PHILINFRANCE Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 4 hours ago, gl2 said: Green Shield Stamps and taking your full books to the shop by Fairfax House. 4 hours ago, gl2 said: 3 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Green Shield became Argos I think. Now you've got me. What was the difference between Green and Pink Shield Stamps? It's a genuine question: I can remember both, but have no idea what the difference was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Gingells has been gone for a few years Super. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 7 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said: Now you've got me. What was the difference between Green and Pink Shield Stamps? It's a genuine question: I can remember both, but have no idea what the difference was. Green Shield stamps were basically like Nectar points, so you could earn them at a variety of places, it did morph into Argos. Pink Stamps (and others I think) were rival companies, or even shop specific, pinks might have been Fine Fare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Interesting article here…..yes, Green Shield Stamps became Argos: not just as a shop in Broadmead but as a business. I’d forgotten that was how Argos came about. Pink stamps were definitely Fine Fare - I can remember getting them, maybe at the Fine Fare in Filton. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/05/argos-story-green-shield-stamps-tesco-sainsburys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 ESSO “tiger in your tank” tails. Free when you bought so many gallons (I think) and you tied them to the bumper, or mirror, or some other part - and the next day someone would have nicked it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 hour ago, italian dave said: ESSO “tiger in your tank” tails. Free when you bought so many gallons (I think) and you tied them to the bumper, or mirror, or some other part - and the next day someone would have nicked it. Getting your dad to fill up at Esso before the World Cup so you could collect the coins for each player to put in your display case. We really weren't very green at all were we? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Port Said Red said: Getting your dad to fill up at Esso before the World Cup so you could collect the coins for each player to put in your display case. We really weren't very green at all were we? Oh yes! I’ve still got the Alf Ramsey and Alan Ball ones somewhere - alongside their autographs, from a day when the squad trained at Ashton Gate! Not very green, but when you could get 4 gallons (8litres?) for £1 there wasn’t much incentive, was there?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Kiosks Newsagents. Are they still a going concern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der no.2 Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 Back in Christmas 1969 i was very lucky to get a Flashy Flickers. In Gran's front room perched on the plastic covered sofa (the Queen never did turn up) with half a dozen cousins we all sat back to watch a still frame projection onto the ceiling. Problem was the HP2's were knackered by 8pm. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, Der no.2 said: i was very lucky to get a Flashy Flickers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 A couple of planks of wood, mums old pram wheels and a bit of string there you have then you have much more excitement than any games consol...... a trolley.....if required your feet were the brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 14 hours ago, gl2 said: .....if required your feet were the brakes Or the big tree at the bottom of the road 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 Spending hours trying to swap out the Christmas tree light bulbs that were faulty to get the whole set working. Then taping together those chains of sticky paper strips to make the decorations. Then pin them to the ceiling by stepping on top of the sofa, avoiding Dad who was asleep on the sofa after having a few too many whiskies at the office party (actually held in the office back then). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 When it snowed sliding down the big hill behind the church in North Curry on a fertiliser sack. It was a lovely long steep slope with a false finish that kicked up a bit and then carried on. The trick was to be going fast enough to get up that bit and carry on down. You had to know when to jump off mind or you`d end up in the pond at the bottom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 20/12/2022 at 23:38, PHILINFRANCE said: Now you've got me. What was the difference between Green and Pink Shield Stamps? It's a genuine question: I can remember both, but have no idea what the difference was. One was green, the other was pink 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, southside said: One was green, the other was pink My thoughts exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 Remember when you bought paraffin at the local shop/garage for those cylindrical free standing heaters that stunk to high heaven? Esso Blue was one brand IIRC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 27 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Remember when you bought paraffin at the local shop/garage for those cylindrical free standing heaters that stunk to high heaven? Esso Blue was one brand IIRC. If you bought lower grades then smoke got in your eyes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antman Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 8 hours ago, BigTone said: Or the big tree at the bottom of the road all too familiar. My go kart story centers around Hook Road in Chandlers Ford, i was testing out my mates Go Kart - laying down, head at the front, steering with hands - when i built up speed going downhill, down the pavement. all was great until i lost control and jumped into the road into the traffic, i panicked and realised the only way to brake was to press my forearms into the front wheels, which i did. It was like that opening scene in Kung Fu, where he picks up the burning urn with his bare arms. My mates and I soon moved onto a £20 vespa ( four of us invested £5 each) which we rode through the woods instead. Until Roderick Cook decided to light up the carburettor to 'see what would happen' and we watched it go up in a ball of flame as he rode it across a field. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antman Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 26 minutes ago, BigTone said: If you bought lower grades then smoke got in your eyes boom boom boom boom....Esso Blue! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Antman said: all too familiar. My go kart story centers around Hook Road in Chandlers Ford, i was testing out my mates Go Kart - laying down, head at the front, steering with hands - when i built up speed going downhill, down the pavement. all was great until i lost control and jumped into the road into the traffic, i panicked and realised the only way to brake was to press my forearms into the front wheels, which i did. It was like that opening scene in Kung Fu, where he picks up the burning urn with his bare arms. My mates and I soon moved onto a £20 vespa ( four of us invested £5 each) which we rode through the woods instead. Until Roderick Cook decided to light up the carburettor to 'see what would happen' and we watched it go up in a ball of flame as he rode it across a field. Like you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Remember when you bought paraffin at the local shop/garage for those cylindrical free standing heaters that stunk to high heaven? Esso Blue was one brand IIRC. We had one at the bottom of the stairs to keep the hall warm. They got very, very hot. One day when I was about 8 I had a big argument with my sister who was throwing shoes at me from the top of the stairs, I stepped back, missed the bottom step, put my left hand out to catch my balance and planted it full on the top of the metal cylinder. I got a burn that needed new dressings for about 10 days, I think they heard the screams several doors down. The bandages made me a cool kid at school though. Thanks for reminding me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Remember when you bought paraffin at the local shop/garage for those cylindrical free standing heaters that stunk to high heaven? Esso Blue was one brand IIRC. Yup, got sent down to the garage with a half gallon plastic container on many occasions as a sprog. Came back home with one arm longer than the other. Then came the battle to get the wick level - it always tried to twist and would crumble if provoked too much. And the smell... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 Pinball Machines, loved um. While at school in Newton Abbot we would go up to the Milky Way Cafe. 100 fags prize for the top score of the week, me or my mate Pete would rack up a decent winning score. Then Maxine Sutcliff (Girl from Leeds) would rock up and destroy our scores. She was a right bitch!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted December 22, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 The younger guys in work just can’t fathom that we didn’t have computers at school, the most advanced thing at Ashton Park School was a reel to reel tape recorder the French teacher used in the ‘language lab’…… 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted December 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 9 hours ago, Maesknoll Red said: The younger guys in work just can’t fathom that we didn’t have computers at school, the most advanced thing at Ashton Park School was a reel to reel tape recorder the French teacher used in the ‘language lab’…… Écoute Et Répète There was the television that used to get wheeled in on a big trolley too. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 15 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: Remember when you bought paraffin at the local shop/garage for those cylindrical free standing heaters that stunk to high heaven? Esso Blue was one brand IIRC. Everything blue stinks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 20 hours ago, Antman said: boom boom boom boom....Esso Blue! Made to make your mouth water! 2 adverts for the price of one 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted December 23, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 6 hours ago, Port Said Red said: Écoute Et Répète There was the television that used to get wheeled in on a big trolley too. I only ever took French for two years and I’ll never forget that phrase, and yes, I’d forgotten the big telly in a cupboard on a pole on wheels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 17/12/2022 at 12:49, Open End Numb Legs said: Mention of the Airfix models brings back memories, something today's youth might find a bit slow to build and paint. Those decals that needed to be soaked in water, tricky. I liked the smell of the paint. I had my own Battle of Britain suspended from my bedroom ceiling by fishing line. I don't think the real planes included a layer of dust though. Tamiya, Italeri and Hasegawa were cheaper than Airfix, but perhaps not quite the moulding quality. I had the lot. Planes, tanks, ships. A mini-spray gun to perfectly cover surfaces with Humbrol paint. A clamp to hold them, so you wouldn't paint your hands. I also collected white metal military figures and painted them up. Had an entire battalion of the King's German Legion from Waterloo era, not to mention a decent platoon of Pulteney's Regiment (later the Somerset Light Infantry) in Battle of Culloden order. Then, a few days after my 16th birthday, my girlfriend let me 'go all the way' and that was the end of my obsession with staying in my bedroom to paint miniature soldiers and military models. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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