I'm so old I remember... (free, house, buy, phone)

[PAhippo]

I remember when news reporters could tell the difference between news and gossip, tried for accuracy and objectivity, and could even use good English.

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by AksarbeN

I remember elevators didn’t have doors, they simply had a metal cage door and you could view the inside of the building as you passed by each floor.

Wow, yes! I was in awe of those rides....especially when the operator stopped to high and bounced the elevator back down to the right level, and then the real amateur who when too low and the had to try to bring it back up to the right level. I kinda liked those bouncy occasions but most grownup women sure didn't.

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by greatblueheron

And many had elevator men who worked the doors etc.

I remember mostly women operators.

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by Fat Freddy

....

When ball point pens came out, we were not allowed to use them.
They were messy, leaked all over your hand, and if the ink got on your clothes, it would not come out in the wash....

OMG, yes. What a mess!

[AksarbeN]

I remember when we’d stop at the Howard Johnsons when traveling along the freeways. I haven’t seen on of them in many years now.

[Nomadicus]

I can remember when a waiter/waitress brought glasses of water to the table before taking orders for drinks and food.

[TN Tin Man]

Originally Posted by Nomadicus

I can remember when a waiter/waitress brought glasses of water to the table before taking orders for drinks and food.

And real table cloth -napkins - glass salt & pepper shakers and the " Sugar Container " with the little flip lid ………. no cells phones and people screaming to talk

[Fat Freddy]

I remember when the Puerto Ricans tried to assassinate Harry Truman at Blair House.

[kitty61]

We sat by the radio listening to Hopalong Cassidy, Zorrow, The Lone Ranger

We got a TV in 1963. Black and white and you had to turn the dial on the TV to change channels. We only had 2 channels.

Bonanza, The Saint, Ivanhoe, The Man from Uncle, Gunsmoke, Ed Sullivan, Jack Benny, I Love Lucy, The Loretta Young Show, The Disney Hour, My 3 Sons, Leave it to Beaver, Tennessee Tuxedo, Bullwinkle, Woody Woodpecker, Mr. Magoo, Bugs Bunny, Popcorn Playhouse, Mickey Mouse Club, Mr. Rogers, Get Smart (the cone of silence)

For Canadians: Razzle Dazzle, Don Messer Jubilee, Chez Helen, The Friendly Giant, Tommy Banks, The Tommy Hunter Show

There were no calculators. You needed to memorize your multiplication"tables" and master long division.

Point instead of dot.

There was no such thing as pantyhose just stockings and garters.

There was no such thing as maxipads or tampons just Kotex and the sling (garter).

Machine vended cigarettes were 35 cents a pack, chocolate bars 10 cents, soda pop 10 cents, glass of draught beer 10 cents

[motormaker]

Originally Posted by kitty61

There were no calculators. You needed to memorize your multiplication"tables" and master long division

There was no such thing as pantyhose just stockings and garters

Machine vended cigarettes were 35 cents a pack, chocolate bars 10 cents, soda pop 10 cents, glass of draught beer 10 cents

But there were slide rules.

And girdles

And Machine vended cigarettes were 25 cents a pack, chocolate bars 5 cents, soda pop 5 cents, glass of draught beer 25 cents.