Goodness, I guess we ARE getting Old(er).
LSMFT ... Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco!
Green Stamps!
“... most doctors prefer Pall Mall”
One day ALL cars will have port holes(?) in their fenders! (Buick)
Butter(margarine) came in a bag and you had to add the yellow color by squeezing the little packet (my job)
Canvas water bag hung from the front of your car (If you were on a long trip) (we lived in Yuma...)
‘Ram air conditioning that used evaporative cooling in a device that hung in the passenger window opening.
Playing cards (or balloons) clipped to bike spokes.
Going 100mph with Dad in that ‘new (1952) Oldsmobile “Rocket 88.”
Having to go on a Sunday afternoon “drive” with Grandad&Grandmom in their Packard.
First time seeing Mom&Dad getting ready for the Marine Birthday Ball. (Wow!)(1952?)
Living in a WWII “quonset hut,” and Loving home!
Being amazed at the gigantic (3bdrm) home my folks bought in Orange (CA) for <$10,000!
My paper route selling the “Navy Times.” ($0.25/week?)
...having to ask customer’s to pay for their Navy Times each month.
Sometimes “remembering” can be fun/nostalgic ...and humbling.
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