Remember when...

[donnier]

Having a (Helms) bread truck come down the street every day.

Milk delivered in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers and about a half inch of cream on the top.



Riding in the rear package shelf and waiting for dad to step on the brakes.



The teachers AND the parents werent afraid of the kids.

 

[daytripper63]

Playgrounds with tall swings, monkey bars, and pea gravel or dirt in the fall zone.

(Lawyers are protecting us from our selves, so no more of that)



Your folks knowing you did something bad before you got home... and doing something about it.

(Back then it was spanking and a months restriction and today it is "Johnny do you want a time out?" BARF



Playing in the woods of PA until you heard the whistle. And you better beat feet to get home quick!

(I was in Oswego NY and same thing)



Getting swatted by the teacher in kindergarten because you were late getting back to class after recess. You were never late again.

(um that never happen to me, I never did anything wrong )



Dressing up to go on the plane because it was special.

( I forgot about this one )



Listening to NASCAR on the radio because it was hardly ever on TV. Hearing about Petty, Allison, and the others and picturing it in your head.

(I watched Petty & Allison on tv although it was very rarely ever on tv, did not listen much to the radio)



TV dinners took 1 hour to cook because there weren't microwaves yet. And after it was done, you sat with the family, not the TV, and ate.

( I would like to know who here on this forum actually still sits together at a certain time everynight for dinner, I miss this one, I am going to make this happen again)



You didn't know hardly anyone whose parents were divorced.

( Lawyers again, telling you "You can take the easy way out" marriage is not easy and people change (a little bit) but I think most people that dont try to learn and do things together will grow apart. )

Never had the thought of trading her in for a newer model?

 

[daytripper63]

Being able to ride in the back of your dads p. u. truck

 

[bmoeller]

How about walking ACROSS the street from school to your home, instead of being FORCED to take the BUS or get a ride! That is total BS.

 

[fkovalski]

This topic reminds me of Tim Mcgraw's song:



"Back When"



Don't you remember

The fizz in a pepper

Peanuts in a bottle

At ten, two and four

A fried bologna sandwich

With mayo and tomato

Sittin' round the table

Don't happen much anymore



We got too complicated

It's all way over-rated

I like the old and out-dated

Way of life



CHORUS:

Back when a hoe was a hoe

Coke was a coke

And crack's what you were doing

When you were cracking jokes

Back when a screw was a screw

The wind was all that blew

And when you said I'm down with that

Well it meant you had the flu

I miss back when

I miss back when

I miss back when



I love my records

Black, shiny vinyl

Clicks and pops

And white noise

Man they sounded fine

I had my favorite stations

The ones that played them all

Country, soul and rock-and-roll

What happened to those times?



I'm readin' Street Slang For Dummies

Cause they put pop in my country

I want more for my money

The way it was back then



(chorus)



Give me a flat top for strumming

I want the whole world to be humming

Just keep it coming

The way it was back then



(chorus)

 

[donnier]

In response to the member who asked:

TV dinners took 1 hour to cook because there weren't microwaves yet. And after it was done, you sat with the family, not the TV, and ate.

( I would like to know who here on this forum actually still sits together at a certain time everynight for dinner, I miss this one, I am going to make this happen again)



I gott tell ya the DW and I eat dinner that way all the time.

Course it helps that its just the two of us but we still do nonetheless.

 

[Texas Diesel]

( I would like to know who here on this forum actually still sits together at a certain time everynight for dinner, I miss this one, I am going to make this happen again) .

Wifey and I do, every night, no TV. Perhaps this contributes to being maried for 27 years



Nah, I'm just a great guy

 

[daytripper63]

Wifey and I do, every night, no TV. Perhaps this contributes to being maried for 27 years



Nah, I'm just a great guy

Which one, the dinner together everynight or the no TV :-laf

I am not a fan of TV and my wife watches it all the time, seems like people today actually think that life is supposed to be like the people on TV (way to much drama)

 

[The patriot]

We eat together every nite.

99% of the time the TV is off. She eats like it's her last meal. I eat so fast I hardly taste it. :-laf

I'm usually @ the TV before she's done. :-{}

We've had waitresses/servers comment on how slow she eats, so you KNOW it's slow. :-{}

 

[PToombs]

fkovalski, what's the 10, 2 and 4? I know most of the stuff in that song, but I always wondered what that was.







Peter Potamus, Dastardly and Muttly, Wacky Races, and the Banana Splits?

We have Boomerang channel on the satelite now, I watch as much as the kids do!

Do your chores before I get home, or else! The chores were done!

Getting sent to the principals office and meeting the "Correction Device"!

 

[fkovalski]

... what's the 10, 2 and 4? I know most of the stuff in that song, but I always wondered what that was... .

I have wondered that too! (times of the day??) May be someone will provide insight.

 

[Pawpaw]

fkovalski, what's the 10, 2 and 4? I know most of the stuff in that song, but I always wondered what that was.

From Dr Pepper Museum - Waco, Texas - Home of Dr Pepper



"From 1910 to 1914, Dr Pepper was identified with the slogan, "King of Beverages. " "Old Doc," a typical country doctor character with monocle and top hat, became the Dr Pepper trademark character in the 1920s and 1930s. During that era, research was discovered proving that sugar provided energy and that the average person experiences a letdown during the normal day at 10:30a. m. , 2:30p. m. and 4:30p. m. A contest was held for the creation of an ad using this new information. The winner of the ad campaign came up with the famous advertising slogan, "Drink a bite to eat at 10, 2, and 4. " Dr Pepper's slogan in the 1950s was "the friendly Pepper-Upper," which led the brand into the 1960s when it became associated with rock and roll music and on Dick Clark's American Bandstand TV show. "



The old Dr. Pepper label and cap was round and had "10" "2" & "4" at the appropriate clock positions, or nearly so.

 

[PToombs]

Thanks Pawpaw! I always wondered, and it had me stumped!

 

[Jumbo Jet]

4 kids under the age of 15 sitting on the tailgate of the pickup (1961 Dodge D100 - Dad loved Mopars) dragging their TOUGH feet on the gravel road while Mom and Dad were in the cab as we headed to town. 3 miles was traveling down US 64 and AR 1 with occasional traffic behind us!

My oldest sister (one of the 4) turns 60 this week. We all lived to tell these stories to our grandkids!

 

[donnier]

If Im not mistaken, the 10 2 and 4 used to be the commercial for Dr Pepper when it first came out.

Correct me if Im wrong.



Beany and Cecil show. With puppets instead of cartoon. And later the cartoon version of the same show.

 

[jeepit]

Remember having the milkman bring milk, eggs, cheese right to your doorstep and place it in an insulated metal cooler?

I remember my mother calling the local grocer and giving her order. He would deliver it later in the day and put it on a tab you would once a month? Then ma would give me the cash and we would walk over and pay the bill and get candy for bringing the grocer the cash?

Playing all day long and your parents really never had to worry where you were?... Just get home before the streetlights came on?

 

[bighammer]

Wow, it's fun to read these, they bring back the memories.

Gumby & Pokey, Felix the Cat, Friendly Giant, Mr. Dressup (growing up in Ann Arbor, we got Channel 9 from Windsor, Ontario) Bozo's Bigtop, Soupy Sales, The Three Stooges, Sir Graves Ghastly, The Ghoul. You had to be there to see it because there was no VCR or Tivo. There weren't remotes either. Now I have too many features and not enough buttons on the TV, so if the batteries are dead, I can't really watch anything. (I rarely watch TV anyway, though)

I remember many cattle farms between Ann Arbor and Detroit. You'd be hard pressed to find a single cow anymore. Vernors Ginger Ale, Faygo, The Boblo Boat and Amusement Park, Thunderfest, Tiger Stadium, and Ford assembly plant tours were all uniquely Detroit.

Ann Arbor was smaller and the closest thing to a mall was Arborland. There were 3 drive-in theaters just in the Ann Arbor area, now there are only 10 or 12 in ALL of Michigan.

Neighbors all knew each other. The kids knew that and getting away with anything was unlikely. Kids knew where other kids lived, and everybody knew where old people who might need a hand lived. There were trails thru the woods connecting all the yards. In the winter, we had snow-- LOTS of it. We walked about a mile thru cow pasture to a monster of a hill for sledding. We worked together and cleared the snow off the local ponds for hockey. We rode bikes all over the county. Any public place had a working phone booth to call home. It was only a dime just like the BIG candy bars. Bazooka Joe was bigger too. We had real sugar in our goodies, Sacharin was for TAB and old ladies' coffee. Most kids had JOBS and WORKED for their spending money. ($2. 35 minimum wage?)

Everything under the hood had an obvious purpose or function. It was all business. No chips, excess wiring, sensors, etc. Seatbelts? :-laf Yea right.

You don't see big groups of kids playing except in public parks. Nobody seems to care about who lives next door, let alone down the street.

It's late, and I could go on for a long time...

 

[fest3er]

... Milk delivered in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers and about a half inch of cream on the top. ...

Going for a ride with the milkman on his deliveries in the neighborhood and enjoying his stories.



Watching the telecast of the first landing on the Moon.



Hearing radio news (on WBCN) of My Lai, carpet bombings and other haps in and around Vietnam.



The last of the Olds Rocket V8s.



Cars with wings.



Buying and installing seatbelts in the family car.



When 25,000 miles out of a set of tires was real good.



The new farm tractor had a metal seat, hand clutch and no cab, and the first accessory was a suicide knob.

 

[TSuter]

Playing stick ball or football in the street with everyone in the neighborhood.



Did this with my kids the other day, everyone looked at us like we were crazy.



Tom

 

[Texas Diesel]

Burning ants with a magnifying glass.



And kites, the forerunner of the video game.



How about the balsa wood airplanes at the checkout, the ones powered by a rubber band?