I'm so old I Remember when:

[Rick589]

Remember when going to the corner store to buy penny candy with $.25 in your pocket made you feel wealthy.

…..and, how about that hefty $.05 you had to spend on milk for your school lunch?

 

[Rick589]

How about those long summer days when you disappeared in the morning and didn’t come home until dark. Parents weren’t overly concerned because the neighbors and parents of your friends were de facto guardians.

 

[Bawkbok]

And all the parents on the block or within hearing distance of your mother calling for supper or time to come home was broadcasted far and away and someone (who you always knew) two blocks away would inform you that it was time to go home as your mother was calling.

 

[Bawkbok]

Anyone remember the knife sharpener man who used to walk the streets with his contraption and you could run out to the street with all the knives and scissors that needed sharpening? We used to stand and watch him work the wheel. I don't recall money being exchanged so he must have provided the service for free.....?

 

[sdm111]

And all the parents on the block or within hearing distance of your mother calling for supper or time to come home was broadcasted far and away and someone (who you always knew) two blocks away would inform you that it was time to go home as your mother was calling.

When the streetlights came on it was time

 

[Rick589]

When the streetlights came on it was time

Exactly!!

 

[Bawkbok]

I remember when ALL stores were closed on Sunday, even gas stations. You had to gas up on Saturday or wait until Monday.
The only public places opened on Sunday were the malls/shopping centers where everyone would do their walking during winter months when it was cold and snowy.

 

[Rick589]

Remember when, once you disappeared for the day, there was a good chance you’d be eating dinner at a friends house or having a last minute sleep over.

 

[Rick589]

Remember when, once you disappeared for the day, there was a good chance you’d be eating dinner at a friends house or having a last minute sleep over.

…..or, when schools didn’t close because of snow flurries.

 

[Bawkbok]

Yes, and the sleep over would often turn into a slumber party and grew in number exponentially - rather spontaneously.