tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post568905091766100186..comments2024-03-28T06:54:04.478-04:00Comments on The Feral Irishman: Back In The Good Ol' Days.....Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-70965332724670829222018-12-25T15:27:01.019-05:002018-12-25T15:27:01.019-05:00Remember putting on leggings (girls and boys) to w...Remember putting on leggings (girls and boys) to walk to school on the cold days of winter!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15160691128544180646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-18008546898331803012018-12-24T15:09:43.170-05:002018-12-24T15:09:43.170-05:00B&W tv? I started out with just a radio listen...B&W tv? I started out with just a radio listening to the Shadow, Amos & Andy,etc. It was wonderful.Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647039950588310830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-62536766332147195162018-12-23T14:36:45.654-05:002018-12-23T14:36:45.654-05:00Yes, I remember all of those great memories. My w...Yes, I remember all of those great memories. My walk to school was only 1 mile but now the school is just down the road (less than 100 yards) and the bus picks them up - I couldn't believe it the first time I noticed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-64075464705398452492018-12-23T12:46:48.814-05:002018-12-23T12:46:48.814-05:00And guess what, we all survived.And guess what, we all survived.tom hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174584637670882857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-71723030433172449252018-12-23T05:25:15.067-05:002018-12-23T05:25:15.067-05:00And, oh yeah, TV (B&W was a lot better than co...And, oh yeah, TV (B&W was a lot better than color when you think about how the quality of the shows went down), movies, music, and candy - so much better in the 50sedutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-67543867193320192292018-12-23T00:44:15.327-05:002018-12-23T00:44:15.327-05:00Oh hell yeah! A .22 single shot and a pocket of sh...Oh hell yeah! A .22 single shot and a pocket of shorts, a wooden wall phone you had to crank to get on a party line, bread truck, ice truck, Dr. house calls, crank the Model A, bed sheet parachuting off the garage roof,Mom beatin' our ass with a wooden coat hangar, and we turned out OK. Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684179171065794525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-59144503861237527432018-12-23T00:07:36.730-05:002018-12-23T00:07:36.730-05:00It was even better in the 50s.
We didn't have...It was even better in the 50s.<br /><br />We didn't have Lefties (well, we had them, but they knew what would happen if they tried anything).edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-57408368824534389912018-12-22T23:13:47.987-05:002018-12-22T23:13:47.987-05:00...and show me yours and I'll show you mine, h......and show me yours and I'll show you mine, here I'll give you some marbles too...<br />Climbing trees. Building forts. Once found a whole stack of Penthouse magazines in an old boat used as a play structure put behind a Lutheran church. Hiding out in the loft of an old barn when the owner came by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-18248396974766270252018-12-22T23:11:05.582-05:002018-12-22T23:11:05.582-05:00Yep, I resemble ALL of those...Yep, I resemble ALL of those...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-53896670193832130232018-12-22T23:09:37.790-05:002018-12-22T23:09:37.790-05:00Walking twelve blocks to school and back, no probl...Walking twelve blocks to school and back, no problem. Later on, walking 3/4 of a mile just to get on the school bus. Hey, country living.Sarthurknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365858055267871677.post-37298609274690865792018-12-22T22:23:53.471-05:002018-12-22T22:23:53.471-05:00"Roll a window"? How about dial a phone..."Roll a window"? How about dial a phone number.<br /><br />tsquaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737130316088634658noreply@blogger.com