What are some vivid memories growing up?
Part 2
I grew up in Tasmania in the 60's and 70's.
I remember we had a black Bakelite Phone and we had a 3 digit Phone Number.
[image deleted]No such thing as a Pop Up Toaster. You had to stand there and remove the toast before it had a chance to burn.
The sides folded down, the toast had to be turned after one side was done.
"Speedie" Toaster.
[image deleted]Living beside a Creek one of my favourite past times was Tadpole hunting.
A few of us would spend time in the creek scooping up Tadpoles and taking them home to be deposited into a fish tank.
Watching them grow into frogs then we would release them back into the creek.
[image deleted]Rubiics Cube was a source of frustration for me.
Never once did I achieve completion. In fact, I gave up after no more than a minute each time. My brain seemed not to be wired that way. I am a marvel at crosswords, sudoku? Blah.
[image deleted]ABBA came onto the scene in 1975, I was 13 and prime for being swept up in the mania that continues for 7 years.
[image deleted]Keep fit, or more precisely, get fit promotions began to make an appearance on TV.
One of the first campaigns was "Life. Be In It" in 1975
With "Norm" taking Center Stage.
Norm's message was to "Get up, Turn off the Tellie and Go For a Walk"
Norm, was a Middle Aged Man with a "Beer Gut" and was meant to represent a "Normal" Australian.
[image deleted]My Parents had a huge collection of "78" records.
These were made from a hard Shellac Resin, really solid, but brittle.
"78" meant that the record spun at 78 revolutions per minute.
Later, Vinyl Records replaced the Shellac Records. These were designated "33 1/3" and "45"
The 33 1/3 were LP's, Long Playing, a complete Album on the record.
The 45's were "Singles" a single song on each side
I ended up with about 200 LP's and 450 singles.
What happened to all those "78's"?
Being children we eventually used them as a sort of Frisbee but we never played catch with them, We had competitions to see who could throw them the farthest.
When the records hit ground, they shattered.
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I grew up in Tasmania in the 60's and 70's.
I remember we had a black Bakelite Phone and we had a 3 digit Phone Number.
[image deleted]No such thing as a Pop Up Toaster. You had to stand there and remove the toast before it had a chance to burn.
The sides folded down, the toast had to be turned after one side was done.
"Speedie" Toaster.
[image deleted]Living beside a Creek one of my favourite past times was Tadpole hunting.
A few of us would spend time in the creek scooping up Tadpoles and taking them home to be deposited into a fish tank.
Watching them grow into frogs then we would release them back into the creek.
[image deleted]Rubiics Cube was a source of frustration for me.
Never once did I achieve completion. In fact, I gave up after no more than a minute each time. My brain seemed not to be wired that way. I am a marvel at crosswords, sudoku? Blah.
[image deleted]ABBA came onto the scene in 1975, I was 13 and prime for being swept up in the mania that continues for 7 years.
[image deleted]Keep fit, or more precisely, get fit promotions began to make an appearance on TV.
One of the first campaigns was "Life. Be In It" in 1975
With "Norm" taking Center Stage.
Norm's message was to "Get up, Turn off the Tellie and Go For a Walk"
Norm, was a Middle Aged Man with a "Beer Gut" and was meant to represent a "Normal" Australian.
[image deleted]My Parents had a huge collection of "78" records.
These were made from a hard Shellac Resin, really solid, but brittle.
"78" meant that the record spun at 78 revolutions per minute.
Later, Vinyl Records replaced the Shellac Records. These were designated "33 1/3" and "45"
The 33 1/3 were LP's, Long Playing, a complete Album on the record.
The 45's were "Singles" a single song on each side
I ended up with about 200 LP's and 450 singles.
What happened to all those "78's"?
Being children we eventually used them as a sort of Frisbee but we never played catch with them, We had competitions to see who could throw them the farthest.
When the records hit ground, they shattered.
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