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I grew up in a village (Foxton) on the Grand Union Canal and remember large parts of the canal completely drying up and the bottom being all cracked and littered with dead fish. Mental scenes.

Don't recall raffia donkeys, but I do remember legions of holidaymakers bringing back these hideous things They stood about 3 foot tall! :lolol:

Don't forget coconut tobacco in a pouch and liquorice pipes. :lolol:

Don't remember the radio, but was that the one that had the 'bionic eye' that you could look through to experience the focal attributes of a mole with astigmatism?

Born in '68 and for as long as I can remember up the road from my Nan and Grandad's there was a retail nursery which was in effect a garden centre but with emphasis on just plants rather than all the other stuff that is usually sold in garden centres. I also recall going to a proper garden...

Good call. Slipped my mind completely. :thumbsup: Nostalgic feelings towards Woolworths... :lolol:

Is it not Are You Being Served? that you're thinking of?

I remember when these were 2p a bag! :ohmy: While hunting for the Snaps image I came across these which I remember well That artwork! :lolol:

PEZ :thumbsup:

Now there's a memory. And curiously for no good reason that popped into my head a couple of days ago.

Really? Bloody hell! Frozen Texan must be harder than granite! Have you finished it yet? :lolol:

WTF! Also born in '68 and never heard of that. It sounds like something developed in Porton Down! :lolol:

SNAP! Timestamp 21:03 :thumbsup:

TV Programme : Tiswas. Sweets : Texan (Sure is a mighty chew). :thumbsup: Drink : Pretty much anything with sugar and fizz, or Sodastream (which had sugar but no fizz). Toy : Action Man. My Action Man Combat Plane jet fighter was one of my best childhood Xmas presents. I also adored the...