Polly waffles were good value---slip one into

the local crowded swimming pool----and watch the blame game and shrieks of horror--B-).........Richo.

Geez i must have been a mongrel kid--and havent

got any better since-lol.

:^O

Richo - I'm sure you an dmy OH are doubles :^O

A very quick hello to everybody as off to bed.  After my horrible day yesterday, I didn't sleep a wink - was up all night!!!!  Gave up just before 6am & had a quick brekkie, but still couldn't sleep.  Feeling pretty tired - so hopefully tonight wlll be better.

Braff - forgot last post, to say how sorry I was ti hear about your niece.

I used to love being able to buy 1d worth of bullets on th eodd occasion I was able to buy my lunch at the shool corner shop - where you took your own paper bag with the order on and money inside.  Bullete aren't the same either - about half the size at least, and as for Freddo frogs :_|  I'm back after a short interlude puffed out - just chased a cockraoch and got him/her with my OH's big measuring tape - ah, there's life in this "old" girl still :-x  Hmmm -how do you tell the sex of a cockroach???

Waves to everybody - sleep dreams!!!! (forget the cockraoch bit! :^O)

Sorry about the typos - should have done that spellcheck!!!

I can remember buying thrupence worth of broken biscuits, they were served in a paper bag. While "Stingy", that's what we called the shopkeeper, was out the back, we pinched his two bob chocolates. And yes we still waited for our bag of broken bickies.

Hmmm...Seems I've just confessed to something, well we were only 9 at the time.

On the other hand 9 year olds nowadays are pinching cars and doing B&E's.

I can remember buying thrupence worth of broken biscuits, they were served in a paper bag. While "Stingy", that's what we called the shopkeeper, was out the back, we pinched his two bob chocolates. And yes we still waited for our bag of broken bickies. Hmmm...Seems I've just confessed to something, well we were only 9 at the time. On the other hand 9 year olds nowadays are pinching cars and doing B&E's.

It all sounds so innocent nowadays doesn't it Rob... The days when we still believed in Santa Claus and were happy to receive something under the tree - a new book, even a Meccano Set if we were reeeely lucky and - Oh Bliss - a bike!

Now all that has been spoiled with massive $$$ spent on things the kids EXPECT... X-(

I have just been look at some old Photos.

Do you remember the men's woollen swimmers.

Women had them too, with a modesty skirt in front.....and they used to chafe and weigh the swimmer  down with water.

I didn't wear them...I always wore gals Speedos. No modesty with Speedos when they got wet. ;-).

I have just been look at some old Photos. Do you remember the men's woollen swimmers.

OMG grandmoon yes I do, and they were striped too :^O

What about the bathing belles of that time all done up to the nines from neck to mid thigh...

Do you remember the woollen costumes we used to wear with the little skirt in front?

And wasn't it daring to wear a bikini... except there was still lots of cloth, not like now :^O

OMG grandmoon yes I do, and they were striped too :^O   What about the bathing belles of that time all done up to the nines from neck to mid thigh...   Do you remember the woollen costumes we used to wear with the little skirt in front?   And wasn't it daring to wear a bikini... except there was still lots of cloth, not like now :^O

I remember the women's woollen swimmers with their skirts.

I also remember the swedish bloomers we wore for school sport the legs come down to our knees.