List things from your Youth that do not exist in today's world
quote:
Originally posted by SigSAC: Remember seeing "High Flight" followed by the National Anthem before going off the air at night?
Yes!
The version I recall featured a T38 and was narrated by William Conrad
February 24, 2020, 08:14 PM
tankeryanker
Childhood diseases, especially polio. Thank God.
February 24, 2020, 08:35 PM
kcl1960
Oh yeah almost forgot S&H Green Stamps we got all kinds of cool chit!!
February 24, 2020, 10:29 PM
Ripley
Real donuts.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
February 24, 2020, 10:36 PM
kimber1911
Bombers and Tankers on hard alert 24x7 365 days a year at SAC Bases.
The Berlin Wall.
The Soviet Union.
“We’re in a situation where we have put together, and you guys did it for our administration…President Obama’s administration before this. We have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics,” Pres. Select, Joe Biden
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February 25, 2020, 02:09 AM
LastCubScout
quote:
Originally posted by SigSAC: Remember seeing "High Flight" followed by the National Anthem before going off the air at night?
Originally posted by MNSIG: Yes! The version I recall featured a T38 and was narrated by William Conrad
Originally posted by Eponym: Ridgid Tool Company calendars with pin-ups
I still have several of the Snap-On cheesecake calendars stacked up on a nail in my garage. The oldest one dates back to 1986.
February 25, 2020, 05:58 PM
Sig Marine
Lots of good ones mentioned. Just a couple others I remember are: Blackjack gum Wooden phone booths Bakery trucks selling pastries, like ice cream trucks, on the street Gas Wars - saw gas as low as 10¢ a gallon 15¢ hamburgers Paying $125 for a used ‘56 Chevy
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February 25, 2020, 06:36 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
Banana Flip snack cakes.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
February 28, 2020, 09:18 AM
bendable
The corner store bakery, the quad cities had at least a dozen of them at one time, long ago. Now only four left. And! Not one of them makes pecan sticky bun rolls.
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
February 28, 2020, 09:34 AM
Patrick-SP2022
I recall a knife sharpening truck that came through the neighborhood every once in a while.
February 28, 2020, 11:18 AM
darthfuster
Air raid/nuclear fall out drills.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier
February 29, 2020, 09:11 AM
bendable
we need another Paul Harvey and another ed sullivan
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
February 29, 2020, 01:32 PM
WaterburyBob
Getting lined up for shots in grade school (Polio, I think) with the nurse using the same needle on everyone, holding it in a candle flame between each application.
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