Things your children will never experience

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#27
seen those as a kid and Raw Hide,it was amazing when colored TV came along,me and dad would go to a convince store and check the tubes in back of the TV when it was acting up and you could get a replacement one too,that was the black and white one
 
#28
#28
oh and don't forget corporeal punishment in school,i got my first serious one in the 4th grade,they went from ping pong paddles to some serious lumber,when Mrs Howell made me bend over in the hall way,you could here the crack of her paddle,in hind sight it was a monster lol when I went back to the classroom,I know there were tears in my eyes,the others were to scared to laugh at me I'm sure :)
 
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governmentmule said:
oh and don't forget corporeal punishment in school,i got my first serious one in the 4th grade,they went from ping pong paddles to some serious lumber,when Mrs Howell made me bend over in the hall way,you could here the crack of her paddle,in hind sight it was a monster lol when I went back to the classroom,I know there were tears in my eyes,the others were to scared to laugh at me I'm sure :)
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My first paddling was in the first grade, and it was far from my last.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Feeling a bit nostalgic today and thinking of some of the things I grew up with that children of today have no experience with or likely ever see. Things like:

The entire little league team riding in the beds of two trucks on the way to a local burger and shake joint after a game.

Being able to build a fire on a public beach after dark.

Using a knob to change the channel (all 13 of them, 14 if you count the UHF channel) on a TV set.

Adjusting ears on said TV set. Aluminum foil optional.

Wondering why said TV had 13 channels when only five actually had stations.

Riding a bike all over the town (sans knee/elbow pads, a helmet and any parental guidance) and barely making it home for supper.

Buttons for radio stations that popped out when another was pushed in.

Blockbuster Video and wanting to go into the section behind the curtain.

"And don't forget to rewind."

Having to flip a cassette over to hear the rest.

Road maps actually being used.

Lawn darts. (a.k.a. head implant missiles)

Answering machines.

Rotary phones for that matter. With the extra long cord so you can go between rooms.

Three on the tree.

Leaded gas, unleaded gas and which one you needed.

Calling the radio station and dedicating a song to a girl you liked.

Seeing the World Trade Center in movies was considered part of the NYC skyline and normal.

Dial up and the time it took to connect (also the sound would be foreign to most children these days)

Dewey Decimal System and card catalog.

Mercurochrome and the fact your parents believed it was a cure all for cuts and scrapes...regardless of how much it stung. (nothing like the sting of an asphalt scrape being "cured" by pouring the piss of Satan onto it)

Chalkboard (and the accompanying nails on said board)

And getting picked to clean the chalk out of the erasers by the teacher.

Anything else?
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Paddling in school
 
#31
#31
what do they do these day ? i assume no paddling is allowed ?

they put the fear in you back then,aren't the scores going down now ?


I do remember playing pong for the first time

lol it was awesome
 
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governmentmule said:
what do they do these day ? i assume no paddling is allowed ?

they put the fear in you back then,aren't the scores going down now ?


I do remember playing pong for the first time

lol it was awesome
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Not a damn thing. Seek to understand why you'd act out that way....
 
#34
#34
Sitting next to the radio with a tape recorder waiting to hear your favorite song so you could record a copy of it.

Waiting to be able to use the phone because your dad was on the internet.

Gas under a dollar.

Finding something to do outside when you're bored instead of scrolling through social media all day.
 
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governmentmule said:
what do they do these day ? i assume no paddling is allowed ?

they put the fear in you back then,aren't the scores going down now ?


I do remember playing pong for the first time

lol it was awesome
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Good one. I remember how excited we were to get pong. It was revolutionary.

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governmentmule said:
oh and don't forget corporeal punishment in school,i got my first serious one in the 4th grade,they went from ping pong paddles to some serious lumber,when Mrs Howell made me bend over in the hall way,you could here the crack of her paddle,in hind sight it was a monster lol when I went back to the classroom,I know there were tears in my eyes,the others were to scared to laugh at me I'm sure :)
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If we got one from a teacher, we got another at home.
 
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wildnkrazykat said:
Not a damn thing. Seek to understand why you'd act out that way....
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I was seeking to be uh unruly I guess kat,the mighty board kept me in line till I got older,high school was another issue :) I will tell you about that,if you want
 
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VolStrom said:
Crawling under my desk in elementary school for nuclear war drills.
Being my dads remote control.
Not having air conditioning, power windows, power door locks, etc. in cars.
Milk in paper cartons.
Transistor radios.
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Now we're talking...
 
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governmentmule said:
lol my dad done that too

"Dad "blowing the soot" out of the car."

dad had an old police cruiser,seen him hit a 120 miles an hour,on a Sunday,driving back from Bristol Tn,on the old highway to Kingsport

that was back when you couldn't buy a beer in Kingsport on a Sunday
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When I was a kid in the fifties a commercial establishment couldn't be open in Knoxville on Sunday, IE grocery stores....Cas Walkers was the only one that defied that...
 
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Slydell said:
If we got one from a teacher, we got another at home.
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when I was a bit older,the school would say 3 day suspension or 3 licks with a paddle

i took the paddle,I wasn't sacred of the VP or the paddle,dad was another beast

the VP would send me home with bruises on my ass every time,Mr Adkins swung the big paddle lol this was high school
 
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jamescoburn said:
When I was a kid in the fifties a commercial establishment couldn't be open in Knoxville on Sunday, IE grocery stores....Cas Walkers was the only one that defied that...
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you couldn't buy gas or anything on Thanksgiving or Christmas,if I remember rightly,there may have been one or two places open,i don't think there were
 
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#44
Going in to Western Auto to get replacement pedals, grips, and streamers for your little sisters your 20" banana bike.

Going into a real hardware store.

Going out on the lake all day with 2 extra tanks of gas, two coolers, two cases, two girls, and one wooden inlay Connely Comp 2 slalom ski.
 

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governmentmule said:
you couldn't buy gas or anything on Thanksgiving or Christmas,if I remember rightly,there may have been one or two places open,i don't think there were
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Speaking of gas -- my dad pulling into a station and saying fill it with regular and check the oil
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
Either a belt or a switch from a backyard tree.
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I do remember when mamaw sent me back to the hedge row to get a bigger switch

she spanked me with the little one

till i got the bigger one

needless to say she had me by the hand then.making me dance in circles
 
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508mikey said:
Speaking of gas -- my dad pulling into a station and saying fill it with regular and check the oil
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damn it has been years since you actually got full service at a gas station

I do remember dad cussing my uncle out on a trip to Fla way back when,my Uncles car ran on regular,dads old Ford station(with wings) ran on high test,my uncle was paying 19 cents a gallon,so my dad was pissed every time we stopped lol
 
#50
#50
And kids cannot get away with stupid sh$t like we could. Thank God there was no social media or camera phones when I was a young jackass.
 
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