Acceptable in the 70's
taylorcat
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My OH and I have been having a right old laugh thinking about things that were acceptable in the 70's that would be totally frowned upon by today's society, e.g,
Drink driving
When you moved house, taking your carpets
smoking in your bed
I have a friend who said that when she was born, her mum just took her in her arms and sat in the front seat of the car when they left hospital - without a seat belt, whilst her dad and her uncle smoked away quite happily in the back seat.
But to us, the be all and end all has to be,
not only was it acceptable to hit your kids in the 70's - it was TOTALLY acceptable for your neighbours to give them a clout as well:eek:
Just wondered if the fm's had anymore to add to the list to keep us going
Drink driving
When you moved house, taking your carpets
smoking in your bed
I have a friend who said that when she was born, her mum just took her in her arms and sat in the front seat of the car when they left hospital - without a seat belt, whilst her dad and her uncle smoked away quite happily in the back seat.
But to us, the be all and end all has to be,
not only was it acceptable to hit your kids in the 70's - it was TOTALLY acceptable for your neighbours to give them a clout as well:eek:
Just wondered if the fm's had anymore to add to the list to keep us going
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Whatever they were I was always in the back. Sometimes there were several of us in the back - and in the transit the wheel arch was a privilige reserved for the eldest.
Ha ha was just thinking that myself.
Hmmm what else? Well, we could get away with wearing some dreadful fashions... and still think we were cool.
And speaking of which...check out these swinging pads!
The green kitchen with the horse at the end is almost as shocking as the green kitchen with the car at the end. :eek:
I remember doing that!! Those 'clackers' were a laugh!
PLUS we (lads) were allowed to play conkers as well. We never got hurt. We played football in the street - and watched out for cars....it was a quiet street then. We stayed out till late.....or before it got dark, depending on the time of year....in winter we'd stay at our friends house etc.
We'd WALK to school and back home (ok some had buses, but they lived in the village 10 miles away)....no such thing as a "School Run" with taxis which disrupt OUR lives now between 3 & 4pm!!!!
Ohh bring back the 70's !!:cool:
also smoking at work...ashtrays on desks were commonplace! in fact, smoking anywhere...on a plane? 'of course, sir, let me get you an ashtray'
Sounds like Bliss..
Some classic duds here though.
you're absolutely right! Bring back the 70's!
I flew with Garuda Indonesia back from Australia in 2001 and smoking was still allowed on the leg from Bangkok to Heathrow. Even as a smoker at the time I found it horrible although I did have one just for the novelty value.
Hmm...........babe magnet or what.............:D
The seats had match-strikers attached to the back........
I recall working in an office in the City of London where the telephone system was built into the desk. At one stage the old dials were replaced with push-pads for dialling, and the removal of the round dials left a round hole in the desk. This hole just happened to be the perfect size for a plastic coffee cup from the machine.
So people would drink half of their first cup of the day then slot the half-filled cup into the hole in the desk and use it as an ash-tray. By the end of the day there was cup full of soggy dog-ends.
Excellent! Dig those poses!
Speaking of 'style'. This unknown hirsute chap is the archetypal 70s man for me-ICI fabric clothing :eek: (and two tone nylon purple y-fronts underneath, probably), big 'tache, probably drenched in Hai Karate and most likely well versed in various positions from The Joy of Sex.
Unbelievable! now that's what I call customer service...supply meeting demand!
Yes I can remember all us kids piling into the back of a van everytime we went somewhere with dad. We had great fun rolling around and clinging on going around bends! We all much preferred sitting in the back of a van with no seats than the car. I suppose these days we would all be strapped in the back of cars in booster seats. :rolleyes: Kids do miss out these days, as the saying goes "it never did us any harm".
Surely Jason King is the ultimate.