Remeber this?
Thursday, September 4, 2003 by eieio | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN...?
All the girls had ugly gym uniforms?
It took five minutes for the TV warm up?
Nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got home from school?
Nobody owned a purebred dog?
When a quarter was a decent allowance?
You'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny?
Your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces?
All your male teachers wore neckties and female
teachers had their hair done every day and wore high heels?
You got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped,
without asking, all for free, every time?
And you didn't pay for air?
And, you got trading stamps to boot?
Laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box?
It was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a
real restaurant with your parents?
They threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed . . .
and they did?
When a 57 Chevy was everyone's dream car... to cruise, peel out, lay rubber
or watch submarine races, and people went steady?
No one ever asked where the car keys were because they were always in the
car, in the ignition, and the doors were never locked?
Lying on your back in the grass with your friends and saying things like,
"That cloud looks like a ..."
and playing baseball with no adults to help kids with the rules of the game?
Stuff from the store came without safety caps and hermetic seals
because no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger?
All the girls had ugly gym uniforms?
It took five minutes for the TV warm up?
Nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got home from school?
Nobody owned a purebred dog?
When a quarter was a decent allowance?
You'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny?
Your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces?
All your male teachers wore neckties and female
teachers had their hair done every day and wore high heels?
You got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped,
without asking, all for free, every time?
And you didn't pay for air?
And, you got trading stamps to boot?
Laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box?
It was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a
real restaurant with your parents?
They threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed . . .
and they did?
When a 57 Chevy was everyone's dream car... to cruise, peel out, lay rubber
or watch submarine races, and people went steady?
No one ever asked where the car keys were because they were always in the
car, in the ignition, and the doors were never locked?
Lying on your back in the grass with your friends and saying things like,
"That cloud looks like a ..."
and playing baseball with no adults to help kids with the rules of the game?
Stuff from the store came without safety caps and hermetic seals
because no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger?
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MadDeez
Reply #2 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:11 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:11 AM
yes, i remember those days fondly times have diffently changed, some for the better but most for the worse. and to think we thought we had it rough back in the 60's and 70's. to be honest, i'd hate to be a kid today. things were so much simpler back then.
times have diffently changed, some for the better but most for the worse. and to think we thought we had it rough back in the 60's and 70's. to be honest, i'd hate to be a kid today. things were so much simpler back then.
Keila
Reply #3 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:18 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:18 AM
Yes, being a kid today would be awful. They just do not get how much can be done outdoors even if you are alone.
Sad
Sad
eieio
Reply #4 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:31 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:31 AM
It seems like most every toy my 4 yr old has needs a battery and sometimes I kid him that 'When I was a kid, a stick was the best toy I had!'
Come to think of it, that's not too far off the mark.
Come to think of it, that's not too far off the mark.
eieio
Reply #5 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:32 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:32 AM
WOM, I prefer to think of it as not older, just better.
WOM
Reply #6 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:51 AM
Reply #6 Thursday, September 4, 2003 6:51 AM
Yeah PIC, we do get wiser, it is a shame the kids nowadays don't realize that. Been there, done that. Batteries, bon't remember needing them as a child. Teenager yes. Forgot, where in TX. are you at.
eieio
Reply #7 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:11 AM
Reply #7 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:11 AM
I'm in Tyler, WOM
Except for a time spent in Denison, been here all my life. Nice place but growing. I live kinda out in the country though so it's not too bad.
Except for a time spent in Denison, been here all my life. Nice place but growing. I live kinda out in the country though so it's not too bad.
kona0197
Reply #8 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:14 AM
Reply #8 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:14 AM
I remember playing with Legos while the cold war was at its height....
Koasati
Reply #9 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:15 AM
Reply #9 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:15 AM
There was no need to lock the doors to the house....... whether you were
home or not.
That quarter allowance would buy 2 sodas, and 2 candy bars.
Gasoline was never higher than 25.9 cents a gallon, and often the gas stations would have a price war, and it would go down to 17.9 cents...... (I remember working at a gas station, when I was in High school, for 90 cents an hour)
I miss my ole '53' Chevy Coupe...
That quarter allowance would buy 2 sodas, and 2 candy bars.
Gasoline was never higher than 25.9 cents a gallon, and often the gas stations would have a price war, and it would go down to 17.9 cents...... (I remember working at a gas station, when I was in High school, for 90 cents an hour)
I miss my ole '53' Chevy Coupe...
WOM
Reply #10 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:22 AM
Reply #10 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:22 AM
I could go to the movies (2 pictures and comics) get a soda and box of popcorn all for 50 cents. Gas was 16.9 for premium (gas war all the time) good thing cause my 58 vette only got 6 miles to the gallon. 2 bedroom appt. furnished and all utilities paid was $110 a month. Only made $3 an hour but it went farther back then.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #11 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:34 AM
Reply #11 Thursday, September 4, 2003 7:34 AM
We had free movies on weekends.It was called "Bell check theater"Your mother would cut the checkmark off a quart of milk and they let you in free to see 2 godzilla movies.Parents must have loved it.
eieio
Reply #13 Thursday, September 4, 2003 9:36 AM
Reply #13 Thursday, September 4, 2003 9:36 AM
Oh, yeah. I almost forgot those Saturday morning matinees.
War of the Worlds, Time Machine, Buck Rogers, great stuff!
As a kid we would go around and collect soda bottles to turn in for the deposit. Didn't take too many to get a soda and a candy bar. soda 10 cents, candy bar 5 cents and all kinds of candy for a penny.
War of the Worlds, Time Machine, Buck Rogers, great stuff!
As a kid we would go around and collect soda bottles to turn in for the deposit. Didn't take too many to get a soda and a candy bar. soda 10 cents, candy bar 5 cents and all kinds of candy for a penny.
WOM
Reply #14 Thursday, September 4, 2003 9:41 AM
Reply #14 Thursday, September 4, 2003 9:41 AM
2 cents for the regular bottle and 5 cents for the quart. Did the same thing.
Chef Garry
Reply #15 Thursday, September 4, 2003 10:03 AM
Reply #15 Thursday, September 4, 2003 10:03 AM
a quarter could buy enough candy at the corner store to rot most of your teeth. The most expensive were jaw breakers at 3 cents each!
I lived on my bicycle. Could be gone for hours. Of course, back then school was for the whole day Monday to Friday. No field trips for skiing, swimming, bowling or any of that stuff.
I lived on my bicycle. Could be gone for hours. Of course, back then school was for the whole day Monday to Friday. No field trips for skiing, swimming, bowling or any of that stuff.
Styl-X Design
Reply #16 Thursday, September 4, 2003 11:22 AM
Reply #16 Thursday, September 4, 2003 11:22 AM
the cocacola bottles were still from glass
WOM
Reply #17 Thursday, September 4, 2003 11:36 AM
Reply #17 Thursday, September 4, 2003 11:36 AM
Yeah STYL, and the cars were not made of plastic. Get hit by a 50's or 60's car and these things now a days will be in a heap.
Jaw breakers were 2 cents when I got them. Your right, a quarters worth of candy would fill up both jeans pockets and last all day.
Jaw breakers were 2 cents when I got them. Your right, a quarters worth of candy would fill up both jeans pockets and last all day.
Chef Garry
Reply #18 Thursday, September 4, 2003 12:05 PM
Reply #18 Thursday, September 4, 2003 12:05 PM
Of course WOM. 3 cents Canadian is 2 cents US! 
Styl-X Design
Reply #20 Thursday, September 4, 2003 12:10 PM you're right wom, the sovjet (ussr, rusland etc) made their cars from 6 millimeter steal
Reply #20 Thursday, September 4, 2003 12:10 PM
you're right wom, the sovjet (ussr, rusland etc) made their cars from 6 millimeter stealPlease login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
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Reply #1 Thursday, September 4, 2003 5:53 AM