Recently, the topic of the old public information films was skipped upon. The green cross code man, and Jimmy Saville, public domain icons both, and there are some within our ranks that may drive cars from the past, but know little of the period from whence they came.
Our Vivas come from a time when not everyone had a mobile phone, and those that were around weighed a ton and were carried in a shoulder bag and had telescopic ariels a mile high.
The Viva is from a time when telephone numbers where just six figures, including the std code. And phone boxes were red, and hardly ever got vandalised.
(Cue Land of hope and glory)
From a time when blue rince was in fashion, and men could have perms without being laughed at, and leather trousers were cool. We had Kenny Everet and Hot Gossip. Chris Tarrent and Sally James (Oh the boots) and Saturday night at the paladium. We had Benny Hill (lets see someone get away with the kind of stuff he used to these days) We Had the professionals and the Avengers and Lost in space and Time tunnel and the tomorrow people, and a TV remote was a stick beside your chair. We had teachers that were not afraid to take you in their arms and hold you to their ample bussom if you were upset at primary school. (Perhaps thats too much)
Our Vivas come from a time when I had hair, and could squeeze the odd zit or two.... (Screech... Lets back up a bit)
I think that those of us that remember these things, niegh, revere the old days, should take it upon ourselves to educate those that are too young to remember the age from which the cars they drive come from. For my own part, if there were such a thing as a time tunnel, I'd be one of the first to drive through it. Lets go back... lets go home, that's what I say.
And for those of you waiting for a point behind this post... you will have a long wait. Rant over. My apologies to any younger members, or other life forms that were offended by this post.
I am an old fool, and proud of it.