Growing up without a cell phone

Eddies66 · 04-24-2012, 09:44 AM

Drive-in movies...$1.50 a car load. Mom had a station wagon, needless to say she was a very popular Mom with us kids!

MacGregars, in CA this was what they called McDonalds before they were McDonalds.

.15 cents - Burger
.10 cents - Coke
.10 cents - fries

Carguy49 · 04-24-2012, 11:48 AM

Boy, do those memories ring true. Life was better, in many ways, in the 50's and 60's. Technology is great, but the way of life, in many cases was better. I am 62 and glad that I grew up when I did. Not that I really grew up, just got older. My biggest problem of today is respect, for elders and others in general. Many kids don't have it because their parents didn't teach it. Here's a few of the fun things for me as a kid:

1) We had a "party line" , so if you wanted to make a call you had to wait.
2) Getting stopped by the cops wasn't as bad as going home to Mom and Dad.
3) Our remote was me.
4) Time out for me was Dad taking time out to whip my butt, if needed.

I could go on but let's hear from some more of us older and wiser guys and gals. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

67RogueX-code · 04-24-2012, 12:12 PM

...or the annual event, when Dad would put on his suit and tie, Mom would get her hair done and put on her best dress... us kids would get all "spic-and-span"... and we'd all go down to the car-dealer to look at the new cars.

ssracer3821 · 04-24-2012, 01:46 PM

Thats perfect! Last weekend we were at the local Dodge/Kia Dealership. There was actually a 20 something woman in there with her husband in her pajamas and slippers. The saleman asked her about it and her quote was "My old man got me out of bed and said lets go get a new car so I put on my hoodie and here we are". Oh, how we long for the good old days.

junior barns · 04-26-2012, 03:07 PM

Or when your Mother said "come on son I'm going to the city and we'll stop at McDonalds for a treat!

Or when you might be late getting home on a Saturday night you stop at the pay booth on the courthouse square to let your parents know!

mrdragster1970 · 04-27-2012, 09:36 AM

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Every truck I owned had an ashtray full of dimes.
Car phones was for billionaires on TV!!
Hell I remember when I got a pager, it was like holy frick, this is cool.
I was probably in my 30's??

We had prince castle hamburgers around my neighborhood.
Also jack in the box, which is around, but not Chicago.

Plus gas was under a buck, and rarely moved, and definitely not like what these crooks
are pulling now a days with every sneeze, it jumps up 50 cents!!!

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04-24-2012, 09:44 AM	#1
Eddies66 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Rancho Mirage, CA Posts: 1,308 Likes: 300 Liked 881 Times in 452 Posts	Re: Growing up without a cell phone Drive-in movies...$1.50 a car load. Mom had a station wagon, needless to say she was a very popular Mom with us kids! MacGregars, in CA this was what they called McDonalds before they were McDonalds. .15 cents - Burger .10 cents - Coke .10 cents - fries

04-24-2012, 11:48 AM	#2
Carguy49 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Fife, Washington Posts: 1,981 Likes: 2,478 Liked 2,956 Times in 710 Posts	Re: Growing up without a cell phone Boy, do those memories ring true. Life was better, in many ways, in the 50's and 60's. Technology is great, but the way of life, in many cases was better. I am 62 and glad that I grew up when I did. Not that I really grew up, just got older. My biggest problem of today is respect, for elders and others in general. Many kids don't have it because their parents didn't teach it. Here's a few of the fun things for me as a kid: 1) We had a "party line" , so if you wanted to make a call you had to wait. 2) Getting stopped by the cops wasn't as bad as going home to Mom and Dad. 3) Our remote was me. 4) Time out for me was Dad taking time out to whip my butt, if needed. I could go on but let's hear from some more of us older and wiser guys and gals. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS. __________________ Ron McDowell - Did Race Every day is a Gift - Enjoy with family and friends.

04-24-2012, 12:12 PM	#3
67RogueX-code Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sylvania, Ohio Posts: 18 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Growing up without a cell phone ...or the annual event, when Dad would put on his suit and tie, Mom would get her hair done and put on her best dress... us kids would get all "spic-and-span"... and we'd all go down to the car-dealer to look at the new cars. __________________ Bob Wilcox 67RogueX-code

04-24-2012, 01:46 PM	#4
ssracer3821 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario, OH Posts: 323 Likes: 310 Liked 115 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Growing up without a cell phone Thats perfect! Last weekend we were at the local Dodge/Kia Dealership. There was actually a 20 something woman in there with her husband in her pajamas and slippers. The saleman asked her about it and her quote was "My old man got me out of bed and said lets go get a new car so I put on my hoodie and here we are". Oh, how we long for the good old days.

04-26-2012, 03:07 PM	#5
junior barns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 541 Likes: 11 Liked 20 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Growing up without a cell phone Or when your Mother said "come on son I'm going to the city and we'll stop at McDonalds for a treat! Or when you might be late getting home on a Saturday night you stop at the pay booth on the courthouse square to let your parents know!

04-27-2012, 09:36 AM	#6
mrdragster1970 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: S.W. Chicago land, RT 66 Dragway Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Growing up without a cell phone . Every truck I owned had an ashtray full of dimes. Car phones was for billionaires on TV!! Hell I remember when I got a pager, it was like holy frick, this is cool. I was probably in my 30's?? We had prince castle hamburgers around my neighborhood. Also jack in the box, which is around, but not Chicago. Plus gas was under a buck, and rarely moved, and definitely not like what these crooks are pulling now a days with every sneeze, it jumps up 50 cents!!! .