- Fri May 06, 2016 8:54 am
#456408
Dead right. In the real world, a lot of people (myself included) remember the 70s with great affection, but thought the 80s were fucking awful.
I has this argument a few months back on the off topic section of a classic car forum I go on. To make the point I used a second hand car analogy. Britain in the 70s, before Thatcher, was a car that looks a bit shabby, the paintwork is a bit faded and it needs a bit of work on the interior, BUT its an honest motor, its sound, no rot and mechanically its good. A good basis to work on and with a small amount of easy work, you will end up with something really good.
Thatcher's 80s model is a complete rot box that some bodger has tarted up with filler and given a quick spray job on so it looks, superficially, shiny. Underneath the paint is a litany of problems a mile long and it would need a huge amount of work to put right
I has this argument a few months back on the off topic section of a classic car forum I go on. To make the point I used a second hand car analogy. Britain in the 70s, before Thatcher, was a car that looks a bit shabby, the paintwork is a bit faded and it needs a bit of work on the interior, BUT its an honest motor, its sound, no rot and mechanically its good. A good basis to work on and with a small amount of easy work, you will end up with something really good.
Thatcher's 80s model is a complete rot box that some bodger has tarted up with filler and given a quick spray job on so it looks, superficially, shiny. Underneath the paint is a litany of problems a mile long and it would need a huge amount of work to put right
Were going to hell in a handcart, you couldn't make it up!
It’s an outrage, ban this sick filth!
It’s an outrage, ban this sick filth!