[Veggiepatch]

We had some woods close by with a stream running through it so we had the enjorment of catching tadpoles, I could go on and on about things.

Gone are the days when sweet young girls used to catch my tadpoles....

 

[Mrtnst]

Can't say that was my childhood. First time I watched TV was the moon landing, when I was 14.
*At school, no money for TV at home.

I was over 21 when VHS arrived in Australia.

 

[Knell]

Can't say that was my childhood. First time I watched TV was the moon landing, when I was 14.
*At school, no money for TV at home.
I was over 21 when VHS arrived in Australia.

Oh yes, similar - which brought back another flashback - listening to Inagaddadavida on 8 track! haha

 

[mOiOz]

You do realize that the picture you are looking at is a VHS video tape right?

Guaranteed, no other tape was available for the photo... I guess that's as close as you get,

 

[mOiOz]

Can't say that was my childhood. First time I watched TV was the moon landing, when I was 14.
*At school, no money for TV at home.

I was over 21 when VHS arrived in Australia.

Almost the same age as me... and we had no TV then - watched it at school.

 

[Knell]

Haha no I was thinking it was a cd , I've got a bad flu and babysitting 3 of my granddaughter's

Hope you feel better soon! Can recommend your Chicken Soup!

 

[Knell]

Gone are the days when sweet young girls used to catch my tadpoles....

Awwww haha - those were the days my friend!

 

[mOiOz]

Hope you feel better soon! Can recommend your Chicken Soup!

GET WELL SOON SUZANNE...

 

[Knell]

Hope you feel better soon! Can recommend your Chicken Soup!

Why the WOW mOiOz?

 

[Veggiepatch]

Oh yes, similar - which brought back another flashback - listening to Inagaddadavida on 8 track! haha

Haha! Iron Butterfly - heard of the song but never heard it played.

 

[Knell]

Haha! Iron Butterfly - heard of the song but never heard it played.

Well, it was the 60s and I was a kid! haha My parents were appalled! ...and the long haired Beatles!

 

[magpie1]

the dispair when you couldn't rewind the tape back on. Also the music cassettes being chewed up by the car stereo. Woeful days.

the music cassettes in the car seemed to happen more regularly than the VHS tapes to me anyway.....bloody nuisance to say the very least....singing along whilst driving is always enjoyable, well for the singer maybe but not necessarily for the other passengers in the car.

 

[magpie1]

Gone are the days when sweet young girls used to catch my tadpoles....

 

[Macarj]

I think I used to rewind those too

Yep video and cassette tapes

 

[Tygie]

Been there done that and sat and spent ages fixing that by careful prying the tangle out and rewinding. fond memories of ironing out the kinks by way of swatches of an old ironing board cover sandwhiching the tape and a few seconds under the iron and lots and lots of winding - NOT! Then they invented the type of VCR that did less of the tangles leaving that privilege for the cassettes - saved the precious tapes though and lost almost no pic or sound if careful enough.

If all else failed - splice tape fixed it.

 

[Veggiepatch]

If all else failed - splice tape fixed it.

Yes, yes and more yes! How many "valuable" recordings were restored with this method!? Made myself a guide to feed either end of the cassette tape then cut at a 45 degree angle. Getting rid of the crinkles was a pain in the butt though! Just cut it out and lose a few seconds of recording.

 

[Brody]

MY CHILDHOOD​

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The Dog ate mine !!!

 

[Brody]

MY CHILDHOOD​

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The Dog ate mine. She was teething.
Yum Yum !!!

 

[Jacket]

Sorry - never heard of Barton et al mentioned above.
I do recall The Shadow (knows) and his evil chuckle; Billy Bunter and the lads at Greyfriars; and others of this ilk which unfortunately have slipped from my aging memory.

 

[Dennis]

How true is this. lol

Very true, the girls used to go to the green grocery shop for when Bananas were delivered they came in a long box which had a kind of a rope in it and they used it for skipping,