A guy was cleaning out his grandmother's house (she died in December) and found an old Royal Crown Cola bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. He immediately knew what it was, but his daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. He knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to "sprinkle" clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, is he old.
How many of these do you remember?
Head lights dimmer switches on the floor.
Ignition switches on the dashboard.
Heaters mounted on the inside of the fire wall.
Real ice boxes.
Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.
Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner.
Using hand signals for cars without turn signals.
Older Than Dirt Quiz: Count all the ones that you remember not the ones you were told about
1. Blackjack chewing gum
2. Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water
3. Candy cigarettes
4. Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles
5. Coffee shops or diners with tableside juke boxes
6. Home milk delivery in glass bottles with cardboard stoppers
7. Party lines
8. Newsreels before the movie
9. P.F. Flyers
10. Butch wax
11. Telephone numbers with a word prefix (OLive-6933)
12. Peashooters
13. Howdy Doody
14. 45 RPM records
15. S&H Green Stamps
16 Hi-fi's
17. Metal ice trays with lever
18. Mimeograph paper
19 Blue flashbulb
20. Packards
21. Roller skate keys
22. Cork popguns
23. Drive-ins
24. Studebakers
25. Wash tub wringers
If you remembered 0-5 = You're still young
If you remembered 6-10 = You are getting older
If you remembered 11-15 = Don't tell your age,
If you remembered 16-25 = You're older than dirt!
What about Reel to reel tape machines, which at the time were "state of the art", i remember those Coke bottle thingys, Balsa Wood rubber band powered airplanes by Testor, Slot car racing w the huge handheld triggers 1/24th scale, radio flyer wagons that you could use as a sled during the winter months, not real practical for Ca. but i had one, inner tubins w real inner tubes, watch out for the valve stem, oh and the water douche you'd get no matter what you did.
Mike VG
I remember ALL of them except #10.
47 in 2 months, yea I know, don't rub it in. :notam:
I realize I've come to a point in my life where I've now lived longer than I'm now going to live...(think about it) :frown:
Some days I feel like when God said "let there be light"...I was flipping the switch. :supp:
Some days I feel like when God said "let there be light"...I was flipping the switch. :supp:
Too funny Nash, how've you been. Mike VG
I only remember 5. Phhheeeww.... just made it!
Those wax coke bottles were the best.
Too funny Nash, how've you been. Mike VG
All good Mike, and you? Got some land out here under developement for 35 homes and 6 under construction around town. Even have three guys from the boards looking to buy investment stuff here. Its a great market. Other than that trying to sell this beater sled I drive and get a new one.
Whats new and exciting?
Jeff
Doing great here, we're both busy as all get out, kids are good, for a change
All of 'em. Dam. How about trucks with the starter on the floor and clutchs so stiff they would make your knee explode.
I don't wanna talk about it........
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