One thing I dont miss

[amethyst]

One thing I dont miss from 60s & 70s was power cuts,when we had them you could guarantee the eletri would be off for hours,Torches would come out to hunt for the c andles,no tv on the radio to listen to if it was a battery operated one.

[DSCOMAN]

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Yes A, don't miss that....or having to que at BAKERS TO BUY THE RATIONED TWO LOAVES...

[DSCOMAN]

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put this is wrong section earlier, but Coal fires - No fun being first up tho' and having to get the coal from the outside Coal bunker....and trying to light it ;-)

[Richard1978]

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Bullying & adults being unable to stop it.

[amethyst]

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Heavy snowfalls and harsh winters with frosts

January 1982 when we had a bad snowfall,walking to work in snow,being sent home and having 4 days off,heading out queing for a loaf of bread.

[darren]

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Outdoor lavatories.
U had to go into the yard put the little latch on the door and in winter you where froze.

[amethyst]

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Outdoor lavatories.
U had to go into the yard put the little latch on the door and in winter you where froze.

My Aunt had one exactly the same right at the bottom of the yard

[Arran]

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Hard drives that ran out of space. I can remember when they were only 200MB.

Dial up internet with time metered telephone calls.

Windows 95 and 98. Always crashed.

It's a bit before my time. When shops couldn't sell most things on a Sunday.

[Richard1978]

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I remember the first 3 well when I used my brother's old computer.

Even in the early 1990s a lot of shops didn't open on a Sunday, & half day closing was still in place some ways.

[darren]

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Same with my aunty as well.

Strangely tho i always remember us not having one.

my aunt had one exactly the same right at the bottom of the yard

[Richard1978]

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There seemed to be a thing in older houses of having the toilet separate from the bathroom, this was true at my Aunt & Uncle's house until a few years ago.

[amethyst]

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There seemed to be a thing in older houses of having the toilet separate from the bathroom, this was true at my Aunt & Uncle's house until a few years ago.

Yes by renovating how many have knocked a wall down to have a full bathroom suite

[Arran]

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Cars without power steering or 5th gears.

[marc]

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There seemed to be a thing in older houses of having the toilet separate from the bathroom, this was true at my Aunt & Uncle's house until a few years ago.

Reason for this, was it was believed to be a health risk. Outside toilets was for the same reason. The downside was, somebody with a heavy cold etc, walking to the bottom of the garden during a midwinter storm. Hence the old bucket under the stairs.

[marc]

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Growing up in the 1970's, only three TV channels. Come Saturday, BBC1, Grandstand all afternoon. ITV, World of Sport all afternoon. BBC2, a boring old film that creaked with age.