RMweb Premium Dave John Posted January 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1 Agreed, gutties. I think that comes from the soles originally being made from gutta percha. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1 (edited) 19 hours ago, jcredfer said: I was in PE college round about then and they were called basketball boots, would that a Western side of the Pond expression? We were down in the SW of England, so the bumper term might not have seeped down that far, by then. Re the Teddy Boy shoes, I do also recall the term, too. IIRC, basketball boots were so called because that was* printed on the box if you had the "proper" Converse ones. * I still have the box, which was sturdy and a useful size to be repurposed! John * Thinking about it, I rarely wore mine (they were bright red and really a bit too flash for me) and the boots might conceivably still be lurking in the back of a cupboard.... Edited January 1 by Dunsignalling 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 4 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said: IIRC, basketball boots were so called because that was* printed on the box if you had the "proper" Converse ones. * I still have the box, which was sturdy and a useful size to be repurposed! John * Thinking about it, I rarely wore mine (they were bright red and really a bit too flash for me) and the boots might conceivably still be lurking in the back of a cupboard.... From my memory, basketball boots came from Woolworths, unboxed. Standard ‘leisure’ footwear for me from 1960s onwards for years. Still have a pair. Trainers, in a similar role, didn’t appear until into the 1970s. steve 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1 2 minutes ago, steve1 said: From my memory, basketball boots came from Woolworths, unboxed. Standard ‘leisure’ footwear for me from 1960s onwards for years. Still have a pair. Trainers, in a similar role, didn’t appear until into the 1970s. steve Quite an aberration for me to go for the trendily branded item, I suspect a girl might have been involved in my purchasing decision.....😉 John 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 3 hours ago, Dunsignalling said: IIRC, basketball boots were so called because that was* printed on the box if you had the "proper" Converse ones. * I still have the box, which was sturdy and a useful size to be repurposed! John * Thinking about it, I rarely wore mine (they were bright red and really a bit too flash for me) and the boots might conceivably still be lurking in the back of a cupboard.... But they would have been proper basketball boots not just a "nickname". Designed that way so that you don't get injuries as there is a lot of twisting in basketball and the high top prevents ankle injuries. These things aren't just fashion statements, they are sports equipment! And if they are genuine, still boxed and in very good condition they might be worth decent money. I've still got my Wally Waffles and I know they sell for well into three figures, if not four. 💲💲💲 Jason 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: But they would have been proper basketball boots not just a "nickname". Designed that way so that you don't get injuries as there is a lot of twisting in basketball and the high top prevents ankle injuries. These things aren't just fashion statements, they are sports equipment! And if they are genuine, still boxed and in very good condition they might be worth decent money. I've still got my Wally Waffles and I know they sell for well into three figures, if not four. 💲💲💲 Jason Perhaps, but it would have been in the interests of those selling the cheap lookalikes to retain the sporting cachet of the term. Just as mass-market "trainers" nowadays ape the appearance of the famous brands as closely as potential copyright actions permit. John Edited January 1 by Dunsignalling 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 1 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1 Green Flash daps were cheap until the 80s when they were 'discovered' by the middle classes and quadrupled in price/quartered in quality overnight. The age of the cheao plastic trainer had arrived, and I hated them, gave me athlete's foot, the only athletic part of me, but the athlete's welcome to 'em; modern ones at least breathe a bit! I preferred blue or black cheapo basketballs because they didn't fade to pink, but even cheapo have to be proper boot, with ankle support... There is no excuse for pink except on a '57 Coupe de Ville, where it is compulsory. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 01/01/2024 at 10:57, steve1 said: From my memory, basketball boots came from Woolworths, unboxed. Standard ‘leisure’ footwear for me from 1960s onwards for years. Still have a pair. Trainers, in a similar role, didn’t appear until into the 1970s. steve Had a pair of "Ripple" trainers for the school cross - country team in 1968, by Adidas 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 40 minutes ago, 62613 said: Had a pair of "Ripple" trainers for the school cross - country team in 1968, by Adidas I remember those coming out and one of our class ran for Devon (?? - memory thing) and bought them. Very impressive the looked, too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, jbqfc said: Chains rather than brains originally, I suspect....😉 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Dunsignalling said: Chains rather than brains originally, I suspect.... More than likely, although if you had brains you’d not drive in such conditions anyway. For many years I’d happily take to the road in the most extreme winter conditions in my landrover, content that the vehicle and my driving skills would keep me safe. However, regardless of chains and experience it is the idiot coming the other way who will loose control and take you out. I no longer drive in snow/ice. 3 2 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2E Sub Shed Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 55 minutes ago, Deeps said: More than likely, although if you had brains you’d not drive in such conditions anyway. For many years I’d happily take to the road in the most extreme winter conditions in my landrover, content that the vehicle and my driving skills would keep me safe. However, regardless of chains and experience it is the idiot coming the other way who will loose control and take you out. I no longer drive in snow/ice. Do not forget the other idiot following you, who is just as likely to totally misjudge / act incorrectly for the conditions, and ram you from behind. 3 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted January 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3 If I am allowed to smoke in an authorised smoking area am I allowed to park here? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hroth Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 54 minutes ago, jbqfc said: Like Banananas, a difficult word to stop spelling! 3 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post The Johnster Posted January 3 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 3 5 hours ago, Deeps said: More than likely, although if you had brains you’d not drive in such conditions anyway. For many years I’d happily take to the road in the most extreme winter conditions in my landrover, content that the vehicle and my driving skills would keep me safe. However, regardless of chains and experience it is the idiot coming the other way who will loose control and take you out. I no longer drive in snow/ice. Bruce, chum of mine back in the day studying agriculture at UCW Aberystwyth, lived about 5 miles out of town on the Cwmystwyth road with Anne, who worked at the university in the meterorological department. One of her jobs was to check the rain/snow gauges scattered around the western slopes of Pumlumon, a 2,500-odd foot lump of topography with some steepish slopes. I was there a-visitin', and it snowed, heavily, and, with Bruce busy attending lectures, asked me to accompany her, good sense over such terrain in those conditions, and I was a pretty experienced hillwalker in those days. She had the use of a short wheelbase landy, which I assumed was how we were going to get to the startoff point on the eastern shore of the Nant y Moch reservoir. That's nearly a thousand above sea level to start with... But, no, she took her own car, a rather battered but game Hillman Imp, which didn't have a heater... I raised my eyebrows a bit but she told me she knew what she was doing. We put chains on the wheel and set off. A Hillman Imp has rear wheel drive with the engine mounted directly above the driven wheels, and what it is good at is traction. To my surprise, and increasing respect for this little car, we made our way to Nant y Moch without any big problems, I thing we stopped twice to dig out, and clearly Anne had done this before and knew what she was about... She knew the bearings for her gauges, which had sensibly orange painted tops, but we had to dig one or two of them out of the white stuff. The route finished just below the summit, and the snow stopped as we climbed the final slope to the shelter on the top where we were going to have our lunch. Something quite magical happened then; the storm cleared away to the east leaving crystal clear air, and it was like a curtain being raised over a sunlit white landscape and a clear deep blue sky; you needed sunglasses! Sheltered from the wind, we had lunch and watched the unfolding spectacle, til we could see Clee Hill and The Wrekin, one of the best days I've ever had hillwalking, quite wonderful. We returned by way of Capel Bangor, where she kept a horse, which was a lovely fella except that he kept stepping on my feet. The Imp behaved heroically throughout, and she reckoned was a much better bet then the landy, so long as the chains were on, in those conditions. Otherwise she could get to some of the gauges offroad with the landy even if it was wet and boggy (and Pumlumon is good at wet and boggy). A Grand Day Out, but I'd have liked a car with a heater! 20 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 3 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 3 5 hours ago, Hroth said: Like Banananas, a difficult word to stop spelling! No wonder Trump had so much trouble with Canada! 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 3 hours ago, The Johnster said: she took her own car, a rather battered but game Hillman Imp, which didn't have a heater... I raised my eyebrows a bit but she told me she knew what she was doing. We put chains on the wheel and set off. A Hillman Imp has rear wheel drive with the engine mounted directly above the driven wheels, and what it is good at is traction. I used to have a '72 VW Beetle 1300 - a woeful 44h.p., 0-60mph on a calender, but put snow chains on the rear wheels & it could deal with real bad snow & ice. At one time Beetles & Imps were popular cars for competitions like off-road hill climbs due to their traction. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted January 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4 And one of the Bush presidents* had trouble with "nuclear", nucular was his version. I think it was Bush, jr. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted January 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4 (edited) 10 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: I used to have a '72 VW Beetle 1300 - a woeful 44h.p., 0-60mph on a calender, but put snow chains on the rear wheels & it could deal with real bad snow & ice. At one time Beetles & Imps were popular cars for competitions like off-road hill climbs due to their traction. Years ago, my late father worked with a guy who resided well away from most things that constitute "on grid" way out in the boondocks of East Devon. The unmetalled "lane" he lived down was utterly evil and had destroyed an, admittedly second-hand, and already quite old, Land Rover in about eight years. He reckoned snow improved matters! His next car was a four-year-old Skoda Estelle, bought as a stop-gap "because it was there" and cheap. He was surprised to get three more out of it, so he bought another.... I think he took the hint and moved after that! Edited January 4 by Dunsignalling 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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