How's This For Nostalgia?

What a great walk down memory lane!

I miss milk delivery!

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And the corner store

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Yes. We lived on the fourth floor of an apartment house in the Bronx, but there was something about that "clink" in the early morning. Much better than the electronic buzzer! Early on, our milk still arrived by horse and wagon.
 
I remember all!

I remember my volleyball shorts... school issue, how I hated them!

Aside from them being uncomfortable, they reminded me of a cross between Wonder Woman's tight pants, and a normal pair of panties, but they were made out of thick terry cloth.

Pulling the leg openings down constantly to cover ones butt cheeks... revealing in the front.

Hideous things they were, and two sizes too small was how they were fitted and worn.

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Aunt Marg said:
I remember all!

I remember my volleyball shorts... school issue, how I hated them!

Aside from them being uncomfortable, they reminded me of a cross between Wonder Woman's tight pants, and a normal pair of panties, but they were made out of thick terry cloth.

Pulling the leg openings down constantly to cover ones butt cheeks... revealing in the front.

Hideous things they were, and two sizes too small was how they were fitted and worn.

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Geez..they look more like 'hotpants' lol
hotpants romance is what i remember hearing

Didnt you girls have the blue one piece romper you had to wear in gym class?
 
I was in a Valero gas station buying something and I saw those wax tubes filled with colored sugar water. I was shocked to see those and I wonder what country those are made in and who the hell would buy them?!
 
What a fabulous thread, I have so many cherished memories that this thread could be my calling card.

About a couple of years before the pandemic I was at a vintage inspired festival. A friend was painstakingly trying to talk me through how to connect a smart phone to the internet. He failed miserably, but he did show me, on his internet connect phone, a wonderful photo from a hundred years ago. I scribbled down the website, then once back home, I looked it up. Here you go:
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What really struck me was the fellow's shoes.
Have you ever seen such a striking pair of shoes?
No, me neither, but I know an artisan, a very skilled artisan.
One phone call later and dictating the website over the phone,
he texted me back with the message: No problem:
Is he an artiste or what?
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Those shoes get comments, remarks and sometimes insults, but only in a jocular way.
Like: "Will they be back in fashion sometime soon?"
They certainly beat the ubiquitous trainers any day of the week.
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Lovely additions folks!

Just love the shoes, Horseless, and of course, seeing you all dressed up!

The next time you're met with... "will they ever be back in fashion again", I want you to look directly in their eye and reply, classy never goes out of style.
 
Aunt Marg said:
Lovely additions folks!

Just love the shoes, Horseless, and of course, seeing you all dressed up!

The next time you're met with... "will they ever be back in fashion again", I want you to look directly in their eye and reply, classy never goes out of style.
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A fellow once had the temerity, more like nerve, to mock my wife's attire. She napalmed him with a withering stare and replied: "One has standards," then added, "not something that you would know about." She then walked away leaving him doing a goldfish gape.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Been a long time since I had full service at a gas station, nowadays, they'd probably charge you an extra $10 for the courtesy.
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While looking after my parents I sometimes went to their local gas station and it’s still full service. It felt so nice to get my window wiped and my car filled up by someone else sometimes.
The gas was a few cents more per litre than regular self serve. When it’s pouring rain it’s well worth it
 
Aunt Marg said:
I remember all!

I remember my volleyball shorts... school issue, how I hated them!

Aside from them being uncomfortable, they reminded me of a cross between Wonder Woman's tight pants, and a normal pair of panties, but they were made out of thick terry cloth.

Pulling the leg openings down constantly to cover ones butt cheeks... revealing in the front.

Hideous things they were, and two sizes too small was how they were fitted and worn.

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Never ever wore them. Ok NOW I remember why I never took gym in high school.
Yes. There’s NO WAY I’d wear them. I just refused.
 
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