Remember when.....?

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by Sir Neil

I remember when there was a branch of Woolworths on every High Street (they went out of business in 2008 during the credit crunch).

I once lived in a city that claimed to have had the first Woolworths.

[Native spirit]

You go into the High streets in town now they are betting shops a couple of charity shops, and Turkish barbers,
Nothing for the women this Town where I shop is a Dive


Namaste

[dream jo]

I remember all the shops used to have allergensen's our old chapter's gone Wilkinson's has gone Marx and spence is gone but it's from stores British Home Stores has gone is gone woolworths as gone that was shot Safeway as gone quick save as gone even filled a giant has gone nothing in the town centre for I didn't know let's take a bloody Ghost Town plus people can't afford a car parking phase because the expensive

[jojobean]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

I once lived in a city that claimed to have had the first Woolworths.

I remember Woolworths was my first official job as an adult at 18 years old

[Native spirit]

I bought my first knife from Woolworth, I was doing catering in collage

everything here is out of town, if you don't have a car you cant get there

One of the councillors came to a meeting and he was praising how things have gone out of town.

So I told him to shut up and ask the people what they thought, he didn't know what to say


Namaste

[BigJohn]

I remember programming using IBM 'Hollerith' cards. I also remember when computers did not have a keyboard nor a monitor. As for a mouse: traps were sit to catch them. LOL!

[BigJohn]

Do you remember the 'stupid' computer on Star Trek?

Aren't you glad computers didn't turn out like 'that'?

[Aldous]

Do you remember Monster Lab?
https://www.timewarptoys.com/monsterlab.htm

[Quantum]

I remember when I would go for long walks/hikes in the woods and the thought never, ever crossed my mind that I could possibly encounter danger (from another human).

[Sir Neil]

I remember when record shops were a big thing. I would often go to Virgin Megatore in my home town, or raid the bargain bins of independent ones in London, to take a punt on music. They have pretty much died out now (as things do, change is a fact of life) but I am wondering what the next generations will have which they will then lament. What new things exist now, which will die out over the next generation or two? (To be replaced by something the following generation will claim as a badge of identity).