Murph Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 The clarity of a phone call on a land line. Where you could hear the other person sigh, their neighbor's dog, someone's steps as they were walking past, the "whoosh" of them opening a beer, birds singing in the distance, the opening of a Zippo lighter and that first drag, the zipping of trousers, shuffle of a deck, the buttons being pushed on the answering machine intent on recording the conversation.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Does this include a wireless phone? If so, I will add the flush of the toilet. Edited September 28, 2022 by Big Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Letting your finger ride the phone dial back. The warmth of vinyl. Using a card catalogue. Hell, going to a library. Edited September 28, 2022 by gearbasher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 ordering something from a "Mail Order" Catalogue, and then waiting "4 to 6 weeks for delivery" the smell of car exhaust from the in-traffic cars ahead of you on a cold fall morning. waiting for mid October and the start of bird hunting season. Does anyone under 30 hunt, or even know how to handle a firearm? looking for a phone booth to call for a ride home knowing where all the scratches and pops are on your favorite album the "click, kerthunk" of an 8 track tape playing in your car or home stereo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Cigarette machines TVs stopping broadcasting at night Cutting your foot on a coke can pull tab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 45 minutes ago, gearbasher said: Letting your finger ride the phone dial back. The warmth of vinyl. Using a card catalogue. Hell, going to a library. Vinyl is making a come back, and the young hipsters are all about being cool and retro. I go to used records stores when I can and I see 20 somethings in there buying vinyl, so that one I'm gonna have to disagree on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Waiting over night outside a record store to get tickets for a concert to get the best seat, now its click and buy. Edited September 28, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 When Election Day was only a day - and not a month. You stood in the rain, went if you were sick, before or after work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, brad1 said: Cigarette machines TVs stopping broadcasting at night Cutting your foot on a coke can pull tab Yeah. "Stepped on a pop-top" in Margaretaville ! TV stopped broadcasting - I think at midnight. Ended with playing the Star Spangled Banner. Then you got a Test Pattern and Static until around 6am. Edited September 28, 2022 by fortyearspickn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Free parking and the spaces to do it. Proper snowy winters in most of England. Flocks of wild birds. The dawn chorus and the song of a lark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 52 minutes ago, brad1 said: Cigarette machines TVs stopping broadcasting at night Cutting your foot on a coke can pull tab Making "belts" out of coke pull tabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, gearbasher said: Making "belts" out of coke pull tabs. That was a thing? Edited September 28, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: That was a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Just now, gearbasher said: That does not look safe. I do know what pull tabs are. Remember when I think it was Coors had those two round tabs you would push in open the beer, so it vented the can. Cut my finger pushing a few of those in when I was under age. Edited September 28, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Buying a candy bar for a dime. Collecting soda pop bottles from the side of the road for the deposit to buy that candy bar. Getting up to change TV stations Smoking everywhere, restaurants, clothes stores, bars, movies, and everwhere else Of course some things are better now. Edited September 28, 2022 by Notes_Norton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Sgt. Pepper said: That does not look safe. Just looped around you waist. Totally non-functional. Also used as bracelets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Just now, Notes_Norton said: Buying a candy bar for a dime. Collecting soda pop bottles from the side of the road for the deposit to buy that candy bar. Getting up to change TV stations Smoking everywhere, restaurants, clothes stores, bars, movies, and everwhere else I think the cheapest I remember a candy bar being was 12 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 minute ago, gearbasher said: Just looped around you waist. Totally non-functional. Also used as bracelets. Or a weapon it appears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Just now, Sgt. Pepper said: I think the cheapest I remember a candy bar being was 12 cents. I remember penny candy too - I guess I'm just more mature 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Guitars not costing as much as a new car. Edited September 28, 2022 by Sgt. Pepper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Being told by your parents, don't come home till the streetlights are on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Making out in the back seat during a drive-in movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, Notes_Norton said: Making out in the back seat during a drive-in movie With the speaker you hung in your window that was of the lowest fidelity possible. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 33 minutes ago, jdgm said: Proper snowy winters in most of England. I could say the same for "New" England. We used to have snow banks too high to see around on every street corner. I've many photos when I was younger taken of me standing on our very own snow mountain at the end of the drive where where my dad had no choice but to just keep adding to it with every new storm. These days, those kinds of winters are rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: With the speaker you hung in your window that was of the lowest fidelity possible. and of course who didn't drive off with the thing still attached to your car window. !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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