pete black
Well-known Member
more from the past;
corner grocery store with sign on door "come in its KOOL inside".
sitting in the balcony at the theater so you can smoke your "KOOL" and place feet on back of seats
circular imprint on your billfold from the condom you carried. just in case
birch twig to clean your teeth. pre-tooth brush days
your momma dipping "snuff"
drinking from a cleaned snuff glass
buying oatmeal with glass wear inside
fill up with gas and they would give you a free bath towel with chose of color
saving green stamps and stamp redemption store
tent meetings (revivals)
tv with channels 2-15 vhf only
radios with a/m only
hair cut in back yard with hand operated clippers
playing basketball on grass-dirt-mud
first black/white tv, poor reception and snowy
dad making you get up change channels
horizonal control bar knob on tv
going off air screen and then just snow
tv back on air with "star spangle banner" song
going outside to adjust tv antenna's direction
neighbors at your house on saturday night to watch wrestling
vacuum cleaners with a water reservoir for dust collection
rotary telephones
straight cords that kinked on your phone's handset
pre-curled wrap placed on cord to make it curly
party phones with a designated ring
home pump organs with a claw foot stool
covering up half of car radiator with cardboard in winter
playing in snow with no gloves or boots
extension cord across ceiling from porcelain fixture
spring clip on shade for bare ceiling bulb
bathroom added to the house as a lean-to addition
pliers, adjustable wrench, screwdriver and spark plug wrench was your tool set
most all screws were the flat blade type
purchases were in cash or bought on account
can you still buy a grape neheigh?
brogan boots/shoes
shoe heel taps
having baby shoes bronzed
white high top baby shoes from "kayes" shoe store
cloth diapers
home diaper service
baby car seat that hooked over back of car seat
house hold garbage burn pile
gully outback for trash
glass ketchup bottle prized for bb shooting
never buying cat/dog food; table scraps for them
scratch or laying mash, depending on time of year
quart oil cans made of cardboard
oh well, i quit, for now.
corner grocery store with sign on door "come in its KOOL inside".
sitting in the balcony at the theater so you can smoke your "KOOL" and place feet on back of seats
circular imprint on your billfold from the condom you carried. just in case
birch twig to clean your teeth. pre-tooth brush days
your momma dipping "snuff"
drinking from a cleaned snuff glass
buying oatmeal with glass wear inside
fill up with gas and they would give you a free bath towel with chose of color
saving green stamps and stamp redemption store
tent meetings (revivals)
tv with channels 2-15 vhf only
radios with a/m only
hair cut in back yard with hand operated clippers
playing basketball on grass-dirt-mud
first black/white tv, poor reception and snowy
dad making you get up change channels
horizonal control bar knob on tv
going off air screen and then just snow
tv back on air with "star spangle banner" song
going outside to adjust tv antenna's direction
neighbors at your house on saturday night to watch wrestling
vacuum cleaners with a water reservoir for dust collection
rotary telephones
straight cords that kinked on your phone's handset
pre-curled wrap placed on cord to make it curly
party phones with a designated ring
home pump organs with a claw foot stool
covering up half of car radiator with cardboard in winter
playing in snow with no gloves or boots
extension cord across ceiling from porcelain fixture
spring clip on shade for bare ceiling bulb
bathroom added to the house as a lean-to addition
pliers, adjustable wrench, screwdriver and spark plug wrench was your tool set
most all screws were the flat blade type
purchases were in cash or bought on account
can you still buy a grape neheigh?
brogan boots/shoes
shoe heel taps
having baby shoes bronzed
white high top baby shoes from "kayes" shoe store
cloth diapers
home diaper service
baby car seat that hooked over back of car seat
house hold garbage burn pile
gully outback for trash
glass ketchup bottle prized for bb shooting
never buying cat/dog food; table scraps for them
scratch or laying mash, depending on time of year
quart oil cans made of cardboard
oh well, i quit, for now.