February 19, 201016 yr When you answered your phone because there was no caller id to screen it. Everybody just picked it up and said Hello? Anybody remember "ON" tv? I also remember when I only had to dial the last number of the exchange, examplia grata 8-0000(rather than 888-0000). As for television ending at a certain time of night, I remember; plus I think we were better for it.:thumb:
February 19, 201016 yr ^ loved ColecoVision. Of course, we only got two hours per day of TV/video games, so on nights when Knight Rider or Battlestar Galactica came on, Zaxxon and Pitfall would take a back seat. What about when you got Scratch 'N Sniff stickers for getting 100% on a spelling test . . . Lunch recess lasted 45 minutes, you played nine-square on the asphalt, you got holes in the knees of your blue jeans and (horrors) your mother put a "patch" on the knees to fix it . . . To contact a friend, you walked to his house, knocked on the door, and asked his parent if he could "come out and play" . . . Tonka Trucks were made of real, heavy steel, and had actual rubber tires . . .
February 19, 201016 yr Party line telephone service (My grandmother's favorite passtime.) If you wanted a quick lunch, you either ate cold leftovers or you waited for it to heat up on the stove. If you wanted popcorn, it involved a heavy-bottom pan, oil and shaking the pan vigorously until the popping stopped, and then hoping the bottom kernels weren't burned. Real Manual typewriters (even before Selectrics) The abrasive eraser for correcting mistakes that rubbed a hole in the paper Transistor radios with a plethora of AM stations and a only a few FM Bikes that were "1 speed" and no hand braking. Black and white TV. Cars without seatbelts Cars without AC Cars with only an AM radio Milk in glass jugs Milk delivered to our door in plastic bags by Ehrlers Mimeographed homework. I used to love that smell! :lol: A school cafeteria that didn't serve food. There was a line for milk and snacks, but no "meals". No "movie machines". If you wanted to see a movie, you saved your money and went to a theater. Coffee made in a stovetop percolator. It was a big deal in our house when my mom finally got an electric percolator. There's so many thins I remember that my kids think I'm exaggerating about when I talk about them. :lol:
February 19, 201016 yr You know you're of a certain age if..... you remember when the TV just went off at a certain point at night. National anthem followed by a blank screen. Think a 22 yr old can even comprehend that? Wasn't that usually preceded by the "Keep America Beautiful" commercial with the Native American being brought to tears after a passing motorist throws garbage out his window?
February 19, 201016 yr When the tv went out, you thumped it a few times to get working again. After a few months or even years in some cases, of the whacking the tv repair system. You had to replace a tube. A folded up piece of paper stuck under the edge of the channel knob to get it to stay on channel. Going out side and turning the antena to get a clearer picture. And OH MY GOODNESS, big news, the Jones just got a color television.
February 19, 201016 yr What about UHF and VHF channels on TV? How about picking up a local radio station on the TV?
February 19, 201016 yr Mr. Softie Ice Cream trucks. You could get real soft serve ice cream. A far cry from these parollee looking characters that drive around in vans today. Oh, btw, I do like the Kona Ice man!
February 19, 201016 yr Cigarette ads on television. "A silly millimeter longer." "I'd rather fight than switch."
February 19, 201016 yr Mr. Softie Ice Cream trucks. You could get real soft serve ice cream. A far cry from these parollee looking characters that drive around in vans today. Oh, btw, I do like the Kona Ice man! We used to have 'bud the baker' who would drive up and down the street twice a week, selling donuts and other bakery goods. He honked as he went up the street so you knew it was him, and then he would drive slowly back down, stopping as the people came up. Good times! I also remember as a kid when the Kroger in Ft Mitchell used to have a machine that when you ran a cart thru it, you would get a sticker that could be redeemed for a penny. We used to spend hours there getting the carts from the parking lot to get us some 'real money'!! :lol:
February 19, 201016 yr I also told my kids how excited I was when I got my first 3 speed bike - - they obviously had no clue what a 3 speed bike was.
February 19, 201016 yr Great thread. How about when everyone was outside? Baseball,Football,Basketball,riding bikes. Never had to call anyone you knew where everyone was every morning till the street lights came on. To many things that are to organized these days. How about walking to where you wanted to go or riding your bike? What ever happened to those good days?
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