General Chat

Among other things like power cuts heatwave of 1976 I remember being pregnant 4 times (a gluton for punishment as i had already had one in 1968 lol :-D :-D

OH and I married in 1970, both very young. We had our first colour telly (rented) in 1972 so we could see the Munich Olympic Games, which gained notoriety for the killings of members of the Israeli team. 1972 was also the year my mother passed away, she had just turned 55.

I remember the strikes, and also the petrol shortages...particularly as we were living in Cheshire and I had to travel each week to Scarborough where I worked.

Mother in law passed away in 1975, just after we moved to Cleethorpes

Son born in 1976, in Cleethorpes.

Trimphones.

We also had a small caravan which was used not ony for holidays but also as a sun room in winter.

Despite the sad memories, overall it was a very good decade for OH and myself.

I've posted my memories earlier in the thread,

Today the 8th is our36th WA ,having married in 1976.

Sandie

I suffered a 3 day working week, power cuts, clients not receiving their orders. Double entry book keeping written with a parker pen and black ink. The dreaded stetner copying machine (bain of my life as I used to produce all the brochures too).

Living in Germany for 18 months and was still treated badly by the middle aged due to the damn war.

In 1976 I was living in Spain and heard reports of the drought with disbelief.

Had 2 children naturally without anything other than gas and air! I decided to fly from UK to Madrid but ent to visit friends in Switzerland and the 2 extra flights cost me the grand sum of £19.00. BUT toothpaste in Geneva was £6.00 for a UK brand (I am not joking).

Had 2 ice skating lessons with a house guest who was an ex British Champion and I still couldn't stay upright. But the views at night from the open air rink in Switzerland were fantastic.

Family saving me special edition pullouts and inserts for the Royal Events.


Finally, getting married of course, but I chose to wear black...lolol

Sue

hi
in 1974 i was 10 years old and playing like a child should
making up games being outside most of the time


[not like today]
lorraine

I had a mullet and an Afro.

The speed limit was 50mph for a while.

New smoking mixture. Don't know what it was because it didn't affect me but it didn't last very long.

Release George Davis. I was in Leeds doing a delivery when they dug up the pitch at Headingly.

Pakistan hanged their president, Ali Bhuto.

Bad haircuts and flairs
Buy a lot for a pound note
Bright colours in the bedroom up the stairs

Holidays in Spain.
But mainly on the plain
Where the water don't taste like it ought'a

Where the medallion man was the thing
The Bee gees and Bohemian Rhapsody
They were in the charts.

Though we love nostalgia for the 70’s
When disco and punk, was king.
I was there. It was ghastly!

from an overseas perspective ....................


1971

Dad died suddenly, and a quick trip back to England for his funeral.

bought our first new car


1972

bought our first house

holidayed in Nova Scotia for the first time


1973

first holiday back in England in, 6 years after we left

Brother booking us into the Grand Hotel in Scarborough for a long weekend ................ HUGE meals!

Visiting one of OH's friends teaching at Gordonstoun ........ a lovely lovely area


1974

becoming a Canadian citizen ................. 10 days before daughter was born

had our one and only child


1975-76

went to Australia for 11 months

6 weeks in England in July/August 1975 .................. hot, hot, hot ......... and
OH's parents met their granddaughter for the first time.

To Leningrad for 10 days for an International Conference, late July 1975, leaving grandparents looking after daughter

Riding an elevator with Elizabeth Taylor, who was in Leningrad making a film, and staying in our hotel. She was wearing a white towelling robe and a white towel wrapped around her head ............... and was on the way to the Tea Cafe.

2 weeks in South Africa on the way to Australia

Touring around Australia .......... 1 month in October to cross the Nullabor to Perth and back. In a little white VW bug, on the gravelled road.

1 month to drive north to Cairns and back, in March.

Short trips from Melbourne to Sydney, and all around Victoria

Selling the VW for more than we paid for it! ........ and that was to friends who knew the car.

2 weeks in New Zealand and 10 days in Fiji in 1976, on our way home from Australia


1976-1980

making more money that we had ever thought possible ............. but still had more month left than money because things were expensive

Driving and camping holidays around Canada and the US



a great time :-D :-D :-D




sylvia