how old are you?

**Big Dave** · 14th August 2005, 00:13

Originally Posted by oldrider

Oh well I guess that's just boring, thought you might be interested. Cheers John.

Not boring me mate - I've only lived here 5 years - interesting for mine.

**crazyxr250rider** · 14th August 2005, 00:47

Originally Posted by Spleen

As far as I know, I'm the youngest, clocking in at a whopping 15 years, 3 months, and 25 days!

im thirteen believe it or not

**mstriumph** · 14th August 2005, 00:54

are we talking mentally? physically? chronologically? spiritually? ....... cause on at least one of em, i'm eleven

Originally Posted by crazyxr250rider

im thirteen believe it or not

**Slipstream** · 14th August 2005, 01:05

Originally Posted by crazyxr250rider

im thirteen believe it or not

really?!

I think lilmonsta is still the youngest at 3 years

**mikey** · 14th August 2005, 01:19

Originally Posted by Motu

Oh,and who remembers trains? REAL trains.....black,belching smoke and steam,hissing at the station.Lying in bed at night and hearing the WHOOOOOOOO,HOOOOOOO in the distance.........

ah fuck off you young one, who rememebrs when elctrictity came in, no who rememebres trading/fighting with the mari's?

**Dadpole** · 14th August 2005, 01:27

Originally Posted by oldrider

Any one from the Hutt Valley or Petone? Ask your Oldies what it was like when the City had their own traffic cops and Petone had MOT traffic cops.

Sure do. In my hoon days they had high-tech Hillman Hunters in Lower Hutt. Saturday nights were playtime on the bikes when they would try to catch us around Hutt CBD. Too many service lanes and walkways to cover

(perfect emoticon)

**Ixion** · 14th August 2005, 01:29

Originally Posted by mikey

ah fuck off you young one, who rememebrs when elctrictity came in, no who rememebres trading/fighting with the mari's?

Well, I remember when I was a kid and my parents shifted into Ponsonby. The "new" house had a wonder quite new to me. A light that came on with a switch on the wall. No candles or oil lamps. So I remember when electricity came out. New fangled stuff, never trusted it. And a fancy flush toilet down the back of the yard.Just pull the chain. And as much water as we wanted with no worry about running the tank dry.

And my great-great grandmother told me about going down to the Onehunga wharf with HER mother, to help receive the women and children evacuated from the Waikato during the Maori War (Her father's ship had been commandeered by the Navy) . And one of her uncles was killed (and eaten, according to family legend) in that war.

150 years isn't that much, really.

**scumdog** · 14th August 2005, 01:30

Originally Posted by oldrider

They nearly all drove Mk 1 Zephyrs or Ford V8 coupes. Oh well I guess that's just boring, thought you might be interested. Cheers John.

I guess you got dibs on all of us as 'oldest members' John, cheers!!

BTW I have owned more than one of the above cars - but not as 'work' cars!!

**scumdog** · 14th August 2005, 01:33

Originally Posted by Ixion

Well,And a fancy flush toilet down the back of the yard.Just pull the chain. And as much water as we wanted with no worry about running the tank dry.

150 years isn't that much, really.

Ah yes, what a relief those 'flush' toilets were ( sorry about the pun )

No more digging holes for the 'honey pot' whew!!

**Ixion** · 14th August 2005, 01:37

Originally Posted by scumdog

Ah yes, what a relief those 'flush' toilets were ( sorry about the pun )

No more digging holes for the 'honey pot' whew!!

Ah, now that's probably the real age distinguisher. Between those who have heard (and smelled) the night-cart, and those who have no idea what it was.

**Odin** · 14th August 2005, 01:55

Originally Posted by Ixion

Ah, now that's probably the real age distinguisher. Between those who have heard (and smelled) the night-cart, and those who have no idea what it was.

Well, i can't claim an obviously distinguished age as some here lay claim to. But I have emptied the old "bucket toilets" a few times in my life. My nana and poppa had such arrangements in there batch and I was (no laughing) a boy scout for 8 years and often in camp (perhaps my parents didn't like me). And the camp toilets where big buckets to be dragged away carefully as not to make waves and get covered and then tipped in to a hole and covered, then clean the "buckets" ….yum yum. This task along with pealing potato's and other unpleasant task fell to misbehaving scouts like my self. ……and I still haven't learned to behave

**parsley** · 14th August 2005, 03:12

I remember Betamax.

**Slipstream** · 14th August 2005, 09:52

Originally Posted by parsley

I remember Betamax.

I remember ..... um....damn I forget....

**Ixion** · 14th August 2005, 11:39

Originally Posted by Jackrat

Yep browns bay when it was still out in the sticks.
That had to be the worst job on the planet I reckon.

I was Long Bay which was even sticksier.

Yeah, I reckon there wouldn't be many worse. Nowdays if they had those guys OSH would have them dressed up like spacemen in Hazchem suits, and the area evacuated for several kilometres around. Instead of old cord pants and a singlet.

**Pixie** · 14th August 2005, 11:53

Originally Posted by Ixion

I was Long Bay which was even sticksier.

Yeah, I reckon there wouldn't be many worse. Nowdays if they had those guys OSH would have them dressed up like spacemen in Hazchem suits, and the area evacuated for several kilometres around. Instead of old cord pants and a singlet.

Nowadays the Green lobby would force you to compost your own shit.

PS the correct term is "sticksian"
Not unlike "Stygian"But less hellish

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