You know you're old when:

[nadroj]

STD means Subscriber Toll Dialing

You get the idea......

[steve_t]

STD means Sexually Tranmitted Disease and when you get a phone call telling you that you have an STI you think that you have won a factory modified Subaru

[nodrog]

.... when classic hits are playing fucken britteny spears.

[FJRider]

When you see the exact same model of car you once bought new ... in a vintage car parade ...

[Virago]

...Your broad mind and narrow waist changed places...

[Virago]

...You have to get the kids to set the record timer on the DVD...

[FJRider]

.... you're still taking drugs ... but now they're prescribed ...

[JimO]

you start all your conversations with..........i remember when

[steve_t]

you remember your phone number having 5 digits

[FJRider]

you remember your phone number having 5 digits

Dam ... I can remember having 3 .... :doh:

[Ocean1]

you remember your phone number having 5 digits

...if you can remeber it.

Inside the case of my Tesamaster micrometer is the phone number of the temp office girl where I worked as an apprentice. It's 7638.


It was a party line.





Absolutely stunning, she was.

[Virago]

...you need a magnifying glass to read a sodding magazine...

[FJRider]

You remember when milk was cheaper than Coke ... and water was free ...

[steve_t]

You know what a Commodore 64 with tape drive was. Or an Amiga 500, Amstrad, or Atari

[Subike]

...if you can remeber it.

Inside the case of my Tesamaster micrometer is the phone number of the temp office girl where I worked as an apprentice. It's 7638.


It was a party line.





Absolutely stunning, she was.

so she was a party girl now called a skank

[Toaster]

When you had to cycle down to the local takeaway store to play spaceinvaders for entertainment.

[onearmedbandit]

You know what a Commodore 64 with tape drive was. Or an Amiga 500, Amstrad, or Atari

Yup I had one of those, the 64. Would take about 90mins to load up Gauntlet, but it was fully worth it, considering my brothers grew up with 'brick and ball' console games. Sucked when the tapes got damaged though, you'd spend all day hopingh against all hope that the gamed would load.


When you had to cycle down to the local takeaway store to play spaceinvaders for entertainment.

Fond memories of this too. When no game cost more than 20c, and a scoop of chips was 35c, same for a fish.

Or when 91 petrol was cheaper than it's octane rating, you could fill up any container with it, and nothing was lead-free, lead cost you back then, and we appreciated it!

When Japanese cars were not even a consideration if you wanted to impress the fairer sex, it had to be an Aussie or American tank, with the biggest V8 you could squeeze in there, lowered front suspension and raised back. Lourves were cool. 5 spot mags were flash.

When nothing apart from servo's and dairys were open on the weekend, with the exception of the hustling bustling New Brighton Mall on Saturday morning. When Sundays were family days. When there was a 40hr working week. For everyone.

When we had two TV channels, 'One' and 'Two".

When it was massive news that radio stations were moving to 'FM' and we could finally enjoy having two ears to listen to the boombox with.

Ah I could go on and I'm only 35, still wet behind the ears.

[oneofsix]

Or when 91 petrol was cheaper than it's octane rating, you could fill up any container with it, and nothing was lead-free, lead cost you back then, and we appreciated it!
Remember when "Regular" hit 50c/l. It meant the coin operated 24hr pumps you could put a coin in per litre you wanted.



When nothing apart from servo's and dairys were open on the weekend, with the exception of the hustling bustling New Brighton Mall on Saturday morning. When Sundays were family days. When there was a 40hr working week. For everyone.

yeah its been down hill since. part of the reason for all the fat people



When we had two TV channels, 'One' and 'Two".
not forgetting that they had an end time with a cute cat and kiwi to signal it

[nadroj]

When you stuble across a 1960's accessory in the shed you never got around to fitting to your wheels.

[Toaster]

You know you are old when typing was for girls and computers were for geeks.

I had to get a girl to type my university assignments because I couldn't use a computer.

I married her....

[scumdog]

not forgetting that they had an end time with a cute cat and kiwi to signal it

When TV didn't start until 5pm

And was black and white.

WNTV1 DNTV2 etc were the TV stations...Town & Around with Peter Read, Man from UNCLE etc were playing then...

And my 1st half doz of Bavarian Bitter cost $1:97. (BIG bottles mind!)

[Toaster]

...when police walked the beat, and gave you a clip for talking back.

[Toaster]

... when rubbers were only for pencils not penises.

[steve_t]

The Man from UNCLE!!

What's the oldest TV show you remember?

[Ocean1]

Danger Man, Perry Mason.
Dr Kildare.
The Flintstones.
I Love Lucy.
The galloping gourmet.

No ads most of the week.

[FJRider]

...when police walked the beat, and gave you a clip for talking back.

AND ... they knew your parents ... AND where you lived ...

[FJRider]

When someone offers you some grass ... you say you already have plenty, because you look after your lawn ...

[BMWST?]

When NAC flew Fokkers...and avro Vulcans flew over Rongotai

[Spearfish]

I remember when:
Wet dreams and dry farts weren't the other way around.

TV channel changing required a short walk after a LOT of sibling debate.

You still think the Raleigh Chopper is the shit.

Thunder bolts, Double happy's, Tom thumbs and sky rockets were sold to anyone

[Ocean1]

so she was a party girl now called a skank

Oh no, a perfectly normal but outstandingly pretty girl.



P'raps I should try that number again...

[onearmedbandit]

You know you are old when typing was for girls and computers were for geeks.



Lol, I remember in high school (late 80's) that they were still teaching typing to girls only, as they were expected to go into secretarial work.

[MIXONE]

You know you're old when
Oh fuggit I forget now.

[onearmedbandit]

I'd like to buy two houses. A morning house, and an afternoon house. On a hill. With a school in between. Then I could make my children walk up hill to get to school, then uphill to get home. I'd then pick them up on the way home from work from the afternoon home and take them back to the morning home.

[Toaster]

AND ... they knew your parents ... AND where you lived ...

I grew up between the then trentham police college, the army base and a prison - all with their own community housing - a clip round the ear was never far away.

[Houseman]

You notice the players in your favourite team were all born when you were at high school. Tends to be the same time the flickering candle of hope that you'll one day be an All Black is finally extinguished.:facepalm:

[scumdog]

The Man from UNCLE!!

What's the oldest TV show you remember?

For me I think it is The Black and White Minstral Show - try broadcasting THAT show in todays namby-pamby PC world...

[pete376403]

Whenyou're old you don't have to drink - just stand up quickly to get the same effect

WRT to TV - my parents were late holdouts so our TV fix was going to the "television lounge" provided by the local department store, 6pm till 9pm on a friday night. "Sea Hunt" with Lloyd Bridges was one I recall seeing.
When the Pye 26" finally arrived at our house I was able to converse knowlegeably with my peers at school about such gems as "The Munsters" and "Rin Tin Tin".

[Mom]

you remember your phone number having 5 digits

Mine was one short ring and two long - I think S was the identifier.


When you had to cycle down to the local takeaway store to play spaceinvaders for entertainment.

I once sacked a lad for not coming back from smoko/lunch/smoko he was distracted by Space Invaders :lol:


... when rubbers were only for pencils not penises.

I sort of re-call them being reffered to as Joes?



You still think the Raleigh Chopper is the shit.

I am still traumatised I NEVER had one.

All the doctors you see in hospital are the same age as your children :shit:

[Mom]

Whenyou're old you don't have to drink - just stand up quickly to get the same effect

We never had TV when I was growing up. It became a real treat as I reached my teens. Black and white. A couple of shows I remember watching. Coronation Street :eek: and *MASH on a Friday night.

[marty]

being gay was just being happy.

there were only 4 channel buttons on the tv - and 2 of them were just snow.

it was a real treat to watch the goodnight kiwi

video machines were top loading.

Casey Kasem's American Top 40 was on Tuesday night - waiting with tape deck in front of the radio to record the songs I liked to play in dad's Mk3 Zephyr :)

Close to Home was on. And Radio With Pictures with Karyn Hay was really weird

[Daffyd]

Mine was one short ring and two long - I think S was the identifier.


More likely to be D. 1 long and 2 shorts; S was 3 shorts; M 2 longs.

These were the 3 most used.

1 short and 2 long was W. There would have been an awful lot of parties on the line.

You know you're getting old when the floor keeps getting farther away when you want to pick something up!

[Hawkeye]

You know what a Commodore 64 with tape drive was. Or an Amiga 500, Amstrad, or Atari

Oh shit! I've had every one of them :facepalm:

You know your old when you used to watch MASH (The first time around).

[Mom]

You were tuned into the Pirates on a transistor after lights out while it was sinking. Never forget that.

Attending free concerts in Albert Park in the city, taking advantage of passive smoke :innocent: Oh and being left alone by the cops

[Mom]

More likely to be D. 1 long and 2 shorts; S was 3 shorts; M 2 longs.

These were the 3 most used.

1 short and 2 long was W. There would have been an awful lot of parties on the line.

You know you're getting old when the floor keeps getting farther away when you want to pick something up!

3 short rings... oh I remember now :facepalm:

[Daffyd]

That was quick! :yes:

[Hawkeye]

You know your old when you hoped to get a stylophone for your birthday or xmas

[Mom]

You know you are old when *cover your eyes boys* you had to use enormous sanitary protection, complete with belts and safety pins FFS!

[FJRider]

You can remember wearing Y fronts ...

[eliot-ness]

I reckon I must still be bloody young compared to all you guys, I can' remember any of that stuff,,,,,,, er, what was the question again?

[Mom]

You remember being able to go to some unused part of an industrial zone and burning rubber with intent. Using diesel was considered cheating, but made for some fine smoke :pinch:

[FJRider]

Three things happen when you get old ... first the memory goes, then ... I forget ... DAM ...

[Flip]

I was recently invited to my great great nephew's christening.

[scumdog]

Mine was one short ring and two long - I think S was the identifier.

I sort of re-call them being reffered to as Joes?



Yup, call me on 196S....

And joes was the name alright...or 'frenchie' (for French Letter)

[FJRider]

You know your old when you hoped to get a stylophone for your birthday or xmas

Confirmed ... when an older sibling gets you one ...

[scumdog]

You know your old when you hoped to get a stylophone for your birthday or xmas


Is that meant to be 'xylophone'??

[Maha]

.... when classic hits are playing fucken britteny spears.

You know you're when you let everyone know that you listen to Classic Hits.

[trumpy]

.....when you remember huddling around the radio (with a "magic eye") listening to the Goon Show......

[Daffyd]

.....when you remember huddling around the radio (with a "magic eye") listening to the Goon Show......

Yup, every Sunday night we used to gather at a friend's place to listen to the Goons. 8:30, I think.

[fliplid]

Is that meant to be 'xylophone'??

Definitely "stylophone" , Rolf Harris was on the telly advert in England- they sounded quite tinny!

[FJRider]

The little old grey haired lady, you help across the street ... is your wife ...

[Hawkeye]

Is that meant to be 'xylophone'??

Nah! Scummy It was definately a Stylophone

[nadroj]

You get asked if you Model A is a "one owner".

[nadroj]

You get your spud gun taken off you "coz you might get someone in the eye".

[ellipsis]

...when the trees we planted on bare land and protected from the rabbits. possums, chooks...the kids..the weather...now seem like Sherwood Forest and you need a man with a bigger chainsaw than yours... and bigger balls , to take a lot of them out...

[Spearfish]

You know you are old when *cover your eyes boys* you had to use enormous sanitary protection, complete with belts and safety pins FFS!

aaaarrrgggg!!!

I bet they didn't help you swim, ride a bike or play tennis???

[MSTRS]

... And Radio With Pictures with Karyn Hay was really weird

Before that was GruntMachine. And before that was Hulabaloo...and girls swooned over Peter Sinclair and he let them...
Damn - must be older than I thunk.

That'll explain why, when I stick my chest out, my pants fall down...

[oldrider]

you remember your phone number having 5 digits

I can remember when there were only 2 .... :shutup: (and you had to crank the phone and ask to be connected!) :shit:

[nighthawk]

When TV didn't start until 5pm

And was black and white.

WNTV1 DNTV2 etc were the TV stations...Town & Around with Peter Read, Man from UNCLE etc were playing then...

And my 1st half doz of Bavarian Bitter cost $1:97. (BIG bottles mind!)



AHH the early 60's
Damn I can remember that quite clearly, Peter Read was a clever bugger, I also can remember he had an observatory of his own in his back yard.

BASS beer came in cans and would take your eye out if you were'nt carefull, decimal currency came in in 1967 and confused a lot of older people.:facepalm:

[MSTRS]

...decimal currency came in in 1967 and confused a lot of older people.:facepalm:

What's changed? Everything STILL costs twice as much as it did...

[nighthawk]

I grew up between the then trentham police college, the army base and a prison - all with their own community housing - a clip round the ear was never far away.

You forgot the apprentice boys barracks(The Germs) what about Saturday race day at trentham you could not travel up our down Fergusson Drive without being stuckin traffic forever.. and if you happened to get a boot in the backside from the local cop ..you bloody well deserved it..:yes:

[Maha]

you remember your phone number having 5 digits

88297 was our number growing up in Palmmy, the Ekatahuna Kiwi was on top of the PDC building, the radio staion was 2ZA and there were three picture theatres, the Regent, the State and the Odeon....OMG time warp, I need a lay down..:shit:

[nighthawk]

What's changed? Everything STILL costs twice as much as it did...

Don't you mean twice as much as yesterday...:gob:

[nighthawk]

Mum drummed into us kids..."your phone number is 7589 if you get lost" we would wander from one end of the hutt valley to the other...the advent of a stopbank in Upper Hutt put our plans to camp out at McKurdy's castle on hold for a year...

[Daffyd]

When I was a kid our 'phone number was 861M, our next door neighbour was 861S and the back neighbour was 861D.
It was amazing the number of times we heard a 'click' while we were talking. The nosy old bitch next door would be listening in.

I started in business in 1965 and got a line of my own, 5007, then they introduced 5 digit numbers so mine became 85007. Our STD code was 021 and that was added, (without the 0,) when the entire South Island went to 7 digits and adopted Chistchurch's STD of 03.

[Bald Eagle]

I grew up between the then trentham police college, the army base and a prison - all with their own community housing - a clip round the ear was never far away.

Fond memories - 18 months in barracks there. Eggs and beans on toast for sunday brekkie from the Y for $2 bucks.

[Grubber]

When TV didn't start until 5pm

And was black and white.

WNTV1 DNTV2 etc were the TV stations...Town & Around with Peter Read, Man from UNCLE etc were playing then...

And my 1st half doz of Bavarian Bitter cost $1:97. (BIG bottles mind!)

Ahhhhh...Bavarian Bitter. Every young mans beer (cause it was so cheap)
Used to fight over who was going into the bottle store to buy (we were only 16 at the time).In the end it never mattered cause they were always going to sell it to you anyway.

[MSTRS]

Ahhhhh...Bavarian Bitter. Every young mans beer (cause it was so cheap)
Used to fight over who was going into the bottle store to buy (we were only 16 at the time).In the end it never mattered cause they were always going to sell it to you anyway.

In our crowd, the one who bought it was not the one who snuck round the back to pinch the empty crates. Which then got taken in for the refund.
Strangest thing was the refund always matched the amount being purchased.

[Grubber]

In our crowd, the one who bought it was not the one who snuck round the back to pinch the empty crates. Which then got taken in for the refund.
Strangest thing was the refund always matched the amount being purchased.

Hahahaha..oh shit i forgot that bit. Yea the refund was worth it's weight for sure.
Jeez this is fuckin scary....i can remember all the stuff in this thread. Didn't think i was that old!:facepalm:

[ellipsis]

...two cents back on your bottles from the local shop...and the milk money was left in the bottle at the gate for the milkman at the end of the week...

[Bald Eagle]

and the world wide web wasn't coloured in ( text only :sick: )

[Maha]

...two cents back on your bottles from the local shop...and the milk money was left in the bottle at the gate for the milkman at the end of the week...

And those coloured tags you put around the neck of said milk bottles so the milkman knew what kind of milk you wanted...4c a bottle is the cheapest I remember.

[oneofsix]

And those coloured tags you put around the neck of said milk bottles so the milkman knew what kind of milk you wanted...4c a bottle is the cheapest I remember.

Milk came in quarts and pints and was delivered via horse drawn cart

[steve_t]

...two cents back on your bottles from the local shop...and the milk money was left in the bottle at the gate for the milkman at the end of the week...

Yeah! I remember leaving coins in the bottles in a white wire cage by the letterbox and I remember the old silver top milk that had a layer of cream on the top

[Maha]

and the world wide web wasn't coloured in ( text only :sick: )

Any talk of a World Wide Web in the 70's would have seen many an arachniphobic drop dead on the spot.

[slofox]

When it's your mothers birthday and she turns 100 (or would have if she wasn't dead). Happened to me yesterday...


When someone says "What bike do YOU ride then?" (obviously expecting you to say "Charley Fergusson".)

You reply "GSX-R600"

And they go "What REEEEALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY?" and look all shocked.

And deep inside, you mutter to yourself "Fuck off sonny"

[MSTRS]

Yeah! ...I remember the old silver top milk that had a layer of cream on the top

And the 1/2 pint bottles at school...where there was a gap (shall we say) between the foil top and bottle. Cream expansion due to sitting in the sun for 5 hours :sick:

[trumpy]

My staff in the workshop have had Solid Gold playing on the radio all morning (just to wind up the newbie...) which is fine except I know all the words..........

[nadroj]

You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police.

[MSTRS]

When you go to a school reunion and a classmate asks you which subject you taught them.

[buffstar]

......when your back goes out more than you do.....:bye:

[nadroj]

When you wake up cold but need to piddle before you snuggle.

[jafar]

Petrol was 31 cents for super. no one knew what regular was for except mabey putting in the lawn mower(if you had one).

My first job paid 70 cents per hour, it was after school in a bookshop.
first real job paid $68.00 per week.:woohoo:

Suzuki only made 2 stroke motorcycles & the biggest was the GT 750 waterbus:facepalm:

Chrysler Charger:woohoo:, need I say more

[slofox]

Petrol was 31 cents for super.

31 cents? That's LATE in the piece...now IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII remember when it was 2/6 a gallon. And that was AFTER it went up!

(rant rave roar snort)

[jafar]

31 cents? That's LATE in the piece...now IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII remember when it was 2/6 a gallon. And that was AFTER it went up!

(rant rave roar snort)

2/6 a gallon? that before or after Captain Cook found the place ?:pinch:

[Hawkeye]

You can remember going into the shop and buying 1/2 penny chew for a 1/2 penny

[FJRider]

People that phone you at 9pm ... ask "did I wake you ???" ...

[steve_t]

31 cents? That's LATE in the piece...now IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII remember when it was 2/6 a gallon. And that was AFTER it went up!

(rant rave roar snort)

I don't even know what 2/6 a gallon means :blink::shutup::innocent:

[nadroj]

It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired.

[ellipsis]

...on away days to play rugby when I played under 5 stone 7lbs, we had to come up with 4cents per player per car as petrol money, and always got your cent change from five cents...if you had 10 or 15 cents in your pocket, it was a bit of a spend up..

[MIXONE]

Petrol was 31 cents for super. no one knew what regular was for except mabey putting in the lawn mower(if you had one).

My first job paid 70 cents per hour, it was after school in a bookshop.
first real job paid $68.00 per week.:woohoo:

Suzuki only made 2 stroke motorcycles & the biggest was the GT 750 waterbus:facepalm:

Chrysler Charger:woohoo:, need I say more
Yep.GT Falcon.

[scumdog]

I don't even know what 2/6 a gallon means :blink::shutup::innocent:

25 cents for 4.54 litres, sheesh, didn't ya learn nuthin at school??:blink:

[steve_t]

25 cents for 4.54 litres, sheesh, didn't ya learn nuthin at school??:blink:

How does 2/6 = 25c? I went to school to eat my lunch :corn:

[yungatart]

You know you are old when your nipples hit your kneecaps

[scumdog]

How does 2/6 = 25c? I went to school to eat my lunch :corn:

10 cents = 1 shilling.

2/6 is two and a half shillings (a 'half-crown').

2 is the shillings and 6 is six pennies (12 pennies to shilling)

Which means technically it is possible that 2/6 = 30 cents...

Simply eh!?:blink:

[nudemetalz]

when you rode your motocross bike on the footpath helmetless and the cop in his black and white car stopped you and told you to push it home or he would tell your parents.

(errr only heard about this of course ;) )

[MSTRS]

What are these young'uns doing in a thread for oldies? Getting an education, maybe?
Let's go the whole way....
Farthing (quarter penny) - dropped from circulation early 60's?
Ha'penny (half a penny) dropped from circulation around 1965?
Penny
Trupence (three penny coin)
Sixpence
Shilling (twelve penny coin)
Florin (2 shillings)
Half Crown - dropped from circulation before I remember
Crown (5 shillings) - also dropped during the 60s
1/2 pound note - 10 shillings
1 pound note - 20 shillings
2 pound note
5 pound
10 pound note
Note sure if there were higher denomination notes...

In 1967, we went metric, and values were simplified
Penny - 1c coin
Sixpence - 5c coin
Shilling - 10c coin
Florin - 20c coin
Crown re-introduced as 50c coin
1/2 pound - 1 dollar note
1 pound - 2 dollar note

Items that were valued at 1/2 pound or more appeared to double in price...

[Maha]

67'...what a year, I had saved a whole preserving jar of penny's (or is that pennies?)Anyway, June/July rolled around, I was due to start school and god bless, the shop keeper still let me spend a penny, well the whole jar in fact.

[MSTRS]

Like all Imperial systems, the money made no sense. But we did understand it somehow.

Did we mention tuppence...?

[Swoop]

I remember watching Neil Armstrong coming down the ladder... live.


Yup, every Sunday night we used to gather at a friend's place to listen to the Goons. 8:30, I think.
9.00pm... with the cassette recorder at the ready!!!:woohoo:

[ellipsis]

I remember watching Neil Armstrong coming down the ladder... live:

... pulled a sicky from school for that one...listened on my crystal radio...

[MSTRS]

My folks hired a TV so we could watch. 11'' B+W.

[ellipsis]

...big deal when a neighbour got the first tv in our area...my mum hired one for the queens visit in '66...then it went back...

[slofox]

2/6 a gallon? that before or after Captain Cook found the place ?:pinch:

After, of course - Capt Cook told me he didn't even have petrol...

[scumdog]

Like all Imperial systems, the money made no sense. But we did understand it somehow.

Did we mention tuppence...?

Or thruppence

Or ha'penny

Or farthing. (1/4 of a penny!)

Ah, four 'dew-drops' for a farthing...

Oh, and I got ripped off by decimal currency.

One packet of chutty-gum costs tuppence. ergo you could by 6 packets for a shilling.

BUT when decimal currency came in they charged 2-cents for a packet, ergo you only got 5 packets for a 10 cents (a shilling), dang!

Edit: Oops, I see some of that mentioned at top of page, doh!

[pete376403]

What are these young'uns doing in a thread for oldies? Getting an education, maybe?
Let's go the whole way....
Farthing (quarter penny) - dropped from circulation early 60's?
Ha'penny (half a penny) dropped from circulation around 1965?
Penny
Trupence (three penny coin)
Sixpence
Shilling (twelve penny coin)
Florin (2 shillings)
Half Crown - dropped from circulation before I remember
Crown (5 shillings) - also dropped during the 60s
1/2 pound note - 10 shillings
1 pound note - 20 shillings
2 pound note
5 pound
10 pound note
Note sure if there were higher denomination notes...

In 1967, we went metric, and values were simplified
Penny - 1c coin
Sixpence - 5c coin
Shilling - 10c coin
Florin - 20c coin
Crown re-introduced as 50c coin
1/2 pound - 1 dollar note
1 pound - 2 dollar note

Items that were valued at 1/2 pound or more appeared to double in price...

There were Sovereign (one pound) and half-Sovereign, but as these were gold (real gold) coins were very rarely in common use. They were British coins but legal tender here. The half-sov I had was about the size of a 5 cent piece. You quite often see sov coins made into mens signet rings (and they sell for a shitload more than 1 pound/2 dollars, too) eg http://www.trademe.co.nz/Jewellery-watches/Rings/Yellow-gold/Other/auction-353838200.htm

[jafar]

After, of course - Capt Cook told me he didn't even have petrol...

Captain cookie didn't need petrol, his ship did 5 miles to the galleon :bleh:

[jafar]

Yep.GT Falcon.

Ah the GT with the 351:cool:

[Maha]

Ah the GT with the 351:cool:

My boss in the 80's had a 351 panel van as the work vehicle...mint!
He had endless trouble with it when he put an LPG tank in it...dumbarse!

[wtf?]

when you rode your motocross bike on the footpath helmetless and the cop in his black and white car stopped you and told you to push it home or he would tell your parents.

(errr only heard about this of course ;) )

When you get done by the off duty cop in his black n white car coz you rode past his house at tea time full tit no rego no warrant no muffler no lid and get done while your dad watches coz you were both out to show him your new bike.

Shouldve crossed that fuggin creek.

[wtf?]

best thread on kb fuggin tops lads

[avgas]

Or when 91 petrol
That new stuff???

[ellipsis]

...when youngsters are celebrating getting part no# whatever of their motorcycle licence that has cost hundreds of dollars today...but paying the $1.50 fee for doing a figure of eight in front of a traffic cop was not half as relevant as riding your bike to the beach and getting pissed with your mates , for less than a dollar...

[Daffyd]

What are these young'uns doing in a thread for oldies? Getting an education, maybe?
Let's go the whole way....
Farthing (quarter penny) - dropped from circulation early 60's?
Ha'penny (half a penny) dropped from circulation around 1965?
Penny
Trupence (three penny coin)
Sixpence
Shilling (twelve penny coin)
Florin (2 shillings)
Half Crown - dropped from circulation before I remember
Crown (5 shillings) - also dropped during the 60s
1/2 pound note - 10 shillings
1 pound note - 20 shillings
2 pound note
5 pound
10 pound note
Note sure if there were higher denomination notes...

In 1967, we went metric, and values were simplified
Penny - 1c coin
Sixpence - 5c coin
Shilling - 10c coin
Florin - 20c coin
Crown re-introduced as 50c coin
1/2 pound - 1 dollar note
1 pound - 2 dollar note

Items that were valued at 1/2 pound or more appeared to double in price...

You forgot the guinea... 21 shillings. And I think the farthing went out long before the 60's; more like the early 50's or even earlier than that.

[FJRider]

You know you are old when ... everything hurts. What doesn't hurt ... doesn't work ...

[slofox]

You know you are old when ... everything hurts. What doesn't hurt ... doesn't work ...

What does it mean when things DO work but hurt like hell when they do..?

[FJRider]

What does it mean when things DO work but hurt like hell when they do..?

Either ...

You're really old ... :yes:

or ...

You're doing it wrong ... :devil2:

[Big Col]

Bullrush at school was full contact. Shoes were only worn in winter at our school. Teachers could bash the shit outta ya if you got a smart mouth.

[FJRider]

You know you're old when there's only one candle on your birthday cake ...

but you need help to blow it out ...

[Skinon]

You know your old, when all your mates youngest sisters, which you despised at school for soo many reasons, are now out getting drunk and looking DAM hot! :drool: Too bad they just think of you as a dirty old wizard tho :rolleyes:

[Countyman]

You were tuned into the Pirates on a transistor after lights out while it was sinking. Never forget that.

Attending free concerts in Albert Park in the city, taking advantage of passive smoke :innocent: Oh and being left alone by the cops

Paul Lineham was the DJ. I was listening to it from Southland. Paul now lives in Australia.

[Hinny]

And Radio With Pictures with Karyn Hay was really weird

Paul Holmes way before Karyn - big curly hair, lying on a bean bag acting stoned out of his tree. Maybe he wasn't acting.

[Hinny]

Chrysler Charger:woohoo:, need I say more

It was a long, long time (many years) before there was made, in Oz, a faster accelerating production car than the E49 Charger.
Cops had them as pursuit vehicles. A mate bought one from the auctions for $600.00. Brakes would nearly throw you through the windscreen.

The most powerful vehicle in my home town had 48 pistins.
It was the night cart.

Milk was delivered into your billy on the front verandah from out of a can on the horse drawn milk cart. The milkman didn't guide the horse - he just knew where and when to go, stop etc.

[slofox]

You know you are old when...

You are taking your class of six-year-olds to the school swimming pool for their daily swimming lesson and one little darling asks you, "Mr. T, did you have to go for a swim every day when you were at school?"

And you reply "When I was at school we didn't have a pool to swim in!"

And she says..."Didn't they have pools in the olden days?"

I was 25 at the time...:angry:

[Edbear]

You know you are old when...

You are taking your class of six-year-olds to the school swimming pool for their daily swimming lesson and one little darling asks you, "Mr. T, did you have to go for a swim every day when you were at school?"

And you reply "When I was at school we didn't have a pool to swim in!"

And she says..."Didn't they have pools in the olden days?"

I was 25 at the time...:angry:

They painted a Mermaid on the bottom of ours to encourage us to get our heads under the water... I had my first attempt at diving after that...

[MSTRS]

They painted a Mermaid on the bottom of ours to encourage us to get our heads under the water... I had my first attempt at diving after that...

Strange! Can't figure out how that would work. After all, mermaids don't have muff...

[Maha]

Strange! Can't figure out how that would work. After all, mermaids don't have muff...

They call it a Kina....:corn:

[Edbear]

Strange! Can't figure out how that would work. After all, mermaids don't have muff...

Hey it was Primary School, all I wanted was to give her a kiss... :innocent:

[MSTRS]

They call it a Kina....:corn:

Surely not! Kinas taste like shit...
I could accept 'bearded clam'...except mermaids don't have one...


Hey it was Primary School, all I wanted was to give her a kiss... :innocent:
Isn't that what I said....:innocent:

[nighthawk]

Hey it was Primary School, all I wanted was to give her a kiss... :innocent:

Not enough action behind the bike shed then aye.......:shit:

[Edbear]

Not enough action behind the bike shed then aye.......:shit:

I was never invited and didn't know there was any... I was very innocent... :innocent:

Even as a teenager my older sister would often tell me a girl was flirting with me and had eyes on me but I was blissfully unaware of it. :facepalm:

[nighthawk]

Bullrush at school was full contact. Shoes were only worn in winter at our school. Teachers could bash the shit outta ya if you got a smart mouth.

We had two kinds of beating at our school, the one you got from the big kids playing bullrush and the one you got from the Nun's for playing bullrush or anything else they thought might possibly be wrong...:angry:

one thing I could never figure out was why, when the school milk was delivered before 8am we had to wait until after lunch to drink it...until one day the Nun taking us said..its a wee pennance for your wee sins is warm milk...callous cows..:shit:

[ellipsis]

We had two kinds of beating at our school, the one you got from the big kids playing bullrush and the one you got from the Nun's for playing bullrush or anything else they thought might possibly be wrong...:angry:

one thing I could never figure out was why, when the school milk was delivered before 8am we had to wait until after lunch to drink it...until one day the Nun taking us said..its a wee pennance for your wee sins is warm milk...callous cows..:shit:

...blood on the knuckles from an irate Irish menopausal maniac with god on her mind and a fucking big stick in her hand...the irish bitch didn't bother me as much as that fucking horrible milk...wouldn't have missed it for quids...

[MSTRS]

Warm school milk :puke: I'm sure that even on cold,rainy days the crates managed to be placed in a sunny spot...
Still can't drink milk, even now 45 years later.

[Goblin]

Your teenage son tells you he's growing a moustache...and you can say "me too!"

[scumdog]

Your teenage son tells you he's growing a moustache...and you can say "me too!"

Hmmmm..have to say I never noticed it, must look harder at you next time!


(maybe it was my old eyes...)

[Goblin]

Hmmmm..have to say I never noticed it, must look harder at you next time!


(maybe it was my old eyes...)Oh dont put your glasses on. :blink: I spose that's a plus tho. Bad eyesight softens the wrinkles and you dont notice the wiskers.

[nadroj]

I was sure you shaved!:innocent:

[Hinny]

Strange! Can't figure out how that would work. After all, mermaids don't have muff...


They call it a Kina....:corn:


Surely not! Kinas taste like shit...


You're taking too big a licks. :bleh:

[FJRider]

Oh dont put your glasses on. :blink: I spose that's a plus tho. Bad eyesight softens the wrinkles and you dont notice the wiskers.

He'll notice if you have a better mo' than him ... :yes:

[awa355]

Not enough action behind the bike shed then aye.......:shit:

Schools really did have bike sheds then. Had to find a school with one now.

And the 'cane', six of the best was the most they could dish out.

[kiwi cowboy]

you remember your phone number having 5 digits

Shit i remember when ours only had 3 numbers:shutup::facepalm:

[slofox]

Shit i remember when ours only had 3 numbers:shutup::facepalm:

And IIIIIII remember when our phone "number" was long-short-long...

[kiwi cowboy]

And IIIIIII remember when our phone "number" was long-short-long...

Yer i can remember that too but that was when i was at my first job.
Took a bit of getting used to as you had to pick up and say working but now and then i would forget and just pick up and dial my number then put the phone to my ear to hear someone screaming GET OFF THE FUCKING PHONE.:yes:

[Edbear]

Yeah, I remember having to pick up the handpiece and say, "Working?" but then you'd crank the handle once to get the operator who would say, "Number please!"
The old crank generators were often taken to school and newbies would be told to "Hold these wires"... :blink:

Party lines were great weren't they? You'd listen for your ring.

[MSTRS]

I still listen for my ring...it's an early warning system. :blink:

[imac]

I remember when an uncle came to visit from Endinburgh and the phone rang. Sort-long so for the neighbours and not us, when no one got up he asked if anyone was going to answer it and when we said no there was a noticeable pause and then he asked. How did we know????
Still cracks me up after all these years

[oldrider]

I remember when it took longer to go out, catch the horse to get it ready in the dray for a 5mile trip up the road than it does to fly from Wellington to Christchurch!

That was just to get ready to go! .... there was not much petrol due to the 2nd world war, so the truck was only used to take the milk to the factory every day.

Old is a state of mind and my mind is in quite a state as some of you might know! :wacko:

[Ocean1]

I remember when it took longer to go out, catch the horse to get it ready in the dray for a 5mile trip up the road than it does to fly from Wellington to Christchurch!

I had a horse like that.

I shot the fucking thing.

[doc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SfPgSzcu9RY

[nadroj]

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SfPgSzcu9RY

Yep - that's pretty much it!

[Edbear]

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SfPgSzcu9RY

Funny as! :first:

[archie-no2]

you could fill up your car without cringing.

[BMWST?]

you got your milk and bread delivered for a few cents

[FJRider]

Your joints are more accurate than the National Weather Service ...

[FJRider]

you could fill up your car without crying.

There ... fixed it for you ...