I'm so old I Remember when:

[tripletfeb]

Our local diner still has them!

Same here. Actually, I've been to quite a few places that still have them

 

[RoyalChick]

The soft close toilet lid is awesome!

But be aware... You'll go to a friend's house, use the facilities, and drop the toilet lid, making a loud noise.

How do I know this? Trust me, I know this.

I didn't love that one of the toilets in my house got soft close. I got used to it but never really liked it. Then it broke. Not the lid or seat, just the soft close.
Much better!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Sugar dispenser
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I have one of these but it's empty. It's too humid here, the sugar clumps up into a stubborn mass. Salt does too, actually, even when I put rice in the shakers, but I can beat it into submission without breaking anything. The sugar dispenser ... is just ornamental now.

 

[R2elk]

I have one of these but it's empty. It's too humid here, the sugar clumps up into a stubborn mass. Salt does too, actually, even when I put rice in the shakers, but I can beat it into submission without breaking anything. The sugar dispenser ... is just ornamental now.

I remember that they used to put a cracker in the bottom to absorb the moisture. Of course they didn't stay full long enough for the sugar to clump.

 

[BDutch]

I have one of these but it's empty. It's too humid here, the sugar clumps up into a stubborn mass. Salt does too, actually, even when I put rice in the shakers, but I can beat it into submission without breaking anything. The sugar dispenser ... is just ornamental now.

I used a similar sugar dispenser for several years. It was only for a few guests who put sugar in their tea or coffee. After several months the sugar clumps up here too. Now I use cane sugar clumps who are already clumped in cubes.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I used a similar sugar dispenser for several years. It was only for a few guests who put sugar in their tea or coffee. After several months the sugar clumps up here too. Now I use cane sugar clumps who are already clumped in cubes.

We call that sugar cubes too! I cannot use sugar now so I use Truvia, it comes in little packets.

 

[R2elk]

We call that sugar cubes too! I cannot use sugar now so I use Truvia, it comes in little packets.

It's cheaper if you buy the big bags.

 

[Rick589]

For those of us well past the child rearing years, do you remember these times?

 

[sourland]

For those of us well past the child rearing years, do you remember these times?

I do, I do. Not with our son - he never did much homework just slid by on his innate abilities (very smart person). But our daughter was another story - type A and self driven. Pressure was on us not her. Not much has changed as they have matured.

 

[MROO]

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Made by a bunch of third-graders and sold at the school's Christmas Bazaar! Can't do that, anymore!