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This is Lucy letting it all hang out. Loved the pics of all your cats. As Paul said it was 32c here yesterday, and the cat's just hated it. Well, come to think of it, I wasn't that keen either.

Thank you very much for the pic Charlie. It's my old home, looking so different. It did need some improvement though.

I suspect that maybe it's even more common today, which is unbelievable isn't it?

What a sad and shocking story edcartemo. That poor little baby, losing it's life so young.

I remember this cinema so well. It was where all us kids used to go on a Saturday morning to see Flash Gordon etc., I can remember the film always breaking down, and ice cream cartons among other things being thrown, whilst shouting, whistling and complaining at the top of our voices. Good days eh?

I have also found this thread interesting, as growing up close to the bottom of Warstone Lane I often played around the Hingeston St area. How sad about the infant, who, it would seem was strangled. Like Wendy, I also wonder if the case was ever solved. It was always a run down area, as were a...

I never heard the word Bostin used in Brum, but when I had a Black Country friend, I heard it for the first time. I didn't like the word much.

Judy, I am sure we must have passed each other, as you say too busy dancing probably. The boys were always propping up the bar, do you remember?

Loved the old pics Lyn, these streets are so familiar to me, as a lot of them were my neck of the woods. Thanks for your efforts in putting them on for us to enjoy.

I also had some good times at the Tower Ballroom Judy, and at about the same time as you. Friday night's were good, I think it was the only night that was a ticket dance. Who could forget the West End Ballroom too, what a smashing place that was.

Same here, I wonder why it worked and where the notion came from. I do remember 'Golden eye ointment' too. That was messy stuff. As children we all seemed to get those nasty things didn't we? Fortunately, I think most of grew out of them, a bit like excema at the back of the ears.

Yes, but Oh those poor elephants. Thank heavens this doesn't happen anymore.

Lovely photo's Phil. They take me back to the late 60's when I worked at my families Newsagent shop in Muntz St., and used to shop on the Coventry Rd. As the song goes 'Thanks for the memories'.

It was terrible Sue, as I was only about 9 yrs old. Like you said, once your parents make stand it doesn't occur again. How sad about your poor mom's hands too. We are going off thread now naughty naughty.

Never the cane Sue, but definitely the ruler across my fingers. Can't remember why though. A teacher at Camden St school once hit me across the face. I ran out of school and went to get my dad out of work, my face was stinging from the slap and the tears. My dad immediately clocked out of work...

What a good retort you give Big Gee when they ask in the shop of you are 'Alright there'. Whilst I was in this particular shop yesterday, I spotted an elderly man struggling to find his size in some trousers, because the sale tickets had been stuck over the sizes, so I offered to help him, it...

Yes Big Gee, I did notice your 'isn't it' at the end of your thread, which why I replied with my thoughts. Our memories are a mixture of the good bits and the bad, because of course no one would want to live in some of those awful slum areas anymore, it's just the warmth and friendliness has...

I am not sure Big Gee, because although supermarkets and car's brought convenience, I think that's all they brought. Community was gone when the relationship between customer and shop keeper was lost. Personally, I enjoyed walking my babies to the shops in their prams every day. It didn't seem...

I feel just the same about going back to the old streets too. Nothing is the same, it's all changed beyond belief. It's best not to go back with the good memories we have, so disappointing, and even quite shocking at times.

Does anyone remember using a lotion called DDD, (not DDT), we we used to put onto a piece of cotton wool to remove blackheads and clean oily skin. The cotton wool used to be so dirty after the cleasing..could have been the Brum grime I suppose. It was a strong smelling yellow fluid, and I think...