As time goes by....
As I transition from one decade to another, I've been thinking about 'the good old days'.
- I could get fish & chips, tomato sauce, cheerios and a donut for school lunch - for 20c.
- Popsicles were 7c each.
- A pint of milk was 10c and purchased at the gate with tokens. The choices were blue, green or silver top.
- Bread choices were white or brown, thick or thin....or you could get half & half loaves of either thick & thin, or brown & white.
- We got dressed up to go to the movies and had to stand for 'God save the Queen' before the movie started.
- Shops were shut over weekends and holidays...except New Brighton Mall, which was the only shopping centre open on Saturday mornings and it hummed.
- Long bike rides on my Raleigh 20.
- Buying a 20c bag of lollies and taking forever to decide what I was going to have and trying hard to get my moneys worth with the 3 lollies for 1c options.
- Black & white TV and only 2 channels.
- You could get in to see your GP immediately.
- We didn't know about 'stranger danger'.
- It took about 2 weeks for mail to get to/from England or NZ. Areogrammes were the popular option.
- The good old 'Stevie Square' - but was it really good?
So much to remember.....
What do you remember?
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