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fishon 03-28-2019 04:16 PM
Grandpa, tell me about the good old days.

MorTech 03-28-2019 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1636848)
"Harshing on mellows," with truth and facts...that be me. :D


One thing for sure, it was much easier to get away with spreading lies and ignorance...in the 'Good Ole Days.' :1rotfl:
That's for sure! Just ask any professional liar/thief (Politician/Journalist/Salesman/Parasite Voters). Do people still watch television and Hollywood movies?

The "Good Old Days" never happened :)

I witnessed a violent car accident where people should have died...ALL walked away...Not in a very straight line but they were all upright on their feet. Modern cars are *shockingly* safer.

Shimpy 03-28-2019 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1636554)
Ha ha! I had a British sports car in the '70s that, according to the almost-only foreign car mechanic in town, financed his winter trip to the Bahamas every year. My husband would call him, and he'd say, "Where is it now?!" Or something like, "Cars don't BREAK axels anymore."

I'll take the mechanical reliability and non-rusting finish of today's cars.

I'll also take the internet, the cell phones, the microwaves, the blue tooth ways of monitoring your home, and any other technological advance that has freed up our leisure time and generally made life easier. I'm talking to you, online banking.
When was the last you replaced a muffler? Muffler shops went out of business or have to offer different services.

Bay Kid 03-29-2019 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1636840)
Actually, that's absolutely false.

Modern vehicles, with 'engineered crumple zones/collapsible steering columns/airbags/Etc., Etc'....are MUCH safer. :ohdear:

The same goes for mandatory seat belt use, children deaths with the advent of car seat regulations...and Etc., Etc., Etc. :oops:

Not to even mention the tremendous reduction in injuries/deaths in most industries...due to safety regulations.

All easily provable...with a simple search. :ho:
I saw a crash test between the 60's impala and a small modern car. The Impala lost big time.

retiredguy123 03-29-2019 08:33 AM
I think that the way new cars handle and brake, and have electronic warning features, and better suspension systems, actually prevent more injuries than the crash protection designs.

Chi-Town 03-29-2019 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Bay Kid (Post 1637002)
I saw a crash test between the 60's impala and a small modern car. The Impala lost big time.
Here's an eye opener:

2009 Chevy Malibu vs 1959 Bel Air Crash Test | Consumer Reports - YouTube

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Nucky 03-29-2019 10:43 AM
How about the way we made coffee at home? It certainly has changed. Also, we now pay for Water. We pay for Cell Phones, We pay for TV. Some people pay more in property taxes than they do for their Mortgage.

Get out the time machine Mc Fly I wanna go back, I'm convinced it was better in the Old Days.

aninjamom 03-29-2019 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by OpusX1 (Post 1636563)
We could go on a date for $5. $2 filled the tank, .70 cents for 2 movie tickets. .30 for popcorn and soda, $2 for 2 cheeseburgers 2 frys and 2 milk shakes at McDonalds. The good old days.
And my first job was .90 cents/hour + tips.

Rapscallion St Croix 03-29-2019 01:32 PM
If the good old days had been extended, I would be dead from cancer.

Bill Torres 03-30-2019 09:41 AM
Cars
 
I feel the word “class” best describes the oldies. You see them still shine in the streets of “Cuba “.

I take pride to that..American made.

jebartle 03-30-2019 12:16 PM
Even now, I'm amazed that we can stand in a corn field and make a phone call to China, and depending on how old the "old days might be, you would need an operator to make that connection.


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