I'm so old that:

[Axel Slingerland]

I was born when Eisenhower was President. My oldest memories were from about 1962. I was 6 at the time.
My Dad took my brother and I to a Kennedy Speech. (This may have been 1960, but I can't remember the exact year.)
Twinkies were a Nickle.
Gas was a quarter a gallon.
Gas stations gave you a wash cloth for a partial fill up, a small towel for half a tank, and a giant towel for a complete fill up.
We went to Los Angeles in 1964 and I loved reading the Burma Shave signs on Route 66.
My Dad said the Pacific Ocean was "A little bigger than Lake Michigan."
After the Cuban Missile Crisis, my Dad built a bomb shelter in back of our house big enough for all of my relatives.
Beatles songs were first played on the radio in 1963.
John Glenn was the first American to Orbit the Earth.
The first James Bold film was released.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I remember when we got a wall phone. OMG! wall phones were the new "IN" thing. Back then you rented your phone. A black wall phone was the standard model, if you wanted a "colored" phone, it was 25 cents a month more- talk about rip off stuff.!!!!!!!

 

[chic]

I remember the Beatles' first performance on Ed Sullivan.

I spoke on a Princess phone.

Cars had ashtrays back then.

I remember lots of student protests and civil unrest.

My family watched a black and white TV until I was seven.

I walked myself to school at five years old because I knew the way and it was considered safe. It was too.

I remember burning leaves in the fall in a big trash can with holes punched out all over the sides. It smelled heavenly.

I remember Charleston Chew candy bars that you would freeze and smash then eat the broken bits. They were chocolate covered nougat and froze very well.

Fitness guru Jack Lalane had his own tv show on daily.

 

[Axel Slingerland]

As a working classical guitarist when I was 10, I liked Jack Lalanne's chair routines. You can exercise with a chair just about anywhere.

 

[Flarbalard]

Sonic Booms

Older ladies wearing coats with fox pelt trims, the kind that still had the head.

Drug store soda fountains that had Coke made heavy on the extra syrup served in a conical paper cup.

Going in a cab with my Mom to do shopping downtown.

Most of the airliners you would see in the sky still had props.

 

[dobielvr]

Smoking was allowed everywhere. Then they came up w/the smoking/non-smoking areas.
Flipper
Dropped a quarter in the contraption near the bed for it to vibrate for 5-10mins. lol

 

[Axel Slingerland]

I can hear Sonic Booms every once in a while when supersonic jets take off at Edwards Air Force Base, which is about 75 miles away. I think it depends on whether the wind is blowing towards us. Otherwise we don't hear them unless they fly overhead, which they do quite often. We see the C-5M Super Galaxy more often.

 

[Babs2u]

1. Going to the New York Worlds Fair.
2. Gas at .29 cents a gallon.
3. Being in the middle of 67 Detroit riots.
4. Being able row back and forth between Canada and the U.S. all day without problems.

NY Worlds Fair of 1939 or 1964? I volunteered at the '64 fair a couple of days and got free admission.

 

[Oldeagle66]

NY Worlds Fair of 1939 or 1964? I volunteered at the '64 fair a couple of days and got free admission.

64

 

[Paladin1950]

I'm so old, I can remember the last time two white guys fought for the Heavyweight championship title.

 

[Oldeagle66]

I remember when we got a wall phone. OMG! wall phones were the new "IN" thing. Back then you rented your phone. A black wall phone was the standard model, if you wanted a "colored" phone, it was 25 cents a month more- talk about rip off stuff.!!!!!!!

Those big black phones were indestructible and could be used as weapons.

 

[Knight]

I remember when TV westerns like rifleman were not gory. The bad guy was shot he fell over. Now more accurate with the bad guy getting shot in the head with half his skull blown away.
I Buck Rodgers exciting space travel, taking off in his rocket. High tech sparkler for rocket power & a visible string for lift off. Now Star Trek with realistic looking space ships are enjoyed.

 

[Babs2u]

We had car windows you rolled down .
Skates were metal with a '' key'' to adjust them .
Skate boards were wood with metal wheels .
Woolworth sold quarter size turtles .
Black cow was a drink also served at the Woolworth food area .
Every kid enjoyed jaw breakers candy .
Most things you bought were well made and lasted ( couldn't resist this one ) .

My car windows didn't roll down. It was a 1952 MG-TD and you had to remove them and put them behind the seat.

 

[hollydolly]

My dad was born in 1898.

wow...that was the year my granddad was born

 

[hollydolly]

I’m so old that I was born before Alaska became a state. (Bet a lot of you were too)

yep me too...altho' I was too young to remember it...

 

[Rich]

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For most manufacturers 1968 was the last year for these vent windows. They were great for smokers.

 

[Twostep]

Sonic Booms
g days
dinOlder ladies wearing coats with fox pelt trims, the kind that still had the head.

Drug store soda fountains that had Coke made heavy on the extra syrup served in a conical paper cup.

Going in a cab with my Mom to do shopping downtown.

Most of the airliners you would see in the sky still had props.

Meet my riding days neck warmer. Dyed to perfectly match a Vulcan is paint job. But - it was not advised to nab my tail.

 

[chic]

For most manufacturers 1968 was the last year for these vent windows. They were great for smokers.r

What did they call those? They cooled you down a little too. I didn't have AC in the cars until 1980. We used to sweat and bring cold drinks with us.

 

[Aunt Bea]

The penny candy counter!



We had a small wood frame country store with a large oval candy counter. One side was all penny candy and the other side was candy sold by the pound.

Every afternoon when school let out there were two ladies that did nothing but sell penny candy to the kids.

Even then, it’s a wonder that they made enough to make it worthwhile.

 

[ChiroDoc]

Do you remember when the dimmer switch for a car’s headlights was in the floor near the brake pedal? You had to step on it every time to change the low and high beams.

Sure do! And you know, I liked it better there. You never had to finagle that silly lever on the steering column like you do now...

 

[ChiroDoc]

What did they call those? They cooled you down a little too. I didn't have AC in the cars until 1980. We used to sweat and bring cold drinks with us.

As I recall, they were just called vents. I really liked them because they let in fresh air without opening a side window. For years most cars had a "vent" knob or setting to let in fresh air from the front onto the floor. None of our cars have them now, and they probably don't make them any more. Everything has to be electric...

 

[Pecos]

I picked cotton by hand to earn spending money.
My first radio was a crystal set.

 

[hollydolly]

The penny candy counter!

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We had a small wood frame country store with a large oval candy counter. One side was all penny candy and the other side was candy sold by the pound.

Every afternoon when school let out there were two ladies that did nothing but sell penny candy to the kids.

Even then, it’s a wonder that they made enough to make it worthwhile.

we still have those dotted around, not as many as there was when I was a kid by a long shot.. but usually at least one in every town, if not more, and more in the city... sadly.. sweets are no longer a penny... in fact you have to practically sell a limb now to get some..

Here's a sweet shop not far from me

 

[NotCompSavvy]

we still have those dotted around, not as many as there was when I was a id by a long shot.. butusually at least one in every town, if not more, and more in the city... sadly.. sweets are no longer a penny... in fact you have to practically sell a limb now to get some..

Here's a sweet shop not far from me

Oh that is nice , I would look like Jabba the Hutt if owned or worked in such a paradise .

 

[seadoug]

I'm so old that I have clothes older than my teenaged niece!