25 out of 25 mostly because I lived in a backwoods small town in southern IL. We couldn't even get all 3 of the channels on TV because we were out of range. How about BB gun tag? Playing with fireflys Cartoon tag skateboards that were 3" wide and 12" long AND DEATH Superfriends cartoons - wondertwins activate Tom & Jerry - even older Mayberry, Barnie Fife, Opie Taylor = name the show. How about going to the library to look things up, no google!!!!
I got 25 out of 25.... How about: AM radio only Fast Food was at the drug store counter 19 cent gas 5 cent candy bars that were big Joni Hand Warmers that ran on lighter fluid -yep you put them in your pocket. Evening Radio programs like "Your's Truly Johnny Dollar" Reel Lawn Mowers (some with motors but most you pushed) Crystal Radio Sets you built yourself so you could have radio in your bedroom Real Fireworks you could set off yourself in your yard for the 4th of July Cars with heaters that ran on the gas in your tank (1955 Chrysler option) For that matter no heaters in cars (they were options back then) Semi automatic transmissions (1948 Dodges had them) Three on the tree transmissions Running with your lights on during a long trip so you would not over charge the battery 10 cent Movies on Saturday afternoons Coke with codin as an additive (Now that was a Coke High for sure - stopped in 1954) No frozen food at all in the supermarket - come to think of it no supermarkets... To mention a few....Yep older than dirt and glad I lived during those times. Kids today missed a lot.....(63 years old)
So I remember 1 and I think it was more of a "throwback" cause it was a candy cig LOL does that mean im like a fetus?
After reading through the thread again, I have to wonder... A question for the younger people... (Those who are under 40!) How many of you actually remember some the things listed from childhood? There are a lot of things I remember seeing or hearing of after growing up (slightly!) But, there are MANY I actually remember, or had forgotten about until posted!!! Just wondering!!
You aged a TON sitting on your butt for months with your gimp leg. You should go jog around the block a few times and try to get some of it back.
i remember!!! hell we had glass bottles on the reservation were like a generation or two behind :rofl: everyones still on dial up out there and some still dont know what the internet is :rofl: hahaha growing up going into Grants to shop at Alco was like going to the mall here in town :rofl: haha Alco had the penny gum machines at the front door not like that 50-75 cent crap they got infront of smiths now days.
As a kid I used to go camping alot. Dead serious every restraint we went to had a lil jukebox, treats were the wax coke bottles, blackjack was crappy (i do not care much for licorice) I was all for beemans.... mmmm minty, used to sneak candy and gum cigarettes because my parents were against them. and up until about a year ago I was still using the metal ice cube trays because I like the triangle shaped ice...
