pbar wrote:
Steve Davis was totally brilliant yes, but I mean, who would you rather go on a night out with, Steve Davis or Alex Higgins
Bring back real sportsmen I say.
Interesting Davis
My Dad played Alex Higgins in an exhibition at his works club in the mid 70's and beat him as did several other club players...Saying that Higgins was pissed
The other time he was fantastic, and wiped the floor with everyone. I wasn't at either but Dad got me his autograph which I still have
Got some other big name players autographs too that also played exhibitions there in the 70's, inc Ray Reardon, Willie Thorne, Graham Miles and,Doug Mountjoy
I grew in to adulthood cheering on Alex, Jimmy Connors and Ian Botham. It made 1981 and 1982 a great time
There were still highs after but that was a peak not repeated for me.
I grew in to adulthood cheering on Alex, Jimmy Connors and Ian Botham. It made 1981 and 1982 a great time
There were still highs after but that was a peak not repeated for me.
Now that's what I'm talking about, those are proper sportsmen. They went for it, took risks, didn't have the fear to make their thoughts known, and had the talent to back it up.
We never had one of those, but yes all the mod cons now make life a lot easier, but are we better off for it? In some instances certainly so but we are inundated now with products marketed in such a way that we feel we should have them, but don't really need them. I'm close to taking a step back from a lot of it.
pbar wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 12:20 pm
We never had one of those, but yes all the mod cons now make life a lot easier, but are we better off for it? In some instances certainly so but we are inundated now with products marketed in such a way that we feel we should have them, but don't really need them. I'm close to taking a step back from a lot of it.
Mobile phones are a pain, but pretty much rule everything we do now so just making life difficult for yourself without one
Nothing is made to last now either
My Auntie still has a Zanussi freezer that I had new in 1989, and it still works
Used one again in the early 90's when we didn't have plumbing for washing machine.
I think we often forget how easy we have it now.
Yes I can remember Mum dragging those out in to the kitchen for wash day. I can also remember Dad wedging a s/h one in to the boot of a Viva in the early 70s to replace one that broke. Wonder how secure that was!
Used one again in the early 90's when we didn't have plumbing for washing machine.
I think we often forget how easy we have it now.
Yes I can remember Mum dragging those out in to the kitchen for wash day. I can also remember Dad wedging a s/h one in to the boot of a Viva in the early 70s to replace one that broke. Wonder how secure that was!
Happy Days....
As long as he tied the boot down with a yard of string
Car(s): 1986 Laser 1.6, daily runaround project 1981 GL Auto 2.0, Barn-Find-Resto, now also a runaround project 1980 3.0S, crash damage resto 1993 Fiesta 1.1
Currently full up and no more space but I still want a 2.8...
andyd wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 1:02 pmMy Auntie still has a Zanussi freezer that I had new in 1989, and it still works
I had a landlord client recently who told me that the fridge they left in the property for tenants she got in the 70s - he was then aggrieved when the tenants took it with them when they left as it had worked well for so long
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