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Scenes We Remember From Our Childhood
Scanning through the internet now and then I occasionally find a photo of a scene that brings me back to my childhood. Here is one of them. I recall getting on my "tippy toes" but getting most of the...
View ArticleWhat was your first 'device' with "new technology"?
Mine was the transistor radio in the 60s. I do remember when my very rich buddy got a digital watch. It took up half his arm. and cost $75(- minimum wage was $1).
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All The Live long Day...."Now departing on Track Two"!
The original Thread has been replaced with a new, fun Journey, on "Track Two". It's time for fresh posts, so please add your favorite railroad pictures, cartoons, model train videos, stories and music,...
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The good times
How we occupied ourselves in-the old times....... Who walked the wall.......handstands .......
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Oldest door still in use in Rome, at the Pantheon.
Posted by u/capcaunul "Cast in bronze for emperor Hadrian's rebuilding, it dates from about 115 AD. Each door is solid bronze 2.3 m wide & 7.5 m high, yet so well balanced they can be pushed or...
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Did you watch one of these?
My family got their first TV when I was eight. I watched all of these shows faithfully.
View Article"The Millionaire".
I loved this ancient TV show, where Mr. Anthony knocks on your door, and gives you $1,000,000 tax free. This ain't too shabby , even today. I think everybody dreamt about this old TV show. I'm so...
View ArticleTraditional Family names
When I ws young it was common espeically in Celtic families like mine to pass down the name of the father or mother to the first son or first girl...and often the second children would be named after...
View ArticleReminiscing About the Past from the 80+ Group
I'm 86 and would like to reminisce with others about our past lives, songs of the past and news events as we experienced them at the time. Please limit posts only to those who are over age 80 and are...
View ArticleOld stuff that wouldn’t pass muster today...
When you were in school, most likely you drank from a water fountain something like this, or worse. The water was often warm, and tasted funny. Often there was a piece or two of chewing gum floating in...
View Article1950s Thanksgiving a video look back
This came up on my You Tube Suggestions. Gives the impression that buying a turkey for Thanksgiving was a new thing.
View Articleyoung people working
When I was 11 years old I delivered a newspaper. It was the spokesmand review. Unlike the local paper,(which could be folded into a compact square) the spoksman was to big so it had to be rolled and...
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Were or are you a square now or then?
The opposite of square is cool. By todays hipness lingo I am square. Until I was about 40 I was cool. All old people, are considered old fashioned squares by youth and general public. What about you?...
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Did anyone ever keep a diary as a child?
I am suspecting this was more a thing for girls than boys, though I may be wrong. But did you ever keep a diary? I happened to read an article abut them, and was thinking about them. I had one.
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What type of meals did you grow up on?
My family had home cooked meals all the time. Only exception would be maybe on vacations.
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How do you like your eggs?
My favorite way to cook and eat eggs is hard boiled. I love having a few on hand in the fridge, then just grab and eat them. I always put a lot of them in my potato or mac salads. And the good old egg...
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How we dressed back in the day.
I was 10 years old in 1956 and could have been one of the girls on the back row.
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