The Rumours Thread

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

I hope his not giving you any tips for the trots buddy .

You want a decent tip for the trots?
Try ..........

 

[Gareth67]

You want a decent tip for the trots?
Try ..........

None of that chemical laboratory muck for me OKB1 , I am purely a traditionalist ! A couple of cups of black LAN Choo tea and chew on a bag of peanuts and before long the body juices shall be flowing freely once again.

 

[blacksafake]

None of that chemical laboratory muck for me OKB1 , I am purely a traditionalist ! A couple of cups of black LAN Choo tea and chew on a bag of peanuts and before long the body juices shall be flowing freely once again.

Bushells tea for me Gareth

 

[Overseas dragon]

Bushells tea for me Gareth

Dilmah thanks

 

[Old Timer]

None of that chemical laboratory muck for me OKB1 , I am purely a traditionalist ! A couple of cups of black LAN Choo tea and chew on a bag of peanuts and before long the body juices shall be flowing freely once again.

Do LAN Choo still have the coupon on the end of the box?
Mum & Dad saved them up for years diligently in bundles of 10 with a rubber band around each lot
A dinner set, pressure cooker and a fry pan were some of the things they got for their coupons and all the family became tea-aholics

 

[draco]

Do LAN Choo still have the coupon on the end of the box
Mum & Dad saved them up for years diligently in bundles of 10 with a rubber band around each lot
A dinner set, pressure cooker and a fry pan were done if the things they got for their coupons and all the family became tea-aholics

My mum did exactly the same thing Old Timer. Not many of us left that would remember that.

 

[Old Timer]

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My mum did exactly the same thing Old Timer. Not many of us left that would remember that.

Those were great days
Our teapot rarely got cold and in winter we used to cook toast on a coat hanger wire in front of the cosy stove (coke fired) watching Bonanza

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

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Those were great days
Our teapot rarely got cold and in winter we used to cook toast on a coat hanger wire in front of the cosy stove (coke fired( watching Bonanza

Kero stove at my ancestral home. I had the job of lugging the 5 gallon drum of kero to the servo and back as and when required. Kept us warm but you wouldn't cook toast over it, and how we didn't all die of carbon monoxide poisoning remains a mystery.

We had a strict roster for making the tea (lanchoo) as this inevitably meant losing your spot in front of the heater.

 

[draco]

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Those were great days
Our teapot rarely got cold and in winter we used to cook toast on a coat hanger wire in front of the cosy stove (coke fired( watching Bonanza

Peddle home from school on the pushy in winter out in the Central West. Reheat the teapot (left over from lunch) on the old wood stove top and drink up. Ha! Black as tar it was. No milk just some sugar.

Bonanza, yep. That's gold. Hopalong Cassidy was the first show I can remember watching. Reception was shit. All snowy. Picture going in and out. Eventually they put up a translator in Wellington as it was being broadcast from Orange. Improved things greatly.

 

[Gareth67]

Do LAN Choo still have the coupon on the end of the box?
Mum & Dad saved them up for years diligently in bundles of 10 with a rubber band around each lot
A dinner set, pressure cooker and a fry pan were some of the things they got for their coupons and all the family became tea-aholics

Mate , the truth is I have not seen a pack of Lan Choo since the Choo-Choo bars went out . But I do remember my mum diligently collecting the coupons and she would take a couple of my brothers and sisters into the city to cash them in on the same type of items that your folks did . They were certainly good value for money as she would return home with some very nice gifts that she would not otherwise afford .

 

[Old Timer]

Mate , the truth is I have not seen a pack of Lan Choo since the Choo-Choo bars went out . But I do remember my mum diligently collecting the coupons and she would take a couple of my brothers and sisters into the city to cash them in on the same type of items that your folks did . They were certainly good value for money as she would return home with some very nice gifts that she would not otherwise afford .

Choo Choo bars another one of my favourites
Those arseholes got rid of the Golliwog and put that stupid monkey on top of the train and I haven’t had one since

 

[Gareth67]

Choo Choo bars another one of my favourites
Those arseholes got rid of the Golliwog and put that stupid monkey on top of the train and I haven’t had one since

Lol , a kid could get himself a good assortment of lollies for threepence and if he done a bit of work after school , would have enough to go and see the mighty Saints play on the weekend .

 

[Slackboy72]

In 1982 I could get a 20c mixed bag of lollies from the grog shop and a pack of smokes for me mum. Then I'd take 40c round to the milk bar and play Donkey Kong for 5 mins.

edit: Why are we reminiscing in a rumours thread?

 

[Drakon]

Mate , the truth is I have not seen a pack of Lan Choo since the Choo-Choo bars went out . But I do remember my mum diligently collecting the coupons and she would take a couple of my brothers and sisters into the city to cash them in on the same type of items that your folks did . They were certainly good value for money as she would return home with some very nice gifts that she would not otherwise afford .

I remember going into the city with my mum to cash in the Lan Choo box ends. She certainly had lots to cash in. Can't remember what she got with them though.

Lots of things from the past gone, Choo Choo bars being one of them. Cracker night was always fun and the weeks leading up to it. Smith's chips used to be the best but these days don't compare to the past (change of oil to a 'healthier' type is my guess). The one that is gone that really irks me is G.I. cordial. Loved that stuff. Drank lots of it and it made great ice blocks for those hot summer days! Wish my kids could have tried it.

 

[Old Timer]

I remember going into the city with my mum to cash in the Lan Choo box ends. She certainly had lots to cash in. Can't remember what she got with them though.

Lots of things from the past gone, Choo Choo being one of them. Cracker night was always fun and the weeks leading up to it. Smith's chips used to be the best but these days don't compare to the past (change of oil to a 'healthier' type is my guess). The one that is gone that really irks me is G.I. cordial. Loved that stuff. Drank lots of it and it made great ice blocks for those hot summer days! Wish my kids could have tried it.

GI lime was a beauty as was the old chewing gum machines with the little 4 piece packs and Christmas Day on the back steps with a piece of watermelon and a port wine and lemonade.
Mum kept the current (anything less than 10) Lan Choo coupons in the 2nd draw in the kitchen beside the sink.
Anyone who lived in a housing commission house would know exactly that set up.
The good part was she kept the Craven A Filters in the same draw so every now & then we used to sneak one out of the pack.
The trick was never to take 1 too early or too late around the time there were 10 - 15 was the best time to avoid getting caught.

 

[Drakon]

Peddle home from school on the pushy in winter out in the Central West. Reheat the teapot (left over from lunch) on the old wood stove top and drink up. Ha! Black as tar it was. No milk just some sugar.

Bonanza, yep. That's gold. Hopalong Cassidy was the first show I can remember watching. Reception was shit. All snowy. Picture going in and out. Eventually they put up a translator in Wellington as it was being broadcast from Orange. Improved things greatly.

My mum grew up in Wellington. She was one of the Fahey family. Terry Fahey is my cousin and I saw him at a family reunion about 2 years ago in Wellington.

 

[Crush]

There is a rumour going around that nobody on this forum is under the age of 75.

 

[dragonssamy61]

There is a rumour going around that nobody on this forum is under the age of 75

Not me

 

[Drakon]

There is a rumour going around that nobody on this forum is under the age of 75.

Yourself included Crush?

I just feel 75!

 

[Slackboy72]

There is a rumour going around that nobody on this forum is under the age of 75.