Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Past Memories

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kkdither said...

I can add a few:

*Easter Dresses and hats
*Tuning in UHF stations
*Adjusting the rabbit ears
*Tights that sagged at the knees
*Wool coats that stunk so bad from the dry-cleaners you had to hang them outside for a day
*Skates with keys
*Shining your patent leather shoes with Vaseline
*Throwing a blanket over the clothesline as a fort
*Your parents buying that first fake Christmas tree
*Those huge slo-poke suckers they gave out after participating in the doll buggy parade

February 2, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Why Not? said...

I've been thinking about differences about the kids today, here in Sweden we are getting more snow than I have ever seen in the last 10 years. MOUNDS of snow, I mean MOUNTAINS!! and I have yet to see a kid out there climbing on them (beside my own).. digging tunnels making slides.. and so very few out there on the hills on their sleds.. WTH?!?! I know Mckinley (the closest hill to me) was ALWAYS full of kids when we had a good snow.. we had a mound of snow at the end of our dead end street that we would make into our fort.. Where are the kids now a days.. I know there are a lot of families here in this town but I rarely see any kids outside..

February 2, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Why Not? said...

KK I love the patent leather shoes.. I always make sure my girls have at least one pair around that fit.. so we break out the vaseline from time to time..

February 2, 2010 at 11:40 AM
drewzepmeister said...

I loved this SER! Brings back many good memories! Only wish this generation was like that...

February 2, 2010 at 9:13 PM
OrbsCorbs said...

Brings back tons of memories for me, too. I was blessed with North Beach and its lake bank nearby. When it snowed, we were sledding down there as long as our bodies held out. In the summer, you could just roll down the hill and get as dizzy/sick as you wanted to.

What stuck out in the video for me was the sound of the crickets and the summer nights with windows open, only screens down. I guess it never will be like that again. What a shame for future kids.

February 2, 2010 at 11:32 PM
OrbsCorbs said...

*Wool mittens that stunk when you got them wet (you always got them wet)
*Snow boots with metal clasps that eventually got bent and stuck and rusty
*The first color TV - it had to be tuned in by a technician after it was set up in your living room
*Transistor radios
*Bubblers in parks and beaches
*Renting ice skates
*Milkmen
*Elm trees forming an archway all the way down your block
*Your dad going up on the roof to adjust the antenna
*Penny candy and stores that sold it (one or more near each school)
*For the Catholics: the smell of starch as a nun walked by you in class

February 2, 2010 at 11:55 PM

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