I grew up in the 50s-60 and I remember when…
- moms made you leave the house and you wouldn’t return until a) you got called home, b) the streetlights came on, c) you got hungry
- there was smoking everywhere, even in restaurants while you were eating
- you couldn’t communicate except by snail mail or a landline phone
- anyone could walk to the gates at the airport and anyone could walk onto a cruise ship to say goodbye
- there were no seat belts in vehicles
- you’d see a bunch of kids crowded in to the back of a station wagon
- stores were closed on Sundays and after 5-6pm except on Thurs or Fri nights
- no such thing as an ATM and everyone knew how long to float a check written locally
- phones were rotary dial and there was nothing wireless or cordless
- waiting till after 6pm on a Sunday night to make a long distance call
- women couldn’t have their own credit file or get their own credit card
- television stations went off the air at night and showed a test pattern until they came back on the next morning
- AM radio was all there was until FM came out and then we couldn’t wait to buy our own small portable radio
- you hid under the covers with a flashlight so you could read your comics or books
- it took days to get camera film developed only to find out most of the photos were bad
- records you played over and over started to skip from playing it so often or the needle needed replacing on the record player
- banging the side of the television was used to improve the reception OR aluminum foil was wrapped around the end of the rabbit ears for the same purpose
What would you add to the list?
My A-Z this year are random thoughts, ideas, and whatever pops into my mind for the letter of the day. As in previous years, I will keep it short and sweet.
Till next time…
