I remember going "downtown" (city of over 100,000) on the bus by myself when I was about 10. And standing outside my friends house "calling" her. You never went and knocked on the door or rang the bell! We were so excited when we got a private phone line, and a cord that was 25 feet long! We could actually go to another room and talk on the phone. I remember getting our first TV, and when dad worked overtime, mom would put throw rugs down in front of it and let us eat supper watching TV. Don't remember what we watched, but probably Howdy Doody. I remember mom ironing sheets on a "mantle" The thing was huge and took up the back wall of our kitchen. Sure would like to have that now to iron fabric!