I'm so old I Remember when:

[jxp]

How about Charm pops? Anyone remember them?

We used to sell the big ones for a dime each in high school to raise money for our sports team. I liked the blue ones best.

 

[Rick589]

No comment.

But……..you just did.

 

[R2elk]

Missing some people around here. For instance @Hayden Goseek hasn't posted anything since November.

@Hayden Goseek got a permanent ban.

 

[Canadian Wind]

I like cash because it gives you a little bit of anonymity, just a little bit. If you have only cash and get robbed all they get is what you have on you, I like having the opportunity to confuse the younger generation, being seen as going rogue is a definite benefit to using cash, and cash always works and is available to settle a spur of them moment deal or purchase not being conducted at a retail establishment. Of course, I could just be a weird puppy.

A lot of places are now (illegally) refusing cash now. Heck, many years ago before going 'cashless' was the in thing, I went to my local book store and tried to order a book they didn't have in stock. I wanted to pay cash for it and was willing to pay in advance. Nope! They only accepted credit card! I even argued with the manager about this!

I think they eventually gave in and I got my book.

 

[Nomadicus]

A lot of places are now (illegally) refusing cash now. Heck, many years ago before going 'cashless' was the in thing, I went to my local book store and tried to order a book they didn't have in stock. I wanted to pay cash for it and was willing to pay in advance. Nope! They only accepted credit card! I even argued with the manager about this!

I think they eventually gave in and I got my book.

Some insurance offices stopped taking cash years ago because of robberies. People paying their premiums at the offices ran the cash in their offices to a high risk and they nipped the temptation of thieve in the bud with Signs up in large letters. No Cash Accepted long ago.

 

[Nomadicus]

Cash has been legal tender as long as I can remember but I know of no law that makes people accept it as payment in the USA.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

https://blog.cheapism.com/historic-movie-theaters/amp/

Hey! At the top of that list is the Fox Theater in Tucson. I've never been in it but it's supposed to be impressive. It's also reportedly wildly haunted.

 

[Nomadicus]

I'm so old I remember going to see "The Graduate" at Radio City in Detroit, MI. We had just moved their from FL and were seeing the sights and found ourselves there on my day off. After leaving I missed my wallet. We went back to the ticket office and told them what had happened and they graciously let us go back to where we were sitting and there it was. No cards in that wallet in the mid 60's. Sure would have hated to loose nearly a weeks pay that was in the wallet.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

A lot of PTSD

Apparently it's not an uncommon technique, or wasn't at the time (early 1980s). The band director simply asked if anyone had a shotgun and one of the drummers said his dad did, and the band director said "Great! Can you bring it to rehearsal tomorrow?" and it was no big deal.

Their marching band also had a rifle twirling unit as part of their color guard that used functional (presumably empty) rifles.

Schools used to have rifle competition shooting teams and kids brought their rifles to school with them and practiced there.

Drum & bugle corps still use rifle units although those are usually wooden replicas. I don't know if high school marching bands have rifle units any more.

 

[jxp]

Apparently it's not an uncommon technique, or wasn't at the time (early 1980s). The band director simply asked if anyone had a shotgun and one of the drummers said his dad did, and the band director said "Great! Can you bring it to rehearsal tomorrow?" and it was no big deal.

Their marching band also had a rifle twirling unit as part of their color guard that used functional (presumably empty) rifles.

Schools used to have rifle competition shooting teams and kids brought their rifles to school with them and practiced there.

Drum & bugle corps still use rifle units although those are usually wooden replicas. I don't know if high school marching bands have rifle units any more.

My high school had a marching rifle guard for parades and football halftime shows. Theirs were wooden replicas with metal barrels. I can't remember if they marched behind the baton squad or with them. Their field routines were together.