Listening to family favourites on the Radiogram on Sunday lunchtimes Taking 3 hours to drive to the coast for a day out Taking a day to drive to Cornwall for a family holiday Having to wear shorts to school even in the winter Spending summers at Charlton Lido, Jumping / bombing off the big diving board without having to worry about health and safety (if you were in the way, tough) Sunday lunchtime in the family room at the Welcome Inn with a bottle of pop and a packet of salt n shake crisps Fish supper on a Sunday No live football on TV apart from the cup final and the home internationals Half day closing on Thursday's, Shops shutting at 5pm, no Sunday trading
It now takes 1/4 of an hour to put on a pair of effing socks.
I wen't for a long walk in the countryside yesterday (Old Git indicator #1). Knowing that it was a hot day I took a spare pair of socks (Old Git indicator #2). Half way around there was a footpath through a wheat field that was poorly maintained. I was outraged at this (Old Git indicator #3). At the first opportunity I left the footpath to get back on the road (Old Git indicator #4). My boots were full of old straw bits and chaff. I decided that this would be a good time to change socks, but I didn't want to sit on the verge and get my bottom dirty (Old Git indicator #5). I could barely stand up straight whist changing my socks; passing vehicles were honking at the stupid old man who was teetering about by the side of the road with his boots in his hands (Ultimate Old Git indicator).
Yet another advert uses a song from the 60s and I tell anybody within earshot that I've got that record (no, not the 'feeling a gladioli' song, wash your mouth out for even thinking of it)
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Taking 3 hours to drive to the coast for a day out
Taking a day to drive to Cornwall for a family holiday
Having to wear shorts to school even in the winter
Spending summers at Charlton Lido, Jumping / bombing off the big diving board without having to worry about health and safety (if you were in the way, tough)
Sunday lunchtime in the family room at the Welcome Inn with a bottle of pop and a packet of salt n shake crisps
Fish supper on a Sunday
No live football on TV apart from the cup final and the home internationals
Half day closing on Thursday's, Shops shutting at 5pm, no Sunday trading
Those were the days ...
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