[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

I remember all the above plus gas and meat rationing, 78 rpm records, using red and blue mills' (fractions of a penny) hand cranking a car to start it, push mowing a lawn, roll up window shades before Venetian blinds became the rage, when wall to wall carpet was very expensive and only for rich folks, coffee prepared in a percolator atop a burner on the stove, when "English" three speed bikes became available...

Met a husband and wife visiting from NY in TV back in February and we got to talking about things of the past and they still make coffee that way. And, I still push mow my lawns.