Things you don't see anymore

[Heilandee]

Old boys on street corners selling newspapers

[DJS]

The kind of advertising flannel Mr Bannerman was falling for many moons ago.

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[RednBlackComeback]

Jags

Football chews

Pacers

Winning raffle number written on a blackboard and paraded round the pitch at half time.

Women on Tennents cans  :love10:

Terracing

Pi**ed fans at a match

Inverness derbies !! :dancing03: :dancing03: :dancing03: :blob09:

Flared jeans

Step haircuts

White socks with black slip-on shoes

Hogmanay first footers

Your neighbours

Milk bottles

My youth !!! :009:.......

[Guest Jock Watt]

The Football Times !

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

The Victor

and

Warlord

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

Ladas

Its not that long since they stopped selling them but they were so hopeless they all seem to be off the road already.

Simcas

Lancias

Talbots

Triumphs

Austins

Morrises

Hillmans

Singers

Wolseleys

Rileys

and Rover, I suppose, will be next.

DJS - come to Bulgaria I think all the Ladas are here (and several million trabants)  :001:

[Alex MacLeod]

K-Tel adverts

[caley100]

Pans people and ......... Hot Gossip  :005:

[Heilandee]

Pans people and ......... Hot Gossip  :005:

Wiz at a charity denner at the Newton in Nairn last year,lad at the table says"that  bird ower there looks familier" turns oot she was one of Pans people, now lives in Spain most oh the year ....no bad fer her age likes!!

[morris]

I still have an Austin (although MG derivative)and Morris in my stable so just be careful what you say !!!!!! and as far as starting handles are concerned I still have to use it cant get LG to push caley 100

[Kingsmills]

ICT surviving injury time without losing at least one goal.

[Guest donmac298]

A A patrolmen on motorcycles.  They used to salute if you were a member.

[The Mantis]

And you know how the saluting started?

[Guest donmac298]

I've no idea.

[The Mantis]

It was originally a signal to warn members of police ahead so they say...

[Alex MacLeod]

Nowadays when we see the big grey van we flash our headlights :003:

[RednBlackComeback]

Nowadays when I see the wee grey box...it flashes it's lights at me !!!! :008:

[The Mantis]

County winning

[DJS]

Inverness lamp posts with green bases.  They all used to have them.  I had forgotten this till I saw what must be the last remaining examples on Auldcastle Road at the weekend.

[beachcomber]

Terracing

Pi**ed fans at a match

And the combination of p**hed fans taking a p**h against the back wall of the terrace with the resulting stream running down to the front.

[Charles Bannerman]

Gas lamps. The last ones I remember were in Bruce Gardens and Park Road.

[Johnboy]

Puffing contentedly on a Hamlet cigar, while sipping a pint of McEwans - in any Scottish pub...... :024:

[DJS]

Gas lamps. The last ones I remember were in Bruce Gardens and Park Road.

Actually, I think Auldcastle Road still has the old gas lamp standards but now with electric lights on the top.

[DJS]

Jimmy Spankie

He was the subject of some discussion on Radio Scotland this morning.  Apparently he's alive and well.

[SMEE]

Splicer (Sweetie)

Texan (Sweetie) a mans gotta chew wat a mans gotta chew

Cabanna (Sweetie)

Hall And Tawse vehicles

indian guys at yer door wi their bag of tricks trying to flog ya something

ORANGE council vehicles

Highland Omnibus (remember the grey eagle logo)

Teachers hitting kids

20 a side footie down the park

The old AI welders hooter at 1.30 every day (interupting my enjoyment of trumpton)

Half day closing on wednesdays