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Things you don't see anymore.

sKiZo said:
What's a barber?

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He's not just scared of a straight razor, he's scared of the scissors too lol
 
CoogarXR said:
I also remember the barber smoking while cutting my hair, lol
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No LOL -- I remember my DOCTOR smoking while examining me when I was a kid, and my dentist kept a cigarette burning atop a filing cabinet and would go have a hit off it during pauses in the action while he drilled my teeth and filled them with mercury amalgam. I also remember him probing around in my mouth with orange nicotine-stained fingers.

Those are definitely things that don't happen any more. Good times.
 
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Growing up in the 1960s/70s, my hometown had:

-- a stationery store, that sold paper, writing instruments and typewriters
-- a hobby shop, that sold model airplanes and rocket kits
-- 2 bowling alleys, both candlepin
-- 2 photography shops, that sold film, cameras & darkroom equipment
-- a coin store that sold collectible coins and postage stamps
-- a one-screen movie theater with a balcony
-- a Woolworth's and a Brigham's
 
Stand alone drapers / haberdashers shops.
Lines of little square glass fronted boxes containing biscuits along the bottom front of a counter.
Rows of glass sweets jars.
 
Guys with flat top hair cuts, columbia house adds (you know 10 lps for a buck, Coke machines with glass bottles.
 
Beatnik said:
I don't know if Forney is east enough to be called East Texas ? They're trying real hard to be assimilated by Dallas, which isn't why I moved here. I'm suprised the Brookshires has survived the onslaught of Walmart, Mega Kroger, Aldi, Walgreen and CVS, but they stay packed.
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Naw, but you are in my neck of the woods my friend. I'm near Seagoville & there's one there along with a very nice Brookshire's in Kaufman! I go there for the deli seafood & meat sometimes.

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Columbia House 12 cds for a penny offers
Gas station maps
Milkmen delivering milk to homes
A&P Grocery Store
Dance leggings as fashion
Public common sense, sanity, civility, and thoughtfulness
The taste of a postage stamp
The smell of a ditto fresh off the copier
Paddles at school
Kids out playing
Mullets
Photomat kiosks
Carbon paper
Esso stations
 
Have one of those AV connectors for my Intellivision II, Ty! I may play some Demon Attack or Burgertime tonight! :D

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The local farmer who drove around town in his huckster truck selling vegetables.
Same for the local fisherman who made the rounds every Friday.
And one of my favorites - the tinker's truck. He would sharpen your knife or ax, put a new edge on your shovel, fix holes in pots, mend just about anything.
Did anyone mention shoe repair shop. Town I grew up in still has one, and he can still resole your shoes.
Man do I feel old, but glad I can still remember things. lol :D
 
Snappahead said:
Water rockets.
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We had those in the early 70's, crazy dangerous handheld devices, like Lawn Dart or Jarts. What a crazy game that was to entertain kids. My cousin launched one of those projectiles that landed right on my foot, no shoes :eek:. Should have been paying attention.
 
Not sure if this has been mentioned but I never see kids doing yard work, like mowing the lawn or raking leaves.
 
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