Thread: I can remember when..........

Harold Holt gave up swimming.
Trams plied Brisbane's streets.
Cream buns cost 5d (4c).
Public phones had A & B buttons.
A 10c toll applied to the Hornibrook Highway.

• .......when 4wd's in the city were rare.
• CB radio users were "pirates".
• Offroad "Gear" was a shovel, rope and maybe some wheel chains.
• Track Closures were only in National Parks.
• Putting a Holden 6 into a Land Rover was an "upgrade".
• Seat Belts were to stop you sliding around on the vinyl bench seat in the Kingswood.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

• .......when 4wd's in the city were rare.
• CB radio users were "pirates".
• Offroad "Gear" was a shovel, rope and maybe some wheel chains.
• Track Closures were only in National Parks.
• Putting a Holden 6 into a Land Rover was an "upgrade".
• Seat Belts were to stop you sliding around on the vinyl bench seat in the Kingswood.

Kingswood? I recall Holden Special being top of the range up to EJ

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Kingswood? I recall Holden Special being top of the range up to EJ

<<< just for you Ian

In can remember when Arnotts biscuits came to the grocer in big tins. A penny's worth of broken biscuits was enough to keep a couple of kids happy for an hour or so.

I can remember when the postman in Sawtell delivered the mail around the town on horseback. He could sort the mail while the horse ambled along to the next letterbox. I'd like to to you try that on a Honda Postie Bike.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

<<< just for you Ian

I already used him Sleeps
Also remember cracker night, but it should have been called cracker month

I remember the old guy who used to go around extinguishing the gas lights in our street at night. (Birmingham UK early 60's) The slightly older naughty boys would open the glass door and blow out the lamp without turning the gas off first. Shut the glass door and wait for the gas pressure to explode the gaslight.

A threepenny bit for pocket money which got you into the Saturday morning flicks with change for the interlude ice cream. One of my younger brothers used to get confused as had to be under 5 when asked on the bus going to the cinema (free travel if under 5) then over 5 when asked to ensure he got in.

Buses you could chase after and jump on whilst holding onto the pole at the entrance.

A bag of the batter scratchings from the chip shop (all the little bits that fell off when cooking battered fish) for 1 penny, great with salt and vinegar. Not sure they's be considered PC now.

What about the Dandy and Beano every week, usually read someone else's we weren't lucky enough to be able to buy them.

I'm old enough to be happy with a stereo radio and electric windows in my 93 Disco Tdi 200 - wow mod cons!

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Kingswood? I recall Holden Special being top of the range up to EJ

Special? I recall when the Holden Special was introduced. This was a major change, before that there was only one model. Followed by the Premier, I think with the EJ.

John