And when you became a member, you got a key to fit all those Tardis’s (Tardi, Tard……whatever).

Cars backfiring.
Mopeds with pedals (I had one, a Mobylette Super. Weighed as much as a modern 250!)
Street lamps with Monkey Bars to swing from.
Kids up trees.
Mr Pastry on telly
Brown plastic T bar sandals. Black pumps for P.E.
Older men walking about with Shell-shock.
Women shopping, on a Saturday morning, with their hair in curlers – but protected with a Rain-mate or Scarf. All ready for Saturday night at the Dance Hall!
Steam Trains, of course. Getting covered in Soot and Sparks as we stood on the Bridge as they went under. But Oh, that lovely lovely smell!!!

JEEEEZE PeeDee now you have given the game away, you must be the oldest one on the forum. just to help out buddy, if you ever need your wheelchair oiling, just give me a bell :p

Lincoln .7
:diablo:

Harry Worth
TWTWTW
Bradens week
Marty Feldman
Charlie Drake
Norman Wisdom.
What was the kids programme, Waaaaaaaay before Worzel Gummidge…early 60’s, involved a man that lived up a tree IIRC.
“All our Yesterdays” on aSunday afternoon.
Scotland Yard casebook….Inspector Duggen? They flew to Jamaica on a BOAC Strat. Walked into their Hotel bar…..”Have you seen this man?” “Yes, he’s right over there!”. Classic time saver! When they flew back, the producers just reversed the film so it went left to right instead of right to left. And often changed from a BOAC Strat to a BEA Viscount!

20 feet of flame out of the side of the Airspeed Ambassadors on engine start…..at Ringway (Dan Air ones).

On the high flyers with yer Bins. Vulcans (We always looked out for the Concord test bed). NOTE no “e”. It was Concord before we capitulated to the French techno-spongers nearer to 1st flight.
Galaxy’s and Starlifters. B-52 if we were very lucky. And of course all the usuals.

The Tourist.
I think it has a story. My tongue was on the floor looking at Angelina Jolie at her best. (Well, “Best” would be fully rigged and in my bedroom)

Now that is really funny! I normally avoid those Animal talky thing, but that one is well done.

Still gigglin.

The Krays lasted a fortnight in Service didn’t they?

From various parts of the old HDD in my head: –

Cigs in packs of 5, and if you asked they’d sell em as 1’s.
Tiger Tails tied to exhaust pipes (Tiger in my tank campaign). And, if anybody has got one, I know a man that may pay a lot for it)
Jublees. (Triangular block of flavoured ice, called Jubilee)
Bengal Matches.
Dolly Blues.
“Go to work on an Egg”
Large Black telephones that weighed as much as Africa.
Cloth covered wiring…..and Irons that you plugged in the light socket!!! No wonder there were a lot of house fires!
Everybodies mum was at home.
Hancock, Family Favourites, Jimmy Clitheroe, Navy Lark. The case of the Muckineze Battlehorn.
Donkey stoning the back step. Or Front. Best step on street – well kept house!
Door unlocked all day.
Neck lumps on men.
Massive “Dinner lady arms” on the women (Bingo Wings)
Breaking down in the car every time we went on a day trip.
Bloke coming round in a Van, offering the sharpening servise. Knives, Scissors, Shears etc.
Insurance, Pools, Milk man and Rent man on Friday night, collecting.
Spud Guns.
Police that half-saluted ladies.
£10 poms
Hob nail boots. Sold at a real Ex Army/Navy supply store.
Brylcream (sp). Worn so it set hard, you could count the comb lines!
No Brylcreem? LARD. R kid wore that a few times to keep his DA in place.
Beehive hair do’s.
Aftershave? Only if you were batting for the wrong team.
Solid plastic Vulcans (About 4 inch wingspan), launched with a special elastic affair on a stick. They came in Red, Navy Blue and yellow IIRC. Banned, after few kids lost eyes.
Rip Raps. Banned from public sale….except for the Chinese

I could go on, but it’s making me feel even older.

I knew where you were going, but tbh I don’t think the Army would take today’s dregs of society. If they were examined, it’s more than likely they would be medically “Not of sound mind”.
So, we’d need a different Army, with a World to run and meaningless jobs to perform. That’s a different world, long gone I’m afraid.
And, has the Army still got the absolute Basads of the Sar’nt Majors which could whip such dregs into shape? Most officers and NCO’s I meet are rather gentlemanly.
The training would have to be reviewed, I think it’s only the Para’s and the SF which are allowed to knock holes out of each other (Milling) now isn’t it?
I’d rather a massive expansion (20 fold should do in the first two years) of the Armed forces take place, creating real jobs. We’d pay for it by recreating the Empire and getting our rightful hands back on the Oil/Diamonds/foodstuffs/textiles of the World. Dream on LoL.

What is considered to be the best value for money airshow in the U.K. for this year, and what would the cost be.
Thanks.

Lincoln .7

On the field opposite Fairford. No fee, and the sun isn’t in your eyes!