Wasn't it the HON man from The Sunday Post ???????
I never learned what "HON" meant but when I was wee I sued to keep mmy eye out for him whenever I was down the prom but I never got the chance to claim the money.

I know this probably beaches all sort of politcaly correct rules but the last post reminds me of playing a game in the 50's involving dares. for some reason I always remember having to do a dare whcih involved running down the road shouting out as loud as I could "Manuel was innocent" !!!!...

How could we have been so happy back in the 50s without the following Colour TV (or even black & white TV - we didn't get one until 1960) Car Central heating Computers Internet Sky TV Foreign holidays (does Rothesay count ???) Credit cards Buying your own house (well having a mortgage I suppose)...

Yes I remember them !
My favourite was "My cup's full and running over"
Is it my imagination or did the sun really shine every day back then ?????????????

Also just remembered the big demand for season tickets for the pool !
They were issued at the start of the summer and the lower your number the more prestige you had.
One of my brothers got number 5 one year I think.
I never knew anyone who got number 1 !

I remember that you had to get dressed up in your Sunday best to go to Sunday School. I also remember my Mum giving me a shilling for the collection. I would spend sixpence on sweeties and put sixpence in the colection - she never knew ! (For those brought up post-decimalisation there were 12 pennie...

I am trying to explain to me two daughters what a "chittering bite" was !
That really brought back the memories, Milda.
I hated the pool - maybe because my brothers threw me in and I couldn't swim !

Neil I totally agree. I had been thinking the same when I started this post. People with disabilities of any kind seem to have been treated better than they are now. We didn't have all the rules or political correctness but maybe we didn't need them because maybe we treated them as human beings but ...

Steam trains that went from Saltcoats to Kilmarnock Standing at Saltcoats station with my boggie waiting to help the Glasgow Fair tourists to their "digs" Going to the Countess Cinema and pretending to be 16 so I could see my first horror film Swimming in the sea at South Beach Playing put...

Does anyone remember the deaf and dumb guy who frequented Saltcoats in the 50's and 60's ? I seem to remember he was called "The Dummy" (I know it isn't politically correct these days sorry) but that's how I remember him. He used to collect empty lemonade bottles for the deposits and if my...

I only ever went on the Waltzers once and totally regretted it ! My Auntie gave me some free passes and 3 of us felt so brave when we got on and sat down. It started ok but 2 of the guys who "rode the waltzers saw they had some victims (we were about 11) and started spinning us round and round....

I remember Fearless when I was a wee boy. I was terrified of him !
Probably without cause but you know what it is like when you 6 or 7 - rational thought just never came into it.