I remember party lines. Those were great. :lol2:

 

My great-grandmother's telephone number was 2.

I remember when 60's and 70's muscle cars were just cars.

I remember buying gas for around .65 cents when I started driving.

I remember buying Levi's 501's for about $20

I remember when domestic violence was just the crazy neighbors at it again...poor fellow got his butt kicked every week.

I remember when there were more commercials on TV for how to make your clothes soft, than there were for how to back something else hard.

I remember thinking that "Paint" on the first Mac I ever saw was the coolest thing that they would ever have on a computer.

I remember going to the store and buying chewing tobacco for a neighbor and making .25 cents (candy bar price) when I was 10.

I remember teachers and principals issuing "Licks" to your behind if you intentionally misbehaved.

I remember walking to and from school...no bus service for my elementary school...never rode a bus until middle school...Yes it was up hill both ways!

I remember seeing Ruger Mini-14's in 1983 for $129-$149...couldn't give them away back then.

I remember remember starting at Walmart when it was smaller than KMart, Kroger, Sears, JCPenney and probably Target too.

AND

I remember when the only time you could talk about sports with knowledgeable sports fans was sitting in the bleachers.

I remember when going to the high school games football or basketball was the thing students did.

 

I remember when standing for your pep song was the things students did.

 

I remember Nehi grape with salted peanuts poured into them being a special treat.

 

I remember when my Grandad would take me to Long John Silvers for supper before we went home to eat supper. Man he loved that place.

 

I remember driving around Jerry's in high school begging girls to jump in our car and it never happened until one night when they did, we had no clue what to say or do. We took them around once and dropped them where we picked them up.

 

I remember when eating at a restaurant was a once a year type of thing. This was before I spent a lot of time with my Grandad.

 

I remember when mom got us up every morning before school and made bacon, eggs, and toast for my 2 siblings and me and then got ready for work after we left and worked until 5 and came home and made dinner. This was every dad blasted day.

 

I remember hiding cigs and playboys in the culvert to smoke and peruse the mag after school.

 

I remember great kickball games at Okolona Elementary.

 

I remember having to get off my butt to change to one of the three channels we had on tv when my dad told me to.

 

I remember our 1st color tv. I was totally amazed. Bonanza was the 1st tv show I saw in color.

I remember having to get off my butt to change to one of the three channels we had on tv when my dad told me to.

 

I remember our 1st color tv. I was totally amazed. Bonanza was the 1st tv show I saw in color.

and going outside to turn the antenna while someone stood at a door or window saying a little more, a little more, a little more, no back a little, stop!

when you bought a pack of baseball cards and a stale stick of gum came with it.

 

That broke into a million pieces when you opened the pack..........we chewed it anyway. :thumb:

I remember party lines. Those were great. :lol2:

 

We had one. And remember you had a distinctive ring pattern to denote if it was your call or not.

I remember party lines. Those were great. :lol2:

 

Funny story...my aunt got married at our house, and we had a party line. Well, they didn't want any phone call (ours or someone else's) to interrupt the ceremony...but, they couldn't take the phone off the hook either (because it meant no one else on the line could use it either). So, they wrapped it up in a blanket, stashed it between two pillows, and then stuck it on the floor in the closet! Oh for the day of modular jacks.

....when you could prank call people without them knowing what number you were calling. RomanEmpire pulled off one of the best pranks ever on a guy who was hot for his the girlfriend. A few of us listened in and it was hysterical.

 

Couldn't do that today.

....when you could prank call people without them knowing what number you were calling. RomanEmpire pulled off one of the best pranks ever on a guy who was hot for his the girlfriend. A few of us listened in and it was hysterical.

 

Couldn't do that today.

 

Do you have Prince Albert in a can?

 

or

 

Is your refrigerator running?

 

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Writing and receiving handwritten letters.

Writing and receiving handwritten letters.

 

I still send handwritten notes of encouragement or congrats to people (even though my handwriting is really getting bad).

 

I remember great kickball games at Okolona Elementary.

 

I can tell you my son is in 3rd grade and recess is still a daily kickball game. Glad some things don't change.

I can tell you my son is in 3rd grade and recess is still a daily kickball game. Glad some things don't change.

 

That game will never die.

*Most decent size cities had a morning and an evening newspaper and they were 10 cents.

 

* Coming inside or at least being on someone's porch when the streetlights came on.

 

* Making sure to see a show you wanted to see on TV or else waiting 6 months for the re-run.

 

*Trying to tune in out of town baseball games on a radio at night and you knew what AM station the Indians, Cardinals, Braves, Piarates were on.

When cruising McDonald's for hours was the thing to do.

When Space Invaders was the hottest video game on the planet.

When eating meals with the family was the norm.

When tv was in black and white.

When you put baseball cards in the spokes of your bicycle.

When bell bottoms (plaid was my choice) were cool.

When officers stopped you and made you pour out your beer and followed you home.