I'm so old I Remember when:

[kikiruru]

Three channels on the t.v. (as long as the weather was clear.)
And having to turn the channel manually.

the big click knob for the big 3 abc cbs nbc

And the little click knob for pbs and independent stations

 

[Nomadicus]

Screens kept out the four six eight or more legged critters and not the two legged ones

Sleeping outside

Cars left unlocked with your stuff still in the car

We lived in a most political incorrect house. We left with the doors open as dad didn't want to repair one. On top of that the guns were stored out in the open in mine and my brothers bedroom. Ammo on top of the dresser. Can you imagine the headlines that would make know.

 

[Nomadicus]

I think minimum wage was $1.15 an hour when I started my first job paying into Social Security and Income Tax. I was bagging groceries and stocking shelves for A&P Tea Company. I also ground the coffee as requested by customers.

 

[tripletfeb]

A woman that worked for/with me before I retired had the same issue with her municipal water. She paid outrages, and increasing, charges for water that was of questionable quality, always felt bad for her. I, on the other hand have great well water straight out of an aquifer that has a spring associated with it just a few miles up the road.Costs me nothing but a few bucks a year to run the well pump. Such are the benefits of living in the county.

We could dig a well, just haven't done it

 

[jxp]

 

[Nomadicus]

I put a few dollars on their bottom line in my youth. None since. I have a bottle from the 60's of anther brand I hope I can still dig up. After the moves over several states it's probably buried in a box.

 

[kikiruru]

We lived in a most political incorrect house. We left with the doors open as dad didn't want to repair one. On top of that the guns were stored out in the open in mine and my brothers bedroom. Ammo on top of the dresser. Can you imagine the headlines that would make know.

This is info I only know about mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama and between Hattiesburg and Jackson Mississippi where my cousins lived …
Most every truck you saw had a gun rack with a shotgun or rifle in it and loaded most of the time
left in the truck with the windows down

 

[Nomadicus]

This is info I only know about mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama and between Hattiesburg and Jackson Mississippi where my cousins lived …
Most every truck you saw had a gun rack with a shotgun or rifle in it and loaded most of the time
left in the truck with the windows down

That was so true around in many rural states. I know that Walmart made a small fortune selling those gun racks. I remember having one as late as the early 80's. I don't remember the exact price but I think it was around $12 that would buy a poor mans hunting rifle in the 50's.

 

[sourland]

I remember when wedding bands were all 14K yellow gold.

 

[Nomadicus]

I remember when wedding bands were all 14K yellow gold.

My wife's is. I know there is a reason that pure gold was not used normally as it is to soft and doesn't wear well. 10K if memory is correct can tarnish easily. 24K gold was used I believe for other jewelry that wasn't worn were it would be exposed to elements as for necklace. Memory is very vague but I do remember game shows awarding 24K jewelry as prizes way back when.