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trof

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Mon Aug 28, 2023, 06:21 PM Aug 2023

OK, it's time for another "I remember..." post. [View all]

Here goes. I remember...

When you had to use hand signals for turns and stops in cars

When your airline meal tray had a free sample pack of cigarettes, usually Winstons. Four or five smokes.
Oh, and the whole airplane was a 'smoking area'.

Cockpit door was locked only for take off and landing. The rest of the flight it was open house. "Come on up and get the cockpit tour."
We'd even let a passenger sit in the pilot's or co-pilot's seat for a photo op.(I'm a LONG retired airline pilot.)

Knickers! I wore corduroy knickers with knee socks in grammar school. They made a "swoosh swoosh" sound when you walked. I've never understood the purpose/need for knickers.

I was raised in Alabama in the 40s and 50s and WE DID NOT HAVE SWEET TEA! If you wanted sweet tea you put sugar in it and stirred like hell. We had a long handled spoon that was called an 'ice tea spoon' to stir the tea with and no matter how long you stirred there would still be a detritus of sugar grains in the bottom of your glass.

OK, your turn.




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How about getting dressed up when you flew? kimbutgar Aug 2023 #1
I flew on passes, but... trof Aug 2023 #5
My husband works for United and when we flew standby in the early 90's we stood out like kimbutgar Aug 2023 #8
TWA eventually dropped the dress code for that reason. trof Aug 2023 #11
Or on a train. Golden Raisin Aug 2023 #22
I have an iced tea spoon! 2naSalit Aug 2023 #2
We lived outside of Cleveland when I was young. likesmountains 52 Aug 2023 #3
Cool Joinfortmill Aug 2023 #4
I never flew till I was 21 but I remember going to pick someone up or take them there captain queeg Aug 2023 #6
Up until 9-11 you could drop someone off at the gate and pick them up from a gate. kimbutgar Aug 2023 #9
What I loved was ShazzieB Aug 2023 #24
Oh lordy. I remember the hari krishnas trof Aug 2023 #13
Telephone party lines. n/t GP6971 Aug 2023 #7
Oh yeah. trof Aug 2023 #14
It was a pain calling the grand parents... GP6971 Aug 2023 #17
My grandma had one of those. ShazzieB Aug 2023 #25
I never answered the phone at my grand parents or my GP6971 Aug 2023 #27
Gloves MoonlightHillFarm Aug 2023 #10
Hats and gloves Nanuke Aug 2023 #12
My grandpa ALWAYS wore a suit and tie. trof Aug 2023 #16
I remember wearing gloves to church myself sometimes as a kid. ShazzieB Aug 2023 #26
Let me guess. Purse and shoes...white patent leather? trof Aug 2023 #28
I grew up in Wisconsin Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 #15
My grammar school experienced a post war 'boom'. trof Aug 2023 #19
Rock n roll on the AM dial, not hate RainCaster Aug 2023 #18
and at night we could get stations from all around the country rurallib Aug 2023 #21
My 48 Chrysler had a vacuum tube radio RainCaster Aug 2023 #23
In Birmingham I could get WWL in NOLA. trof Aug 2023 #29
I am in Iowa and we could get WWL also rurallib Aug 2023 #30
During Hurricane Katrina I watched WWL streaming until they were off the air. trof Aug 2023 #31
I listened to it on the radio on WWL until rurallib Aug 2023 #32
Frigidaire "Jet cone" washing machines lambchopp59 Aug 2023 #20
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