Nostalgic Memories of America

August 17, 2003 | Myself

[BBT]

But did you hear that Ricky Nelson HAD to get married? I can't believe it...Ricky would NEVER do a thing like that.

[Allegra]

And the Coke bottles were small too,
Were they 8oz. bottles? And the tastes was great.

I remember those small bottles. You could also get them from machines at gas stations for about a dime, maybe 15 cents. They used cane sugar in soft drinks then instead of corn syrup and they were fizzier and not as sweet as they are today. They tickled your nose. The GOOD OL' STUFF!

[Allegra]

We also had straws full of koolaide type powder candy you ate from the straw! I can't remember what they were called right now!!!

Pixie Stix! We had to eat those outside...Mother did not allow them in the house because of the "spill factor." LOL

[ThreePuttinDude]

I sell Olde Fashion Candy, and Pixy Stix are still a
very popular item. Fundips are still a hot seller also....

[Fred Mertz]

My memories of days long gone will mostly be fond memories.

[Bernard Marx]

Does anyone else remember iron port and cherry fountain drinks?

[SLB]

The local Chevy dealer would have the new models in the showroom covered with cloth. He would invite people in the night before the unveiling for a sneak preview. Lots of excitement. Now who knows and who cares about new models, they all look the same and have the same features.

[Squantos]

Agree..... With the skyrocketing costs of the new smell I can restore 6 other vehicles to like new condition in my garage. I have an old 57 chevy, a 92 FJ80 Landcruiser and my 88 Toyota pickup. All are "showroom" condition pretty much. For those that think ya have to have a shop with a gazillion dollars in tools to maintain such or restore em.........bah !

A small tool box filled with common tools , some detailing tools and materials and taking care of what ya have is key to keeping your own money for other things. Most vehicle maintenance is POL, Lube and filter replacement every 3000 miles or 3 months which ever comes first. And cleaning and or replacement of parts as they wear either mechanicaly failures or cosmetic dings.

A weekend morning spent doing the little maintenance chores, inspecting , cleaning, washing and waxing the family cruiser goes a long way these days.

And when ya finally do wear the paint and seat covers off the thing it's much cheaper to drop 2 grand on a paint job and new carpet and seat covers than to pay 25-50K for the latest and greatest from Detroit , Japan or Europe.

Just my own way of course......learned from my Dad and Grandfather....Nostalgia for me is thrift and taking care of what ya have..........:o)

Stay Safe !

[SLB]

Agree on learning from Dad and Grandfathers. My sisters used to laugh at my mom menidng underwear and darning socks. Now mom is in an Alzheimer facility that is about $4500 a month. Cost is no problem for her as they saved and were thrifty. How many others can do the same?

[Squantos]

Agree ...........too many these days don't save for their own future. We recently had to go thru my Aunts possessions after she passed away and as one of my cousins was pulling books off her book shelf she found hundred dollar bills stuffed between the pages of different books. All told we found a few hundred thousand dollars that my aunt had put away for eveidently a really rainy day.

She hunted for game, had a really great garden every year and fished year round for her dinner. She lived a pretty simple life and had saved and lived within her means over the years. It had become habit for her to put back a few hundred dollars her whole life and she didn't trust the banks as she was a child of the depression era.

She depended on what she had. Not what someone else would "promise" to care for and return when she needed it. Smart Lady !

Stay Safe !

[Clemenza]

little Italy when Italians actually lived there

Little Italy is long gone. In Brooklyn and the Bronx, the only Italians I meet are collecting social security. There aren't any recognizably Italian nabes in Queens anymore.