Yeah man those were the days...Plus rep. that really brought me back- what the fuck happened and why did it change? why did we let it get so far from that?I remember spending the whole summer outside from morning til dark every day. Water came from the tap or the hose cause you were outside. People came and called on you if they wanted to play with you. No shocks on our bikes or helmets on our heads and usually barefoot bike riding was the norm. You could go to the corner store leave your bike outside and shop with a quarter or the money you earned collecting pop bottles for their refund come back out and your bike is still there. If your underwear was showing your friends would laugh at you. A fight was between two people and was over when someone went down or said they had had enough,,, and never involved guns or knives that shit was only in the movies.
Girls wore pretty clothes boys wore functional clothes....The labels got cut out cause they were itchy on the neck.
Technology man, everything changes when tech gets more advanced. Look Edison with his light bulb. Everyone was burning candles because it was normal (and because most people couldn't afford electricity). But once those high ball dudes were like shit we need some of this light bulbs and shit, everyone wanted them, because candles suck and because human nature dictates that we will always want the biggest and best. After light bulbs everyone was like oh shit we have this energy shit now lets totally build some other shit.Yeah man those were the days...Plus rep. that really brought me back- what the fuck happened and why did it change? why did we let it get so far from that?
I remember selling gas for $.16 a gal plus I'd wash yer windshield check ur oil, tire pressure, empty your ash tray, count out your change and hand you your Green Chip Stamps. Yea they made cars with ash trays in them!I remember when I was in Nam Cigs were 1.10 a carton and gas state side in 1969 was 30 cents a gallon when in High School gas was 15 cents a gallon. I remember girls actually wore skirts or dressess to school no pants back then had to be a dress or skirt......guys got busted in High School for wearing their shirts on the outside of pants.....day off from school with zero in every class for 2nd offence. I got back from Nam and bought a Chevy 1/2 ton pickup with standard shift on colum and am radio no a/c for 1200 bucks brand new off the lot. I remember when you got it a fight you fought and that was it no weapons and most time you shook hands afterwards.........I remember going to the drive in movies was the main place to go necking with your girlfriend. Alot of babies concieved in back seat of car at drive in back in the 50s LOL. I remember when a gallon of milk was .50 cents. and it was real milk that you had to shake up to keep the cream mixed. NOne of this HOmonginized crap. Just a few things
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