I'm so old I Remember when:

[jxp]

I remember home ec classes that actually taught you how to cook/bake and sew.

And balance a checkbook.

 

[tripletfeb]

Those of us who lived in rural areas rode the bus to and from school daily.

Rode the bus everyday in elementary school. My bus ride in the afternoon was 2 1/2 hours long, no joke. We were the first ones on and the last ones off. Didn't get home until after 5:00 every evening

 

[jxp]

I was terrible with a pogo stick.

Ditto. And I could only get the hula hoop to go round a very few times.

 

[jxp]

I remember how a diaper bucket smelled in the bathroom.

Like a capfull of Lysol from the little brown bottle? Your mum did rinse the diapers before putting them in the bucket to soak, right?

 

[Cynthia12]

We've got both of those still here where I live along with a billiard lounge. Had a bowling alley, too, until one particularly bad tornado wiped it down to the cement slab after which they decided not to rebuild.

Have a bowling alley..and a smaller one in town with games.

 

[jxp]

I never put glue on myself but also didn't have a phone in elementary school

Dried glue works great for getting pricklers -such as on raspberry canes - out your fingers.

 

[jxp]

I loved reading Erma Bombeck's column each week and later her books.

"the grass is always greener over the septic tank"

 

[Folly's place]

Her recipies! Just looked one up yesterday. 'The I Hate to Cook Book' had to replace my old paperback edition, and her sequel, both terrific.
Mary
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[jxp]

Do you guys remember getting gifts from the gas station? I'm remembering "grog" mugs.

Look what I found on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1207301740/milk-glass-grog-mugs-set-of-6-vintage?ref=share_v4_lx

And gifts inside boxes of laundry detergent? Dish towels, and such...

I can't remember if it was McDonald's or Burger King but one of them gave out drinking glasses with cartoon characters like Tom and Jerry and Casper and Wendy on them sometime in the late 60's or early 70's. Nice heavy glass , they came in two different sizes, and I've still got about a dozen or so around here.

 

[member 655102]

Followed by (preceded by?) Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. Sunday night was also bath night. Mom and Dad were very fair in making sure my brother, sister, and I rotated who went first and who got the colder, dirtier water. But boy did we bathe fast so we didn't miss those two shows.

Speaking of Omaha…

I still remember Rosenblatt Stadium and the Omaha Royals baseball team.