I can remember when…

Having just been ripped off (again) at the petrol pumps, where I’m now paying the ridiculous price of £1.03 per litre, I got to thinking about the price that petrol used to be. And that, in turn, got me remembering other things as well. So I thought I’d put together a list (you gotta love a nostalgic list, eh?). Some are humorous (hopefully), some are serious and some are just in-between. Some may not make sense to you if you didn’t grow up in the 70′s and 80′s, but some are timeless.

I can remember when…

… there was a big uproar because petrol had gone over 50p a gallon

… you always had to have a good supply of candles for lighting as you couldn’t rely on the electricity seven days a week

… school dinners were free and didn’t consist of chips with everything

… if you didn’t wear tartan, you had to wear glitter

… there was a big uproar because beer had gone over £1 a pint

… you could get enough sweets for the weekend for 10p

… TV was only three channels, which weren’t on all through the day and which all shut down overnight

… it was safe to let your kids roam the streets after dark

… it was safe to let you wife roam the streets after dark

… people respected people in positions of authority, like police officers, teachers and politicians

… all this was fields

What would you add to this list? Let’s get a few more on here!