ANY REALLY "YOUNG" FOLKS THAT REMEMBER THE SIXTIES AND FIFTIES?

[drumstick diva]

The old comic books with all the offers, like send $ 1.(probably much less) for a turtle. My older sister sent for one, and it arrived weeks later in a totally sealed box, no air holes or anything and of course totally DEAD. What a bummer. My sister weathered it well but, I was inconsolable.

 

[Suzierd]

The old comic books with all the offers, like send $ 1.(probably much less) for a turtle.  My older sister sent for one, and it arrived weeks later in a totally sealed box, no air holes or anything and of course totally DEAD.  What a bummer.  My sister weathered it well but, I was inconsolable. 

That's terrible

 

[chickisoup]

HAPPY AFTER CHRISTMAS TO ALL YOU SURVIVORS

Hope you all are recovering well. I am sitting here missing a tradition from my youth. After Christmas, everyone would drag out their Christmas trees to the edge of the lake and make a large pile just off shore on the ice in front of our house. By New Years eve sometimes there would be several huge piles around the lake. While the grownups were celebrating New Years their way, us youngers would set fire to the trees, roast whatever the grownups let us have and just hang out in the winter night. If the weather was good, some years you could see bonfires all around the lake. Oh for the simpler time.

Today the EPA would probably bust us for air and water pollution.

 

[chickisoup]

What WAS NEW YEARS EVE LIKE WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG?

 

[sourland]

Today is our 'Christmas' with the kids and grandkids. They'll be arriving around two or so - time to start cooking.

 

[Highcotton]

Today is our 'Christmas' with the kids and grandkids.  They'll be arriving around two or so - time to start cooking.

I know you will enjoy your day with the family. I enjoy watching the grandchildren excited about the gifts and food.

 

[sourland]

What WAS NEW YEARS EVE LIKE WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG?

I've been trying to dredge up memories of New Years Eve - I have none from my childhood. It was just another day. Early adolescence through young adulthood, it was over indulgence and excess. Now (thank goodness) it is a nice meal and early to bed. My how things change.

Anyone remember when you went to school regardless of the weather? And if the rare 'snow day' did occur, so what - just meant Mom or Dad found chores for you to do.

 

[memphis]

I actually think my dad relished getting us to school in 8 inches of snow! He loved the challenge! I grew up in St. Louis and remember a lot of snow & cold weather but not many school "snow days". Seems like they very rarely cancelled school. Last year they closed schools here because of the mere threat of snow!

 

[drumstick diva]

When I was a young child, all we did for New Year's was share a pint of ice cream(5 of us). My father would walk to Walgreens and come back with a pint of chocolate. He would spend quite too much time mulling over how to divide it 5 ways. We HAD to except his ruling or else. None of us wanted to know what that entailed. I remember one year it must have been too rich for me and it didn't stay down. Bummer.

As an teen my brother would take mom and I out to see a movie early New Year's Eve and then to the ice cream shop before they closed. I think we saw some very good movies back then, I know mom and I really loved going. When mom died that ended the tradition.

My only adult encounter with New Year's was early 70's. Somehow I scored two tickets for "Jesus Christ, Superstar." I had planned to go with my girlfriend but, BF said he was taking me and would pay for the tickets. Seats were fantastic 4th.row center., the actors were so close you could see when they "spit" saying some lines. I was totally mesmerized but, it ended in 45 min. much too early for NY revelers. So great BF (this is the one SCG) escorted me home and took off to celebrate with fun people. BTW he died in 1995 and never did pay me for the $15.tickets.

I know, boring! Guess I was never born to be wild. New Year's Eve is just another day to me. Sorry!!

 

[drumstick diva]

Ah yes, I remember going to school in all types of weather. At our elementary school the principal ruled with a iron talon. She was sorta bald and evil eyed and looked to me , like a bald eagle.
She loved to proclaim that the school NEVER closed for weather. It didn't. We walked no matter what, in pouring rain, bitter cold (sometimes 11-13 Below zero) and over precarious iced sidewalks. No one was allowed to stay for lunch at school unless both parents worked and no one was home for the kids.

School was about a mile away and we had to hurry home to eat so we could turn around and get back before the last bell. Really stupid to have 10 minutes for lunch and go back. The priviledged kids, who got to stay for lunch ,had to eat in the basement next to the furnace. We had no snow days. I don't recall any in high school but, remember having several days when I was "too sick"(

to go in and slept all day. For HS we had to take public transportation to school.

Sometime after I graduated HS and had my own dog grooming shop, we had the BLIZZARD OF '67, that pretty much paralyzed the city (Chicago). I remember noticing on TV , the school closures and yep, my old elementary school was on the list.

With 44 years in the suburbs, I found kids getting bused to school even if they lived 1 1/2 blocks away. However, most parents just drove their kids to the door and picked them up later.
They didn't get to suffer at all. That's life I guess.