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  1. torchomatic

    Things you remember from back in the day?

    It was Highland Toffee but the manufacturer was a Mac or was it callards or something like that? A bar lasted about an hour and destroyed the teeth.
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    Things you remember from back in the day?

    The days when a Cadbury Flake was the size of a sword. Talking of which...that woman who decided to eat hers in a cornfield like you do. Terry Scott's Curly Wurly ads.
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    Things you remember from back in the day?

    Do the shake and vac and put the freshness back Seven, they run on economy 7, cheaper electricity, heaven.... How do do it all do it? Sorry Lawrence
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    Things you remember from back in the day?

    Those toffee bars - scottish name can't think of it. Buying sweets in quarters and getting them in a white paper bag. Would you risk it for a swisket? Secret lemonade drinker Frank whatever doing the fruit and nut adverts It's frothy man - can't remember the name of the drink for the life of...
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    Things you remember from back in the day?

    My Raleigh Chopper. It was red and my ne bought it for me much to my Dad's disgust. I even remember it was £59 from Rockies in Southam. Probably around '76.
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    Cov Tel

    My chin has never dropped. What ill feelings?
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    Cov Tel

    I'll bring the Fruit Salads.
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    Cov Tel

    It's ctually 25 days since chemo ended. I'd have thought i would be home by now but i keep getting infections even though i have my own room. Shows the how careful you have to be. As i said i wouldn't risk Wembley even if i was out.
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    Cov Tel

    Yeah sounds the same as me. I've got blood cancer have to miss it because of infection. I went in 87 though, so he does deserve to get there if he can. I wouldn't want to risk getting ill. Consultant the other day in Heartlands said I wouldn't have any real resistance to infection until the...
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    Things you remember from back in the day?

    Going into Rumblelows and Dixons in Leam and messing with the Spectrums and Amstrads: 10 print "fuck off you cunts" 20 goto 10 Brilliant fun.
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    Torch's Counselling Thread

    I'll ask her, thanks for the offer.
  12. torchomatic

    Torch's Counselling Thread

    Ah, sorry to hear that, Moff. Again it puts everything into perspective, doesn't it? When we think we have it tough there is always someone who has it tougher. Thinking of you here.
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    Torch's Counselling Thread

    Thanks OSB. Yes im in Walsgrave. Worth knowing.
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    Torch's Counselling Thread

    Well it's all relative, isn't it. Your situation is terrible for you, mine is for me and although there is always someone worse off, we think mostly of our only situation, human nature. Doesn't mean we have hearts of stone. Your kids are the most precious in the world as my lad is for me. You...
  15. torchomatic

    Things you remember from back in the day?

    That was the only time i was a law breaker. I've been straight since 1979.
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    Things you remember from back in the day?

    Going into the loxal super market to buy records. They had loads of them, mostly Hallmark and MFP records. They were £1.99 but the proper ones were £4.25 with doubles being a fiver. I remember swapping the price atickers around so I got Man Machine for £1.99. Did the same for Love Bites by the...
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    Things you remember from back in the day?

    Absolutely. I remember at bed time. I used to run from the living room to the bathroom. Then into bed. Not always bad as in the winter we had some of those big round metal bed warmers. Lethal probably.
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    Things you remember from back in the day?

    Talking of which. Going to the dentists was fine in those days as they used to gas you fine.
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    Things you remember from back in the day?

    It was a cop show from what i remember.
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