cathyvv

I'm so old I forgot them all!

raptureready

Stood on the boat and watched the mud dry! I remember all of those plus: Grandma making homemade cottage cheese, rendering the lard after butchering a hog, Saturday night baths in a large galvanized tub, free movies in the depot lot once a month, drive-in movies, and the best of all---penny candy from "Honk" Mumm's gas station. I even remember 27 cents a gallon for gas.
I even watched Elvis (only from the waist up) in his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show.
Anyone remember Gertrude and Heathcliff? Red Skelton?

Quilter Lois

I am older than rocks (70) and remember
Burma shave road signs,
pushbutton light switches,
getting a block of ice to go in the "ice box"!!
black and white saddle shoes,
steering wheel knobs,
indian trading posts along Route 66,
going to the lady down the street to have the run in my nylons repaired,
nylons with a dark heel and a seam up the back,
picking cotton with my mother in the field,
using small frozen juice cans and gel set to make my hair curly,
Blackjack and Beemans gum,
blue chip stamps,
25 cent movies,
learning to sew in a treadle machine,
making soap in the back yard in the huge pot with my grandmother and using the lard from the pigs and ashes to do so.

ThreadHead

I fossilized about a ago.
Syl

Lacelady

I'm older than dirt - the only two I didn't know about are 8 and 14, but since I am UK born, I doubt if I would.

Lostn51

I am 45 and I learned to sew on a treadle machine and I refuse to use anything but!!

I was lucky in growing up when I did and having family that were good old country folks. I remember (and still own) several of the things that you all have been talking about. I am tickled that my kids could experience some of it so that they are well rounded and can appreciate the good old days. My daughter loves my aluminum tumblers that were anodized in all of the neat 50's colors and uses them everyday. I have been working on getting several full sets (different makers) for the last 10 years. Gee wiz I still drive a 1951 Ford for my daily driver for crying out loud LOL!

But you know it is hog boiling season right now and if anyone wants a refresher course on scalding them and rendering the lard feel free to come to my place and we will be doing it in a week or so. And if you want to get any water you have to go to the well to draw it where we do the slaughtering.

Thanks for the memories and I can not wait till my wife gets up tomorrow and reads this thread (1953 model :mrgreen: ) she will love it!!

Billy

Lmiller1647

I am older than dirt! Thanks for the memories!

cherrio

haha I'm old. nearly 60 so I remember it all. and it was too funny explaining the "party line" to my 18 yr old.

clarinet87

I'm a young'n (just turned 24), but I work at an old-fashioned soda jerk (authentic phosphates!!) and ice cream parlor (I'd actually know what you were talking about if you said 'dip' instead of 'scoop')

Does that count for anything? lol

Nantie

I guess I am older than old dirt...remember them all and my father only drove studebakers when we were kids...i opened the door in the back and fell out once..until he could get a 2 door car he made his own "latches/locks" he put on the outside of the back doors to lock us in...would that qualify today as child safety or child endangerment...lol