WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU MISS ABOUT THE GOOD OLE DAYS ---LIST THEM

by True~Male Posted 2007/07/15 22:55:13

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LIST SOME OF THE THINGS FROM THE PAST THAT YOU MISS OR REMEMBER FONDLY

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debra 2007/07/16 13:33:28 (edited)

I Miss and remember

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Full service gas stations..if you have car trouble now good luck finding help...I miss stores being closed on Sundays and Holidays ..I miss good decent TV programs with no cussing ....I miss women wearing dresses the majority of the time..I grew up when all girls had to wear dresses to school ect..wouldn't want that again but women need to dress more conservatively again..more feminine...miss families being together or visiting like they use to...mine still does but there are many that don't even know their families...miss the media not trashing everyone...and decent celebrities that kept their noses cleaner in public..miss everyone going to church..most people went to some church when I grew up..now few go regularly or at all. I miss going to Woolworths and sitting at the snack bar...Drive-In threaters with petting zoos....milk man and the bread man...
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USAmom to Teedee 2009/03/09 03:31:21

Ah yes......25 cents,a small grocery bag full of assorted penny candy. My favorite ones were cola flavored Jolly Ranchers with Fizz even! I tried to fi nd them now with no luck. Those were soooo good.

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. 2007/07/16 04:53:25

I miss and remember

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omg.....dittos jeans, the store"two guys", farells ice creme, the donut truck in the mornings, market basket, klik klaks.....

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True~Male to . 2007/07/16 13:02:00

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I REMEMEBER FARRELS ICE CREAM IN FRESNO

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Margaret to True~Male 2007/08/11 16:11:07

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We had one here, and I had my 10th birthday party there. They put a big silver bowl full of ice cream on a stretcher, and carried it out while running around to ringing bells and sirens. Then a bunch of employees would sing happy birthday. They had a section at the front, full of candy like licorice whips and paper dots! Those were the days!

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True~Male to Margaret 2007/08/11 16:13:29

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I REMEMBER IT WELL

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Pekins to . 2007/07/17 09:29:45 (edited)

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I remember Two Guys. I believe it was actually Two Guys from Vornado. Due to blue laws, certain items could not be sold on Sundays. Clothing was one of these items. They would rope off the clothing department so you could not get to the clothes. For some odd reason if the clothing was in the sports department, which was open on Sundays, you could purchase it.

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. to Pekins 2007/07/17 14:11:43

remember the 25cent video games in the back of the stores? my bro got left at the store because he wouldnt get off the game and my step mom wanted to leave...he's still obsessed with games 35 yrs later!!

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USAmom to . 2009/03/09 03:49:02 (edited)

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Juli 2007/07/16 04:33:10

I Miss and remember

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Being young and having more energy, going to my grandma's farm, my '56 Chevy convertible, my first love, dating sailors from Great Lakes Navel Base, my mom's cooking, no worries, and, I'm sure, much more.

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#1Misty 2007/07/16 02:02:27

I Miss and remember

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Going to and staying over night at Grandma and Grandpas' house, they always had my aunts or uncles stopping by and they always brought their kids, Grandmas cooking and Grandpas humor, never a dull moment. The game--red light green light--do kids even play that anymore?

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True~Male to #1Misty 2007/07/16 04:01:36

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GOING TO NEIGHBORHOOD STORE --THE WOODEN FLOORS , A PLACE WHERE ALMOST EVERYONE HAD A CHARGE ACCOUNT -- YOU COULD DO SOME GROCERY SHOPPING AND TELL THE OWNER ( WILLIE) CHARGE IT. WHEN MOM AND DAD WOULD HAVE US RUN OVER THERE ON ARRAND TO GET MILK OR SOMETHING WE WOULD SNEAK A FEW PIECES OF CANDY AND TELL THE OWNER TO CHARGE IT. EVERYTHING WAS HAND WRITTEN ON A TAG AND A CARBON COPY WAS GIVEN TO US TO GIVE TO MOM AND DAD --THAT OWNER NEVER WOULD WRITE THE CANDY DOWN ON THE CHARGE SLIP -- WILLIE WAS A GOOD OLD GUY , HE ALWAYS WAS GIVING THE KIDS CANDY AND THOSE LONG PRETZELS --NO ONE DOES THAT ANY MORE --I MISS THAT

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#1Misty to True~Male 2007/07/16 04:16:32

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penny candy

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RIC HARD to #1Misty 2007/07/16 20:27:45

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Penny candy was cool! We had a candy store near our home I would get to walk there on saturdays. An old couple ran it was a tiny place full of everything from licorice to jarbreakers to drewl over.

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USAmom to RIC HARD 2009/03/09 03:32:28

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debra to True~Male 2007/07/16 13:38:35

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Yeah we had a nearby store like that ..the owners lived in the back.Olive and Carl...

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☺that's all she wrote... 2007/07/16 01:43:18

I miss and remember

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Good movies that were wholesome and relied on good writing and a plot line.
Now maybe I sound like I'm from the Stone Age here, but it's hard to find one geared to people over the age of 12 that doesn't resort to foul language, nudity, details "hitting the sheets" , etc. It would be nice to see a flick where I comfortably sit in the same room with my elderly parents or mixed company.

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Hank 2007/07/16 01:15:56

I Miss and remember

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The Good Humor Man ! Milk delivered to the door (could hear the truck at about 4 a.m.) 45 rpm records, "sock" hops, little league baseball games where the parents "DID NOT" get involved and let us have fun. Cushman Eagle motor scooters, riding in my dads truck (with no seat belt) standing in the front seat, right next to him. Drives in the country with virtually no other traffic around. The thing I miss most, the sound of my Grandmother's voice waking me up when I would spend time with her, her hugs and kisses that always made me feel better, know matter how badly I had been "damaged" by the world around me !

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Juli to Hank 2007/07/16 04:36:43

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The Good Humor Man.....yum! And....his ice cream was good as well!

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RIC HARD to Hank 2007/07/16 20:13:29

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Standing up in the front seat I sure remember that.: )

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USAmom to RIC HARD 2009/03/09 03:34:32

and we all lived to tell about it. LOL No seat belts or helmets and I ate raw hot dogs out of the fridge on a hot summer day.

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lonewolf 2007/07/16 01:15:44

I miss and remember

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drive in movies.. good ole rock and roll. people with manners.35 cents per gallon for gas. cruising with buddy's looking for girl's hanging out. i could go on and on

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USAmom to lonewolf 2009/03/09 03:37:05

Oooooooo! A great memory! I miss the fun of sneaking a group of kids into the drive in when I was a teenager. Playing at the play ground in my pajamas during intermission while I was a little kid at the drive in with my parents. Good times.

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lonewolf to USAmom 2009/03/09 03:43:53

drive ins were great i got my fist job at the drive in. and if we caught people sneeking in. and if they were preaty girls we would let them stay. hey after all it was a place to hook up. lol

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RIC HARD 2007/07/16 00:41:16

I miss and remember

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Drive-In Movies>Car-Hops>The Milkman>The Helms man to name a few.

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True~Male to RIC HARD 2007/07/16 00:45:01

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GOOD ONES

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RIC HARD to True~Male 2007/07/16 00:55:27

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I really miss Drive-In movies the most! Nothing like watching a movie on the big screen in comfort of your car. There was just something about it that made it more of an event then just sitting in a dark theater. And you could neck and do things you just can't get by with in a Movie theater. Ahhh those warm summer nights at the Drive-In those are some fond memories. Even cold nights when you would take blankets with you to bundle up were good fun.

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True~Male to RIC HARD 2007/07/16 03:53:25

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YES YES YES , I REMEMBER IT WELL

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MAGGIE ... to RIC HARD 2007/07/17 19:30:36

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Oh, those drive-in movies! We'd fill the cars to capacity with two guys in the trunk, one on the floor in the back, and the rest of us on each other's laps.

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RIC HARD to MAGGIE ... 2007/07/17 21:53:32

Yep! nothing like it I mean Drive-Ins.

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Cacheman to MAGGIE ... 2007/09/19 21:27:49

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i'm surprised you could even hear the movie

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USAmom to Cacheman 2009/03/09 03:38:40 (edited)

Yes! The bulky speakers were very tinty, but I guess that was just part of the charm of a drive in movie.

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debra to RIC HARD 2007/07/16 13:42:13

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We still have the Drive-In and car hops here..the drive-in isn't as nice as it use to be though..but the rootbeer stand with the car hops is the same..still owned by the same family it has been open for almost 60 yrs.!

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Scott 2007/07/16 00:39:12

I Miss and remember

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playground equipment I could get hurt on. Slides that were metal, fast and taller than 6 feet. Big jungle gyms that a kid could climb 8 feet high on and possibly break a bone if he fell.

I feel sad for these kids who have 4 foot high plastic play ground equipment. They look so boring and stale. I was an acrobat with the stuff I played on as a kid. I wonder if future generations are going to grow up without ever getting a scar....

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debra to Scott 2007/07/16 13:44:17

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Where I live we still have these things..I guess we are still behind the times in rural Ohio.

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Scott to debra 2007/07/16 16:00:06

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Yea, a little different in Kalifornia where the children are clothed in bubble wrap before they go outside to play.

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True~Male to debra 2007/07/17 01:36:09

I use to live in Ohio --N'E. ohio

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USAmom to Scott 2009/03/09 03:40:29

Playing on that equipment in my pajamas was a blast and falling asleep before we got home.

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sslyrr 2007/07/16 00:10:29

I Miss and remember

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25 cent per gallon gasoline.

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True~Male to sslyrr 2007/07/16 00:26:18

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I ALSO MISS THE CASH REGISTERS GOING " CHA CHING" IN THE STORES AND ELEVATOR OPERATORS IN THE DEPARTMENT STORES DOWNTOWN

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RIC HARD to True~Male 2007/07/16 00:34:41 (edited)

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How about the sound the jukebox would make when you dropped a quarter.. My favorite sound.

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