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Location: The Circle City. Sometimes NE of Bagdad.
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Originally Posted by Cloudy Dayz
We had sirens at noon and 6 pm, and that was into the 1970s. The town I lived in didn't have a curfew, so no 10 pm siren. But nearby towns that did have curfews, did have 10 pm sirens too. That would not be fun for people who go to bed early.
I could see a noon siren being useful to some people who are working and want to know when to take their lunch break, and it would be a good way to make sure the siren is in working order, but anything more than that, is ridiculous.
Current town that is now a city had a noon whistle for the citrus packing houses and field workers. Both are long gone. The whistle resides at the cities museum.
i remember when people were far more concerned about the national debt more than they are today, when it was less than a trillion dollars.
Are you seriously trying to bring your P&OC in to a nostalgia thread?
I remember when people kept their political opinions to themselves and didn't go around trying to ram their beliefs down the throats of every single person they came in contact with. They only put up American flags on legal holidays and that was to show respect for the holiday and what it stood for, not to try and advance a political agenda. The only time they might show their political beliefs was maybe to wear a campaign button on election day, or maybe put a campaign sign in their yards. But those were limited to support for their candidate, and not to insult and express their hatred towards people with other viewpoints.
Are you seriously trying to bring your P&OC in to a nostalgia thread?
I remember when people kept their political opinions to themselves and didn't go around trying to ram their beliefs down the throats of every single person they came in contact with. They only put up American flags on legal holidays and that was to show respect for the holiday and what it stood for, not to try and advance a political agenda. The only time they might show their political beliefs was maybe to wear a campaign button on election day, or maybe put a campaign sign in their yards. But those were limited to support for their candidate, and not to insult and express their hatred towards people with other viewpoints.
Boy those days are long gone.
You got all that from uggabugga's statement?
We had a flag flying all the time except when raining and at night. Nothing to do with politics; more related to patriotism.
I remember when patriotism overshadowed politics but maybe that's a statement for the P&OC forum.
I remember when packages could be left on the front porch and nobody would even think of taking them.
I vaguely remember Camph-Phenique. As I recalled it stunk a lot.
Not sure I remember Clorox in glass bottles.
Ido remember 20 Mule Team Borax but only because they sponsored a tv show.
Yeah, I don't remember them either. It looks like they switched to white plastic bottles in 1962, which looked amazing similar to the bottles they still use today.
I would hate to think about what it the smell would have been if you accidentally dropped a full glass bottle of Clorox.
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