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Location: Indiana
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Jul 02, 2008 at 08:16 AM
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we rode bicycles without helmets and survived
television sets had two big knobs, one for UHF, one for VHF there were full service gas stations and leaded gasoline you had to push a button on the floorboard of your car to switch to high beams we listened to music on turntables with vinyl albums the local movie theater had ONE screen everyone tuned in to watch "Roots"...the first miniseries Coke and Pepsi came in 16 oz. glass bottles that you had to pop the top off feel free to add to the list ..................... |
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Jul 02, 2008 at 08:47 AM
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television sets had two big knobs, one for UHF, one for VHF
And we had to get up off the couch, walk over to it and *GASP* change the channel by hand! 
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Poohbah
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Jul 02, 2008 at 02:24 PM
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You could fill up your volkswagon for $2.00 and get change back?
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Jul 02, 2008 at 10:22 PM
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You had to plan ahead how much money you'd need for the weekend and take it out before the bank closed on Friday becasue there weren't ATM machines everywhere.
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Member Since Mar 2008
Location: Africa
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Jul 05, 2008 at 09:04 PM
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your printer used to go "screech screech"
the text on your screen was all green we listened to cassette tapes or (gasp!) even the 8 track you had to write out a check and drop every bill payment in the mail with a $.25 cent postage stamp a gallon of gas was $3 or (oh my!) even $2! a hoe was a tool you used in your garden |
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Grand Poohbah
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Location: Michigan
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Jul 05, 2008 at 11:34 PM
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Brian, the only thing i remember off your list was some full service gas stations. Everything else was before my time. lol
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Location: NY
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Jul 05, 2008 at 11:57 PM
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The mail was delivered in NY twice a day ??
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Jul 06, 2008 at 12:25 AM
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gas was $0.49 a gallon and rationed?
minimum wage was less than $2 an hour you could buy a brand new car off the lot for $2995 a carton of cigarettes was less than $10 the milk man came to the door 2 mornings a week to see what dairy products you needed all the kids in the neighborhood had the run of all the yards in the neighborhood till dark, and if your mom wanted you she opened the front door and yelled your name? there was only 1 tv in the house and it got 3 channels telephones had party lines __________________ love yourself first, the rest will follow |
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Location: Canada
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Jul 06, 2008 at 01:59 AM
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Roller skates had a key that we wore on a string around our neck.
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Jul 06, 2008 at 02:52 AM
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I remember all the above and I remember farther back than "a gallon of gas was $3 or (oh my!) even $2!"
I remember back when both a pack of cigarettes and a gallon of gas were 25 cents! ... and typewriter keyboards still had the cent sign.  
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Grand Poohbah
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Jul 08, 2008 at 11:20 AM
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I remember most of what has been posted already...
as for gas I remember when it was like .78 cents a gal __________________ Melinda  Today, NOW! Is the time to tell that someone you love them.....  because tomorrow just might be too late! 
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Jul 08, 2008 at 01:10 PM
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I remember going to the store to buy cigarettes for my mom when they were $.35. When they hit $.50 she said "no one will pay that much for cigarettes!"
I think what I miss the most is drive ins. My brother and I fighting over laying in the back window because that was the premo spot. For about $5 you all got into the movie, got popcorn, soda, a HUGE lollipop and a hotdog. __________________ I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children. |
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