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- Jun 4, 2012
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- I'm liek, in Cali, dude.
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Here's a chance for everyone (at least us older folks) to reminisce about days gone by...about past eras we've lived through, without actually demanding that society in general return to those bygone days, said bygone days not always the happiest for certain groups of people.
To start off, look at this: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/11/16/11-Foods-You-Cant-Buy-Anywhere-Anymore#page1
I myself don't actually recall sampling any of the extinct "foods" described therein (especially the purple ketchup, ew), but I'm willing to bet at least one reader does.
What I remember: Rotary telephones back in the 1960s, and the phone company sending out a guy to set up our telephones when we moved to a new home and my father going "I don't see why we have to RENT all our phones" and actually buying them from the phone company. Buying phones was something most people probably never thought of until the 1990's.
My mother drove a Rambler back in the 1960's. After driving it for about 10 years, she gave it to my cousin Rochelle and then got a Dodge Dart Swinger. The DDS was a GREAT car. It would start off like gangbusters after idling at a red light and just keep going. I learned to drive and took my driving tests (all three of them) in that car. The Rambler was a pretty good car, too. My father recalled once the air conditioner settings. This a/c was installed before California starting passing laws and regulations aimed at reducing smog. He said (partly tongue in cheek) the a/c settings were "cold", "super cold" and "desert". If you've ever driven through the California desert, you'll know why the coldest setting was called desert.
When I was a kid we'd take weekend vacations in Palm Springs and neighboring Indian Wells out in the desert. On the way back we'd stop at a place called Hadley's (which is still there) and buy dates and other dried fruits and nuts. They had a stand at one end of the building where they sold date shakes that were nice and cold, which we appreciated when we got out of the car. I recall stopping for gas at a gas station in Fresno, and the weather sign read 103 degrees F. I thought that was pretty hot at the time, but I've experienced hotter weather since then.
We also took driving vacations to places like Mesa Verde to see the cliff dwellings and Sequoia National Park to see the giant trees. At Mesa Verde I recall climbing up this tall ladder and entering one of the dwellings. I don't think they let people do that anymore. Something about protecting the cliff dwellings. I also recall driving through a hole cut through the base of one of the giant redwood trees, and cars were pretty wide back then. The idea was to show everyone how big these trees can be. I don't think they do that anymore, either, since it damages the trees.
Every time I see Back to the Future, Part III, I see the actress playing Marty's girlfriend wearing that 80's "natural cotton" outfit and thinking "I remember wearing clothes like that." To be honest, I thought the "natural cottons" trend in the 80's was one of the saner fashion trends of that era. The over-sized shirts and the padded shoulders? Not so much.
To start off, look at this: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/11/16/11-Foods-You-Cant-Buy-Anywhere-Anymore#page1
I myself don't actually recall sampling any of the extinct "foods" described therein (especially the purple ketchup, ew), but I'm willing to bet at least one reader does.
What I remember: Rotary telephones back in the 1960s, and the phone company sending out a guy to set up our telephones when we moved to a new home and my father going "I don't see why we have to RENT all our phones" and actually buying them from the phone company. Buying phones was something most people probably never thought of until the 1990's.
My mother drove a Rambler back in the 1960's. After driving it for about 10 years, she gave it to my cousin Rochelle and then got a Dodge Dart Swinger. The DDS was a GREAT car. It would start off like gangbusters after idling at a red light and just keep going. I learned to drive and took my driving tests (all three of them) in that car. The Rambler was a pretty good car, too. My father recalled once the air conditioner settings. This a/c was installed before California starting passing laws and regulations aimed at reducing smog. He said (partly tongue in cheek) the a/c settings were "cold", "super cold" and "desert". If you've ever driven through the California desert, you'll know why the coldest setting was called desert.
When I was a kid we'd take weekend vacations in Palm Springs and neighboring Indian Wells out in the desert. On the way back we'd stop at a place called Hadley's (which is still there) and buy dates and other dried fruits and nuts. They had a stand at one end of the building where they sold date shakes that were nice and cold, which we appreciated when we got out of the car. I recall stopping for gas at a gas station in Fresno, and the weather sign read 103 degrees F. I thought that was pretty hot at the time, but I've experienced hotter weather since then.
We also took driving vacations to places like Mesa Verde to see the cliff dwellings and Sequoia National Park to see the giant trees. At Mesa Verde I recall climbing up this tall ladder and entering one of the dwellings. I don't think they let people do that anymore. Something about protecting the cliff dwellings. I also recall driving through a hole cut through the base of one of the giant redwood trees, and cars were pretty wide back then. The idea was to show everyone how big these trees can be. I don't think they do that anymore, either, since it damages the trees.
Every time I see Back to the Future, Part III, I see the actress playing Marty's girlfriend wearing that 80's "natural cotton" outfit and thinking "I remember wearing clothes like that." To be honest, I thought the "natural cottons" trend in the 80's was one of the saner fashion trends of that era. The over-sized shirts and the padded shoulders? Not so much.
We got rewarded for going to church also. Usually it was a snack with a slush puppie or ice cream afterwards which we deserved after having to sit there for 2 long boring hours!
