hydrogen sulphide solution in thin glass containers - amazing thing to sell to schoolkidsTibbs St jokes shop, along with itching powder and those cherry bomb things.
Trolleybuses.
McEwans Export - allegedly beer.
Boddingtons Old Ale
Those little hand carts that sold shitty "hamburgers".
Blokes with placards saying "The End is Nigh"
Blokes walking up and down Market St in a sandwich board advertising stuff.
The North Fur Company.
UCP - and its products, like tripe, but I was thinking more of the restaurants.
Overnight trains to London - or indeed, anywhere.
Comfortable seats on trains.
Politicians who spoke with authority and didn't tell obvious lies every two minutes.
I sat next to Mike Harding, him of Rochdale cowboy fame, on that train when I was a kid. Remember my dad telling me there were wolves outside so I spent most of the journey wolf spotting.You can still get the Caledonian sleeper train from London to various locations in Scotland. Think they are due to upgrade them soon.
Lol. I fancy going on it one day...maybe when I retire.I sat next to Mike Harding, him of Rochdale cowboy fame, on that train when I was a kid. Remember my dad telling me there were wolves outside so I spent most of the journey wolf spotting.
You can buy caramac bars in b&m ,Caramac bars. My grandad used to buy me one every Saturday, he also got me a flake and a Turkish delight. The thought of eating a caramac or Turkish delight now makes me feel physically sick. Still like flakes though
Lol. I fancy going on it one day...maybe when I retire.
Remember my dad telling me there were wolves outside so I spent most of the journey wolf spotting.
Jeez, cant even think about them, think I'm gonna puke!!!You can buy caramac bars in b&m ,