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Summer 1971: A Day in the Life of a 16-Year-Old
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Posted on 02/20/2021 5:43:42 PM PST by SamAdams76

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1 posted on 02/20/2021 5:43:42 PM PST by SamAdams76
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I can’t relate. I was 17 during the summer of 71.


2 posted on 02/20/2021 5:50:00 PM PST by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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3 posted on 02/20/2021 5:54:46 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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OK, boomer.


4 posted on 02/20/2021 5:57:10 PM PST by Buttons12 ( )
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Summer of '71 I was stationed in Germany after a tour in beautiful downtown Vietnam.

I did see The Who and Grand Funk Railroad among others at an outdoor concert in Germany that summer, good times.

5 posted on 02/20/2021 5:57:27 PM PST by PROCON (Molon Labe)
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Lol
In 1971 summer ... I was busting ass with a full time job to pay for college


6 posted on 02/20/2021 5:58:12 PM PST by ASOC (This space for rent)
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Whatsa matter snowflake?


7 posted on 02/20/2021 5:59:37 PM PST by GreyHoundSailor
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8 posted on 02/20/2021 5:59:50 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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Good for you!


9 posted on 02/20/2021 6:00:35 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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#Metoo.


10 posted on 02/20/2021 6:05:17 PM PST by pnut22
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Was 15.

Family went to PA to visit relatives and two brothers went with Dad on a business trip to TN. They took my brother’s Maverick. He was in the Air Force and had his car there. The car they were supposed to take developed mechanical problems at the last minute.

I on the other hand stayed home so I could take driver’s ed during the summer session. I was turning 16 in the fall and had to have passed driver’s ed to get my license at 16.

NOTHING was more important than that to a boy in those days. Especially one living in the country needing to escape into town and do things.

I remember cheap popsicle knock-offs all summer. I think they were 24 in a box for $1.00. Good except not a fan of the banana flavored ones.


11 posted on 02/20/2021 6:10:55 PM PST by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food. )
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10 minutes of my life that I’ll never get back


12 posted on 02/20/2021 6:14:44 PM PST by Smellin Salt
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I was 17 and attended basic training that summer then back to school, graduated in june of 72 and was in Nam by the fall.

Sure, I had great memories. I retired in 1994.


13 posted on 02/20/2021 6:18:22 PM PST by oldenuff35
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Lol! I was 10 in 1971 and had a bike like that!! Bright green with a basket. Lots of fun to be had growing up then.
Yup, I am a boomer. Not sure why that considered a bad thing now.


14 posted on 02/20/2021 6:31:41 PM PST by ozaukeemom (9-11-01 Never Forget)
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Just OUCH! Hoping that was a reprint.

https://www.beckett.com/news/1952-topps-mickey-mantle-tops-1-million/


15 posted on 02/20/2021 6:41:49 PM PST by LeoTDB69
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16 posted on 02/20/2021 6:42:33 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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I had the green Stingray, my brother had the red one. Then came the Krates. Daddy did what he could just to get the Stingrays so we knew not to ask and built some slide on extended front forks out of some old aluminum tent poles. They worked fine until the first jump. Did I mention between all my siblings, we had our own file cabinet down at the Emergency Room?... 🤣


17 posted on 02/20/2021 6:44:37 PM PST by Hatteras
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Well I was only 6 years old but it was a great time! I remember the music the most! My older sister listening to GFR and DiscoTex and Hurricane Smith. My biggest worry in 1971 was being a good student in Mrs. Brazil’s first grade class!


18 posted on 02/20/2021 6:48:49 PM PST by ValleyofHope (Anti-marxist ally)
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Had my first baby in Spring of ‘71. These boys fashions didn’t change much. They look like our son in circa 1980....lol


19 posted on 02/20/2021 6:51:36 PM PST by Dawgreg
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I was 4..

1983 as a 16 yr old wasn’t too bad though..


20 posted on 02/20/2021 6:52:51 PM PST by mowowie (Press 2 for deportation)
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