Gas & Electricity

[Alan Harper's Tash]

your right its not mate,the country is in a real state, come January id say were going to be on power cuts, national strikes you name it, rubbish strewn accross the streets of Glasgow where is it going, wish i could sell up and get out of this shithole

At least we have enough police to stop lawlessness…

 

[paulchapo]

You had real hot water bottles ?!?!!??!!
Ha, seriously though mate, we used to fight over plastic bottles round our way, fill them with hot water and use them as many couldn’t afford a hot water bottle, but those paraffin heaters (or the little gas ones the council put in at the foot of the stairs) were an absolute godsend in winter.

Oddly about the coal fires though, as a kid always remember my Mam getting up early to get the fire going before we got up, we’d get dressed for school, have our breakfast, almost sitting on top of the fire, great days in some ways.

Yes happy days in a lot of ways but when you look back you realise how tough it was in reality. You also realise just how much our parents did for us and what they sacrificed. As kids you're selfish and whine and want more but most parents deserve a medal for how they coped and what they did for us . Looking back it's like we're describing a Dickensian novel and for a lot of today's kids it would be lol.

 

[metalblue]

You had real hot water bottles ?!?!!??!!
Ha, seriously though mate, we used to fight over plastic bottles round our way, fill them with hot water and use them as many couldn’t afford a hot water bottle, but those paraffin heaters (or the little gas ones the council put in at the foot of the stairs) were an absolute godsend in winter.

Oddly about the coal fires though, as a kid always remember my Mam getting up early to get the fire going before we got up, we’d get dressed for school, have our breakfast, almost sitting on top of the fire, great days in some ways.

Tin bath in front of the fire. Glad I wasn’t the youngest

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yes happy days in a lot of ways but when you look back you realise how tough it was in reality. You also realise just how much our parents did for us and what they sacrificed. As kids you're selfish and whine and want more but most parents deserve a medal for how they coped and what they did for us . Looking back it's like we're describing a Dickensian novel and for a lot of today's kids it would be lol.

Everybody was in the same boat though.

Cheap credit has stopped that and a generation haven’t had to budget to buy things etc.

 

[paulchapo]

At least we have enough police to stop lawlessness…

We're; n good hands

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

We're; n good hands

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I don’t have an issue with police striking up a rapport with the public, it’s needed these days.

I‘d also hope those aren’t his work shoes!

 

[paulchapo]

Everybody was in the same boat though.

Cheap credit has stopped that and a generation haven’t had to budget to buy things etc.

Yes something that stuck with me was paying for what you could afford and putting some money away for a rainy day.....just as well lol.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yes something that stuck with me was paying for what you could afford and putting some money away for a rainy day.....just as well lol.

Me too. It’s not as exciting, but you know you’ll always be ok.

 

[paulchapo]

I don’t have an issue with police striking up a rapport with the public, it’s needed these days.

I‘d also hope those aren’t his work shoes!

Yes I agree to an extent. You have to be careful as familiarity can lead to contempt, loads have no respect or fear of the police as it is.

 

[Jimmieblue]

Yes happy days in a lot of ways but when you look back you realise how tough it was in reality. You also realise just how much our parents did for us and what they sacrificed. As kids you're selfish and whine and want more but most parents deserve a medal for how they coped and what they did for us . Looking back it's like we're describing a Dickensian novel and for a lot of today's kids it would be lol.

When I was going to bed my mum used to shovel the coals out of the downstairs grate, run up stairs with the burning embers and put them in the upstairs grate. I used to think that was great! Talk about jeopardy, I don’t know how we survived.