If you grew up =
in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some =
of these memories with your children or grandchildren. Just don’t blame =
me if they bust a gut laughing. Here are some memories of growing up in =
the post-war Baby Boom. How many of these bring back some good =
memories for you?
Royal Crown =
Cola bottle with a stopper with a bunch of holes in =
it.
Head lights =
dimmer switches on the floor; ignition switches on the =
dashboard.
Real ice boxes =
with ice delivered.
Pant leg clips =
for bicycles without chain guards.
Soldering =
irons you heated on a gas burner.
Using hand =
signals for cars without turn signals.
Blackjack =
chewing gum
Wax =
Coke-shaped tiny bottles with colored sugar =
water.
Candy =
cigarettes and bubble-gum cigars.
Soda pop =
machines that dispensed glass bottles.
Coffee shops =
or diners with tableside juke boxes.
Newsreels =
before the movie.
P.F. =
Flyers.
Butch wax =
TV or radio =
dials that actually were dials.
Rotary =
phones.
Peashooters.
Howdy =
Doody.
45 RPM =
records.
S & H =
Green Stamps.
Hi-fi’s.
Metal ice =
trays with lever.
Ditto paper (I =
can still smell it . . . )
Blue =
flashbulb
Packard’s and =
Kaiser’s.
Roller skate =
keys.
Cork =
popguns.
Drive-in =
movies.
Wash tub =
wringers.
I might be =
older than dirt now, but those memories are some of the best parts of my =
life.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net =
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I =
Love!"