are we running out of things to discuss........

I used to love the milk shake bars when I was a young teen. Which one to have strawberry, chocolate or vanilla. It was a rare treat so I had to choose well.

To answer travels....yes, I think we are running out of ideas for discussion.Now, did I ever tell you about the time I cleaned out the teapot recently and almost dropped it?

Gosh you were very sophisticated in Bristol Silversider We only had Yates Wine Lodges in Liverpool.

Remember Sherry Bars, Very popular in Bristol in the 1960s. Special glasses, you could have a glass or a schooner or a double schooner, and there were about 10 different varieties of sherry on offer.
Whatever became of all those sherry glasses?

You’re right, Callistemon. Brandy and Babycham was one drink, cider and Cherry B another. Mixing them wasn’t a good idea.

I like the political threads best.
I hardly ever think about the past so don't do much nostalgia, although I know that lots of people enjoy it. Therefore I would never say that a thread is "boring" I just realise that it is not of much interest to me.

Nothing wrong with a bit of trivia... the thread about toffees really made me laugh.

I drank Bacardi and Lime for a few years. Until I realised it made me positively evil.

Cherry B and Pony!!.....(A little drink with a big kick!)

I also drank sherry!!

I still drink sherry kittylester
But it must be well chilled very dry Tio Pepe!

My favourite drink is a cup of tea, strongish with milk, no sugar, if anyone is offering.

Maggiemaybe

Did anyone else used to drink brandy and Cherry B, or was that just me and my BFF?

Brandy and Babycham!

Namsnanny

The other day FannyCornforth commented that she had to draw attention to her thread 3 times before anyone posted.
I too have left threads which havent been taken up, I just thought people didn't like the topic.
Maybe we arnt being brave enough to investigate different sounding titles?
I know I miss quite a few threads, especially as I dont go o the political ones very often.
Perhaps I should take my own advice and branch out?

It was my 'Christmas Recommendations' thread (nothing controversial - don't panic!)
Its first incarnation got zero replies.
I reworded it slightly and reposted it on another day and it got pages of responses.

cornishpatsy

I think more people are conversing via private messaging or Whatsapp groups.

I've thought that too!

The other day FannyCornforth commented that she had to draw attention to her thread 3 times before anyone posted.
I too have left threads which havent been taken up, I just thought people didn't like the topic.
Maybe we arnt being brave enough to investigate different sounding titles?
I know I miss quite a few threads, especially as I dont go o the political ones very often.
Perhaps I should take my own advice and branch out?

Chewbacca, same here. When I was about 19 I won a bottle of vodka on holiday. After drinking the whole bottle I was luckily wise enough to crawl into my room and lock the door before collapsing on the floor. The Spanish waiter was disappointed!

I hope we never run out of things to talk about. Our lives may be mundane at the moment but we don't have to be.

I think more people are conversing via private messaging or Whatsapp groups.

I was a later comer to alcohol. I was brought up in a Methodist household. My Mother enjoyed a small sherry at Christmas in later life, but my Dad never touched a drop although his favourite dessert was a real sherry trifle .
My drink of choice these days is a gin and tonic.
I've been busy baking this morning, so this is my first look at gransnet. I didn't see the deleted thread either, but if it was politics then I wouldn't have looked at it. I steer clear of those.

Bacardi and coke- Cuba Libre! Memories of Spanish holidays!

When I was 17, on new year's eve when our dog had died, my uncle got me drunk on Babycham. That was the only time I'd ever tasted it and that was enough. Gin and whatever took my fancy, thereafter.

When I was 17, I got very drunk on Bacardi and coke; so drunk that I was really, really ill. My parents were justifiably furious. I've never touched another drop of alcohol since. Just the smell of it makes me heave. And that's been a pain in the neck throughout my adult life because I've been accused of being "miserable", a party pooper and I've even had my soft drinks spiked by idiots that thought I wouldn't notice.

Teach you not teach it

Yes sorry trisher. Were you doing things in real life, that will teach it

I tried the gin and orange too, didn't like it. Then there was larger and lime (Yuk). At college I was introduced to Newcastle Broon. My family liked a drink, I was given Brandy and Babycham at a party my mum and dad took me to. My gran carried a bottle of brandy in her handbag "For mediceenal purposes" .
Galaxy have I missed another deleted thread? I'm going to complain. It's not fair I keep missing these thing!!!

I used to enjoy hot Vimto as a child, the squash not the horrid new-fangled fizzy stuff.

I didn't drink and was brought up in a strict household. This led to me marrying a heavy drinker as I found it exciting seeing this lively world of pubs and fun.
Although the marriage was a disaster it gave me my lovely family and grandchildren.