Social Science Things we remember but do not exist now...

[Catfish Alley]

The Dodo

Did they go out of business??

 

[little graham]

 

[Gasometer]

Still have our milk delivered here.

In bottles?

 

[Gigantor]

newspapers

 

[little graham]

 

[davesnothere]

Petrol being 49c a litre.....

Petrol being 32 cents a litre

 

[GROTTO]

In Adelaide we used to have two major newspapers.

 

[GROTTO]

I was told that in the 70s and 80s spectators were able to field the ball as it hits the boundary.

 

[GROTTO]

At the end of a footy game being able to go onto the ground and grab an autograph.

 

[GROTTO]

KFC used to make home deliveries.

 

[GROTTO]

Being able to use a knife on a plane to cut the meat or bread roll.

 

[GROTTO]

No airport security on domestic trips.

 

[YAZZ#13]

Being able to smoke in a pub (can understand why they banned it from inside though)

 

[little graham]

I was told that in the 70s and 80s spectators were able to field the ball as it hits the boundary.

You were told right.

 

[little graham]

 

[Gigantor]

LPs

 

[Smoooothy]

religiously watching one day cricket after school

 

[BABYBOMBERS2007]

Cheez TV

 

[radiojake]

LPs

I still use all of these things periodically...

Only yesterday I made an old school mix tape on cassette - Although it took me a long time to find anywhere that sold cassette tapes

 

[IAMDASH]

The ABC broadcasting Shield cricket all weekend across multiple venues...

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Franklins, Bi-Lo, those rubber pens, blackboards, Mr. Squiggle, Sale Of The Century, Waverley Park, Victoria Park and the WACA as Footy grounds, quality Samboy chips, old school yoghurts and custard.

For me, quality word search books (the one's published by Baronet Books) and wooden playgrounds at my old primary school not to mention its Soccer oval and fitness track.

Soft video covers.

 

[little graham]

 

[Roobs321]

Lance Armstrong winning the tour de France 7 times *devil*

"If you don't want to know the scores, look away now" "...riiiight on the tip of my tongue, riiiiight on the tip of my tongue, on the tip of...."

Nu-metal being cool

Rage top 50 on Saturday & (early) Sunday mornings.

A few forums I have been on over the years

Various confectionaries from when I was a kid (ice creams, lollies, savoury, etc.) and how cheap they were.

 

[SugarShane]

Great ABC tv shows with ripper intros like Round the Twist and Ship to Shore.

On a related note, cracking kids' shows from Thames/Cosgrove Hall. As a kid you knew you were in for quality when you saw the Thames logo.

 

[Vic Vinegar]

Rage top 50 on Saturday & (early) Sunday mornings.

Used to watch Rage and It's a Knockout on Saturday mornings before tennis. Good times.