Things baby boomers remember

Travelinglady · Apr 28, 2018 at 11:48 PM

28 Things Only Baby Boomers Will Remember - lifestyle - att.net

I didn't ride in a "woody," but I sure remember everything else.

Gus1234U · Apr 29, 2018 at 02:12 AM

i was born in the 50's, but grew up in the 30's~! time stretches when you're far away from everything... then in the 60's we moved to town, and wow~! running water~! TV~! RADIO~!!! omg, and paved roads....

Things baby boomers remember

^^^ my first car

butterscotch444 · Apr 29, 2018 at 03:37 PM

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i was born in the 50's, but grew up in the 30's~! time stretches when you're far away from everything... then in the 60's we moved to town, and wow~! running water~! TV~! RADIO~!!! omg, and paved roads....

Things baby boomers remember

^^^ my first car

Pretty darn cool car, Gus!!!

Gus1234U · Apr 29, 2018 at 08:27 PM

it was 15 yrs old when i got it~ :x

Jun 27, 2018 at 01:25 PM

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i was born in the 50's, but grew up in the 30's~! time stretches when you're far away from everything... then in the 60's we moved to town, and wow~! running water~! TV~! RADIO~!!! omg, and paved roads....

Things baby boomers remember

^^^ my first car

Love this car..
Went to a classic car event recently when I was away, got some good pics.

Travelinglady · Jul 04, 2018 at 11:35 AM

Great pic! I remember riding in my uncle's Chevy BelAir. Cool car!

I'd love to go to an old car museum or showing again one of these days.

Gus1234U · Jul 06, 2018 at 01:24 PM

i've been watching a tv series, made in '60-'62, called Danger Man, with Patrick McGoowan.. i don't remember ever seeing it back when, but they didn't do so many reruns as they do now, with tv archives, n stuff...

it's got good plots, but poor writing and directing... i almost think Patrick was new to TV, he's so stiff... he plays a NATO secret agent, kind of. anyway, if you just want to be reminded of fashions, cars and all things 50'ish... check it out. (i don't have a link, i'm watching it on the web), 39 half hour episodes per season, with a 3 yr break, 4 seasons in all,, a lot of time spent in black & white~! LOL

https://www.google.com/search?q=Dang...hrome&ie=UTF-8

Seafarer · Aug 04, 2019 at 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Gus1234U

i was born in the 50's, but grew up in the 30's~! time stretches when you're far away from everything... then in the 60's we moved to town, and wow~! running water~! TV~! RADIO~!!! omg, and paved roads....

Things baby boomers remember

^^^ my first car

That reminds me so much of the first car I remember, a black and white '55 Delray.

butterscotch444 · Apr 29, 2018 at 03:36 PM

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28 Things Only Baby Boomers Will Remember - lifestyle - att.net

I didn't ride in a "woody," but I sure remember everything else.

What's that? Loll! I hadn't ever heard of this!( a station- wagon)?

katydid777 · Apr 29, 2018 at 09:01 PM

The honeymooners!

Nammu · Apr 29, 2018 at 09:13 PM

Cars came with bench seats and larger steering wheels and no safety belts....there was no such thing as a child safety seat.

Travelinglady · Apr 29, 2018 at 09:41 PM

The woody was the station wagon with wood sides!

I still miss big phone books.

Cool car, Gus! My uncle had one of those chevys.

Anyone remember standing on the differential hump while riding in the car?

Nammu · Apr 29, 2018 at 10:21 PM

I remember standing on the hump tho mostly I curled up on one side or the other with my toys and books, we took lots of road trips. Anybody else ever got to travel on the upper bed in a camper? That was a great way to see the USA.

Gus1234U · Apr 30, 2018 at 09:15 AM

i remember when 3 or 4 of us younger kids would ride in the back of the pick-up, and jump up and down on the bumpy roads, cause you never knew where the floor would be.... talk about 'cheap thrills' LOL (yes, ONE time a cousin fell out of the pick-up, but i think he was pushed~)

Things baby boomers remember

Travelinglady · Apr 30, 2018 at 11:54 AM

Gus, my grandpa had a truck like in your picture, only it was blue.

Gus1234U · Apr 30, 2018 at 01:22 PM

LOLOL Trav~! ours was blue, too, but i couldn't find a pic online that was OLD and blue~

May 04, 2018 at 12:49 AM

Our old car had an 8 track tape player in it. Remember switching between tracks?

I rode in the back of a truck a few times. I wasn’t aware of hair knotting up in the wind the first time

My mom had a Chevy Chevette (it’s gonna make you happy-that was the commercial jingle). Anyway, I used to put the seats down in the back and stretch out on my back and look at the sky (the hatchback was slanted so you could see straight up.

Nammu · May 04, 2018 at 08:55 AM

Yer mum making clothes on the sewing machine. Of being forced to take home ec, cooking and sewing classes if you were a girl. Oh right typing was required for girls too, but lots of boys took that class.

Hairball · May 04, 2018 at 09:24 AM

I am sure I will think of more but this is off the top of my head:
I remember selling Girl Scout cookies for 50 cents a box door to door.
Fond memories of Christmas's, circling and writing down everything I wanted from the sears catalog.
Riding in the back seat of the station wagon that faced backwards.
My first time buying nylons, and garter belt.
Going to the local drug store and having a shake at the long counter with stools.
A little diner that had a penny candy counter and having a nickel and getting a big sackful of candy.
My fathers first grocery store.

Travelinglady · May 04, 2018 at 12:14 PM

Ah, Hairball, thanks for reminding me of those things. Other than the garter belt, I'd love to do some of that again. Yep, 50 cent Girl Scout cookies. And I adored the Sears Christmas catalog. What fun!

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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 48,158 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	Apr 28, 2018 at 11:48 PM #1 28 Things Only Baby Boomers Will Remember - lifestyle - att.net I didn't ride in a "woody," but I sure remember everything else.
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Gus1234U Seeker Member Since Jun 2010 Location: Here Posts: 9,204 13	Apr 29, 2018 at 02:12 AM #2 i was born in the 50's, but grew up in the 30's~! time stretches when you're far away from everything... then in the 60's we moved to town, and wow~! running water~! TV~! RADIO~!!! omg, and paved roads.... ^^^ my first car __________________ AWAKEN~!
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 48,158 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	Jul 04, 2018 at 11:35 AM #6 Great pic! I remember riding in my uncle's Chevy BelAir. Cool car! I'd love to go to an old car museum or showing again one of these days.
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Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,597 (SuperPoster!) 14 53.8k hugs given	Apr 29, 2018 at 09:13 PM #11 Cars came with bench seats and larger steering wheels and no safety belts....there was no such thing as a child safety seat. __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 48,158 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	Apr 29, 2018 at 09:41 PM #12 The woody was the station wagon with wood sides! I still miss big phone books. Cool car, Gus! My uncle had one of those chevys. Anyone remember standing on the differential hump while riding in the car?
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Gus1234U Seeker Member Since Jun 2010 Location: Here Posts: 9,204 13	Apr 30, 2018 at 09:15 AM #14 i remember when 3 or 4 of us younger kids would ride in the back of the pick-up, and jump up and down on the bumpy roads, cause you never knew where the floor would be.... talk about 'cheap thrills' LOL (yes, ONE time a cousin fell out of the pick-up, but i think he was pushed~) __________________ AWAKEN~!
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 48,158 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	Apr 30, 2018 at 11:54 AM #15 Gus, my grandpa had a truck like in your picture, only it was blue.
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Gus1234U Seeker Member Since Jun 2010 Location: Here Posts: 9,204 13	Apr 30, 2018 at 01:22 PM #16 LOLOL Trav~! ours was blue, too, but i couldn't find a pic online that was OLD and blue~ __________________ AWAKEN~!
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 48,158 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	May 04, 2018 at 12:14 PM #20 Ah, Hairball, thanks for reminding me of those things. Other than the garter belt, I'd love to do some of that again. Yep, 50 cent Girl Scout cookies. And I adored the Sears Christmas catalog. What fun!
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