Bluewolf Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Before Health & Safety went a bit mad.... Remember these @SirBalon Used to get as many on there as possible including standing up on the boards facing inwards and kick yourselves round against the center pole as hard and as fast as you could while trying not to clatter yourself.. Or this... Or these where you had a couple of you running round it pushing it so fast some of you would slide off and fall on the concrete.... Standing on the swings to get maximum height before leaping off for the longest jump.... or trying to get them so high you might flip over which ever came first.. Now it's all safety seats and 3 inch Black Rubber matting.... How is anyone supposed to have fun and experience danger with that lot??? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted April 13, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted April 13, 2018 This post makes me feel like I need a walking stick. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I remember that stuff vaguely hahaha That and many other things you just don’t see anymore. But did you have to post them in black and white??? You couldn’t find them in colour!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, SirBalon said: I remember that stuff vaguely hahaha That and many other things you just don’t see anymore. But did you have to post them in black and white??? You couldn’t find them in colour!!! Yea.. righto.. Black & White was the only film I had in my camera when I took them mate... Edited April 13, 2018 by Bluewolf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I used to love trying to fling myself as far off a swing as I could. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ Posted April 13, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted April 13, 2018 found one more, a very rare one of @Bluewolf and @SirBalon riding their motorbike before both got married and had to sell it 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 26 minutes ago, nudge said: found one more, a very rare one of @Bluewolf and @SirBalon riding their motorbike before both got married and had to sell it That looks like it would make for a good video game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 1 hour ago, nudge said: found one more, a very rare one of @Bluewolf and @SirBalon riding their motorbike before both got married and had to sell it Actually we never ended up selling it but it was one of the reasons cited in our divorce papers when we split up.... He made some quite frankly ludicrous and unjustified claims that I was trying to kill him on corners... I blamed it on his weight gain tipping the balance of the bike... The judge sided with him though because he thought Balon was pregnant at the time... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Aren't there still roundabouts and swings in parks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 It was all fun and games until the luftwaffe chased you into the underground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted June 3, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted June 3, 2020 OLd thread about the good old days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I loved he roundabout. Get people to spin it full pelt. when you you were spinning at a really fast speed you'd jump off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted June 3, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted June 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, MUFC said: I loved he roundabout. Get people to spin it full pelt. when you you were spinning at a really fast speed you'd jump off. Nah, the footy, wake up on a cold frosty morning with a football that had the bladder hanging out and meet your pals in the street or field, sling coats or jumpers down for goalposts and kick away, we had no football boots then just either bare feet or shoes with holes in them. Get soaked to the skin and arrived home with cuts on your knees, black eyes where a football soaked in water and heavy as fuck hitting your face or lumps on your head from heading the ball, covered in mud and your mother screaming at you to strip off and get in the bath and your dad looking at you with a big smile on his face, those were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, CaaC (John) said: Nah, the footy, wake up on a cold frosty morning with a football that had the bladder hanging out and meet your pals in the street or field, sling coats or jumpers down for goalposts and kick away, we had no football boots then just either bare feet or shoes with holes in them. Get soaked to the skin and arrived home with cuts on your knees, black eyes where a football soaked in water and heavy as fuck hitting your face or lumps on your head from heading the ball, covered in mud and your mother screaming at you to strip off and get in the bath and your dad looking at you with a big smile on his face, those were the days. Oh days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Did you ever used to make your own go-karts out of wood? Rope tied to front wheels to steer and pram wheels used for wheels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Getting a bic pen. Taking out the inside, getting a box of matches. Grinding the end of the matches so the bit which lights up has been grind ed to dust. Then put it inside the pen and use it as a firework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted June 3, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted June 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, MUFC said: Did you ever used to make your own go-karts out of wood? Rope tied to front wheels to steer and pram wheels used for wheels. Yep, we made them out of old pram wheels etc and go up the local hill called Chadwell Hill and belt down it having races. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted June 3, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, MUFC said: Getting a bic pen. Taking out the inside, getting a box of matches. Grinding the end of the matches so the bit which lights up has been grind ed to dust. Then put it inside the pen and use it as a firework. Never tried that one but I remember before Guy Fawkes day making a guy and wheel it around shouting "Penny for the guy", get the dosh then bloody burn him on a bonfire Edited June 3, 2020 by CaaC (John) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted September 1, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 1, 2021 (edited) Just sitting here and having a natter with the wife how times have changed nowadays, years gone by when there was no telephones or you could not afford them, no internet, mobile phones, i-Pads, tablets, only black & white tv's and no live matches broadcasted then, I can remember my old man sitting beside the radio with a bottle of booze in his hand and a drum roll-up cigarette in his mouth listening to his beloved West Ham United match. Because we had no telephone when I was a nipper people either called at the back or front door for a natter with my mum or the lady next door we called aunt Kate would bang on the wall meaning she wanted to ask my mum something or more often than not to borrow some milk or sugar so my mum would go out the back door and have a natter with her over the garden fence. Then the old scrubbing boards, my mother washing at the kitchen sink as we could not afford a washing machine and a mangle, but the scrubbing boards made a good musical instrument. How to Play the Washboard as a Musical Instrument Edited September 1, 2021 by CaaC (John) Spelling check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 On 03/06/2020 at 09:09, MUFC said: Did you ever used to make your own go-karts out of wood? Rope tied to front wheels to steer and pram wheels used for wheels. Used to make them with your dads tools and old pram wheels... I did put one up somewhere on here before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted September 1, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: Used to make them with your dads tools and old pram wheels... I did put one up somewhere on here before. Aye, I put this pic up earlier, the old pram wheels came in handy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 On 13/04/2018 at 20:57, Dr. Gonzo said: I used to love trying to fling myself as far off a swing as I could. We all loved doing that, crazy thing was I was on the park with my youngest the other week and I contemplated doing it for a second and couldn't through fear of breaking my legs. Didn't give a damn as a kid, flew through the air. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted September 1, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted September 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, Devil said: We all loved doing that, the crazy thing was I was on the park with my youngest the other week and I contemplated doing it for a second and couldn't through fear of breaking my legs. Didn't give a damn as a kid, flew through the air. Fucking deadly when we were kids, mistakenly walk behind someone on a swing and get knocked flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 minute ago, CaaC (John) said: Fucking deadly when we were kids, mistakenly walk behind someone on a swing and get knocked flying. We used to build a ramp near the local brook and attempt to jump it on our bikes. I don't remember many people ever making it across. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 27 minutes ago, Devil said: We used to build a ramp near the local brook and attempt to jump it on our bikes. I don't remember many people ever making it across. Simpler times being a kid and doing shit like that for fun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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