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In reply to the discussion: Wanna join me in feeling really old? I just stumbled on this list, [View all]Diamond_Dog
(38,898 posts)18. I remember every single one except the shoe store machine.
Mr. Diamond remembers them, though.
Those metal ice cube trays could cause some serious pain if you pinched your finger in one!
The old couple across the street were the first in our neighborhood to get a color TV. My sister and I were allowed to go over there on Sunday evenings to watch Walt Disneys Wonderful World of Color. I thought the color TV was way cool but for some reason I never liked that Disney program, even as a kid.
I remember those pneumatic tubes in department stores.
I still have the folding card table and 4 folding chairs my mother bought with our Green stamps!
I still remember how the movie projector smelled when it was operating!
Thanks for the fun memories, Ocelot!
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LOL! I guess you didn't have a dog who lurked under the table, hoping for a handout.
Ocelot II
Saturday
#3
Good stuff, but hip folk of all ages use clotheslines more these days than last couple of decades.
Bernardo de La Paz
Saturday
#4
I loved my clothesline! I had one until I moved into this community..still have the wooden clothespins
Deuxcents
Saturday
#9
"being told not to seem too smart at school because boys don't like smart girls"
Diamond_Dog
Saturday
#34
In those days of girls having to wear dresses or skirts, we girls often worried more...
3catwoman3
Saturday
#40
Ohioan here. I thought *everybody* had a blanket like that in their car trunk.
Diamond_Dog
Saturday
#26
In Minnesota you not only had a blanket, you had (and still have) a winter kit
Ocelot II
Saturday
#31
Flav-R Straws! I'd forgotten about those. They were terrible but we loved them.
Ocelot II
Sunday
#62