Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

[Richland123]

Ha! I forgot all that!..I never made it any officer rank.

I was so excited when I was selected to be a safety patrol in 6th grade. Since I had great grades, was well liked by all the teachers and principal, and did other school activities, I was expected to be a safety patrol officer. Some of the teachers had the bright idea to give the officer designations to some problem students with bad grades who were always in trouble thinking it would make them better. The experiment did not work.

I was not happy but I still took pride in serving my safety patrol duties even though I was given the busiest corner in the neighborhood and furthest from the school 4 times a day in the morning, going home for lunch, after lunch, and after school. Our school did not serve lunch and all the students had to walk home for lunch and back for afternoon classes. The teachers figured I was the most responsible to have that corner.

 

[Richland123]

 

[drummer5359]

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"The quality goes in before the name goes on!"

 

[drummer5359]

These were so common when I was young, it could have never occurred to me that they would someday go out of style. I know they still make them but they are much less common. In the sixties and seventies they were at every picnic, cook out, little league game, drive in...

 

[buldog5151bass]

These were so common when I was young, it could have never occurred to me that they would someday go out of style. I know they still make them but they are much less common. In the sixties and seventies they were at every picnic, cook out, little league game, drive in...

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. I still have several. Since they fold flat, it's not a big issue to toss them on top of the pile in your car

 

[FilterFunk]

These were so common when I was young, it could have never occurred to me that they would someday go out of style. I know they still make them but they are much less common. In the sixties and seventies they were at every picnic, cook out, little league game, drive in...

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As a child of the '60s/'70s, I'm very familiar with these. However, I think this is the first time I've seen the loveseat versions.

 

[Richland123]

 

[rollie 55]

The Raleigh Wisp

 

[Richland123]

 

[rollie 55]

Dansette

 

[Richland123]

 

[kesslari]

I used to have one of these and listened to my local am rock (top 40) station in the early 70's before I got old enough to have a stereo and FM. I would spin it on its chain - instant vibrato!

 

[rollie 55]

Pantry

 

[rollie 55]

Old School ironing and carpet cleaning

 

[FilterFunk]

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So...has Rollie ever ridden a Raleigh?

 

[rollie 55]

So...has Rollie ever ridden a Raleigh?

OH YES and Also the Chopper i had when i was a kid

 

[Richland123]

Most schools in the United States used to have a Future Homemakers Of America Chapter. Times have changed and the organization has changed its name to Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).

 

[dwm74]

The once mighty Rolodex!

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Ha! My boss for the past 10 years just retired in December. He still used his three Rolodexes daily... never got the hang of Outlook Contacts. He made sure me and my peer got them when he cleaned out his office his last day. We said, "Um, thanks.". We curiously went through them a few weeks later... He still had some cards in there from the 80s and 90s. About a third of the cards in there were from people were long since retired or dead.

 

[Richland123]

 

[Richland123]