I remember the cigarette vending machines as well.
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The Good Old Times
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I have always liked dandelions too, they are very good used for a tea too.
Remember the good old days when matchbox cars actually came in cardboard boxes? The bottom of the cars was made of the same pot metal as the body of the cars, instead of plastic. Good luck finding them anymore. Even at the flea market, vendors try to sell the ones with plastic bottoms as vintage.
that toy is worth so much
I used to drink tang all the time as a kid
We even mixed it with sugar to make a kinda orange pixie stix
Do they still have those, been forever since I went to school?
I'd sure like to have those cars today in that condition.
I remember taking Basic Auto in high school back in 1984. Half the class were girls. Since I was not allowed to have a car of my own, my guidance counselor let me work on his car. It needed a lot of work. At the end of the semester, it was running well enough that he sold it, and bought a new car.
Cars these days are stuffed with computers, and everything is fuel injected. No way can a student be taught about adjusting points and carburetors on those. Good luck even getting to half the spark plugs on most engines without removing several components.
Automotive classes these days are college-taught, and require computer knowledge as well, so you pretty much need a degree in IT as well as automotive technology.
Yes and no, its just a matter of a school system being able to afford the diagnostic equipment the students, who have more computer knowledge than most mechanics in general, to have access to.
they could still teach small engine repair, lawnmowers, boat engines, some motorcycle engines...all good canditates for points and carb instruction, and in a world where those kind of cars are going to be worth millions once they stop mfging gas powered vehicles might be worth learning for the right people
Finding cars like that at this time are even more expensive than the diagnostic equipment to work on new cars because everyone in the world now wants to restore them
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To be fair, I did not take auto class to learn to be a mechanic. It was Basic Auto. The course was to teach students (whose folks refused to teach) to know how to work on their own cars. Some of that is still useful; such as changing oil, changing tires, checking fluids, changing plugs if you can get to them.
It sure beats being some dummy on the side of the road having to call for a wrecker over a flat tire.
In high school, I took a year of wood shop and metal shop. I still use some of what I learned. I used the remains of an engine hoist and some wood to make a corner TV stand.
hey jimmi, i feel like tin manI'll start out with remembering every Thanksgivin when I was young "The Wisard Of Oz" was always on on that day
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
Now, here, they quit brodcasting it on Thanksgivin
I was just cleaning out an old metal cabinet of some junk my mom had. Most of it was nothing but junk. Then, I found something unique. I never heard of it, but it is some old remedy. Of all things, it contains hemlock.
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Is older gooder? If you were going to paint your house you might get something like this, when you bought lead paste in a handmade wood bucket with a brand's brass label on it, because no tin ones yet. You might have used a round brush like what Germans used when they came to US.
You'd mix the paste with linseed oil/turpentine, possibly from such a jug with again their brass label on it, with cork stopper because no caps.
If you wanted a color you might look at something like this.
Then make the color using tints from a lead tube.
You'd mix the paste with linseed oil/turpentine, possibly from such a jug with again their brass label on it, with cork stopper because no caps.
If you wanted a color you might look at something like this.
Then make the color using tints from a lead tube.
and the pogo sticks and home made billie carts.
They're back in again. Never thought I'd see the day.I remember when these were in
Being tied to the back of a car like that does look risky. In college we used to steal dining hall trays to slide down snowy slopes, on the rare occasions of snow in Texas. In warm weather we swung from a rope tied to a tree, into the river. Those were the days.
And yeah, on summer vacations when any kid sees a body of water, they want to get in it, so I know for sure my brothers and I, and our cousins, were followed around by water moccasins in many watering holes.
I HATE bellbottoms. They were popular in the 90's too, and it was hard to find jeans that didn't have those clownish legs on them.
they look crap. add them to a stripy top. .then you will get committed.
its almost as bad as a brunette dying her hair blonde....but leaving her eyebrows dark. them putting a white thin top on...over a black bra.I remember when these were in
This was taught in our welding class at the tech center. I took down a 30K fuel powered lathe, cleaned each part, put it back together blind.
The instructor swore he had "lost" the manual "years and years ago". I was left over with about 4 bolts, 6 nuts, a couple of washers. He chuckled as it started right up and ran fine.
They serve a good purpose at sea. Knot the ankle end of legs, pop the waist in the air over your head, catch the air. You got a life vest to put your head into.
The bottoms are belled, so you can get them on and off over boon dockers. Boon dockers are boots made specifically to not let coral cut your feet. Wear them a day, it feels like you're trudging with 16 lb led filled feet. Wear them a month, you'll love them for life.
I have heard this before
I still have a pair, in very good condition. Of course, that's because they are white, so I rarely wear them.
I would love having a couple pair of bell-bottoms. Doing so would get me killed by my wife. She also dislikes them.
"The world takes all kinds." *shrugs, nods*
"The world takes all kinds." *shrugs, nods*
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We had one of these when I was a kid:
We didn't have one of those until I was a teen. Only used it a couple of times before I was back to hand washing the dishes again.
1916 Sears catalog home. They shipped the entire house to you by railroad car. Sears was like Ikea before Ikea.
Friends and family would come from all around to help the owner build it.
Most were built in New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Sears sold more than 70,000 mail-order homes between 1908 and 1940. Some enthusiasts estimate that about 70% of Sears houses are still standing today.
Sears provided building plans and specifications, along with the lumber and any other materials needed. The shipment included everything from nails, screws, and paint to prebuilt building parts, such as staircases and dining nooks.
And built better than most today
Friends and family would come from all around to help the owner build it.
Most were built in New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Sears sold more than 70,000 mail-order homes between 1908 and 1940. Some enthusiasts estimate that about 70% of Sears houses are still standing today.
Sears provided building plans and specifications, along with the lumber and any other materials needed. The shipment included everything from nails, screws, and paint to prebuilt building parts, such as staircases and dining nooks.
And built better than most today
There have been reruns of Twilight Zone now and then on TV. I love it. I feel that Rod Serling was very prophetic.
I remember watching these when I was a kid and one called outer limits
I think they still play replays of The Twilight Zone
Stumped on that one. No idea what it is.Who's old enough to have had one of these
I do know what this is...
...but couldn't use it to save my life.
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Craftsman homes bring doh. Usually in historic districts around here.1916 Sears catalog home. They shipped the entire house to you by railroad car. Sears was like Ikea before Ikea.
Friends and family would come from all around to help the owner build it.
Most were built in New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Sears sold more than 70,000 mail-order homes between 1908 and 1940. Some enthusiasts estimate that about 70% of Sears houses are still standing today.
Sears provided building plans and specifications, along with the lumber and any other materials needed. The shipment included everything from nails, screws, and paint to prebuilt building parts, such as staircases and dining nooks.
And built better than most today
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What is that?Who's old enough to have had one of these
We still have a couple of great independent ones for new stuff, Hogwild Records, Flipside, and for used and vintage I think Half Price books, pawn shops and thrift shops are great places to browse music. I don't miss the big Sound Warehouse type places. One of those big empty buildngs near me was taken over by a barbecue restaurant