Stories you'll have to tell your kids one day (weapon, suspect, highway)

[karfar]

I remember when kids actually played outside instead of in front of the tv.

I remember when there were actual fields, ponds, farms, apple orchards & forests instead of development.

I remember when "reality tv" was actually a documentary. I'm not complaining, I'm a sucker for reality tv now

I remember tapes & 8-tracks...god the sound quality was horrific.

[Siobjuan]

I remember the static sound of actual records.

I remember my mother leaving us alone at the beach to get her ciggarettes.

I remember playing 4 square at the bus stop. When the bus came, we left the ball there and it was always there when we got home.

I remember getting 3 or 4 presents at Christmas and being happy with what I got!

I remember being a teenager and WANTING to get a job!

[bgibbs42]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

I remember when gas was 35 cents.

I remember when you could leave your doors unlocked.

I remember when kids could play in the street.

I remember when washing machines were on the front porch.

I remember when family came over every Sunday after church.

I remember snapping green beans in the shade of our old pecan tree.

I remember eating green apples with a jar of salt and my mom telling me I'd get a stomach ache.

I remember when Summer lasted forever...

Oh your bringing back memories.

[bgibbs42]

Originally Posted by ahzzie

Really? 35 cents??? I call BS on that!!! LOL

I remember cigs were 50 cents.

[bgibbs42]

I remember crank telephones.
I remember when a party line was the telephone.
I remember when all you had was radio.
I remember 5 cent cokes.
I remember when I could remember.

[LML]

I remember when you had to listen to the number of times your phone would ring so you would know if it was for you or someone else on the party line.

I remember when you picked up the phone receiver and the operator would say "Number please" and she would connect you to whoever you were calling.

I remember being sad when they took away the icebox and brought in the new refrigerator because there would be no more deliveries from the iceman.

I remember rushing home from school on Thursdays so I could listen to Sgt. Preston of the Yukon on the radio.

I remember when it cost 35 cents to go to a movie and for that you got a news reel, a cartoon, and two movies.

I remember when a family only went out to eat once or twice a year and it was a very big deal.

I remember having to do my chore of feeding the chickens before I went to kindergarten and having to gather the eggs when I got home.

I remember seeing my parents read their Bible and pray for us every day and kneeling by my bed every night to pray too.

I remember summer when us kids did our chores and then were free to roam until it was time to come home by dark.

I remember the teachers instructing us to crouch under our desk during civil defense drills so that if a bomb was dropped on us the desk would protect us??????????

I remember being so proud to fill up my March of Dimes card and take it back to school. I worked hard for those dimes.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

i remember when a 20 megabyte hard drive seemed plenty big enough

Do you mean mean 20 gig drives, not megabyte drives, I dont ever remember 20 megabytes, I think they started selling computers with 10 gig drives..

[highdesertmutz]

Originally Posted by pghquest

I remember when billions used to be a lot of money.

I remember when people who worked hard got rewarded.

I remember when it was considered outrageous to suggest the government invest in private companies.

I remember when people voted for the best individual for america, not for their own pocketbook.

I remember when Americans hung fellow Americans.

[LML]

Originally Posted by highdesertmutz

I remember when Americans hung fellow Americans.

Yes, I remember that too....and Emmet Till will live in my mind as long as I live. But I also remember thousands of us marching and protesting and voting and doing everything we could think of to make such nightmares end.

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by pghquest

Do you mean mean 20 gig drives, not megabyte drives, I dont ever remember 20 megabytes, I think they started selling computers with 10 gig drives..

nope, i meant 20 MB.. (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2339784,00.asp - broken link)

oddly enough, i just bought a 1 TB western digital external today at staples for 99 bucks