Silly local things you remember from years back

MrOneLung

Knowing 20 phone numbers off by heart

Portable tv's that had a dial rather than buttons.

LenGlover

Milk Machines

ken_shabby

Subbuteo, with about 500 different strips availible, but never one that exactly matched Charlton.

Addictedoldgit

Rabbits hanging in the window of butchers shops, with the fur still on them.

Trams leaving Eltham high st, going to Well Hall an Woolwich

T_C_E

Brendan_O_Connell said:

Ash trays that you pushed in to make the ash disappear (my Nan had one of these, I was far too young to smoke!!)

I remember the ones that span around as you pressed, you could get them spinning quite fast used keep me amused for hours.

DaveMehmet

ken_shabby said:

Subbuteo, with about 500 different strips availible, but never one that exactly matched Charlton.

Charlton were team number 177. Never could find it anywhere. Used to spend ages going through the shelves of teams in Hubble Bubble in Blackfen.

ForeverAddickted

Afternoon Delight said:

DamoNorthStand said:

Spending your pocket money at Nuxley Toys in Bexleyheath (not Toys R Us!!). I still remember the musty / cardboard smell with all the toys piled high to the ceiling and the bins in the middle of the shop that held the pocket money toys.

I can remember going there as soon as I got any Birthday money etc to get the latest Star Wars figures. Sadly only one branch left now (there were 4 at one time) in Gravesend. Toys still piled high and cheap!

Its Kit Krazy (the one where you could get the Airfix models etc...) in Bexleyheath that I always preferred to Nuxley Toys.

Really good to see them still going whenever I drive up Bexleyheath High Street

Badger

The old man who used to come over on the boat from France and knock on the door selling his French Onions, He was laden with them but used to sell 'em all

Rag and Bone man, would shout at the top of his voice, ANY OLD IRON.

Scrumping for fruit.

Covered End

Badger said:

Catching a green line 725 bus From Widmore Green(Bromley) To Heathrow, No Longer runs.
Swimming in the outdoor pool at Holy Trinity Convent, Plaistow Lane Bromley. Now Turned into Apartments
Getting free crackling with chips wrapped up in newspaper, local Chippy at Holmesdale road, Bromley.

Hey Badger, what road did you live in ?

charente addick

Getting beaten to a pulp outside the Blue Heaven.

buckshee

This

church-lane

putting a banger in dog shit - Splendid!!

Charltonparklane

Omnis

Covered End

Stuart the Red said:

The boating pond in Greenwich Park.

I worked there weekends and holidays when in the 6th form.

LenGlover

The paddling pool at Eaglesfield

Charlton Lido (now restored I believe)

Brendan_O_Connell

buckshee said:

This

That's Lewisham isn't it?

magic1999

St Martyns grove Lido, Bexleyeath Bowling, Nuxley Toys, Gentrys sports (welling corner), Slam door trains

Badger

Covered End said:

Badger said:

Catching a green line 725 bus From Widmore Green(Bromley) To Heathrow, No Longer runs.
Swimming in the outdoor pool at Holy Trinity Convent, Plaistow Lane Bromley. Now Turned into Apartments
Getting free crackling with chips wrapped up in newspaper, local Chippy at Holmesdale road, Bromley.

Hey Badger, what road did you live in ?

Beechfield Road.

Essex_Al

Watching me old mum racing the neighbours to see who could get to the horse shit first for the roses!

Waking up in the winter with ice on the inside of the window!

Tizer with ice cream in it.

Toast and dripping for tea on a Sunday

When the money had run out by Thursday, sugar sandwiches for tea - yum!

My first pair of football boots that had the studs nailed onto them

Wiping your arse with sheets of torn up newspaper.

Getting caught short in the woods and wiping your arse with a dock leaf

seth plum

Being so cold you undressed and then dressed under the bedding.

buckshee

Brendan_O_Connell said:

buckshee said:

This

That's Lewisham isn't it?

Yep , used to love waiting around for it to start. That and the giraffe and crocodile you could play on outside WH Smiths

Absurdistan

Proper drinks cans that could turn your ankle when you tried to crush them, but made great footballs.

Charltonparklane

That lewisham one is a forgotten memory. They used to shit the life out of me. Cracking find that.

Covered End

sirjohnhumphrey said:

Being abused by 'Mad Rose' outside Carrington House on my way to school each morning.

Walking into Charlie The Tramp as a 5 year old, who probably resided at Carrington House.

Covered End

nth london addick said:

The rasta tramp in Woolwich used to scare the bejesus out of me by the under pass on John Wilson street

And sarge the Woolwich tramp by the fountain always looked out for him and gave him a few quid and food, if the tales were true I reckon that's how I'd end up,

I can't remember his name, but the black tramp allegedly, lost all of his family in a fire.

Badger

Putting your conkers in the oven.

Covered End

Absurdistan said:

LenGlover said:

The Mackintoshes lorry delivering fizzy drinks to the house

Baines the coalman filling up our bunker

The icecream man on his tricycle

The rag and bone man

What century were you born in?

I swear Len Glover looks no older than about 55 tops, yet he must be about 70 :-)

stockholmaddick

Watching the hawker hunter weather jet doing loop the loops at lunchtime at school. Picknick ball bearings out you

stockholmaddick

Knees from plsyground

rina

buckshee said:

This

Amazing. Can't believe we used to look forward to going to Lewisham. It was
the only shopping centre we had iirc and I loved it there