taught me to make. I've never seen or heard of it anywhere else.

It was a fox whistle made from a tin lid. You took the lid off a can of food. Then folded it in half. Then you punched a hole through both sides with a hammer and nail. The hole was close to the folded edge. Then you could put the folded edge in your mouth and blow and the noise apparently attracted foxes because it sounded like a wounded rabbit.

Does anyone else remember these?

Hi i dont remember that type of whistle but do remember the fox whistles ......good money was to be made from their pelts and then of course were the rabbit traps

I think it is the loudest most piercing whistle I've ever heard. The ones made from the tin lids.

Talking about shampoo, I remember Halo, in a tallish tapered bottle with rings around it, think it had a blue screw top, was good if your hair was a bit on the oily side.  Then there was Lustre Cream, in a blue and silver tube, a bit heavy on the lanolin and great for dry, lifeless hair.

Beach, thanks for that, and thanks to your Grandfather too.

I do need a whistle for my dog and that might just work.  I'm sure if it sounds like a wounded rabbit he will respond.

I need something that will reach over the sound of his barking, so will try it 🙂

You can come again :^O

I think it is the loudest most piercing whistle I've ever heard. The ones made from the tin lids.

That's what I want, loud and piercing :^O

I'm off to make one now.

Afternoon all, how was your day?  Mine was quite lovely, 21˚ down here and sparkling... love it.

Planted a small tree, took the dogs for a walk, read a book..

Y'know all the best things come when you are getting older and not working any longer 🙂