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Old 10-30-2011, 04:41 PM
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Ramona Byrd
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Location: Merced, CA
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You forgot the strange looking Skate Key, that locked roller skates to the sole of your shoe.

Old washing machines with a roller that snapped buttons across the room..and was very bad on human fingers.

Sad irons, you sat one on the wood stove and ran another one over a wet cloth to get the smoke dust off it and ironed as fast as you could till it got too cold to press out the wrinkles. Then it went back on the stove, you took the handle out of it and stuck it into the next iron and repeated this. You ironed EVERYTHING from ankle socks to sheets and pillow cases. Everything.

15 cent movie tickets. 10 cent sodas. "Lite" bread from the store, a real delicacy. Waiting till Grandma used all 3 of your names before running home, that meant one more call for you and you'd be met with a switch at the door!!!

Priming the cow tail pump in the kitchen so it'd save you from having to go out and draw up water from the well.

Lovely cars with a tiny seat behind called "Rumble Seats". All cars could be heard for some distance away because all of them sounded like they used shot guns inside the motors, and the horns all went "OOOOGA OOOOGA" which added to the POP POP POP BANG as they went their merry way.

Gas stations where you drove over a bell hose, a uniformed attendant hurtled through the door and asked what he could do for you. He would put in gas, check your oil and water, give you change and a small gift of a glass or dish or a toy, and wish you a good trip and please come back again. And for good measure he'd even wash your car windows, front, sides and back if you were a regular. And in small towns he'd tell you that his mom said to tell your mom she'd see her at the next church meeting!!
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