In Which Decade Were You Born?

pachyderm · Nov 09, 2022 at 12:11 PM

I was born in the decade before Methuselah. You remember Methuselah, yes?

*Beth* · Nov 09, 2022 at 05:49 PM

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I was born in the decade before Methuselah. You remember Methuselah, yes?

Of course. I remember Methuselah and I well remember the decade prior. What do you remember about that decade, pachy?

*Beth* · Nov 09, 2022 at 05:53 PM

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70s kid here, and a teen of the 80s, I grew up without central heating - all we had for heating was a gas fire in the living room. In the winter it was so cold there was frost inside the windows upstairs, that was normal back then. With the current energy crisis people are remembering it again as many can’t afford to put on their heating.

Mum made almost all my clothes as a kid, that wasn’t unusual then, I look back at the photos and smile as I remember each dress she made me including my favourite rainbow one. I wasn’t fashion conscious until my teens in the 80s when I liked to go to Top Shop and Etam. I loved roller skating too and the roller discos were my favourite. Pac-Man and space invaders were the arcade games we loved to play, this was before the consoles came out - when they did they were basic, Atari with pong, basically a dot on a screen and two goals each side! They developed pretty rapidly though and we had better games like Frogger were you had to dodge across the road.

What delightful memories! I began roller skating when I was a really young girl, but the rinks in the '70's were a blast! I still roller skate, but either in my apartment or on tennis courts because there's no roller rink here, sadly.

Ohhh, Frogger. That poor, dear froggy

Did you keep your rainbow dress?

*Beth* · Nov 09, 2022 at 06:02 PM

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Skating! Not roller. I don’t know how to roller skate. Ice skating. We had huge ice skating rinks. And it was cold enough every winter for it to stay on all winter. With global warning it’s not cold all winter through. Music was playing and it was so much fun. I was never great but good enough I guess to enjoy it although I fell a lot. We went every weekend with school mates.

Also remember swimming at any weather. We grew up by the sea. Water there is almost never sufficiently warm. I got used to swimming in cold water but now I am spoiled and wouldn’t go in the water unless it’s warm hahah but we used to swim until lips were blue haha

Strange, in a way, for California, but we had an ice skating rink in my city. I was a good roller skater and really took to ice skating. I ended up getting involved with figure skating and won some awards. I liked how the ice skating rink place was so cold and refreshing.

We all swam, spring and summer, in pools or in the river. People can only go into the ocean here above the ankles, unless they're surfing. I love getting my feet wet in the ocean when it washes up onto the sand, but the salt always burns my shaved legs.

The moon and stars sweater sounds beautiful.

*Beth* · Nov 09, 2022 at 06:05 PM

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....I wore them once and got so many cat calls and whistles I never wore them to school again.

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*Beth* · Nov 09, 2022 at 06:09 PM

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What crushed my childhood was the death of Steve Irwin AKA The Crocodile Hunter. I still follow Bindi, his daughter who now has a daughter of her own, and her family who are still very active in wildlife conservation.

Oh, Steve Irwin's death was tragic. It hit my kids hard, too. You are so young! I was devastated when Kurt Cobain died, but my kids don't at all remember him alive. My daughter made a dress she sold to Frances Bean Cobain. Your mention of Bindi reminded me of Frances Bean.

Discombobulated · Nov 10, 2022 at 07:50 AM

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What delightful memories! I began roller skating when I was a really young girl, but the rinks in the '70's were a blast! I still roller skate, but either in my apartment or on tennis courts because there's no roller rink here, sadly.

Ohhh, Frogger. That poor, dear froggy

Did you keep your rainbow dress?

That’s so cool you still skate! I hung up my boots a long time ago but good for you, it’ll keep you fit. Yeah I wonder if there are any roller rinks at all now, it seems such a 70s and 80s thing. Our rink was an old ballroom so I guess each generation has its hey day.

Alas I didn’t keep any of those lovely dresses but have some nice photos to remind me. Mum made all my dolls clothes too - so clever.

pachyderm · Nov 10, 2022 at 09:57 AM

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Of course. I remember Methuselah and I well remember the decade prior. What do you remember about that decade, pachy?

Nothing. That was before my time...

*Beth* · Nov 11, 2022 at 06:41 PM

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That’s so cool you still skate! I hung up my boots a long time ago but good for you, it’ll keep you fit. Yeah I wonder if there are any roller rinks at all now, it seems such a 70s and 80s thing. Our rink was an old ballroom so I guess each generation has its hey day.

Alas I didn’t keep any of those lovely dresses but have some nice photos to remind me. Mum made all my dolls clothes too - so clever.

Oh, it's good you have the photos. My mother used to speak proudly of her own mother's ability to sew lovely clothes.

Yes, there are roller rinks all over the place in California, and probably in other states, as well. Also outdoor skate parks. There was a nice skate park here where I live, but stupid covid has caused the closure of so many nice things.

*Beth* · Nov 11, 2022 at 06:42 PM

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Nothing. That was before my time...

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Discombobulated · Nov 12, 2022 at 07:15 AM

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Oh, it's good you have the photos. My mother used to speak proudly of her own mother's ability to sew lovely clothes.

Yes, there are roller rinks all over the place in California, and probably in other states, as well. Also outdoor skate parks. There was a nice skate park here where I live, but stupid covid has caused the closure of so many nice things.

Ah that’s good you still have some of those rinks in California! We have an outdoor skate park here but it’s for skateboarding, lots of short steep ramps, Sorry yours ended up shut due to covid

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divine1966 · Nov 12, 2022 at 09:30 AM

There are roller rinks everywhere. There’s one huge by us. They have classes there too and game arcade for those who don’t want to roller skate. It’s owned and running by a local family since 1942.

Nammu · Nov 12, 2022 at 11:34 AM

There’s tiny towns spotted all around us and one of them about 15 minutes away had a skate rink but it burnt down during covid shutdown and they chose not to rebuild. It was an institution owned and operated by a local family. There’s various outside skateboard parks and the ice skating rink that used mostly for hockey. A neighborhood girl used to skate with in-line roller skates on the streets and bicycle trails around here but they moved this summer. So there’s not really anything left except a dance hall in another small town. They had live bands in decades past but since the 70’s it’s canned music. It just celebrated its 75th year recently.

The malls that were such a huge part of life are now being torn down. On-line shopping has made most stores close. There’s a small one about 30 minutes to the west or a larger one and hour to the east and mall of America 2+ hours to the north.

*Beth* · Nov 12, 2022 at 02:55 PM

Oh, how I miss malls. @Nammu, some of the most joyful days of my life were spent with my daughter in malls during the '90's and early 2000's. We had such fun! There was one store where we could sit in a nice area and try on make-up and paint our nails. Ooh, and Hot Topic!

Do you know that there is a Toy Museum in the U.S.? I saw on the news that Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots were just inducted!

Nammu · Nov 12, 2022 at 03:11 PM

Ooo I knew about the museum but I hadn’t heard they’d inducted the the battling robots. How cool.

I know, I miss malls. You could make a day of it. Plus they were great places to walk in the fall, winter and spring.

Nammu · Nov 12, 2022 at 05:09 PM

Yah know, thinking about these things makes me sad for our society. Dance halls, gone. Skate rinks, gone. Malls, gone. All places where people gathered and socialized. Now they just seem to make huge, huge arenas where sooo many gather but there’s no intimacy.

mote.of.soul · Nov 12, 2022 at 05:15 PM

I was born in 1969. As a result I have a real fondness for retro 1960s & 70s decor, fashion, and just the way everything looked during those times. That's the world which I was first aware of having exited the womb.😊

Mountaindewed · Nov 13, 2022 at 06:11 AM

One of my first clear memories was how popular the movie Titanic was. I remember everyone being so excited about it. My sister would play My Heart Will Go On nonstop and one time she had me stand on the coffee table and lip sync it with a toy microphone in front of my mom and grandma.

*Beth* · Nov 13, 2022 at 10:46 AM

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Ooo I knew about the museum but I hadn’t heard they’d inducted the the battling robots. How cool.

I know, I miss malls. You could make a day of it. Plus they were great places to walk in the fall, winter and spring.

Yes, the battling robots and delightful Light Bright! (Lite Brite?? not sure of the spelling.)

Oh, so true about malls - wonderful places to walk, to really exercise. My mom, when she was in her 70's, used to walk around the mall because she felt safe.

We do have skating rinks here, still, just not in this town. We have a bowling alley, which is nice for some people. It's been there since David was growing up here in the 50's and 60's. During the holiday season a bunch of outdoor ice skating rinks are set up in several locations. Some years ago I tried to ice skate - I had enjoyed figure skating so much as a kid - but couldn't do it. My sisters, who grew up in NYC, flew around the rink, though.

Public pools are very popular here. They are almost all outdoors and open only during the summer months.

*Beth* · Nov 13, 2022 at 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mote.of.soul

I was born in 1969. As a result I have a real fondness for retro 1960s & 70s decor, fashion, and just the way everything looked during those times. That's the world which I was first aware of having exited the womb.😊

I like that. "Exited the womb" My children can say that with all sincerity; they were c-section babies.

You're a bona fide Gen-Xer, alright!

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pachyderm Legendary Member Since Jun 2007 Location: Washington DC metro area Posts: 15,865 (SuperPoster!) 16 2,857 hugs given	Nov 09, 2022 at 12:11 PM #61 I was born in the decade before Methuselah. You remember Methuselah, yes? __________________ Now if thou would'st When all have given him o'er From death to life Thou might'st him yet recover -- Michael Drayton 1562 - 1631
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divine1966 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Dec 2014 Location: US Posts: 22,380 (SuperPoster!) 9 1,277 hugs given	Nov 12, 2022 at 09:30 AM #72 There are roller rinks everywhere. There’s one huge by us. They have classes there too and game arcade for those who don’t want to roller skate. It’s owned and running by a local family since 1942.
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mote.of.soul Legendary Member Since Jan 2018 Location: New Zealand Posts: 13,136 (SuperPoster!) 6 21.9k hugs given	Nov 12, 2022 at 05:15 PM #77 I was born in 1969. As a result I have a real fondness for retro 1960s & 70s decor, fashion, and just the way everything looked during those times. That's the world which I was first aware of having exited the womb.😊 __________________ "A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it."- Dōgen
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,226 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,779 hugs given	Nov 13, 2022 at 06:11 AM #78 One of my first clear memories was how popular the movie Titanic was. I remember everyone being so excited about it. My sister would play My Heart Will Go On nonstop and one time she had me stand on the coffee table and lip sync it with a toy microphone in front of my mom and grandma. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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