Things The Younger Generation May Never Experience

[splott parker]

I’ll kick off with pub experiences: ‘Last orders gents’ shouted by the landlord at about ten to three in the afternoon, ‘Any chance of a stop on’ quietly answered back, no chance, ‘C’mon let’s jump in the car???? and get down the Docks. The pub phone going off and grown men visibly shrinking, frantic hand signals being made to whoever answers it, lies being told by the answerer, ‘He’s just left or haven’t seen him today love’. Pranksters phoning the pub and asking if Mike Hunt is in the bar, funny if a novice barmaid has answered the phone and she’s shouting out ‘Is Mike Hunt here’. Easy pleased I know but I did love the old Cardiff pub culture, all gone now😢

[Malckent]

Great Post. Its hard to believe the pubs used to shut at 2pm on a Sunday afternoon then reopen at 7pm only to shut again at 10.30. My lasting memory are the 7 inch singles on the carousel in the jukebox, oops showing my age.

[Maxim]

Spangle sweets and playing football on a ash pitch.

[cyril evans awaydays]

Spangle sweets and playing football on a ash pitch.

Grangetown Blue in 3...2...1

[Elwood Blues]

Spangle sweets and playing football on a ash pitch.

Treets

Melt in your mouth not melt in your hand

[Malckent]

Jumping off buses before they got to stop, what a stupid thing to do. Learnt my lesson though when jumping off the last number 16 bus to Ely and ending up face down in the gutter, perhaps carling was stronger back then.

[Armitage Shanks]

Dialling 01 811 8055 on a Saturday morning

[Mad as a fish]

Just after I left school I was working in a Factory and we all finished at 5.30 factory operators and Office Staff used to finish at the same time. and there used to be a dozen or so double decker Bus's lined up behind each other. Well there was a girl I fancied at the Bus stop and she was getting on the bus as I was crossing the Rd.In those days the double Deckers had a platform at the back with a pole similar to a lap dancing pole, As the bus gained speed I grabbed hold of the pole but my feet couldnt keep up and I skidded down the Rd on all 4s. and knocked myself clean out.Never did ask her out.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Just after I left school I was working in a Factory and we all finished at 5.30 factory operators and Office Staff used to finish at the same time. and there used to be a dozen or so double decker Bus's lined up behind each other. Well there was a girl I fancied at the Bus stop and she was getting on the bus as I was crossing the Rd.In those days the double Deckers had a platform at the back with a pole similar to a lap dancing pole, As the bus gained speed I grabbed hold of the pole but my feet couldnt keep up and I skidded down the Rd on all 4s. and knocked myself clean out.Never did ask her out.

[splott parker]

Isolation is another thing, not being kept up to the minute with everyone & everything. Something happens now, no matter how trivial, and your missus phones you or one of your mates phones you. Years ago you’d only find out gossip more or less on a week to week basis.

[MOZZER2]

playing baseball in the summer months

[splott parker]

Jumping off buses before they got to stop, what a stupid thing to do. Learnt my lesson though when jumping off the last number 16 bus to Ely and ending up face down in the gutter, perhaps carling was stronger back then.

What about the two sets of stairs on the trolleys? Dodging up the front ones, then the back ones to avoid the conductor. Then shitting yourself if an inspector got on with a shout of ‘tickets please’.............and as for S.Tapper Jones, he more or less ruled the roost, Spitting Prohibited indeed 😂😂😂

[light up the darkness]

What about the two sets of stairs on the trolleys? Dodging up the front ones, then the back ones to avoid the conductor. Then shitting yourself if an inspector got on with a shout of ‘tickets please’.............and as for S.Tapper Jones, he more or less ruled the roost, Spitting Prohibited indeed ������

It took me years to find out what ‘expectorating ‘ meant

[Auntie Andy]

Waiting for the football echo to be delivered to the chip shop so you could check who scored for or against the city. You knew the score from the telliprinter but not the scorers.

[lennybluebird]

Not sure if already mentioned but 'bread and dripping' luverly....lol

[Taffy Blue in Berkshire]

The football special from Llanishen with a steam train and a city scarf round the funnel��

[lennybluebird]

Standing for the queen at the end of a film.😬

[ken smith]

Im in my 40s and don't remember most of the things on here!

[islandblue]

Owning your own home. So hard for youngsters to save a deposit whilst renting a place these days. Back in the 80's there was plenty of cheap terraced houses that you could do up over time as my missus and I did.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Bob-a-job week
Apple bobbing
Vesta curry and rice
Dubbin
Brilliantine
Men on The Moon
Supersonic passenger jets
Bread and dripping
BifBaf Bingo
Gayday lemonade
Five Boys Chocolate
Nits (and Suleo)
Verrucas
Polio
Brown Split
Snowballs
Chocolate Tools
Pubs without bouncers
and
Daps.

[BLUETIT]

Bob-a-job week
Apple bobbing
Vesta curry and rice
Dubbin
Brilliantine
Men on The Moon
Supersonic passenger jets
Bread and dripping
BifBaf Bingo
Gayday lemonade (see below)
Five Boys Chocolate
Nits (and Suleo)
Verrucas
Polio
Brown Split
Snowballs
Chocolate Tools
Pubs without bouncers
and
Daps.

ALPINE SOFT DRINKS

[IanD]

I’ll kick off with pub experiences: ‘Last orders gents’ shouted by the landlord at about ten to three in the afternoon, ‘Any chance of a stop on’ quietly answered back, no chance, ‘C’mon let’s jump in the car???? and get down the Docks. The pub phone going off and grown men visibly shrinking, frantic hand signals being made to whoever answers it, lies being told by the answerer, ‘He’s just left or haven’t seen him today love’. Pranksters phoning the pub and asking if Mike Hunt is in the bar, funny if a novice barmaid has answered the phone and she’s shouting out ‘Is Mike Hunt here’. Easy pleased I know but I did love the old Cardiff pub culture, all gone now😢

Spitoons. Sawdust on the floor. Asking if women are allowed in the bar. A choice of mild, bitter or Makesons (sp?) out of a bottle. Then someone invented Babycham.

[splott parker]

playing baseball in the summer months

The big decision whether you had enough runs to declare in night games😱😱

[MOZZER2]

The big decision whether you had enough runs to declare in night games����

remember playing one night game against bridgend street in the cup early 80;s over splott park which finished at 9.50pm !

[IanD]

Jumping off buses before they got to stop, what a stupid thing to do. Learnt my lesson though when jumping off the last number 16 bus to Ely and ending up face down in the gutter, perhaps carling was stronger back then.

It was the 25 for me...old route that is.