I wish I lived closer to my parents but now calks are free (well not really but included in the monthly fee). It's pretty rare for a few days to go by without my kids or I talking to my folks.
Some things have gotten better.
times have changed,,
But TW you will always be a homo,,,,
wheel,
Things really have gotten better. =d>
Cars have power steering, power, disc brakes with ABS and traction control, and suspension systems that allow you to go around a corner faster than 55 mph without rolling over.
MACS wrote:
yes for sure
and there are Homo Sitcom TV shows now , too,,,
A lot if things have gotten better. Sometimes we are just to busy bitching to recognize it.
I like cool max type shirts and shorts and shoes with support.
Although I enjoyed watching the weekly minster flicks (Godzilla, Frankenstein etcetera) on a 9 " black and white.
I remember when my dad called from Vietnam, He was on a radio and we had to end each statement with "Over"...
wheelrite wrote:
Dude, We had to do the same thing and after the calls, which wernt very many, Mom would cry for a week.
mikey1597 wrote:
yes !
and our mom would never let us watch Cronkite, She was afraid we'd see our Dad all blowed up..
wheel,,
'Remember when your GPS & Fish Locator were rolled in to one trusty unit called Grandpa'
I miss Grandpa... 😞
I remember getting in trouble for calling a junior high girlfriend long distance (5 miles, but over state lines..) and I remember our family 13" console black n white TV that we were only allowed to watch when the entire family gathered around it. But I don't remember a time before cellphones, my dad had a bag phone in his company car and carried a pager. We could always page him if we needed him.
I do remember our first computer in 1993. Huge deal at the time. It had a CD-ROM
For you younguns, Newspapers are things they used to deliver to your house.................everyday........and the Sunday paper was huge, and something to look forward to.
.......Sunday newspapers were fat.....
KingoftheCove wrote:
I remember them all to well.... I threw 150 Dallas Morning News from my bicycle... 🤦
DrafterX wrote:
I had 132 Orange County Registers from my bike...
Gawd, I wish I still had that bike!
Springer, wide leather saddle, springer front end, big front rack, big back rack, big tires, stingray bars......it was the bomb!
Four of us would pile on it and ride to junior high.
(One of the Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley, was a customer, and that dude took forever to pay his bill, and never tipped - bassurd!)
