I'm so old I remember... (license, free, to buy, tip)

[Bayarea4]

Originally Posted by Steve Bagu

OK, time for a quick laugh.
In the 50's when my kids had a head cold with running nose etc (you get the picture).

At bedtime I would wrap a Smelly sock around their nec and in the morning NO red nose.

As an adult it also worked for me also...

Anyone ever try it?

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No, but I'm so old I remember when I had a cold, Mom would lay me on the bed face up with my head hanging over the edge, then put Vicks Vatronol drops in my nose. This was basically liquid Vapo Rub. I wish they still made it.

I remember Engineer Bill, too. He dressed in a train engineer's striped overalls and hat. When the "Green Light" signal was superimposed on the screen, Bill would call out "Green light!" and we kids were supposed to start drinking our milk. We couldn't stop until Engineer Bill said "Red Light."

At the end of every show, Bill would sign off by saying something that sounded like "Happy highballs!" I was confused and asked my mother what a highball was. She said it was an alcoholic drink. I could never figure out why Engineer Bill was telling kids to go out and get drunk!

I think now that what he must have been saying was "Happy highballing," an old railroading term for traveling fast.

[TN Tin Man]

Originally Posted by greatblueheron

Vick's vapor rub put on my chest when little, to combat flu at night...

Remember the all night Electric Vicks Vaporizer .. spoon of Vicks in the pot.. water then plug it in. Brown cotton cord no ground... it would heat the water / Vicks and vaporize the room..

[AksarbeN]

I remember those drive-in movies of the 50’s & 60’s. Don't ask don't tell....................

[Bayarea4]

Originally Posted by TN Tin Man

Remember the all night Electric Vicks Vaporizer .. spoon of Vicks in the pot.. water then plug it in. Brown cotton cord no ground... it would heat the water / Vicks and vaporize the room..

We never had one of those, but once I spent the night with a cousin who had a cold and the vaporizer ran all night in her room. I thought that the mentholated steam was the last word in luxury, so soothing.

[AksarbeN]

I remember those gas station folding maps that were free to travelers. Dad would seem to get them then the family vacations or trips were taken. I’d enjoy saving them for years later. I always thought of collecting all 48 states back then but it wasn’t in the cards. My sisters could open them but never seemed to know how to fold ‘em back up…………. always made me angry……. lol

[motormaker]

Watching for Burma Shave sighs along the highways.

Barns painted with a advertisement for Mail Pouch Tobacco.

[greatblueheron]

Burger Chef was the first fast food place in our city.

Hamburger $.25

[TN Tin Man]

Originally Posted by AksarbeN

I remember those gas station folding maps that were free to travelers. Dad would seem to get them then the family vacations or trips were taken. I’d enjoy saving them for years later. I always thought of collecting all 48 states back then but it wasn’t in the cards. My sisters could open them but never seemed to know how to fold ‘em back up…………. always made me angry……. lol

Remember the " Giant Green Inflatable Dinosaurs" it was bigger than a car.. Free when you filled up.. Bug the parents..I get the dinosaurs what ... my foot was bigger than this piece of and thin cheap plastic what a let down..

[TN Tin Man]

I'm so old I remember this..

Stopping at " Stuckey's " Mom / Dad go for the Pee-Con Logs 47 cents each... I go for the ultimate cool toy.. 68 cents.. as I sit in the back seat and go up and down bong de bong ..... are we there yet ...bouncing bong-de-bong on the rear seat as " Dad" gives me the look.. in the rear view mirror

[Steve Bagu]

Recall going to McD for their .10 cent burger deal.
Wife would prepare the tom/lettuce etc at home then we went to the local drive in movie on a Sat night. Soda in cans 2/25 cents then.
Cheap family meals and entertainment.
Just look at today's prices.