elkhound53
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I remember not having to lock your doors at night. we could even leave them open
I am so old I remember........
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rnorton
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Anyone who tried to charge more than $10 an ounce got quickly run out of my town. Very high quality Oaxacan, usually. Two-toke stuff that you have to pay $400/oz to match today.
But, yeah, CD cases are useless for cleaning.
Tapehead47
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I remember waiting for the next Zap Comix to come out with the adventures of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddie's Cat and Mr. Natural.
Well, I sorta remember...
I did that, too! Checked the head shops for new issues all the time. Bought a little incense, too. Loved the Freak Bros! I still have some of my original comics that survived.:yes:
analoge4ever
Active Member
Felix the cat.
One room school house. You advanced a row at a time for each grade you graduated.
Town drunk and it was legal back then to drink and drive. His job was taking the mail sack to and from the catcher along the rail road so the mail could be taken on board without the train having to stop or even slow. Just imagine, The Flyer traveling down the tracks at 70 miles per hour and snagging that mail sack hung up on those 2 arms.
The roads were mostly dirt and each year the grader would make a pass.
Winters were pretty cold then. People would drive cars on the river which doesn't even freeze anymore.
One room school house. You advanced a row at a time for each grade you graduated.
Town drunk and it was legal back then to drink and drive. His job was taking the mail sack to and from the catcher along the rail road so the mail could be taken on board without the train having to stop or even slow. Just imagine, The Flyer traveling down the tracks at 70 miles per hour and snagging that mail sack hung up on those 2 arms.
The roads were mostly dirt and each year the grader would make a pass.
Winters were pretty cold then. People would drive cars on the river which doesn't even freeze anymore.
I still have all my Fat Freddy's Cat comics. :yes:
Dugan's Bakery in the NYC area. The driver would come to your door in a uniform with a tray full of goodies. My Mom would let my brothers and me choose one item for our lunch box. I always picked the crumb cupcake with the jelly filling. Sure wish I could find those again.
It was also great hearing the milkman come to the door on summer mornings with the bottles clinking. He would always be whistling. It made everything seem right with the world.
It was also great hearing the milkman come to the door on summer mornings with the bottles clinking. He would always be whistling. It made everything seem right with the world.
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We had an old beat cop who would walk our city neighborhood, I guess up until about 1967. Unfortunately he always seemed to be one step ahead of the renegade troublemakers (I was one) who were performing such dastardly deeds as ringing doorbells, lighting firecrackers, etc.
In my neighborhood, they still do. We have two schools and several fast food joints within a mile. If it wasn't for the neighborhood homeowners constantly taking walks with trash bags in hand, the place would look like a dump. Seems like it's getting worse and not better. :scratch2:
Doris Day before she was a virgin
Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant
Kreshna
...but I have to know.
You're that old? DC-3 is World War II-era aircraft, right?
Rowrbazzle
Active Member
Heck, my first computer was a reconditioned Corona with no hard drive. You had to install the operating system every time you booted up, using a floppy disk that was really floppy.
About a year after I bought the computer, I decided to think big and I acquired and installed a 5 MG hard drive. Man, that was high-tech. I was livin' the dream.
About a year after I bought the computer, I decided to think big and I acquired and installed a 5 MG hard drive. Man, that was high-tech. I was livin' the dream.
HTHMAN
Super Member
Well, actually they stared making them in the 1930's but I flew in one in the late 50's as a kid. They used them as commercial aircraft for shorter hops. Quite an experience, loud and bumpy but a real thrill. Interestingly, many are still in service today.
Kreshna
...but I have to know.
Whoa, now I envy you.
I remember when they had a 5 megabytes hard disk - in an external box sitting on the floor, looking a bit like a UPS - with a separate mains supply cable and a data 'umbilical' cable to the PC nice
And when 16mB was plenty of memory
Rowrbazzle
Active Member
I remember when they had a 5 megabytes hard disk - in an external box sitting on the floor, looking a bit like a UPS - with a separate mains supply cable and a data 'umbilical' cable to the PC nice
And when 16mB was plenty of memory
That sure pre-dates my memory and experience. I actually installed my 5 MG hard drive in my computer!!!!
