Scrumps from the Chippie
Standing up at the back of the cinema for Elvis or James Bond Films because there were no seats left ‘
Having a Cigarette in the hairdressers while they were fixing your hair ,A Food Dept in Woollworths,
And last but not least 5 woodbines ,Who remembers these
Yes called Scrumps down here, were extra batter ,We dont get them in the south anymore
Yes re Football 30 thousand people nearly all stood up ,and getting crushed trying to get out ,Another one my Grandaughter asked me the origin of spend a penny ,I explained to her the horrendos turnstiles you had to go through and put a penny in the slot ,Not many of those left ,Although I am sure we had to pay to get in to the Skegness ones a couple of years ago I think it was 20 pence and the men paid nothing lol
Yes Oldpepy there was a Burtons up all the high streets to get your made to measure
Chimney Fires ,That was a regular call for the Fire Brigade
Chosen Answer:
My Mum’s co-op share number 49694; ‘don’t forget to say the share number when you get the bread’. Even now, it’s one number I always recall.
When I remember the things we used to eat without ever questioning it…..tongue, for heaven’s sake. Never occurred to me as a child, that it used to be in a cow’s mouth!!!!Thought it was just ‘meat’