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Things you don't see anymore
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OP mentioned being sued for falling off the slide. From what I remember when I was a kid people didn't do that. If you fell it was because you were clumsy or careless and not because someone provided a really cool thing to play on that, oh by they way, could get you hurt if you were clumsy or careless.
Loved the wacky packages! I had a whole big collection of those. And the Schwinn bikes with the small front tire. Man how I wanted one! haha..
Lots of car references here and I guess I miss a lot of that stuff too. Or I did until I bought my Galaxie last September. I upgraded to front disc brakes since she's my every day car, otherwise has most of the car stuff mentioned and I'll add a couple car items.
Ignition switch in the dash, headlight dimmer switch on the floor, lap seat belts only, bench seats, huge steering wheel, analog clock that can't keep time worth a damn and holy cow, look where they put the radio! I also miss seeing engine displacements in cubic inches.
Loved the wacky packages! I had a whole big collection of those. And the Schwinn bikes with the small front tire. Man how I wanted one! haha..
Lots of car references here and I guess I miss a lot of that stuff too. Or I did until I bought my Galaxie last September. I upgraded to front disc brakes since she's my every day car, otherwise has most of the car stuff mentioned and I'll add a couple car items.
Ignition switch in the dash, headlight dimmer switch on the floor, lap seat belts only, bench seats, huge steering wheel, analog clock that can't keep time worth a damn and holy cow, look where they put the radio! I also miss seeing engine displacements in cubic inches.
You also had to cover! It was the combination of ducking and covering that protected us from a nuclear explosion. 
Metal lunch boxes!!
I remember in like 4th grade, about 1978, kids using them to bash other kids over the head.
This is a great thread...I sure hope it keeps growing.
I remember in like 4th grade, about 1978, kids using them to bash other kids over the head.
This is a great thread...I sure hope it keeps growing.
I'm 41. My first VCR was a Betamax with a WIRED remote. Now THAT was high-tech. We got it for free by collecting points off Roy Roger's cups!!!
When I was little, my little brother and I would leave the house first thing in the morning, travel in our bikes (his had cards in the spokes) to our friends' house three miles away, and we'd all go play in the woods for the day. Unsupervised. We built tree houses way up in the trees, like REAL high up. Read that again. WE built them. As in a bunch of ten year olds, built real treehouses, with hand tools and no supervision.
We had to be home "by dark". If our parents only knew some of the crap we did, they would have had coronaries.
When I was little, my little brother and I would leave the house first thing in the morning, travel in our bikes (his had cards in the spokes) to our friends' house three miles away, and we'd all go play in the woods for the day. Unsupervised. We built tree houses way up in the trees, like REAL high up. Read that again. WE built them. As in a bunch of ten year olds, built real treehouses, with hand tools and no supervision.
We had to be home "by dark". If our parents only knew some of the crap we did, they would have had coronaries.
Most mothers in the '50s would let there babies crawl around in the front seat. Some were responsible, and bought the new car seats, like this one.
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I'm loving this thread, even if it IS making me feel freakin' OLD!! Keep 'em coming, subscribed.
Metal Tonka trucks like this winnebago
My friend was riding and goofing around on one like this in my basement and ran into the wall and started crying and screaming and took off running. It wasn't until later me and his brother, who were laughing hysterically, found out he cut his knee open and needed stitches.
My friend was riding and goofing around on one like this in my basement and ran into the wall and started crying and screaming and took off running. It wasn't until later me and his brother, who were laughing hysterically, found out he cut his knee open and needed stitches.
Ashtrays! There were ashtrays everywhere! Everyone has a few! And smoking was allowed almost everywhere back then. I remember seeing people pushing shopping carts in grocery stores and puffing away without a care in the world! I also remember house parties with the extended family where after a few hours you couldn't see across the living room for all the smoke. Some things might have gotten worse since the old days, but as far as smoking goes, things have definitely gotten better. 
Smoking section in a restaurant.
Being responsible for your own actions (a repeat, I know).
Lawn mowers without safety devices.
Metal dashboards in cars.
Percolator coffee pots.
Drip coffee pots.
386 computer.
Being responsible for your own actions (a repeat, I know).
Lawn mowers without safety devices.
Metal dashboards in cars.
Percolator coffee pots.
Drip coffee pots.
386 computer.
I have the original 1967 Wacky Packages cards I bought when I was 10 or 11 years old setting next to me as I type. I have been considering selling them since they are highly collectible and valuable now.
I just bought a new box of Quisp cereal at a surplus store for only $1.50, which I could not believe since it is expensive online.
What you don't seem to see anymore is toys in cereal boxes.
Also, around my parts, I can still buy rock candy and candy cigarettes (although they now call them candy sticks but still use the fake cigarette boxes and names).
Who remembers this very dangerous toy that would just about break your wrist? Clackers or Klackers. They were banned after many kids got hurt.
I just bought a new box of Quisp cereal at a surplus store for only $1.50, which I could not believe since it is expensive online.
What you don't seem to see anymore is toys in cereal boxes.
Also, around my parts, I can still buy rock candy and candy cigarettes (although they now call them candy sticks but still use the fake cigarette boxes and names).
Who remembers this very dangerous toy that would just about break your wrist? Clackers or Klackers. They were banned after many kids got hurt.
Oh and remember the mom and pop guitar stores? Back when GC was just another guitar store?
I remember it well, going into the local music store and not being allowed to touch anything, but on the rare occasions when you got to, the guitar you played was perfectly set up and played sooooo nice.
I remember it well, going into the local music store and not being allowed to touch anything, but on the rare occasions when you got to, the guitar you played was perfectly set up and played sooooo nice.
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