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We had the "The Snowcone Lady " growing up in the 80s. She operated out of a hatchback car and rang a bell. Cost 25-50 cents depending on how many flavors you wanted. My job was to flag her down while my brother found the quarters. | |||
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Make America Great Again |
The last ice cream truck I have seen was around 10 years ago in the neighborhood we used to live in about a mile away from our current house. I don't know if it is still active in the area as our current house sits on the corner of 2 very busy roads and would be a horrible place for the truck to stop, so I wouldn't expect him to come by here even if he DID still operate during the warm weather! When visiting my grandmother in Memphis in the 60's, the ice cream truck was a daily thing down her street, and my brother and I often had our quarters ready for a frozen treat whenever we heard him coming. Fond memories of a bygone era... _____________________________ Bill R. North Alabama | |||
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| Like a party in your pants  |
Yes, that is the same location. probably different owners back when you worked there. I looked at the old Good Humor trucks as a blank canvas for the drag race project, never serious, just a mind game. | |||
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Nostalgia. There are very few fond memories like the sound of an ice cream truck approaching your location. Especially as a kid when money was tight, those careful selections and subsequent enjoyment were bliss and never taken for granted. To have those moments today… "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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I know  . I checked Google Maps and there's only one pickup-based Good Humor truck visible, north-east corner of the lot, appears to be one of the 1957 Fords.-------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18 | |||
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| Like a party in your pants |
The old 1950's era Good Humor trucks were the best.I particularly liked the "short models". Back when I went there the lot was still full of the old original trucks.Unfortunately they were just rotting away back then. makes me sad now thinking about it. Looks like somebody already did the race truck thing. https://www.ebaymotorsblog.com...ck-for-sale-on-ebay/ | |||
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Last summer one went by ,here in tiny town, While I was out walking. It stopped for a man with four children. Curious about what they sold I stopped to look. $14.00 was his bill ,he gave them $20.00 . I kept walking Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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They don't come through my neighborhood...not surprised as there aren't many houses on each block with acre lots I mostly see them at parks during sports events or cultural festivals. I have an ice cream vendor on the street behind me who has a couple of truck in his driveway No, Daoism isn't a religion | |||
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My friends and I would sit on a stoop and wait for Mr. Softee or the Good Humor man to visit in the summer evenings. This was back in the sixties and early seventies in NYC. “There is love in me the likes of which you’ve never seen. There is rage in me the likes of which should never escape." —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein | |||
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We have the 'Friendly Truck' tooting around...beside the calliope music playing, it's about 30+ years old, bars over its window and in dire need of a new paint job. Basically it profiles as a pedo-wagon  | |||
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