[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by margaretmattson

I love it when people take things out of context. I had a wonderful childhood and responded that way.

I then read a post that said: no cell phones, no violence, no nudity, no foul language, no screwing on television.

I thought this was odd. It is not the late sixties and seventies that I remember. Hippies alone broke all the "no-nos" mentioned by the poster. I remember it as a time when people were pushing the limits not sitting pristine.

Ever consider that the person to whom you responded was just a tad older than you?

None of what you described may have happened during "their" childhood...

And did you ever think that the "context" they were using was what was on "regular TV", not the evening news? Did you ever see any of those things on the TV "shows" you watched?

I don't remember many of us "children" watching the Evening News...

[margaretmattson]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Ever consider that the person to whom you responded was just a tad older than you?

None of what you described may have happened during "their" childhood...

And did you ever think that the "context" they were using was what was on "regular TV", not the evening news? Did you ever see any of those things on the TV "shows" you watched?

I don't remember many of us "children" watching the Evening News...

The poster may be a bit older than me. Still, I do not believe ANY DECADE was clean and pure. Some just hid it better.

[FredJacobs]

My favorite childhood memory was when my back didn't hurt.

[Randall55]

Originally Posted by FredJacobs

My favorite childhood memory was when my back didn't hurt.

Or, when you could stay up until the wee hours. Now, I go to bed early and get up when I need to wee.

[Shipping up to Boston]

Originally Posted by margaretmattson

The poster may be a bit older than me. Still, I do not believe ANY DECADE was clean and pure. Some just hid it better.

Very true. Example; JFK/Marilyn Monroe. In today’s instant gratification, everybody’s a journalist with a cell phone...world we live in, there’s no place to hide a scandal.

[Keefelane66]

Grew up in Central Connecticut (pop 50,000) 3 movie theaters, penny candy stores, every pharmacy had ice cream and soda fountains. I could roam all over town on Public Transit for 10 cents with transfers. Black and White antenna TV with 4 channels. Milk was delivered to your milk box along with butter and OJ. Everyone had a garden. Good Humor ice cream truck almost daily in summer and Root Beer floats at A&W. Sunday Blue laws…

[jebartle]

Can you imagine cell phones back in the old days, oh my!!!!!!

[Shipping up to Boston]

Originally Posted by jebartle

Can you imagine cell phones back in the old days, oh my!!!!!!

Did anyone mention pay phones?
Calling collect
Or the original Cellular One bag phone for your car
First handheld cell phone with the telescoping GI Joe antenna

[JamesR]

Being allowed to go back outside and play after dinner in the summertime.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by jebartle

Can you imagine cell phones back in the old days, oh my!!!!!!

We had a two party line. The "rich" kids had a separate children's line so the parents would not have to answer the phone for them. Even having an extension phone was rare.

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

But for those who recognize it, it will bring back irreplaceable memories.

"Invisible man on 2nd Base".

Whoa! Hadn't thought of that phrase in many decades! But, that "Base" part was never uttered by our crowd. :-) Bet you played some hotbox, too. How about peggy (sp)? Unsuccessful googling of the latter *did* turn up this interesting site. Scrub baseball - Wikipedia

While baseball related activities were high on the list, it's hard to top digging the worms for bait and then pond and creek fishing with them with your Zebco.

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Vegetables and fruit in the backyard
Fresh egg’s every day (not getting chased by the mean rooster back to the house)
Playing hide and seek until you were called home
Making a snow fort with 4’ of fresh snow because school was canceled
Family vacation with grandparents.

Summer at the family Dairy Farm, Tobacco Farm and Horse Farm watching all the new babies but learning very early
the Bull is mean,
many race horses bite,
and tobacco worms are giant scary monsters

Sounds like Kentucky but for those 4' snows. Those worms are indeed scary, yet beautiful and turn into cool, hummingbird-like moths. :-) And, even scarier when parasitized by wasp eggs!

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Good story. Stolen things always tasted better.

Though I still much prefer my watermelons cold. :-) And, Jimmy *did* pay the Minimart back. . .

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

Did anyone mention pay phones?
Calling collect
Or the original Cellular One bag phone for your car
First handheld cell phone with the telescoping GI Joe antenna

Bag phone? They came much later.

I had an RCC phone in my car, pre-cellular days ... '79-'80.

When CellOne started in Boston (office was in Waltham), I had a Cellular Phone installed in my car. It was an NEC Phone and everything other than the handset, was mounted in the trunk of my car. The "box" was about the size of 4 briefcases, stacked on top of one another. I think it was 1986-1987. The phone cost $1800, including installation. A princely sum in those days. The CellularOne operation was so small, the staff knew their customers by name.

The first "bag phone" I ever saw or used, was during the Weld-Cellucci campaign in 1990-1991. It looked like a huge pocket-book, with a shoulder strap. We had exactly TWO of them on the campaign. They were close to $3000 if I remember correctly.

Then came the Motorola StarTac and the world changed.

[mntlblok]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

Three Hail Marys and Three Our Fathers my son!

Shoulda reviewed this before trying to tell it a few days ago. :-(
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