Things that disappeared, without you realising?

[jennymanara]

What things have disappeared in society, and you did not notice until much later?
So when I was young in every shopping street you would see old women wearing coloured polyester macs and headscarves. And then one day I suddenly realised that I had not seen a woman wearing this kind of clothing for a long time.
The same with plastic rainhoods. You used to see these for sale in newsagents, and elderly women would wear them when caught unaware by the rain. Again disappeared.

Phone boxes. I'll think of more.

White dog poo.

Hoods and head squares disappeared when those short helmet hairstyles made with rollers went out of fashion. Most of the people who wore that sort of thing 50-60 years ago are dead now.

I remember when everyone was installing home bars and dado rails in the 80s. When I was looking to buy a house it was surprising how many had bars that needed ripping out. Vertical blinds too - I was surprised how many houses had those because they’d never been updated for 25 years.

Travel brochures. I was browsing Florida holidays in local travel agents and none had brochures available, they redirected me online

Hahaha white dog poo!

The phone book.

I've got vertical blinds, what's in for blinds now then?

Flat caps for men. I remember elderly men would often wear flat caps.

Red and white striped workmen's roadside tents.

Usually saw at least one a day, usually telecoms works.

Comb overs.

I used to work with a chap in the 1980s that has a comb over starting at the back of his head that went right over the top to the front and was plastered down with brill cream.

His nick name was Flip Top after the flip top bins that were all the rage back then.

Haven’t seen a comb over in years!

Morning Coffee biscuits. Suddenly, within the last five years, all supermarkets seemed to stop selling them.

Peachsummer Yes you are probably right. But the idea of a cheap plastic fold up hood is a good one.

my mum still has a plastic rain hood

Soola My FIL has a very large combover. But he is very ill and housebound.

I remember elderly men would often wear flat caps
Flat caps are totally in - all the hipsters wear them!

Kids with gloves attached to a string around the child's neck and through their coat sleeves. These used to be common with young children, and they were so practical. It stopped gloves being dropped and lost.

Decent sized car park spaces.

The dryers in hairdressers that people used to sit under with their rollers in, in rows.

Sheets and blankets. So rare not to have a duvet now.

The brown, furry lined zip up bootees older women would wear if it snowed. It's all wellies, snow boots or walking shoes these days.

Dc both have gloves with strings, courtesy of my mil. A friend mentioned strangling risk so maybe that's why they've fallen out of favour but they are so handy!

My 14 year old is desperate for a rain hood
Flat caps are trendy
Garden bars are totally in

I reckon these things are on the way back op!

Candlewick bedspreads.

Thunder flys. Used to be plague like in summer, not seen one for years

Nylon houseboats worn over your normal clothes to do the cleaning in.

My 70s childhood is coming in handy for this thread.

Ringos. Toffos. Fruit Polos.