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When We Were Kids......
« on: Apr 11th, 2006, 1:58pm » |
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I remember when I was a kiddo, (just a wee little HOG). I did not recieve an allowance. If I wanted my own money I would go out and mow lawns in the summer time for cash. Started mowing lawns when I was about 8. My wife says that our hogs are still to little. Another thing was we would go in search of empty coke bottles the kind you could refund for cash..
You always hear folks say, "those were the days". But were they? My pops was always gone on deployment or something (military brat), so we were always giving mom hell. I was never left with a sitter, after the age of 8. Mom and pops would just tell me, they would be back later. Well that was my cue to do what I wanted..I also remember running around without anyone to watch me. Cant do that anymore cause someone will snatch you kids.
Another thing I remember and this is and the coke bottle was my point. What kinds of thing do you all remember as kids. I remember the coke bottles...And Cartoons. Cartoons were great when I was a kid.
There was Super Chicken....George of the Jungle....Mighty Mouse....Speed Racer.....Bugs Bunny....Elmer Fudd....Yosimite Sam...Back in the 80's thought Tipper Gore and her bunch decided they were to violent....Now we got crap like the Power Rangers...I guess those arent violent...Oh well what do you all remember.
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Re: When We Were Kids......
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #2 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 2:06pm » |
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My dad used to tell me about those cartoons. Wish I had been around back then to see them. 
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #3 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 2:07pm » |
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Yeah Right Jim! 
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« Reply #4 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 2:25pm » |
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Jimi's childhood entertainment was always kept well-rounded. 
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« Reply #5 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 2:42pm » |
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Now that's scary. That looks just like our first tv. 
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #6 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 2:44pm » |
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You sure it wasnt more like this?
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #7 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 2:53pm » |
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on Apr 11th, 2006, 2:25pm, Kevin_M wrote:
Jimi's childhood entertainment was always kept well-rounded.
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You give that back! I'm pretty sure you took that from my Mom's living room! Brat! 
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« Reply #8 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 3:13pm » |
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Interesting post Medic but ya need to respect yer elders young un
Yes I believe those were the days and remember them fondly (very). I raised my spending money the same way you did cept there weren't any plastic or twist tops back then. An average shovel job in Chicago was worth $1.00 maybe $2.00 if you had to dig the car out after the plows had come by. BIG BUCKS
I lived in a neighborhood of really big lawns so when I got my hands on a Briggs & Stratton I flipped it on it's side, remounted the carb on top, installed a pulley wheel where the blades used to be and the same on the back wheel of a bike...and man I was of to the races. No whining to the parents about how everyone had better crap cuz they didn't!
Yeah I miss those days when as long as you adhered to the one supreme rule " DON'T TAKE CANDY FROM A STRANGER "
you were pretty much good to go. There were no crackheads and if there were junkies we just thought of them all as wino's and hobo's and as long as they stayed in the boxcars and we rode on top we could all get downtown peacefully to sit on the shore of Lake Michigan next to the Planetarium just waiting for the next cop car to come by cuz you knew you could out run em and there hearts weren't really into catching you for a curfew violation anyway cuz if they did they would have to drive you clear out to your home precinct and even back then the cops had better stuff to do....like free coffee and doughnuts.
yeah man ! THOSE WERE THE DAYS !!.............tim
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« Reply #9 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 3:26pm » |
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I grew up in Albuquerque New Mexico. 701 South Florida Street in the south east section of town. Havent been there in over 20years, and from what I understand the police now call it a war zone. but even in that neighborhood the golden rule was not to talk to or take candy from strangers. I used to run all over that town as a kid. Even then it was a huge town. But it had everything a kid could want to do. Go to the mountains about a thirty minute walk from my house, or go to the Zoo just a bus ride to the other side of town. Go to a baseball game wathc the minors the Albuquerque Dukes, (farm team for the Dodgers) on the far side of town. It was nice. Hell I could not imagine letting my hoggs loose on that town the way I use to roam it.
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« Reply #10 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 3:27pm » |
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Back then...
8 Oz. coke in a bottle for $0.05
Fizzies tablets
Little Rascles
Bowery Boys
Clamp on roller skates with key
Sputnik and Telstar
Play was climbing trees
Junket tablets (made pudding with them)
Hardware stores where they sold everything! and it wasn't packaged.
Gas was ~$.25/gal. Not that I drove, just remember my dad bitching when it went to $.30/gal
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« Reply #11 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 3:48pm » |
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and this was your high speed transportation back then too
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #12 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 4:01pm » |
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ok---Another Test----How was the" Ring Ding "originally sold ?????
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #13 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 4:03pm » |
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Necco's , real custard, and chunkie's. I never had a sitter either. Mom and Dad alway's worked and I started at thirteen. I gave them my entire salary $65 for about 50 hours before and after school and weekends. My kids won't buy thier own gas, or anything for that matter, but I'm glad to do it.
Oh my. things have changed.
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #14 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 4:11pm » |
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on Apr 11th, 2006, 4:01pm, zwibbs/Scott wrote:| ok---Another Test----How was the" Ring Ding "originally sold ????? |
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In a two pack......................tim
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« Reply #15 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 4:14pm » |
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In a two pack......................tim C'Mon Tim You can do better than that---Late 60's ????
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« Reply #17 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 4:32pm » |
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Scott , late 60s I was buying rubbers and my ding dong phase was over
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« Reply #18 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 4:49pm » |
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Scott , late 60s I was buying rubbers and my ding dong phase was over ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------Tim----I just spit my beverage all over my screen---You are the man !!!! It was sold as 1 cake...but who gives a s**t----when did you get back from Nam ?
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #19 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 4:55pm » |
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I remember roamin around the woods lookin for dinosour eggs.......would get a new fur dress every Xmas when daddy could kill enuff coyotees for mom to make it for me. Man it was such work chasein them dam things around with a big rock. Dino dazed Pam
Actually........I used to roam around the yard by myself and no one worried......first thing I remember is tryin to pet a cute fuzzy bee.......my first STING ! I did what my folks told me to do......they both worked and I stayed in the house all day and didn't complain cuz heck....my folks both worked and I had alot of cool things. Went to boat shows and all sorts of things with them when little. Then we got a boat and spent weekends at the lakes. I fished all weekend and loved the quiet and really enjoyed it. We'd go to the big city and try out new fancy resturants for entertainment with anouther couple but I was always the only child....but I was good and I had fun. Always had a pet turtle or hamster or guinea pig. Kids now days seem to want so much more.....and hanging out at home is OUT ever.......and everywhere they go there is a perv lurking it seems too now days. I even walked a long ways to school by myself when in junior high verses ride the buss with the stuck ups.....no one ever bother'd me. Even walked out to where my horse was by myself along back country roads without any trouble. A bottle of coke and peppermint patty was a TREAT to me......times sure have changed !!! Heck "I" am even leary was walking around by myself now days to the mailbox !!!
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #20 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 4:59pm » |
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I'm old enough to remember when sex was safe and skydiving was dangerous.
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #21 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 5:11pm » |
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How 'bout chasing the ICE truck down the street to get a piece of ice off the back of the truck in the summer..... Ok, that's OLD days stuff... And the days when ICE was delivered to your house and put in the ICE BOX! Yeah, we had a milk man too. Dad always said my brother resembled him (never did understand that one????).
Allowance??? Heck, we EARNED what we spent. We did the babysitting for younger brothers and sisters (us OLDER kids - 7-8 or so). Locks on houses - unheard of....
We walked to town - by the time we got home mom and dad knew everywhere we'd been and what we'd done -- the town watched us.
The one thing (after we were older) that we NEVER wanted done if we got into trouble with the law was "our parents told". When the cheif of police caught me doing something I shouldn't be doing (which was often) I'd always beg him to take me to jail, but "don't tell Dad!" Little did I know, he was having coffee with Dad every morning and giving him a run down on my nights activities. I learned this after I was grown, but he never took me to jail. I also didn't know they were laughing their rears off about it! Today I'd probably be serving some hard time for those childish antics. (The cheif always took the beer away from me - someone just bet me I couldn't buy it - I didn't even drink beer! But I'd take a bet on anything.)
I just wish the kids today had some of what we had and less government interference. We didn't turn out so bad.
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #22 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 5:18pm » |
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barefoot, t-shirt and cut offs.
Never in the house form sunup until sunset.
If you did something wrong the neighbor kicked your butt and then you got another one when you got home.
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Re: When We Were Kids......
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Re: When We Were Kids......
« Reply #24 on: Apr 11th, 2006, 7:01pm » |
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I remember the first TV we got with a remote control...I was in awe of being able to change the tv channels from across the room...I was 11 yo...seems like a long time ago 
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