Some of you may recall me relating the tale of how I developed the habit of collecting pillar/post box money banks when a Chad Valley one I obtained (one of two - I gave the other one to a pal) in 1978 became damaged around 11 or so years later and was regretfully disposed of. I did a post (npi) about some of the various ones I'd collected over the years as stand-ins for my original, but it was incomplete as I've forgotten where some of them are stored.
Anyway, digging through a box earlier, I found another one, bought back on May 6th 2000 from a now-gone shop called Arkworks, along with an old-fashioned red telephone box bank which appealed to me. I've still to dig out another few post box banks and when I do, you Crivvies will be the first to know (after me that is). What's that you say? You're counting the seconds in eager anticipation? Okay, there's no need to rip the p*ss. (Ungrateful lot.)
I'll add this photo to the other post, which you can see here. (Just in case you wish to remind yourselves.)
These type of banks evoke strong memories of childhood.
ReplyDeleteI often wish I was a kid again, McS. Life was so much simpler (and happier) then.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed being a kid in the 1960s o early 1970s but I don't think I would want to be a kid today though.
ReplyDeleteI think they've got a better quality of life nowadays than we had, McS, 'cos their parents spoil them rotten with everything going (though we had better comics). What I meant was I wish I was a kid again back when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteAh time travel lol
ReplyDeleteI'm working on it.
ReplyDeleteI had one those pillar box money boxes. I used to fill it with pennies and hapnees lol.. My favourite money box was the old black boy where you put a penny in his hand and pull the other hand and it would lift the penny up to its mouth and swallow it. Both gone now just memories...
ReplyDeleteMaybe available on ebay though, LH. I'll have to check. It's amazing the things I've reacquired that I'd never have seen again if not for ebay.
ReplyDeleteLike Paul, I wouldn't want to be a kid today. Do they really have a better quality of life? Being spoilt just gives children a completely unrealistic view of the world they'll grow up into, which seems to be getting ever grimmer.
ReplyDeleteI'd say they certainly have a better 'quality' of life when it comes to material things, CJ. They have all sorts of technology and opportunities that we didn't have when we were kids, and exams are dumbed down so that pupils can pass them, even without being able to spell or punctuate properly. Remember, back in the '50s and '60s, nuclear oblivion was a very real danger, so life was pretty grim even back then.
ReplyDeleteOur life as kids was so much better than they have it now - material things count for nothing if they are just sitting in a room on their own playing a computer game compared to being out with 10 of your pals actually playing football or "soldiers" etc. - there is no comparison, we win hands down lol.
ReplyDeleteI think kids have much more stress now to achieve, look good, have brand named clothes the latest iPhone etc., It's not their fault it's the times they have been born into we would be the exact same had it been us. There are a lot of good decent clever kids /young folk out there.
I have to disagree that there exams are easier now that's another "Daily Mail" fallacy , they had journalist and academics sit their exams after taking a crash course and most of them all failed dismally - I remember seeing my 2 nieces exams and homework jeez it was like Uni work. However, regarding spelling and counting ok your spot on with that one (in most cases) then again I'm not great myself and relay on auto-check like they do, so i cant say much there.
I think each generation tends to think that they had it best as kids, so I suppose it's all subjective, McS. However, I'd still say that today's kids have all the ingredients for a better life, though whether they derive one from it all is perhaps another matter. I think the 'another Daily Mail fallacy' is too easy a cop-out. Also, it's not fair to compare people taking a 'crash course' failing exams with those who have been studying it intensely for months. Most Kids can't spell (and it's even worse now because of 'text-speak') or count without calculators, and if WE'D have been as bad as they are now, we'd most likely have failed OUR exams. They can't spell, punctuate, or use proper grammar, yet they still pass English? Definitely dumbed down I'd say.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, you're right, McS - your spelling's terrible. You usually type 'to' when you mean 'too' - take 100 lines. (And I think your auto check is part of your problem. For example, 'relay' instead of 'rely'?)
(Originally published 24 March 2022 at 15:16)