Oh Louie louie Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Fairfax house, is believed to be haunted, I've read somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 8 hours ago, downendcity said: Paternoster lifts The stuff of nightmares - I think I'll take the stairs! We used to go over in our lunchtime from school, just to mess about on the paternoster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 4 Author Report Share Posted January 4 11 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: Fairfax house, is believed to be haunted, I've read somewhere ...by the ghosts of shoppers who died while trying to find their way out if the store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 22 hours ago, downendcity said: Does this bring back memories of Christmas/birthday wish lists? As I remember it was a bit too bouncy on Oldbury Court school playground, , but stung like mad if it caught your thigh ( we all wore short trousers in those days!) on a cold day. Also remember trying to mend with a hot knife to weld the plastic together after a puncture on the rose bushes around the play ground. Pretty sure I had one of those around 1979-80ish. Lived in Hanham at the time, and it probably would've come from the shop opposite the old Bus Station in Hanham, which is now a Shaunaks Chemist. Can't for the life of me remember the name of the shop. It would've been like a cross between a hardware store and a B&M style shop, but on a lot smaller scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 (edited) 18 hours ago, Davefevs said: I would’ve been dead jealous if you’d have come over the school fields for a knockabout with that beaut!!! I did have this one. Didn't realise they did footballs, the Stuart Surridge we lusted after was the bat. Edited January 4 by 1960maaan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 10 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Didn't realise they did footballs, the Stuart Surridge we lusted after was the bats. My next door neighbour had a “jumbo”…far too heavy for a young un like me. Someone mentioned “captains” footballs earlier….i recall the “captains” bat more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Dubbin, deep heat and now linseed oil. The smells of a generation. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 13 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: Dubbin, deep heat and now linseed oil. The smells of a generation. An early introduction into looking after footwear. I was given a pair of Adidas boots towards the end of Junior school, which was massive as they were expensive . Was instructed how to clean and dubbin them to make them last. I still buy 'good' footwear and look after them now and even enjoy cleaning shoes. Not the same smell mind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 16 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: Dubbin, deep heat and now linseed oil. The smells of a generation. ......Horse liniment.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, Roger Red Hat said: ......Horse liniment.. Back in the 70s, before my AG trips, Dad took me to our local town club in the old Western League. The smell of linament when the teams ran out was over powering. Was it not the same as Deep Heat is today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 6 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said: Was it not the same as Deep Heat is today? I don't know the actual content of each, but I assume DH is basically a branded, packaged and pricier version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 13 minutes ago, Roger Red Hat said: ......Horse liniment.. As a kid going to football that smell could seep through concrete Always trying to hang around parts of grounds you shouldn't, you always knew you were near the changing rooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, Roger Red Hat said: I don't know the actual content of each, but I assume DH is basically a branded, packaged and pricier version. Another, probably milder version, was Algipan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 I believe the active ingredient is basically the same as the chilli powder in hot foods? Never tried rubbing my wife's curry into my bad back but I think she might have something to say about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antman Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 20 hours ago, Roger Red Hat said: The first pair of boots I had were like that! My elder brothers hand me downs, with many years of 'dubbin' worked into them! same. mine actually had bits of wood in the toes and you had to wrap the laces around and around the middle of the boot then tie them up. as for those orange balls, if you over pumped them it was hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 37 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: I still buy 'good' footwear and look after them now and even enjoy cleaning shoes Sketchers for me and my changing shape old geezer feet!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 My first hand me down boots almost reached my knees. They had nice big shiney toe caps and wooden studs nailed to the soles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Open End Numb Legs Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 I was looking at new boots just yesterday. I am not expecting interest in the Jan window, just passing through a shop. I was surprised how sharp the edges are on some bladed studs. Not surprised at some of the horrible injuries that can happen. Maybe the older boots were less dangerous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said: Fairfax house, is believed to be haunted, I've read somewhere Is it still haunted lou?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Open End Numb Legs said: Back in the 70s, before my AG trips, Dad took me to our local town club in the old Western League. The smell of linament when the teams ran out was over powering. Was it not the same as Deep Heat is today? The posh teams like parkway and west towns changing rooms always could be smelt soon as you stepped out your dads ford escort or hillman imp..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 36 minutes ago, archie andrews said: Is it still haunted lou?.... Whole of the centre's a burial pit, I don't want to go into it, but I saw a guy dressed in 18th century attire walking down the A38 once, he was dresed like i dunno dick Turpin, my car went really cold, I'm going to keep a open mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archie andrews Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 29 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: Whole of the centre's a burial pit, I don't want to go into it, but I saw a guy dressed in 18th century attire walking down the A38 once, he was dresed like i dunno dick Turpin, my car went really cold, I'm going to keep a open mind Rovers probably at home that day lou..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraham Romanovich Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 32 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: Whole of the centre's a burial pit, I don't want to go into it, but I saw a guy dressed in 18th century attire walking down the A38 once, he was dresed like i dunno dick Turpin, my car went really cold, I'm going to keep a open mind I would have said more likely to be a fan of this bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 23 hours ago, ralphindevon said: I remember getting one for Christmas but it would rarely last into the new year. Stupidly we’d play with it in our road, everyone had thorny privet hedges and it wouldn’t be long before it burst. I do remember the hot knife trick but can’t remember how successful it was. From personal experience, it wasn't, and I doubt anyone ever succeeded in fixing their ball but it was fun trying. I can still remember the smell of the burning plastic now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, archie andrews said: Is it still haunted lou?.... It's now the gallery's, Fairfax house was demolished in the 1980s I believe after only standing for about 26 years, the Galleries is rumoured to be for the chop as well after only about 30 odd years, that sight seems to be jinxed perhaps it is haunted. Edited January 4 by pillred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 56 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: Whole of the centre's a burial pit, I don't want to go into it, but I saw a guy dressed in 18th century attire walking down the A38 once, he was dresed like i dunno dick Turpin, my car went really cold, I'm going to keep a open mind Heater pack up on the Austin Allegro again??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjb Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 This thread made me look up some of the footballs of yesteryear , anyone remember the orange plastic mitre mouldmaster balls that they used at schools? Thick orange plastic with dimples on . The sounds of the day were a ‘poink’ as someone put their laces into one , closely followed by a loud smack and a scream as it impacted on someone else’s inner thigh! Brutal they were! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 18 minutes ago, mattjb said: This thread made me look up some of the footballs of yesteryear , anyone remember the orange plastic mitre mouldmaster balls that they used at schools? Thick orange plastic with dimples on . The sounds of the day were a ‘poink’ as someone put their laces into one , closely followed by a loud smack and a scream as it impacted on someone else’s inner thigh! Brutal they were! Yep, had one of those. Did yours eventually start to split and the bladder start coming through, looking like it had a nasty boil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderhead433 Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 23 hours ago, Red Skin said: @downendcity Great post! I do remember getting through what seem like 100s of these back in the day. Cost my poor dad a fortune. I hope this post pricks the conscience of the grumpy bastards that kept the ball when you accidentally kicked it into their back garden. Miserable sods! Whoever kicked it had to go and get it back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderhead433 Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 22 hours ago, candygram for mongo said: You could get a Wembley Trophy football for 1 book of green shield stamps, cue everyone under 50 saying WTF is green shield stamps I drove a petrol 7.5-ton lorry in the 70s. used to get a book every time I filled up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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