Things kids will never believe

[Mad Cyril]

Liquid Ray was a grass.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Liquid Ray was a grass.

Zowie loved Bowie and M Khan was bent.

 

[ozzie]

Southend United had a NORTH BANK,where people enjoyed themselves,stood,sung,swayed,jumped up and down and could even do a conga!!
Southend Policeman wore White helmets in the summer.
We had great light blue and cream Southend corp buses
I had hair !!!!!

 

[Firestorm]

Surely you're not saying the 151 (and 251) to Wood Green don't run anymore? :cricko::stunned:

(ex-Eastern National clippie).

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[Tangled up in Blue]

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Photo's not available (in Spain).:sad:

 

[Gremlin]

There was a time when the majority of Britain's spooks had to do their work overseas.

 

[mattitouk]

Every town had a thriving joke shop.

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

People would drink an odd concoction called light 'n' mild for about 15p a throw. The 251 bus would leave Southend for a magical mythical place called 'Wood Green'.

Southend Seaway, whatever became of it?

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

People would drink an odd concoction called light 'n' mild for about 15p a throw. The 251 bus would leave Southend for a magical mythical place called 'Wood Green'.

The 151 also went there, of course, but straight up the A13 and not "around the houses" like the 251.The Eastern National canteen at Wood Green was neither magical nor mythical,unfortunately.:sad:

Twas my gap year (before the term was even coined).Tell that to the kids today and they'll never believe you.:cricko:

 

[Firestorm]

The 151 also went there, of course, but straight up the A13 and not "around the houses" like the 251.The Eastern National canteen at Wood Green was neither magical nor mythical,unfortunately.:sad:

Twas my gap year (before the term was even coined).Tell that to the kids today and they'll never believe you.:cricko:

Iirc Back in the 70s the 151 went up the 13 to five bells , then to billericay up noak hill , and then followed the 251 route into London.
I rarely used the 151. Always the 251 or 254

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Iirc Back in the 70s the 151 went up the 13 to five bells , then to billericay up noak hill , and then followed the 251 route into London.
I rarely used the 151. Always the 251 or 254

Certainly the 251 route was more scenic.

 

[Firestorm]

Certainly the 251 route was more scenic.

And went a damn site nearer to my house

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

And went a damn site nearer to my house

Eastwood way? :unsure:

 

[ozzie]

talking buses..
you could throw(money??) ,.what ever you wanted into a machine near the driver.
It photographed all the coins.
Game was ,to try and get the longest ticket..normally using as many little half pences you could find.
That was those days on the Southend Corp..light blue-cream buses.

 

[OldBlueLady]

talking buses..
you could throw(money??) ,.what ever you wanted into a machine near the driver.
It photographed all the coins.
Game was ,to try and get the longest ticket..normally using as many little half pences you could find.
That was those days on the Southend Corp..light blue-cream buses.

Always did that on the 29 to school - kept all my pennies and ha'pennies to get as long a ticket as possible!

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Talking buses.They used to have conductors or clippies rather than just offering an OMO service= one man operated.

 

[mattitouk]

Not to mention being able to smoke on buses.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Not to mention being able to smoke on buses.

Only on the top deck. On the tube as well...seems like another world now.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Not to mention being able to smoke on buses.

And in the cinema, pub and just about everywhere else you care to think of! Always wondered how the cinema worked having one half smoking, one half not - odd!

 

[BrettieAngell]

And in the cinema, pub and just about everywhere else you care to think of! Always wondered how the cinema worked having one half smoking, one half not - odd!

Not to mention lead in paint etc., asbestos, and we wonder why pretty much everyone over a certain age dies of cancer.