RadishRose
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Children playing outside.
What is something you rarely see now?
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CallMeKate
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A sky totally covered in bright stars. I know they're still there, but it's sad not to see them like I used to.
LoveTulips
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- British Columbia, Canada
I don't remember what they were called - but I would get into an elevator at a store and they would have a man or woman pushing the buttons for us....lift operators, I think.
hollydolly
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you need to move here mi chica ...plenty children playing outside...
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oscash
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- Sydney - Australia
I still have one in my home.
hollydolly
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Lovetulips...where do you live ?
hollydolly
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Sanitary belts...remember those, ladies ?
LoveTulips
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hollydolly
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ah right..that explains it..lol..I wondered why you called it a lift like we do here rather than an elevator like the 'Mericans..,
LoveTulips
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Actually we call them elevator operators as well, I don't know why I said lift elevators, I think I looked it up on the internet.ah right..that explains it..lol..I wondered why you called it a lift like we do here rather than an elevator like the 'Mericans..,
hollydolly
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Wash houses... /Turkish baths
When I was little we had places where those who didn't have washing machines took their washing.. the were called Baths but they were like industrial scale laundrettes, and they shared the building with the Turkish baths ...women would push their big bundles of washing in a pram to the Baths..
Not us because we had a washing machine.. but we'd see these women all the time
When I was little we had places where those who didn't have washing machines took their washing.. the were called Baths but they were like industrial scale laundrettes, and they shared the building with the Turkish baths ...women would push their big bundles of washing in a pram to the Baths..
Not us because we had a washing machine.. but we'd see these women all the time
oscash
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- Sydney - Australia
My parents were married in Calcutta, India and they had 'washer men' who took the clothes down to the river to give them a good pounding. My mother said all the white clothing came back looking like new.
hollydolly
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8 Tracks..!
officerripley
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- Porlock, Calif
Me too.
hollydolly
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I have 4 very much in use as well as my Iphone
Paladin1950
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Snow! Here it is December 31st, in central New York State, and we have had just one day of snow so far. And that was just a dusting on the car and ground. I have memories of brutal New York winters from my childhood that stretched sometimes from October to the following March. I also have memories of no snow at all living in Florida in the early 60's, for five years. I know that global warming is real and a serious issue, but I must confess, I love having winter with very little snow, and no longer having days of sub zero weather!
Tommy
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- New Hampshire
I did that in high school when I worked for a local department store. There were no "buttons" but rather a lever that moved the car. The required "skills" for the job were (1) being able to stop the car level with the outside floor, (2) knowing what items were on which floor, and (3) courtesy, courtesy, courtesy!
fuzzybuddy
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What you rarely see now.
A pay check.
A pay check.
hollydolly
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- London England
we got Paylips, right up until I retired, and I think they still get them but of course they don't come with any money. the money is paid into the bank the payslip comes a few days later
I hardly ever use cash anymore. I just keep some handy for tipping.
I spent some time in a building in NYC that had an elevator with an attendant. He had to close the door manually I remember. I think there was a lever he pulled.I did that in high school when I worked for a local department store. There were no "buttons" but rather a lever that moved the car. The required "skills" for the job were (1) being able to stop the car level with the outside floor, (2) knowing what items were on which floor, and (3) courtesy, courtesy, courtesy!