martha jo

I remember. Anybody remember hay rides to the river? Girls were only allowed to wear dresses to school. A train trip to a football game that was a blast all the way there and back. No drinking, no drugs, just lots of jokes and laughs.

Gramof6

:D I am old because I remember all of these. :D I also remember Mom buying boxes of Oatmeal because dishes were also in the box. I think they were green glass. About the only worry back then was how to stretch a paycheck. Well many are in that situation now. And look at all of the other worries now days? Some days I do wish we could go back to these more simple times. Kids playing outside all over the place until dark or after & was safe.

LeeAnn

I'm happy to say I lived during those times! Those were the days!

pojo

Those were the days. These children now days don't know what they missed growing up back then.

Kooklabell

And I have a few more to add to the list.

Waiting for a school at the corner of the street without your parents to "drop you off" or "pick you up". Metal dashboards and no seat belts. Going for a bike ride to see your friends and they lived 2 miles away. When jelly came in glasses - and you collected them. I still have the dictionary my mom collected (one letter per week) from the supermarket. Oh, how about the cable cars with the sparks and taxi cabs with those little fold down stools to sit on.

Just had to add a few things. The other day I was lecturing about "positive transfer" a term used to explain learning one thing can "transfer" to other new behaviors. Well, I made the mistake of using my example of learning to drive on a standard transmittion (on the column) It took 3 minutes to explain that the shift lever was in fact on the steering column! I think some still don't believe me.

drivingsusan

Mine, too!!

clair

thanks

trisha

There is an online candy store here in Ohio that sells the candy from yesteryear!!! You can get candy from the 50's, 60's etc. They even go back farther on some things. Last Christmas I send a big bag to my brother in Texas and his daughter could not believe some of the stuff we used to eat. He got a big kick out of it and said it took him back to memory lane.

Connie

I remember all of those. I still have the dishes and glasses. My mother and grandmother saved them to make a large set to give me as a wedding gift 40 years ago.

finch

Yes,I remember and I sure would like for it to be that way again.