"This will take you back"

[Oblivious]

Did anyone have a grocery store in town where you had to write the prices on the items yourself? Each item had just one price sticker on the shelf, and you had to write the price on the item with one of the "grease pencils" that the store provided.

They still use that method in the bakeries at the grocery chains here. Pick a donut, put it in a bag, right down the price. (yes, with the grease pencil! ) It's called the "honesty system".

 

[BeautyForAshes]

Oh yeh!!
Those were great fun!!If you blew into them,sugar smoke would spew out the front like smoke!

So me and my friends weren't the only ones that did that - thinking we were so grown up.

 

[JPPT1974]

I thought so too!
You aren't the only one my friend!

 

[Philippe2]

I do not feel old, just glad I made the most of my childhood.

 

[eturner74]

I remember playing king of the hill falling down getting hurt and mom saying oh get up and shake it off you will be alright I remember walking with my cousins and our parents did not have to worry Those were the good ole days

 

[BlondieLashes]

Wow! You guys did take me back....I have never visited the Terrific Thirties forum before...how fun!

I have a memory that may be reflective of the times- or maybe just reflective of my mixed-up family- not sure...you tell me... Every Saturday night my parents would send my sister and I to a neighbor's house so they could be alone. Our neighbor was a sweet, old-lady in her 70's that would teach us how to play poker while she sat and smoked and drank beer (right there in front of us). After we played for like an hour or two she would let us watch The Love Boat (we weren't allowed to watch it at home) while she fell asleep. Then we walked home alone at 9 pm at night and no one seemed to think anything of it.

 

[Veiled Viper]

Welcome to the 30s' forum!!!

Wow! You guys did take me back....I have never visited the Terrific Thirties forum before...how fun!

I have a memory that may be reflective of the times- or maybe just reflective of my mixed-up family- not sure...you tell me... Every Saturday night my parents would send my sister and I to a neighbor's house so they could be alone. Our neighbor was a sweet, old-lady in her 70's that would teach us how to play poker while she sat and smoked and drank beer (right there in front of us). After we played for like an hour or two she would let us watch The Love Boat (we weren't allowed to watch it at home) while she fell asleep. Then we walked home alone at 9 pm at night and no one seemed to think anything of it.

 

[JPPT1974]

My brother and I used to dress up like Chips
As well as be the Dukes of Hazzard's Bo & Luke.

 

[HeatherJay]

My brother and I used to dress up like Chips
As well as be the Dukes of Hazzard's Bo & Luke.

LOL, my little brother changed his name to John Baker (Ponch's partner) for an entire summer once. He made everyone call him John and he refused to answer to his own name.

He did the same thing with Clark Kent (Superman). He would only answer to Clark and wore red underwear on top of his clothes for a pretty good while. He'd also put a bath robe on and run through the house and the yard with the robe flying behind him like a cape.

It's pretty funny, actually. I have a picture of him with his superman outfit on, pretending to fly. I wonder if his fiance has seen that one?

 

[Im-revived]

You know my stepmum had this chip pan, I'm sure shed had it for longer than 30yrs.

Uh having to sit and eat LIVER and bacon for over an hour, it was disgusting the texture of that Liver, her excuse was its got plenty of iron!

Im-revived

 

[suzybeezy]

I can remember actually having to get up and change channels on the TV.

So Primative!

 

[Im-revived]

Wannawitness thats so unfair, who was nearest the television?

Im-revived

 

[JPPT1974]

I also tried to Dirty Dancing like Patrick Swayze
As well as Footloose like Kevin Bacon.

 

[allmyluv4Him]

One of my favorite memories was the Charlie Brown Specials! A bunch of neighborhood kids would be playing outside and one of the parents would yell out the door "Charlie Brown is coming on!" LOL I remember everyone would run in different directions towards home so as not to miss Charlie Brown. lol although we watched the same ones year after year. Also, Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph at Christmas time? I used to get so excited! lol

 

[Butterfly2005]

I can remember not having to lock our doors at night. Not having an Atari but never remeber being bored. Oh the memories.

 

[Im-revived]

My step mum wouldn't let me leave the table till I'd eaten everything, then it was 'Please can I leave the table', but even before sitting down obviously I had to wash my hands, but it went a bit far every mealtime when she wanted me to show her both sides of my hands. Plus at times I was sat eating a meal for an hour especially if it was liver, kidneys or onions, or steak in a casserole with fat on. I had to swallow it whole so I couldn't taste it especially liver. ERR

 

[ericmartens]

One of my favorite memories was the Charlie Brown Specials! A bunch of neighborhood kids would be playing outside and one of the parents would yell out the door "Charlie Brown is coming on!" LOL I remember everyone would run in different directions towards home so as not to miss Charlie Brown. lol although we watched the same ones year after year. Also, Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph at Christmas time? I used to get so excited! lol

I used to love those too! good memories.
remember having to wait until Saturday to watch cartoons? now they have their own network! no fair!

 

[JPPT1974]

I loved the Charlie Brown Specials
In fact, I used to have Charle Brown
Stuffed dolls
With CB, Linus, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, & Snoopy.