Grumpy old buggers thread

[JDNSW]

Luckily I'm that bit to old to have sat through it.
Play School, The Super Flying Fun Show, Mr Sqiggle, Humphrey B Bear, The Magic Roundabout, Adventure Island will date me.

No TV as a child perhaps dates me too - I was nearly finished highschool before TV made its debut to these shores!

[rick130]

This explains quite a bit, Rick. My sympathy for you knows no bounds!

p.s. did you notice if Humphrey really was androgynous?

Well he had no pants Steve!

[Fatso]

No TV as a child perhaps dates me too - I was nearly finished highschool before TV made its debut to these shores!

I can remember standing in the St to watch TV in the shop window , think we got our TV in 1957 when we were living at Granville NSW a 17" Pye Technico with knobs on the front to change Ch etc no remotes then .

[Saitch]

No TV as a child perhaps dates me too - I was nearly finished highschool before TV made its debut to these shores!

No TV for me either until teens.

We had a 12v, battery powered wireless and my father would swap with the car battery every so often, to keep it charged. No electricity in the district in those days so, grew up with 'Jason and the Argonauts', 'Greenbottle', 'Biggles' and the like, whilst my Mum listened to 'Portia faces Life'. Funnily enough, she wasn't a big 'Blue Hills' fan.

[Fatso]

No TV for me either until teens.

We had a 12v, battery powered wireless and my father would swap with the car battery every so often, to keep it charged. No electricity in the district in those days so, grew up with 'Jason and the Argonauts', 'Greenbottle', 'Biggles' and the like, whilst my Mum listened to 'Portia faces Life'. Funnily enough, she wasn't a big 'Blue Hills' fan.

Also some other good **** on the Wireless , Tarzan , Life with Dexter , The Bonington's Bunk House Show , Hop Harrigan , Smokey Dawson , Search for the golden boomerang .

Blue Hills .

[ramblingboy42]

Greenbottle = yes , what?

[4bee]

No TV for me either until teens.

We had a 12v, battery powered wireless and my father would swap with the car battery every so often, to keep it charged. No electricity in the district in those days so, grew up with 'Jason and the Argonauts', 'Greenbottle', 'Biggles' and the like, whilst my Mum listened to 'Portia faces Life'. Funnily enough, she wasn't a big 'Blue Hills' fan.

A couple of those were Sunday Arvo jobs, certainly Jason was. It did make for a pleasant arvo especially if it was ****ing down There were soooo many back then, I'm surprised the ARK's power supply was able to keep up with demand although it did have a DUNLITE Wind Generator mounted on the stern.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=dunlite+wind+generators&source=lnms&tbm=i sch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiw9t2NyqnuAhUXyzgGHcBDAz8Q_AUo AnoECAQQBA&biw=1152&bih=567#imgrc=OcWMHpECmga_3M


Commenced in 1936 in SA & still going as a business but I doubt actually built here now. Assembled from Parts most probably.


Driving down a country road one would see all these Dunlites into the distance in various configurations & Tower styles.

[ramblingboy42]

the ark was a rowboat...."good rowing Jason, good rowing argonauts"

[Saitch]

Please tell me if I'm I being a grumpy, old fart but, if my Disco gets a new oil and air filter with a basic service, why not the air con, pollen filter? I just had a look at mine and it looks like I've driven through a sewage treatment plant.

[ramblingboy42]

Please tell me if I'm I being a grumpy, old fart but, if my Disco gets a new oil and air filter with a basic service, why not the air con, pollen filter? I just had a look at mine and it looks like I've driven through a sewage treatment plant.

Isn't that funny?

They usually charge you a $100 for the pollen filter even if you haven't got one.

Yes they do get grungey.