The "back in my day..." thread

[naughtylucy]

Building furniture involved a hammer and saw, not an allen key.

 

[Artoo]

back in my day...

...bread was 10p cheaper. And penny sweets ACTUALLY cost a penny.

 

[paracarl44]

Water came from a well, which you had to pump. Plastic bottles were unheard of.

 

[Artoo]

Kids played out on the street, and didn't get ASBOs.

 

[Texas_Tickle]

We could walk in our neighborhood after dark, without worrying about getting mugged or kidnapped.

We could play in the park, without having to worry about who the sexual predator was.

 

[milagros317]

... one starting pitcher for the Dodgers was Johnny Podres. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

Beverages came mostly in bottles, not cans.

 

[milagros317]

... the ace relief pitcher for the Dodgers was Clem Labine. 😀

 

[naughtylucy]

Contact lenses were an investment.

 

[Artoo]

130bpm was fast music.

 

[Iris]

it was okay for our parents to beat us and the teachers didn't call Human Resources because they did...........it was actually okay for our friends parents to beat us tooo.... nowa days... forget it.....spoiled lucky little rugrats

 

[Artoo]

Back in my day, a regular portion of chips was a sizeable amount.

 

[milagros317]

... there were only eight teams to a league. 😀

 

[ayainna]

Popcorn was made in a pan with oil.

 

[paracarl44]

A box of popcorn cost 25 cents at the theater.

 

[milagros317]

... bicycles had either no gears at all (one speed) or three speeds. 😀

 

[naughtylucy]

Reese peanut butter cups came in packets of two.

 

[thetickleking]

The packets of two Reese's peanut butter cups cost $0.50. Strangely enough, now they can be bought 8 for $1.00.

 

[milagros317]

... the baseball season had only 154 games. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

They sold Ipana Toothpaste and had Bucky Beaver in their commercials.

 

[milagros317]

... the World Series was in early October. 😀

 

[paracarl44]

You listened to 45 rpm records.

 

[milagros317]

... you listened to 78rpm records before there were 45rpm records. 😀

 

[tickleshotel]

There was no email , or computers ...Sending a letter ,note was hand written,had to use a stamp and be delivered by post office which at times could take up to a week or more for the person to receive it..

 

[milagros317]

First class postage (for the first ounce) was 3 cents. 😱