What do you remember from years ago?

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by Windwalker2

I was remembering defrosting the small freezer in the refrigerator... Not a pleasant memory, especially if I waited too long. So nice to have autodefrost now.

Not fun. I remember I had just started working and had my first apartment. Defrost the fridge--took nearly all day Saturday to take everything out of the freezer and put it into ice chests, let the thing drain and make a mess of water all over the place. Then dry it off and put all the food back in. Wear old clothes because you were going to be a wet mess anyway.

The other horrid thing back then that could steal your weekend was washing and waxing the kitchen floor. I don't know how people did it! You first had to use some smelly product to remove the old wax, then you had to apply a brand new layer of wax. Probably had to get down on your hands and knees. I remember I did it once and I said before I ever did THAT again, I would just move. And that's what I did.

Oh--the grocery stores closed at about 5pm and they were closed on Sunday too. The only time I could shop for food was Saturday or sneak out of work early. Banks---don't get me started! Closed at 3pm and only open Saturday mornings otherwise for people who worked.

[arr430]

When we traveled, we bought souvenier pennants. Made of felt. with the name of the city printed on. Even really small towns, a thousand or two, there would be a stock of them, from 19 cents for small, up to 1.29. No convenience stores around 1950, dad had to park downtown an go in a dime store or drug store to buy one. I had them from towns in MI, KY, SD, KS and places between. I had a pen-pal in Sweden who sent me one from Hallstahammar, so I guess they a world-wide thing..