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Pulpsmack -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/22/2007 11:18:26 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 I was noticing that you don't see those blue mail boxes on street corners anymore unless an area is very congested. People must just put outgoing mail in their mailboxes or drop it off at the Post Office. Same thing with phone booths.They're dissapearing rapidly too. They used to be everywhere. Phone booths were the first thing that came to mind. When you make a wrong turn in a city while traveling, one of the most reliable hints you're in the ghetto is the prescence of pay phones, since they are still economically viable as many don't have/default on cell phones. One thing I don't see is bakeries. When I was a kid we would get these unbelievable cakes from this local place... absolutely unbelievable. There would be at least one to a neighborhood. Now you really have to drive to find one, and the default cake for birthday parties/office events is some grocery store piece of shit that tastes like cardboard frosted with cool whip. Duncan Hines is gourmet by comparison. Thank you, large grocery store chains and Adkins. You've made the world just that much brighter [>:] Another thing that was swallowed up by the big outlets were toy stores. I am the first generation of Toys R Us Kids, and they along w their competitors were HUGE in my day, but I still remember these small,local toy stores in the neighborhoods that had some really neat specialty items... stuff that was much more high-end and spohistocated than the crap they sold at the outlets.

mistoferin -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/22/2007 11:24:46 PM)
Ice cold milk in glass bottles.

popeye1250 -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/22/2007 11:33:52 PM)
Yeah, they had toys in the Five and Ten cent stores and Woolworths. Also, some of you probably aren't old enough to remember but in the 50's and 60's there was a Theater in every downtown and they'd have double matinees on saturdays and kids would be lined up down the block waiting to get in. I think it was 15 cents if you were under 12, 25 cents 12 and over and of course everyone was claiming to be "11". Sometimes it worked, sometimes you had to pay the point. Of course we always scored a quarter from the parents! And the candy was 20 or 25 cents a box, more than the local stores and a box of popcorn was 10 cents. They'd have a Newsreel, a cartoon or two then the movie. And the kids were fuckin WILD too! We'd flatten out our popcorn boxes and wing them at the screen and sometimes they'd stick in it and the usher "Mr Canada" would go up on stage and pull it out and they'd throw shit at him, candy boxes, goobers, anything handy. He'd yell at kids but I can't ever remember him throwing anyone out. Kids up in the balcony would bring cans of chicken noodle soup and make believe they were puking and dump it on the kids below them and they'd be screaming and swearing. Once in a while a few kids would be fighting in the aisles. It was like you could do whatever you wanted. The seats were old too, they probably were made in the 1800's! It was like being strapped to a radiator for a few hours. Man, that place was a mess when the movies were over! Nice old theater, probably built in the 1800's. The parents liked it because they got to get rid of us for the afternoon. One kid told me he didn't feel good so he walked home early and when he opened the front door he found his parents dancing naked in the livingroom! If you were lucky you got a ride from one of your parents, most of the time we'd walk or hitch hike the 2 or 3 miles downtown. Now all the theaters are in shopping malls and they all look the same.

proudsub -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/22/2007 11:58:04 PM)
quote: I was noticing that you don't see those blue mail boxes on street corners anymore unless an area is very congested. We still have those but most of them are in front of supermarkets now. quote: In Oregon, it is illegal to fill your own tank. So, they still come out to fill your car...only, they don't run, and they are incompetant, and they don't top off your fluids, nor do they wash your windshields. It would be nice if they actually offered either "full service' or allowed us to do it ourselves And they don't always screw the gas cap on tightly, which causes the engine light to go on, which cost $$$ to find out that's all it was. That happened last time we were in OR.[:o] quote: I miss the way people would dress up to go "downtown". OMG i remember that, hat and gloves and heels just to go shopping. That's one i don't miss. quote: One thing I don't see is bakeries. We have one in a nearby town that people drive for miles to go to, it's very famous around here. quote: Also, some of you probably aren't old enough to remember but in the 50's and 60's there was a Theater in every downtown and they's have double matinees on saturdays and kids would be lined up down the block waiting to get in. They'd have a Newsreel, a cartoon or two then the movie. Now that i do miss. I remember the news reels were all on the Korean war when i was growing up and double feature movies plus cartoons cost a quarter. quote: Kids up in the balcony would bring cans of chicken noodle soup and make believe they were puking and dump it on the kids below them We never ever sat under the edge of the balcony.[:'(] One thing i don't miss is watching the test pattern on the tv for hours waiting for Howdy Dudey or the Mickey Mouse Club to come on.

popeye1250 -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 12:03:48 AM)
Pulpsmack, we had the "good" toys in those days too! Real Tonka trucks made of metal that you could hurt yourself on! With real rubber tires on them! Now they're all made entirely of plastic. And our parents would let us use the power lawnmower too. And we were constantly hitting our fingers etc with hammers building stuff.

ownedgirlie -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 12:05:11 AM)
I remember getting a bottle of Coca Cola out of the vending machine, and it had a little doo-hickey on the side to flip the bottle cap off with. I remember buying 45's at the drug store. Anyone remember Dialing For Dollars? Good ol' Homer Todd. My Mom always waited for them to call us. And seatbelts weren't standard in cars.

ownedgirlie -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 12:06:52 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Real Tonka trucks made of metal that you could hurt yourself on! With real rubber tires on them! Haha, my brother and I used to sit on them and ride them down the driveway....weeeeeeeeee.....right into the street. It's amazing we surived.

popeye1250 -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 12:17:10 AM)
That's another thing you don't see much of these days, kids walking around outside or playing. You couldn't keep us in the house! One time we made a "Tarzan" swing with some rope that we got from a construction site. One guy climbed way up in a tree on the edge of a big gully and tied it off and it was about 40 feet of swinging reach! A few months later a kid was swinging from it and fell off and broke his arm. The next day his father came down with a knife to cut it down. He climbed half way up the tree, fell out of it and broke his leg! lol

Jevousadore -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 12:24:32 AM)
Lawn darts. Kids collecting cans to turn in for candy money. Parents who tell their kids they have until the count of 10, then actually follow thru with a consequence. Ladies like my Grandma who dressed up with their little suits, purses and hats whenever someone takes them to lunch. You were so classy, Grandma! jevousadore

pagansub77 -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 12:38:53 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Domin8tingUrDrmz In Oregon, it is illegal to fill your own tank. So, they still come out to fill your car...only, they don't run, and they are incompetant, and they don't top off your fluids, nor do they wash your windshields. It would be nice if they actually offered either "full service' or allowed us to do it ourselves. Damn, I'm an OTR driver. We always have to fill our own tanks. There used to be two or three truck stops where you could get full service fuel. The Giant in New Mexico was great for that, didn't matter how cold or hot it was, you pulled into fuel island and one was fueling while another checked your oil and coolant and tire pressure. Then Pilot bought them out and now you are lucky they still have a sit down restaurant. Screw progress!!!! ps77

NakedOnMyChain -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 12:43:05 AM)
I miss the old mom and pop diners. The authentic ones. They've been insidiously replaced with Steak and Shakes and IHOPs. Sure, there are one or two in town, but there used to be many more. I miss the days when my friends weren't "too old" or "too busy" to actually go outside and do something instead of sitting inside all day playing cards, talking or drinking. Those were good days. We'd go to the lake and sit there all day, swimming, hanging out. It was so nice. At risk of quoting songs, I miss the days when holding hands meant something.

Pulpsmack -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 12:46:27 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Pulpsmack, we had the "good" toys in those days too! Real Tonka trucks made of metal that you could hurt yourself on! With real rubber tires on them! Now they're all made entirely of plastic. And our parents would let us use the power lawnmower too. And we were constantly hitting our fingers etc with hammers building stuff. quote: jevousadore Lawn Darts Metal lunch boxes... from super heroes to the worst TV sitcoms on the air. In retrospect, my favorite would have to be my "Welcome Back, Kotter" lunchbox. http://cgi.ebay.com/1977-WELCOME-BACK-KOTTER-METAL-LUNCHBOX_W0QQitemZ130104053699QQihZ003QQcategoryZ1410QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Just like lawn darts... one kid gets killed, Ban them! I just can't imagine the plastic bubble my theoretical grand-UMs will be living in, but I am sure it would sicken me to the core

Vendaval -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 1:01:24 AM)
Not saying that I would want to wear them, but those 50's style of bullet bras and tight sweaters + pencil skirts + leather pumps on women! Oh my! [:D]

SDFemDom4cuck -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 1:07:46 AM)
Ok I was a 70's kid. I grew up surrounded by corn and soybean fields. In summer we left the house as soon as it was light and wouldn't come home until dark. Our parents never worried that we would be kidnapped, molested or killed by strangers. If a neighbor caught you doing something they would whoop your ass and send you home to get another one from your parents. We actually knew that there were consequences for our actions and paid the price. I was home last year for a family emergency and went to the little mom and pop store down the road So I went up to the counter and couldn't find my atm card but I had my checkbook filled with out of state checks. I explained the situation saying I would run home and get my card and be right back. The woman looked at me and said...."You're ________'s youngest girl (I was 40 by the way) out from California aren't you? (she comes around the counter and hugs me like I'm her long lost child) Honey, you go on ahead and fill out the check, I'm not worried about it, do you need any extra cash? Take these flowers to your mama from me and tell her I hope she gets better real soon." Now that's not something you see any more. But I still miss... drive ins gigging frogs Pop in glass bottles icy cold and slushy from the dispenser case Sitting at Woolworth's soda fountain for a sundae a made in front of you Brown Cow soda cigarette vending machines

Sekhemet -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 1:16:54 AM)
Peddle cars ... Hey when ya 'got one it meant you were REALLY cool! Streets wide enough and with low enough traffic for kids to actually play on. Kids playing without helmets ... Trees Two blocks this way <<< was downtown. Two blocks that way >>> was farms, the ONLY store, and the school bus stop. We had community mail boxes, the mail man didn't come to the door ... Overpasses, sewers etc WITHOUT graffitti, and when it was there, it didn't get painted, it got blasted. The strap in school ... XxoxX

Sekhemet -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 1:20:18 AM)
oh ... and I forgot ... the farmer's market ... outside where they jockeyed for the best positions and you had to BE THERE at 6 am or the best vendors were GONE by noon. Never mind the "REAL" A&W! - Gimme back My markets!!!! XxoxX

servilecat -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 1:43:03 AM)
Soda Fountains...Mom always took us to rexall drug store after we had to go to the doctors on the military base. It was just down the road outside the base gate. spiked Mr. Potatoe Head pieces...You could use them in just about anything since they had sharp spikes in the back of the pieces. Mr. Watermelon or Mr. Pear. They even had car pieces so you could make a potatoe car as well. They were great until i took a wheel into the arch of my bare foot [:(] also, yahoo chat rooms that you could actually get into and talk to human beings....i sorta miss those

subrob1967 -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 2:12:41 AM)
Drive-in restruants where the food actually had flavor, unlike Sonic Train Car & Mobile Home diners Playing tag football in the street, on the south side of Chicago, denting cars & breaking antenna's, w/o the worry of getting sued by the neighbor. Penny candy, especially the "Swedish Fish" that are made in Canada[8D] Buying a 16oz bottle of Pepsi, a Snickers bar & a bag of Jay's Hot Stuff chips for a buck. Baseball, Softball,Football,Hockey all day without having to run home to "check in" One of the nice things about rural Indiana is, we still have drive-in's & drive-in theatres. Hard to beat 2 First Run movies for $5.00 a person.

StellaByStarlite -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 4:14:05 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 Yeah, I used to love those drive-in movies! Here we have "Sonic" where you pull up and they come out to your car and yes some of them where roller skates. Oedipus, yes, it was difficult to "score" in high school in the 60's. Oh yeah, and they always washed your windshield too! We still have a drive-in theater here. =) With a playground so the ums can play, lol

Level -> RE: Things you don't see anymore. (4/23/2007 4:17:11 AM)
Walking into a store and seeing the squeaking, revolving metal comic book rack. Rock-like gum in packs of trading cards.

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