Topic: I can remember the day when.... (Read 6715 times)

Martin (Admin) · « **on:** April 10, 2016, 09:39:55 pm »

What were some of your huge milestones in life and all the emotions that went with it?!

I can remember that day:

The day I could first reach the kitchen sink taps without a chair,
I first time I finished a whole can of Coke,
The day the colour TV arrived,
Spending 2 hours watching the new Bendix washing machine,
The day when Mum bough me Meccano!
The day Dad let me press the accelerator on the (car) transit van!
Spelling test day in primary school,

First public reading event... eight!,
First time i knocked a nail all the way in,
First solo drive,
~~The time I was arrested~~,
First real kiss,
First kite flight,
Time I nearly drowned at the seaside,

What are some of yours?

NB. For the purposes of this forum, kissing is as far as we'll allow, OK!

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2016, 09:41:34 pm »

No mention of founding Mayhem Martin?

Colin

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #2 on:** April 10, 2016, 09:47:51 pm »

I remember, the first concept of Mayhem in my mind and first launching the website.
Also the amount off work launching this Forum was!

Day I launched my own home built model boat, a MFA Phirana boat.
First time I met Colin!

... so many great things

Stavros · « **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2016, 09:49:29 pm »

Well this is really Simple really

Day I married Kelly
The Day when Catherine was Born
The Day Bethan was born

The rest do seem to be rather insignificance

Dave

U-33 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2016, 09:54:26 pm »

The day I had my second heart attack and died...and was brought back to life.

More recently...the day that the lovely Lorraine came into my life.

Colin Bishop · « **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2016, 10:02:48 pm »

Have to agree with Dave, watching your kids being born is as good as it gets.

Colin

Norseman · « **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2016, 10:04:33 pm »

Sorry it's a sad one first

21 October 1966. I was about eight and it was the day I began to grow up. Aberfan was all over the news.

14 January 1973 Liverpool Empire, Led Zeppelin. Live - not at 33rpm!

Dave

Nemo · « **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2016, 11:25:42 pm »

All the usual family ones.

Plus.

November 22, 1963. I was a soldier working with an American firm in their offices on Christmas Island when the report of the JFK assassination came over the news. Their grief was tangible and I could never forget the emotions of that day.

roycv · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2016, 03:32:41 am »

My earliest one is, I felt a sharp slap, I cried out and someone said "its a boy". Up till then life had been a bit blurred.

I have had some nice cuddles since and the odd kiss! So not so bad so far!
Roy

NFMike · « **Reply #9 on:** April 11, 2016, 08:53:04 am »

I can remember quite a few events, but not the actual dates.
I can remember one date, but not the actual event as other people told me what happened then - my birthday :)

davidm1945 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2016, 10:15:10 am »

Quote from: Plague on April 11, 2016, 08:53:04 am

I can remember one date, but not the actual event as other people told me what happened then - my birthday :)

Last year - and you were sozzled?

RAAArtyGunner · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2016, 12:17:44 pm »

Quote from: Colin Bishop on April 10, 2016, 10:02:48 pm

Have to agree with Dave, watching your kids being born is as good as it gets.

Colin

Couldn't agree more.

The rest pales.

roycv · « **Reply #12 on:** April 11, 2016, 12:55:02 pm »

Hi not always! I had to deliver my daughter just me and my wife there, you learn to pray!
Roy

tigertiger · « **Reply #13 on:** April 11, 2016, 02:16:33 pm »

Specific days
JFK assassination
Bobby Kennedy assassination
Apollo 8 goes around the moon.
One small step for man, one giant leap for 1968.
Getting a new Raleigh Mustang bike for good school report.
Being accused of a crime I did not commit, at school. I did not vandalise Ronny's bike, even if I don't like him.
Buying my first vinyl single.
Buying my first vinyl album.
Failing my first car test.
Passing my first motorbike test.
First day arrival at army training.
First day I met my wife.
Wedding days, yep done it twice.

patrick simmonds · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2016, 02:25:43 pm »

November 63, collecting for boys clubs, top of a block of flats, and someone shouted from the bottom "kennedys been shot".
thought one of the other boys collecting had been shot by a irate donar

radiojoe · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2016, 03:01:16 pm »

10 September 1966, the day she became my wife, everything else pales, awww

warspite · « **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2016, 07:07:14 pm »

I can remember all the usual if prompted, wedding (wishing it would end some days

), first and seconds birth (wishing - - - - you know where that's going

) first failure of driving test, first passing test, Apollo landing (thought that was 69 - memories giving up), first unofficial driving car, many years later - first driving lessons - many many years later first proper driving lessons, first day at work, first day at the best ever company I've worked for - and the subsequent later last days - 3 if you include its rebirths), getting stopped by the US florida police - for jogging early in the morning, the fights I have been in - domestic and non domestic

, where I was when 9-11 took place - I was no where near, officer.

tigertiger · « **Reply #17 on:** April 12, 2016, 01:57:04 pm »

You are correct, that was 1969. I went back and checked my post. A typo, honest.

dodes · « **Reply #18 on:** April 14, 2016, 09:20:53 pm »

My first memory, being pushed in a pram behind Gillingham Locomotive sheds and seeing the locos in steam plus a big one painted in Blue, then watching a six inch cruiser leaving Chatham Dockyard from Gillingham coal pier.

Kipper · « **Reply #19 on:** April 14, 2016, 09:49:08 pm »

Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia 1959 ...................

.......... my very first taste of Marmite, been hooked on it ever since.

mook · « **Reply #20 on:** April 22, 2016, 05:43:15 pm »

The days that I remember

The day I left school - I was the first person on the bus home
The day I passed my driving test

My graduation day my parents were so proud
The day I married my late husband Malc
The day Malc passed away

Norseman · « **Reply #21 on:** April 22, 2016, 10:44:40 pm »

Just reading this and I remembered

Aged 4-5 walking through my Nan's kitchen. The ceiling had some sort of large hanging maiden arrangement (cast iron hangers and wooden slats). Hoisted and lowered by a rope it was, and fully laden with woollen blankets. I walked under, rope broke, pandemonium ensued. Now why on earth did that memory pop up?

Dave

ballastanksian · « **Reply #22 on:** April 23, 2016, 12:58:56 pm »

Yes, we had one of these in the two National Trust ~~hovels~~ er Houses we lived in when I was younger and they were quite chunky when loaded with wet washing!

I rememer spending the morning of 11/9 with a girl friend walking along looking at the house boats in Shoreham having seen the mothers in Belfast protesting against something and thinking crikey. And then seeing one of the free trade towers on the Gym telly while I was cycling and wondering 1.What the tower was (i had not heard of them until then) and, 2. Why their fire control systems were not handling it? And then the second plane hit and the trouble in Northern Ireland was forgotten in history.

Other than that, I remember Cornflakes and Lilt both tasting twenty times better when they had Flavourings in them.

The Iranian Siege (First time I noticed the news).

derekwarner · « **Reply #23 on:** April 23, 2016, 01:15:18 pm »

Yes....64 years ago at the age of nearly 3

is my first memory in life...being taken away by a theatre sister with huge white winged cape & hat....to see the fairy's

I was actually going into theatre for the removal of my burst appendix........[peritonises] ...not a pleasant memory......... Derek

Norseman · « **Reply #24 on:** April 23, 2016, 04:23:20 pm »

I was trying to explain to some youths that TV used to have two channels, have a religious epilogue, then the national anthem (for which many stood) and ended at midnight with a high pitched noise and a dot. The message was received with some amazement until I was asked 'what colour was the dot'?. Upon saying tv was only monochrome they said I was just winding them up.

TV after school was
Four Feather Falls
Gigantor
Champion The Wonder Horse
Casey Jones
Mr Ed (talking horse)
Beverley Hill Billies
My Favourite Martian
77 Sunset Strip (if I stayed up late).

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