I'm so old I Remember when:

[TOMTE]

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I think we should bring these back. The idea is so sweet.

 

[notabitail]

Did people really go around asking for autographs? I asked our Cardinal for his (my sister wanted it and was too scared to ask herself) and felt awfully foolish doing so.

Some people still do. A lot of the people into old computers get their favorite youtubers to autograph some kind of piece of technology.

 

[R2elk]

Did people really go around asking for autographs? I asked our Cardinal for his (my sister wanted it and was too scared to ask herself) and felt awfully foolish doing so.

Autographs are big business for famous people or sports players. Signed player cards are a really big business.

 

[Love Donkeys]

Our first car, a $300 used 'unsafe at any speed' Corvair. It ran, until the engine died. And we fortunately never were in an accident with it. I think it was before Nader's book came out anyway. Most cars weren't safe, especially by today's standards.
Mary

There was a used car dealer near my boyfriend's (Hubby) house that sold "beater" cars to teens for $25 or $50. As long as it had brakes, heater and a raido who cared what it looked like. Car insurance was not mandatory, we registered the "beaters" and ran them until they were dieing, sold them for scrap and bought another one.

 

[MROO]

They had one in an arcade next to a movie theater

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Which brings us to yet another "I Remember When..." Every mall had an arcade or two.
Which leads another IRW - Remember malls? So many stores carrying pretty much anything you could want or need. If one store closed, there was frantic construction behind boarded storefronts shouting "COMING SOON!" Nowadays, if a mall is still open at all, it has many boarded storefronts quietly posting "Space For Lease" signs.

 

[Love Donkeys]

And they had soda fountains, and always served the best milk shakes.

And Vanilla Cokes, made right in front of you.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Malls were where kids used to hang out. "Mom, I'm going to the mall!" Okay ... what did they do there? No idea. But it gave them a place to go, kept them off the street, they hung out in groups (think safety, not single targets), and nothing bad ever seemed to happen to them. Wish there were malls or the equivalent for today's youth.

 

[Cynthia12]

I remember..slug bugs.. Hopefully you didn't get smacked too hard.
I drove my Aunt and Uncle's around for a short time while in California back in the early 70's.

 

[Love Donkeys]

Yes! I had some, in grade school. We wore them with white ankle socks. Stylin'!

I wore brown leather Penny Loafers in Jr. High also Blue Suede Penny Loafers & knee socks. I would put nickles instead of pennies in the slot. I wanted to make sure I always had enough to buy a Vanilla Coke at Glendale's Drug Store on the way home.

 

[R2elk]

And Vanilla Cokes, made right in front of you.

Cherry cokes