You know you're nearing 50 in Adelaide, when you remember...

[Booney]

Ford and Holden jackets being worn to school

Stussy clothing

[Barto]

Picking up a coke bottle from out the back of the deli and taking it inside to get your 20c refund.

Damn, beaten to that one.

- A kid buying a packet of Fags wasn't illegal. Wasn't a fad either.

[fisho mcspaz]

* Buying frozen Choc-shakes, Frozen Nippys Lemon Juice and Frozen grapes at the school canteen at recess

I still freeze grapes at home! Used to love buying them from the canteen. They had frozen orange halves as well.

[fisho mcspaz]

Elizabeth drive-in.

Chicks called Elizabeth.

regards,

REB

There's a chick called Elizabeth living next door to my parents. She's about 21 and is an anorexic alien who only eats fruit.

[Leaping Lindner]

* Buying frozen Choc-shakes, Frozen Nippys Lemon Juice and Frozen grapes at the school canteen at recess

I still freeze grapes at home! Used to love buying them from the canteen. They had frozen orange halves as well.

Amscol Frozen Yoghurt. Again maybe a closer to 50 thing though.

[gadj1976]

Pin ball machines in Fish'n'chip shops being 20c a go. ( Dolly Parton was in my local for about 15 years - the pinny, not Dolly herself )

Sit down Space Invaders machines (I keep scouring EBAY for a cheap one of these for home)

Mate, heaps of us are on the look out for one. I know of one that exchanged hands between to of my mates, $2500 was the going rate. I dropped out when the bidding hit $500....

I bought a 1942 tabletop in 2005/2006 for 870 bucks in Sydney. I've upgraded it to have 60 games including Space Invaders and have been told it's worth about 4500.

[gadj1976]

Girls wearing Smile Jeans
Spokey Dokes
Skateline
"Game and Watch" handheld games
riding your bike EVERYWHERE
mum and dad buying a video recorder (for $679) and getting free membership to Focus Video 'thrown in'. BTW, it had a remote that was attached via a cable to the machine itself. The cord wasn't long enough to reach any of our lounge chairs though!
(on the same lines - Getting pinged a dollar for not rewinding your videos)
buying a Farmers Union Iced Coffee (small) for recess at school for 40c and then a large one at lunch for 60c from the canteen
the milkman delivering milk

[cripple]

Girls wearing Smile Jeans
Spokey Dokes
Skateline
"Game and Watch" handheld games
riding your bike EVERYWHERE
mum and dad buying a video recorder (for $679) and getting free membership to Focus Video 'thrown in'. BTW, it had a remote that was attached via a cable to the machine itself. The cord wasn't long enough to reach any of our lounge chairs though!
(on the same lines - Getting pinged a dollar for not rewinding your videos)
buying a Farmers Union Iced Coffee (small) for recess at school for 40c and then a large one at lunch for 60c from the canteen
the milkman delivering milk

I remember focus video when i was real young, seemed to disappear at the same time blockbuster showed up.

[Lightning McQueen]

Girls wearing Smile Jeans
Spokey Dokes
Skateline
"Game and Watch" handheld games
riding your bike EVERYWHERE
mum and dad buying a video recorder (for $679) and getting free membership to Focus Video 'thrown in'. BTW, it had a remote that was attached via a cable to the machine itself. The cord wasn't long enough to reach any of our lounge chairs though!
(on the same lines - Getting pinged a dollar for not rewinding your videos)
buying a Farmers Union Iced Coffee (small) for recess at school for 40c and then a large one at lunch for 60c from the canteen
the milkman delivering milk

I remember focus video when i was real young, seemed to disappear at the same time blockbuster showed up.

Radio Rentals used to have video rentals for $4, you could keep them as long as you liked though, I still have "They call me Bruce", still has the new release sticker.

[cripple]

Girls wearing Smile Jeans
Spokey Dokes
Skateline
"Game and Watch" handheld games
riding your bike EVERYWHERE
mum and dad buying a video recorder (for $679) and getting free membership to Focus Video 'thrown in'. BTW, it had a remote that was attached via a cable to the machine itself. The cord wasn't long enough to reach any of our lounge chairs though!
(on the same lines - Getting pinged a dollar for not rewinding your videos)
buying a Farmers Union Iced Coffee (small) for recess at school for 40c and then a large one at lunch for 60c from the canteen
the milkman delivering milk

I remember focus video when i was real young, seemed to disappear at the same time blockbuster showed up.

Radio Rentals used to have video rentals for $4, you could keep them as long as you liked though, I still have "They call me Bruce", still has the new release sticker.

Don't remember that one. Been good having a look through this thread at the way SA was in my parents time. Particularly the M behind the toys r us sign in Rundle Mall

[Iron Fist]

Pin ball machines in Fish'n'chip shops being 20c a go. ( Dolly Parton was in my local for about 15 years - the pinny, not Dolly herself )

Sit down Space Invaders machines (I keep scouring EBAY for a cheap one of these for home)

Mate, heaps of us are on the look out for one. I know of one that exchanged hands between to of my mates, $2500 was the going rate. I dropped out when the bidding hit $500....

I bought a 1942 tabletop in 2005/2006 for 870 bucks in Sydney. I've upgraded it to have 60 games including Space Invaders and have been told it's worth about 4500.

We have one of those at work, doesnt work at the moment but probs wouldnt take much to get it running.
Any idea how much it would be worth and if its worth selling?? its the timber top one with glass and the tv screen in it, not sure if its one or 2 players though?
It just sits there doing nothing!

[Brucetiki]

Girls wearing Smile Jeans
Spokey Dokes
Skateline
"Game and Watch" handheld games
riding your bike EVERYWHERE
mum and dad buying a video recorder (for $679) and getting free membership to Focus Video 'thrown in'. BTW, it had a remote that was attached via a cable to the machine itself. The cord wasn't long enough to reach any of our lounge chairs though!
(on the same lines - Getting pinged a dollar for not rewinding your videos)
buying a Farmers Union Iced Coffee (small) for recess at school for 40c and then a large one at lunch for 60c from the canteen
the milkman delivering milk

I remember focus video when i was real young, seemed to disappear at the same time blockbuster showed up.

Blockbuster bought out Focus Video. I think it happened around 1994

Movieland and Video Star were also a couple of other large video store chains.

[Mr Beefy]

when Rosetta St, West Croydon wasn't chock full of roundabouts and you could get some speed up before hitting the dip under the railway line

[gadj1976]

We have one of those at work, doesnt work at the moment but probs wouldnt take much to get it running.
Any idea how much it would be worth and if its worth selling?? its the timber top one with glass and the tv screen in it, not sure if its one or 2 players though?
It just sits there doing nothing!

Check the brand of machine IF - that might mean you have to look inside the unit. Mine is a Hankin which is apparently worth heaps more (dunno why). Mine is the same as the one you are describing. The wiring goes on them all the time - because of cheap soldering. Mine was soldered back together when it wasn't working and now goes a treat!

[fisho mcspaz]

I remember BETA movies being rented out at our local video shop.

[godoubleblues]

some great stuff has been mentioned

we used to go to the midnight to dawn skate marathons at Downtown in Hindley St, then skated down the mall at 6am to catch the bus home
yumbos at HJ's
going to scout camps at Woodhouse camp without adult supervision

[redden whites]

When Graham Cornes had credibility.

[CK]

- When there was a department store called Moore's in Victoria Square (where the law courts now stand), and Miller Andersen's in Hindley Street (you could visit Tilt further up while the parents were in there)

- The corner of West Tce and Currie St used to have one of the biggest car yards in Adelaide, which kept changing hands.

[Rik E Boy]

You know you're nearing 80 in Adelaide when you don't remember squat.

regards,

REB

[Booney]

The States cricket team won the odd game