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Remember when......

When I stopped smoking 20 Embassy were 26p, and there were vouchers in the packet to save and get gifts (a bit like Green Shield stamps) I still have the Norbar Torque Wrench I got with mine before I gave up smoking. I couldn't afford to run a car, drink and smoke so one of them had to go! 🤣
 
Rob1960 said:
10 number 6, and a box of matches were 15p
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Would have been about mid 60's and my corner shop used to sell 5 Park Drive with 10 matches for 9d. I was still at school then but when I left school in the late 60's can remember 10 number 6 and a box of matches costing 2 shillings, also poplar at the time were Cadets and think they were even cheaper.
My first job was as an apprentice upholsterer and I worked with about 12 upholsterers making 3 piece suites and everyone of them smoked even when working. The upholsterer next to me smoked Capstan full strength but most smoked Embassy's or like my dad Woodbines.
 
Remember when: people could spell “lose”, “brake”, use the correct “your/you’re”, “their/there/they’re”, and every verbal sentence didn’t contain “like”, “at the end of the day” and “yeah?”

Good times. While they’re busy teaching fronted adverbials to my kids, they’ll be missing out on oral education (stop it!) and standards will continue to fall through the floor.
 
Colin Booth said:
Remember when: people could spell “lose”, “brake”, use the correct “your/you’re”, “their/there/they’re”, and every verbal sentence didn’t contain “like”, “at the end of the day” and “yeah?”

Good times. While they’re busy teaching fronted adverbials to my kids, they’ll be missing out on oral education (stop it!) and standards will continue to fall through the floor.
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To be fair, predictive text comes into this a lot.
Does with my speeeiling anyway
 
Or start every sentence with ‘so’ and throw in ‘literally’ or ‘basically’ every five words, if it is relevant to the statement or not!
 
Colin Booth said:
Remember when: people could spell “lose”, “brake”, use the correct “your/you’re”, “their/there/they’re”, and every verbal sentence didn’t contain “like”, “at the end of the day” and “yeah?”

Good times. While they’re busy teaching fronted adverbials to my kids, they’ll be missing out on oral education (stop it!) and standards will continue to fall through the floor.
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People who start with..."so" do my tree in.

Also "Can I get"...no you can have!

And the best one..."thanks for reaching out"....er...no
 
Up&Dn said:
People who start with..."so" do my tree in.

Also "Can I get"...no you can have!

And the best one..."thanks for reaching out"....er...no
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I'll call, bell you, give you a ring and text, I'll even whistle down the wind to you...buy I'll never ever Reach Out.
 
Up&Dn said:
People who start with..."so" do my tree in.

Also "Can I get"...no you can have!

And the best one..."thanks for reaching out"....er...no
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Ahhhhhh!!! Can I get!!! No….fuck off! I work here, I will get it if you learn how to ask if you may have something!!! 🤬🤯
 
Unfortunately one always feels terribly Rees Moggish conversing with teenagers these days. It’s enough to make one wish one was a juvenile delinquent again.
 
A 'tradesman' never spent 20 mins outside your house on his phone, before getting out of his car to come and do the 'professional' job.
 
Elgraman said:
A 'tradesman' never spent 20 mins outside your house on his phone, before getting out of his car to come and do the 'professional' job.
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They look at the job card to see what it is - whilst on your drive, then they visit YouTube to see how to do the job, give them a chance.😆
 
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