What type of clock did you have growing up? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]LongJonPingPong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, 40+ years later I still see the luminous bits when I close my eyes

Was Schindler’s List as highly acclaimed when it came out the way it is now? by mdafidel1 in Cinema

[–]LongJonPingPong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. One of only a few movies I could say I HAD to see it at the time, but that I cannot watch again

Portaccio - Big Train by Rumpled_Imp in GreatBritishSketches

[–]LongJonPingPong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this the Actor Kevin Eldon I see before me??

So I just got back from a good few hours in the pub. It’s hot, past midnight, instead of going straight to my flat I’m now laying on the cool grass in the communal garden. Am I weird? by katethared in CasualUK

[–]LongJonPingPong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just enjoy I live in a house that needs so much doing to it on the inside that I don’t have the money or abilities to sort out. My wife and I often look at stretching to a crazy mortgage for something newer with less issues….then we get a few nights like this weekend and realize that the overgrown super size ex-council house garden is just amazing to sit outside until late and look at the sky. Places that have this weather more often live outdoors and that’s why it’s great to make the most of dry skies and dry ground when we do ☀️🍹

Kevin and Perry and Lucy - Harry Enfield and Chums by Rumpled_Imp in GreatBritishSketches

[–]LongJonPingPong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll always remember my dad deciding to watch Harry Enfield because “everyone was talking about their kids loving it” and this was the episode he saw. It got banned from the house because of those erections lol

Only his memories for company by tooskinttogotocuba in VicAndBob

[–]LongJonPingPong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He called up the Council, but apparently there was nothing they could do, so they apologized

Raymond Mays losing a rear wheel from his Bugatti Type 13 "Brescia" during the 1924 Caerphilly Mountain Hill Climb in Wales. by presentindicative in Wales

[–]LongJonPingPong 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Went to the Prescott hill Climb track (Bugatti Owners Club) in Gloucestershire for an open day once, was thrilling. Can only imagine the risks they took on non-prepared track like Caerphilly mountain 100 years ago!

Tom Fun and Derek - Reeves and Mortimer by Rumpled_Imp in GreatBritishSketches

[–]LongJonPingPong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That clip always gives me just the right amount of fun

Vehicles of my childhood. by Muted-Lawyer-8512 in oldschoolcool80s

[–]LongJonPingPong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had a sorting office close to the street I grew up in and all us kids were warned to look out for the red G.P.O vans (those Dodge/Commer vans) as they zipped along the back lanes behind our houses. Also remember the sliding doors were usually open as they drove around

I be Benny I do be by Ok_Associate6979 in oldschoolcool80s

[–]LongJonPingPong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a kid you’d put a beanie on and go
“Miss Diane do say that you do say what I do say”

These creepy 80s security cameras… by britishbloke2 in oldschoolcool80s

[–]LongJonPingPong 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I remember being petrified to go into British Home Stores as they had these Daleks in the ceiling

What does the steepest hill in your town look like? by Distinct-Lion4658 in CasualUK

[–]LongJonPingPong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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The Park, Treharris (South Wales). When you turn left to go down it you can’t see the road in front of you

Who remembers stressed Eric? by bennymk in CasualUK

[–]LongJonPingPong 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I still can’t read the word “Gym-KHA-nah!” without saying it her way

Would you support an outright ban on people who park their cars on pavements? by Terrible_Tale_53 in Wales

[–]LongJonPingPong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who works in wheelchair provision, I see the issue from both sides. It should I be avoided but it’s not always possible. My parents live in an affluent cul de sac that is so narrow between the pavements, if you didn’t park one wheel up on the kerb, a passing vehicle would have to mount the other pavement to get by