I'm Old Enough to Remember....

Comment

Comment by Sherry Somach on July 13, 2011 at 2:29pm

I remember the little black pellets that expanded like snakes when you lit them. Catching lighrening bugs and putting them in a jar with holes on top...as if we could hold on to the light!

Comment by wiffledust on July 13, 2011 at 1:48pm

great story, bob!!!! tom, i don't remember the little wood desks protecting us from anything, but i remember the desks themselves! :-))

Comment by Tom McMurray on July 13, 2011 at 1:12pm

Wiffledust remembers color TV being a big deal. I remember when there was no such thing. :)

Comment by Tom McMurray on July 13, 2011 at 1:09pm

I'm old enough to remember when little wooden school desks would protect us from an atomic bomb. Duck and cover!

Comment by Robert Muscovitz on July 13, 2011 at 12:29pm

Oh that's nothing,, my greatgrandfather worked the R/R when he came here from Norway in the early 1900's.  He stayed with us while gr-grandma was in the hospital and I was maybe a whole 6 years old when he turned to my brother and I and said,"let's go fishin'!" Well, My sisters were with mom down the block and dad at work so, us two young boys headed to the R/R tracks with our gr-grandpa, which by the way was right behind our house...We hopped a train and jumped off by a lake maybe 5 miles away. He had us go collect goldenrod plants to get some bait and then He proceeded to fish. After he caught his limit we jumped a train and headed back home so he could clean them for supper..both my brother and I almost killed ourselves when we jumped off the train but we lived... We had fresh fish that night and both mom and dad were afraid to ask how and where he got the fish....we, were sworn to silence so we didn't say a word... Yes, one of the joys of R/R tracks behind your house in the 50's...and a gr-grandpa who was alot of fun. 

Comment by Maryanne Mesple on July 13, 2011 at 12:20pm

And I'm old enough to remember the Golden Arches coming to town and we could buy 10 hamburgers for a dollar. And I remember sitting in a restaurant and on the table top was a jukebox record selector. It was silver and you could spin the menu to find what songs you wanted to jukebox to play and of course I remember spending what seemed like forever standing in from of jukeboxes picking out the songs I wanted to listen to (I think it was 4 for a quarter) and one of my favorites was Angel on My Shoulder :-)

Comment by wiffledust on July 13, 2011 at 12:20pm

i remember playing alot in nature too, maryanne. we were always outside exploring something, and my parents didn't know what was coming home with us until we got home when it got darker outside. here a bug, there a plant, there a tree to climb, there a creek to cross....constantly exploring. do kids still do that? and those fireflies! i loved them and still do! ...oh barry, i remember those few channels too. in a way it was good, because everyone talked about the same shows the next day

Comment by Maryanne Mesple on July 13, 2011 at 12:15pm

Pollywogs. Lots and lots of pollywogs and gathering them up in a jar and watching them evolve. Everywhere I played in the spring and summer there were pollywogs. Little tadpoles in the horse troughs, in shallow pools of water, sometimes in the swimming pool, in ponds and lakes and water eddies of streams ... loved playing with pollywogs! and fireflies too :-) oh yes, and June Bugs ... playing with nature was a blast. It may not have been the best experience for the tadpoles and the bugs but it was fun!

Comment by Barry Parsons on July 13, 2011 at 12:13pm

I had a very atypical childhood, so I can only relate to the posts here in that "Yeah, I remember hearing about that" kind of way.  I do remember only having 4 or 5 channels to watch on TV.  I also remember Benny Hill being shown late at night on weekends, and sometimes there would be a topless lady on it!  Scandalous!

Comment by wiffledust on July 13, 2011 at 12:02pm

i'm old enough to remember when as kids we used to just drop in on neighbors, say hi, have a cookie, maybe do a chore, and then move along. and the adults were always happy to see us!

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• …
• 23
• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27
• …
• 33
• Next ›
• Page