What a great thread! I remember my mom giving me a quarter and sending me to the corner store for a loaf of white bread. I remember gas being cheaper than the loaf of bread. No credit cards, cash only. Dick and Jane, black boards and cleaning erasers, Safety Patrol, Captain Kangaroo. Land as far as you could see now covered with houses. Going on Sunday drives and going to the A&W for root beer. When a single look on my dad's face could cause four kids to become totally well behaved in an instant. Crinolines (I saw one on a little girl's dress yesterday at Sears, I think they are coming back in style). The garden lady next door who had the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen. Ahh, I think these memories have lowered my blood pressure about 20%