You know you’re getting older when……

[ian1944]

When you remember when such as Crawley Town and Oxford United were nowhere near league status, or when you think of the real Accrington Stanley, or of the bottom teams in the English Fourth Division having to apply for re-election and always getting it. or of Altrincham regularly having a decent cup run courtesy of (I think) Jack Swindells.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

... or of Altrincham regularly having a decent cup run courtesy of (I think) Jack Swindells.

'Gentleman Jack' certainly helped Alty get to the FA Cup 3rd round vs Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1965/66.

 

[gg1]

When you remember when such as Crawley Town and Oxford United were nowhere near league status,

Bit of a difference in timescales there though, Crawley have been a league club for 13 years compared to 62 years for Oxford.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

When after making a beaker of coffee, you find yourself putting the coffee jar in the milk section of the fridge and wondering why it was difficult to put the milk bottle on the unit shelf where the coffee jars are stored.....

That happened this morning first thing to me.

At mid-day, I made another drink but instead of walking back to the fridge to put the milk in there, I found myself half way up the stairs still clutching the bottle of milk...

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As a youngster, listening to the old-style comedian Ken Platt on the radio with his style of joke delivery.

 

[AM9]

Last night I watched Clive James' 'Postcard From London'. It reminded me of how articulate and entertaining he was in a style that is sadly missing from TV today. He is sadly missed.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lets face it, the BBC felt children's entertainment should be terribly middle clarse, with an equally suitable presenter, hence we got Bill and Ben......

I still don't know what "Lobberlob flobberbob" means.....

 

[AM9]

I still don't know what "Lobberlob flobberbob" means.....

That's because you are either too adult or have forgotten .
I can only remember 'slobberbosh' which was a wash or bath. The language was called 'oddle poddle' and had a conveniently small vocabulary. Try googling for it.
Weed had a much more limited vocal selection, in fact just one word - 'weeeed' which could be made multi-syllable to add emotion or emphasis.
Ooops, time for another 'Listen With Mother' story with Daphne Oxenford.

 

[3141]

....When there's about to be yet another set of new trains on the Piccadilly Line. My parents' house was in Oakwood Avenue in Southgate, backing on to the railway (which you used to be able to see, as the embankment was kept clear of trees, unlike today). When we returned to London from Somerset in 1945, all the trains were of pre-1938 stock, ranging from a few of the cars from the early 1920s to the 1931/34 stock. In 1952 fifteen trains of 1938 stock began to arrive, and in 1957 the first of the three prototype 1956 stock trains with aluminium bodies. In December 1959 the 1959 stock started to enter service. This remained on the Piccadilly for a relatively short time, as in the mid-1970s, with the line being extended to Heathrow, the 1973 stock was introduced. These trains have remained there for much longer than any of the previous stock on the line, but now they are about to be replaced by the 2024 stock built by Siemens. I'm not expecting to be around when their replacements arrive!

 

[AM9]

....When there's about to be yet another set of new trains on the Piccadilly Line. My parents' house was in Oakwood Avenue in Southgate, backing on to the railway (which you used to be able to see, as the embankment was kept clear of trees, unlike today). When we returned to London from Somerset in 1945, all the trains were of pre-1938 stock, ranging from a few of the cars from the early 1920s to the 1931/34 stock. In 1952 fifteen trains of 1938 stock began to arrive, and in 1957 the first of the three prototype 1956 stock trains with aluminium bodies. In December 1959 the 1959 stock started to enter service. This remained on the Piccadilly for a relatively short time, as in the mid-1970s, with the line being extended to Heathrow, the 1973 stock was introduced. These trains have remained there for much longer than any of the previous stock on the line, but now they are about to be replaced by the 2024 stock built by Siemens. I'm not expecting to be around when their replacements arrive!

My earliest mores of Tube trains was in the mid-50s when I would be taken to London. The Central line's had 1923 style 'standard' stock, and the only other line that I went on as the District with a wide range of cars from early types with flat sides and clerestory roofs, through to the 'latest' steel stock with flared skirts at floor level designed to encourage passengers to stanć back from the edge of the platform. By the late '50s, I had ventured further and seen the 1938 stock on the Northern line and to my surprise there were 'standard' stock trains on the Piccadilly, rattling between the District's slow tracks west of Hammersmith.

 

[Gloster]

When I first went to London as a child it was 1938 stock on the Bakerloo, together with CO/CP and R stock on the District. Twenty years ago I moved to the Isle of Wight and it was several decades back to the 1938 stock: now they have gone and it is the successors to the old District familiars.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

When your son reminds you that you are nearly ten years older than Gregor Fisher...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Today, once again I am reminded that I ride the down escalator of normality at the age of 79...

Awaking early, my throat feeling dry, I made my way downstairs and taking my favourite beaker, put a tea bag in it, switched on the kettle, went to the fridge to bring the milk bottle. When the water had boiled, for some unknown reason, I put a spoonful of strong coffee in the cup then poured the boiling water into the beaker.

You can well imagine my shock at seeing the tea bag then floating on top of the hot coffee drink...

 

[AM9]

Today, once again I am reminded that I ride the down escalator of normality at the age of 79...

Awaking early, my throat feeling dry, I made my way downstairs and taking my favourite beaker, put a tea bag in it, switched on the kettle, went to the fridge to bring the milk bottle. When the water had boiled, for some unknown reason, I put a spoonful of strong coffee in the cup then poured the boiling water into the beaker.

You can well imagine my shock at seeing the tea bag then floating on top of the hot coffee drink...

That beats me, today, I managed to put two teabags in the cup, ... thought it was a bit strong!

 

[Whistler40145]

Today, once again I am reminded that I ride the down escalator of normality at the age of 79...

Awaking early, my throat feeling dry, I made my way downstairs and taking my favourite beaker, put a tea bag in it, switched on the kettle, went to the fridge to bring the milk bottle. When the water had boiled, for some unknown reason, I put a spoonful of strong coffee in the cup then poured the boiling water into the beaker.

You can well imagine my shock at seeing the tea bag then floating on top of the hot coffee drink...

Oh Paul

That beats me, today, I managed to put two teabags in the cup, ... thought it was a bit strong!

I can go one better, making a mug of coffee, put coffee in the mug, filled with water and added milk, only to take a sip, only to have a stone cold brew. It pays to put the kettle on lol

 

[Calthrop]

Today, once again I am reminded that I ride the down escalator of normality at the age of 79...

Awaking early, my throat feeling dry, I made my way downstairs and taking my favourite beaker, put a tea bag in it, switched on the kettle, went to the fridge to bring the milk bottle. When the water had boiled, for some unknown reason, I put a spoonful of strong coffee in the cup then poured the boiling water into the beaker.

You can well imagine my shock at seeing the tea bag then floating on top of the hot coffee drink...

The mind goes to the quip -- one attribution, I think, is to Dr. Samuel Johnson -- "If this is coffee, bring me tea; and vice versa".

 

[Whistler40145]

A hybrid brew comes to mind lol

 

[BingMan]

That a problem with retirement. You never get days off

And the pay is lousy. Being retired 24 hours a day, 365 days a year means that my £30K pension is less than £.50 an hour. Barely a quarter of the minimum wage

 

[Ediswan]

A hybrid brew comes to mind lol

I was served that once at King's Cross. Pot with tea bag filled from the coffee spout.

 

[3141]

And the pay is lousy. Being retired 24 hours a day, 365 days a year means that my £30K pension is less than £.50 an hour. Barely a quarter of the minimum wage

But as you aren't working now, the minimum wage isn't relevant. And no working person gets the minimum wage 24 hours a day.

 

[317 forever]

Oh Paul


I can go one better, making a mug of coffee, put coffee in the mug, filled with water and added milk, only to take a sip, only to have a stone cold brew. It pays to put the kettle on lol

It has happened to me when making coffee that I have put the microwave on for a minute to heat the milk up.

Then at the end of the minute I have noticed that I had forgotten to put the cup with the milk in it into the microwave.

 

[High Dyke]

It has happened to me when making coffee that I have put the microwave on for a minute to heat the milk up.

Then at the end of the minute I have noticed that I had forgotten to put the cup with the milk in it into the microwave.

Did a similar thing one evening at work. Put microwave on to cook ready meal whilst I nipped outside. Came back in to a fizzing / smoking microwave and said ready meal still on the worktop. Luckily, local Tesco was open until midnight for me to replace the now broken microwave.

 

[Shrop]

And the pay is lousy. Being retired 24 hours a day, 365 days a year means that my £30K pension is less than £.50 an hour. Barely a quarter of the minimum wage

£30k? Many people would love to have a pension that big, I hope you didn't ever complain about missing the winter fuel allowance!

 

[Benters]

Housecoats for women. Stay-at-home housewives used to wear them for doing their daily chores. This was certainly true up to the early 1980s.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Are telegrams still something now still sent?

 

[Whistler40145]

Is morse code still used?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

When you stay up, posting on the Quizzes and Games forum well into the night, then completely forget to take your daily seven morning tablets after awaking and commencing a morning posting session until about 11:00 when I remembered...

 

[Gloster]

When you stay up, posting on the Quizzes and Games forum well into the night, then completely forget to take your daily seven morning tablets after awaking and commencing a morning posting session until about 11:00 when I remembered...

A couple of times I have been on the way out of the house before remembering: on one occasion I was on the bus into town before I did so. There was even one day when I am not sure if I took my morning ration, also seven, as things didn’t square at lunchtime (just two and not so vital): I can’t risk taking them twice as that might be fatal with one of the pills.

 

[Ediswan]

Is morse code still used?

Morse is still used as the audio identifier on ground based aviation navigation aids Modern receivers convert the morse audio to text, which reduces pilot workload.

 

[dangie]

Is morse code still used?

Not directly, but I think barcodes and QR codes are derived from morse code.

 

[Whistler40145]

When you stay up, posting on the Quizzes and Games forum well into the night, then completely forget to take your daily seven morning tablets after awaking and commencing a morning posting session until about 11:00 when I remembered...

Was that down to me with the nocturnal posting session?