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I remember working as a 411 operator in SE Los Angeles. On occassion they would time us for 30 minutes to see how long each call took. Our office averaged 38 seconds per call and I once averaged 15 seconds/call. My friend tipped me off that I was going to be timed. I asked "What city?" 700 times a day.
I remember my Dad building a bathroom at my Grandparents' home in the country. Before that we took baths in a tin wash tub on the south porch.
Mom used to bathe and dress my brothers by the coal stove when it was cold.
I remember dad digging a square hole in the ground about 30yards away from the back-porch, after he dug it deep enough he built a small square house with only a door, no windows. It had one bench seat and was very cold in the wintertime when you had to sit down on it. I think I was 3 or 4 at the time but life wasn't fun out on the farm back then.
And yeah,,,, those baths in a cold tin wash tub on the kitchen floor wasn't much fun in those days also. Mom was always trying to help with a little hot water in a pot that she would take off of the stove nearby. and those were the good old days!
I remember dad digging a square hole in the ground about 30yards away from the back-porch, after he dug it deep enough he built a small square house with only a door, no windows. It had one bench seat and was very cold in the wintertime when you had to sit down on it. I think I was 3 or 4 at the time but life wasn't fun out on the farm back then.
And yeah,,,, those baths in a cold tin wash tub on the kitchen floor wasn't much fun in those days also. Mom was always trying to help with a little hot water in a pot that she would take off of the stove nearby. and those were the good old days!
By the time I was born, we had a coal furnace and a water heater. I know that mom had something to say about the heater. When she finally got a gas stove, there was no longer warm water waiting in the kettle or the small tank attached to the stove.
I remember when ATMs were first installed - when pump your own gas first started - when cable TV began - when MTV started - when the word 'divorce' was spoken in hushed tones - when girls weren't allowed to wear pants to school - when there was just one kind of gas (leaded) - when cars rarely started the first time on cold days - when hitch hiking was very common - just a way to get around town (and you always got a ride)
I remember when ATMs were first installed - when pump your own gas first started - when cable TV began - when MTV started - when the word 'divorce' was spoken in hushed tones - when girls weren't allowed to wear pants to school - when there was just one kind of gas (leaded) - when cars rarely started the first time on cold days - when hitch hiking was very common - just a way to get around town (and you always got a ride)
When the cable saleswoman came to our door, she made us an offer that we couldn't refuse: $4.50 per month, and $5 additional for an HBO/Cinemax package. That first evening after we were hooked up, we watched 3 movies: "Diva," Gallipoli," and a martial arts flick.
When the cable saleswoman came to our door, she made us an offer that we couldn't refuse: $4.50 per month, and $5 additional for an HBO/Cinemax package. That first evening after we were hooked up, we watched 3 movies: "Diva," Gallipoli," and a martial arts flick.
Yes, before cable, the only way you could watch a movie at home was 'The Movie of the Week', and movies weren't released to broadcast for about 10 years after release, so they were mostly old classics. The annual showing of 'Wizard of Oz' or 'Ben Hur' were special events. There was no video tape that you could rent either.
I remember when ATMs were first installed - when pump your own gas first started - when cable TV began - when MTV started - when the word 'divorce' was spoken in hushed tones - when girls weren't allowed to wear pants to school - when there was just one kind of gas (leaded) - when cars rarely started the first time on cold days - when hitch hiking was very common - just a way to get around town (and you always got a ride)
Grape Nehi … in the " Chest " type dispenser at your Texaco Station for a " ten cents " drop the dime and slide the bottle around and around the track to the gate.. pull straight up and you have your Grape Nehi.. now using the opener on the machine you pop open the top..
I remember that those coolers also had Birely's Orange Drink.
On a related note, Tommy's Original Hamburgers in LA on Rampart had their drinks on the honor system. When you ordered your burger you would pay for the drinks, and then take them out of a cooler in the center of the lot.
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