The "back in my day..." thread

[badreligion]

back in my day ... we didnt have condoms we had to use rabbit skin... and we liked it , we loved it , oh happy days

 

[milagros317]

... the Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee and there was no MLB team in Atlanta. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

Mail was sorted on railroad trains.

 

[milagros317]

... postal clerks were polite instead of having an attitude. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

I remember mailing a letter for a little as 3 cents.

 

[milagros317]

... television sets had to "warm up" for two or three minutes before the picture tube would light up. 😀

 

[tklee88]

I could fill my gas tank for $10.00....

 

[paracarl44]

When you needed to buy gas, an attendant would pump it for you while he cleaned your windshield and checked your oil.

 

[DimpleToes]

... television sets had to "warm up" for two or three minutes before the picture tube would light up. 😀

you also had to actually physically get up to chage the channel on TV

 

[paracarl44]

you also had to actually physically get up to chage the channel on TV

You would have to move the position of the "Rabbit Ears" every time you changed stations.

 

[milagros317]

There was no cable TV and no satellite TV, only rabbit ears or an antenna on the roof. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

TV was very "snowy", and when an airplane flew close by you would lose your signal.

 

[Pokey]

You could buy an RC Cola and a Moon pie for 16 cents (1 penny for bottle deposit)

 

[paracarl44]

Grocery stores would give you 2 cents for return of empty soda bottles.

 

[milagros317]

... doctors made house calls, they would come right to your home to treat you. 😀

 

[Texas_Tickle]

Let's see... back in my day:

Michael Jackson was still black (and was still a man)

A stamp cosy 25 cents

Saturday morning actually had cartoons

 

[paracarl44]

You could buy bubblegum for a penny.

 

[ikaiyoo]

Back in my day we could type faster then our modems transfered information on a phone line and we our graphics came in two colors white and amber.

 

[luvgirlsfeet]

Atari was the state of the art video game console

 

[paracarl44]

You had three basic television networks: CBS, NBC, & ABC.

 

[McNoodle]

You had to go see the latest movies at the theater because otherwise you never would see them. (pre vcr days)

 

[ikaiyoo]

when you went to see a movie most of the time you had a choice of 2. because multiplexes were not common.

 

[paracarl44]

When you went to the movies you could buy your ticket and get a box of popcorn and have change from your dollar.

 

[McNoodle]

When taking money out of the bank with a plastic card without actually going into the bank during regular business hours seemed like science fiction.

 

[ikaiyoo]

a portable computer looked like a suitcase and an had 11' monochrome monitor