We were both talking about the late 70`s and early 80`s..
Did Anyone Ever Wear !!!
Plastic or polly / carrier bags inside there shoes going to to school etc to keep the snow / water out ??
" All i had was a hole in my shoe which was letting in water"
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By *ub bbwWoman
over a year ago
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In the 80s I remember having a pair of snow boots that were my brothers and mum making me wear 3 pairs of socks and carrier bags in them yes. We had one gas fire we used to get dressed in front of and we had icicles on.the inside of the windows. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yup
done all that and when ya gloves were wet after snowballing, we would use socks 
As we didnt have central heating, the house was bloody freezing in the winter and ice formed on the inside....loads of coats on top of the blankets made all the difference |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"In the 80s I remember having a pair of snow boots that were my brothers and mum making me wear 3 pairs of socks and carrier bags in them yes. We had one gas fire we used to get dressed in front of and we had icicles on.the inside of the windows. "
I remember the days well  |
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With fear of really showing my age who remembers outside loos and black an white tvs that would have disappeared when you come home from school cos mum didn't pay the rentel........happy happy days........not  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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We didn't wear shoes to school nor did we have coats, hats, scarves and gloves we also didn't have a TV/Telephone.
Mind you I went to school in Barbados till I was 6/7 and we wore flip flops and the TV station only came on at 5pm with Adam 12 .
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I still put bags in my wellies. Keeps my feet warmer. "
My feet sweat in wellies  If it is cold I put my Kanyons on, -6 and 4inches of snow here earlier this year and my feet were toasty xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Didn't know anyone then had to do that. You sure you have years right?"
Very sure. Not at the age for memory loss just yet
We were saying about 3 or 4 years ago how it always seemed to snow during our childhood but then it never did anymore. And then since we had that chat it's snowed every bloody year! |
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"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....
I must have had a very privileged childhood "
I was a Coal-Miners Daughter...
and i loved the life...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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No I was never allowed to wear damaged shoes because dad had been in the army twenty years previously and handed down the abuse he took from the drill instructor for not knowing how to polish his boots properly.
So we got really cheap shoes that tore the skin off your feet instead. |
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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago
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"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....
I must have had a very privileged childhood
show off "
Was brought up in residential care  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....
I must have had a very privileged childhood
show off
Was brought up in residential care "
My brother was. Was always perversely jealous of that. |
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"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....
I must have had a very privileged childhood
show off
Was brought up in residential care "
whitch 1 was in most Manchester 1s myself from about 12/13 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We always did when playing out in the snow. And can anyone remebethe itchy blankets too 
Would that be the ones that melted to your skin if you put a match anywhere near them?? "
Yes I do |
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"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....
I must have had a very privileged childhood
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Was brought up in residential care
My brother was. Was always perversely jealous of that."
he must have been in better 1s than me then. Feck all to be jealous about with the 1s I was in |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We were both talking about the late 70`s and early 80`s..
Did Anyone Ever Wear !!!
Plastic or polly / carrier bags inside there shoes going to to school etc to keep the snow / water out ??
" All i had was a hole in my shoe which was letting in water"
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Yes and one year was made to wear gran's furry boots awwww |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Wondered where I was going wrong ...
I used to put the plastic bags over my shoes .... That way the water never got in to the leather or my socks  "
Double-bag. One bag on the foot. One on the shoe. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ok easy with the childhood trauma!
He did get new clothes and shoes, his own room and a massive garden. As a kid that all looked pretty good.
They werent all bad
I had a great childhood.... "
And you got posh shoes for the snow! |
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By *obbygggMan
over a year ago
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"Well, I for never had holes in my shoes, had an inside toilet, radiator in room (no inside icicles here), never had a coin operated TV.....
I must have had a very privileged childhood
show off
Was brought up in residential care
whitch 1 was in most Manchester 1s myself from about 12/13"
May I ask how you supprted yourself I.E fed and clothes yourself at that young age? |
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"Wondered where I was going wrong ...
I used to put the plastic bags over my shoes .... That way the water never got in to the leather or my socks
Double-bag. One bag on the foot. One on the shoe."
it's getting like the monty phython sketch about the yorkshiremen anyone remember. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We had coal fires so the house was always warm....i remember carrier bags in snow boots tho.
We had the most amazingly embarrassing primary school uniforms tho to save our clothes.
Mainly because we were the only kids in the school that wore one |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I am not sure if I feel good or bad after reading this but suffice to say I don't remember it as not something I had to do.
We did have a freezing cold house though as my parents being Scottish didn't want to turn the heating on!
So unless you were in a room with a fire in it was extra jumpers. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"is "Corned-Beef" Sarnies.. a bit Too Much for the poor post.. or was.. that a Treat.. "
Made them for our children a while ago - they loved them, and corned beef hash. |
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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago
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"is "Corned-Beef" Sarnies.. a bit Too Much for the poor post.. or was.. that a Treat.. "
Never got them....
Remember getting a tongue sandwich when I was about 12yrs old.....
Licked the butter out and left the rest |
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