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@hooroo said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@dan54 said in Old people talk about the olden days:
Mind you I come from a family of 18 kids , so the old man probably figured he could risk a few of us without too much worry
Wow!!! I laughed at that in sheer surprise! You must have a squillion nieces and nephews!!
mate I gave up counting at 50 odd nephews and nieces, and with the next step down I buggered!!
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@dan54 said in Old people talk about the olden days:
I always walked to s chool when going to Kapuni school, if someone offered you a ride home and you turned them down you were frowned on at home, to bad if you didn't know them.
I always still laugh at how my parents would be shot today, as a 4 year old on the farm the old man would sit me on the drivers seat of tractor, put it in gear and I would hold it in straight line while he fed out the hay, as we got close to the fance at end he would jump off trailer, jump on back of tractor, turn the steering wheel and get back on trailer etc. God help us how we survived I still trying to work out.
Mind you I come from a family of 18 kids , so the old man probably figured he could risk a few of us without too much worry18???? Your poor mum. Was she able to walk?
Funnily enough as kids grew up and left they still seemed to love having grankids and great grandkids hanging around too. It was a different type of life I had, I always wanted what everyone else had, because I had bugger all, but now I wouldn't change my life growing up in that madhouse for anything!
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@dogmeat said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@dan54 I'm not surprised.
It's a good day if I look in the mirror in the morning and recognise my own face.
Everyone else is just Maaaate
Yep me and missus have to almost introduce ourselves in morning!
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@bayimports said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@victor-meldrew said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@chimoaus said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@mn5 said in Old people talk about the olden days:
K bars. How good were they ? They were inconsistent though, how my teeth survived the tougher ones is anyone’s guess.
The tuck shop was full of shit, those big gobstoppers, giant Jaffa's, no wonder we had so much energy in class.
Yep. Pies and sausage roles were the healthy alternative and the only vegetables were onions on the pizza slices. And yet they blame the food available for kids being much fatter these days!
Tuck Shop on Fridays. For $1 it was 2 meat pies and a donut, or 1 meat pie and three donuts.
ah yes the tuck shop including the good ole sally lunn
Oh - jeez... I'd forgotten the Sally Lunn. Our... high school (maybe) - had a fucking giant one for about $1... as big as ya face, or bigger. I wasn't even a particular fan, but any other choice was a rich mug's game.
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@kruse said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@bayimports said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@victor-meldrew said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@chimoaus said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@mn5 said in Old people talk about the olden days:
K bars. How good were they ? They were inconsistent though, how my teeth survived the tougher ones is anyone’s guess.
The tuck shop was full of shit, those big gobstoppers, giant Jaffa's, no wonder we had so much energy in class.
Yep. Pies and sausage roles were the healthy alternative and the only vegetables were onions on the pizza slices. And yet they blame the food available for kids being much fatter these days!
Tuck Shop on Fridays. For $1 it was 2 meat pies and a donut, or 1 meat pie and three donuts.
ah yes the tuck shop including the good ole sally lunn
Oh - jeez... I'd forgotten the Sally Lunn. Our... high school (maybe) - had a fucking giant one for about $1... as big as ya face, or bigger. I wasn't even a particular fan, but any other choice was a rich mug's game.
Yeah, if you werent going for a pie, the best value for sure was the large Sally lunn.
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@dogmeat said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@dan54 I'm not surprised.
It's a good day if I look in the mirror in the morning and recognise my own face.
Everyone else is just Maaaate
From necessity, I've developed this very slick "I'm sorry I didn't catch your name" phrase which just rolls off the tongue..
Some bastards then assume I'm slightly deaf and start shouting at me
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@victor-meldrew said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@dogmeat said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@dan54 I'm not surprised.
It's a good day if I look in the mirror in the morning and recognise my own face.
Everyone else is just Maaaate
From necessity, I've developed this very slick "I'm sorry I didn't catch your name" phrase which just rolls off the tongue..
Some bastards then assume I'm slightly deaf and start shouting at me
I don't even bother pretending anymore.
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@taniwharugby reminds me of a local price war when I was about 12 - we had 3 fish and chip shops in our local block of shops, and then a 4th opened. Everyone else was charging $1 as standard for the main items, but these guys came in at 80c... When the dust settled, 2 closed, and 2 remained, and put their prices back up to $1.
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@godder said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@taniwharugby reminds me of a local price war when I was about 12 - we had 3 fish and chip shops in our local block of shops, and then a 4th opened. Everyone else was charging $1 as standard for the main items, but these guys came in at 80c... When the dust settled, 2 closed, and 2 remained, and put their prices back up to $1.
Was the fourth one of the survivors?
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@snowy said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@godder said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@taniwharugby reminds me of a local price war when I was about 12 - we had 3 fish and chip shops in our local block of shops, and then a 4th opened. Everyone else was charging $1 as standard for the main items, but these guys came in at 80c... When the dust settled, 2 closed, and 2 remained, and put their prices back up to $1.
Was the fourth one of the survivors?
Yes, although they have since closed. Peter's Fish and Chips is still going strong however.
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I do remember when $5 would get you an absolute feast at Georgie Pie, 3 pies, chips and a milkshake. Of course there were numerous stories about various dodgy things being found in the pies ( ranging from staples to condoms ) but at that price you took your chances I guess.
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@mn5 I think those were urban legends, heard plenty about KFC that I knew were BS.
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@mn5 said in Old people talk about the olden days:
I do remember when $5 would get you an absolute feast at Georgie Pie, 3 pies, chips and a milkshake. Of course there were numerous stories about various dodgy things being found in the pies ( ranging from staples to condoms ) but at that price you took your chances I guess.
My $5 was mince and cheese pie, apple pie, chips, sundae, and coke. You could also get a KFC 1/4 pack for the same price.
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@taniwharugby said in Old people talk about the olden days:
@mn5 I think those were urban legends, heard plenty about KFC that I knew were BS.
Yeah I’d imagine the vast majority of them were, GP pies were delicious but too small so you always needed two or three.
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