Material Things of Which the Younger Generation Has No Idea

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10 Jul 2015, 2:14 pm

I want one of those old-fashioned 2-wheeled bicycles with the little bit thicker tires, and FOOT brakes----and a basket, on the front----Wal-Mart still has THOSE, too!!

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10 Jul 2015, 6:16 pm

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Station Wagons with a "way back".

Cars, with wind-up windows.

My friend's ~2013 Toyota Yaris has crank windows and Bluetooth. My parents had another strange Toyota, the 7 seat Camry wagon. If I get myself a bigger Volvo I'll try & build or buy one.

I can't believe nobody mentioned manual transmissions...

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10 Jul 2015, 11:43 pm

Manual transmissions are quite current.....especially in the UK.

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11 Jul 2015, 12:34 am

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Hi, Britte----nice to see you!!

I used to love Spirograph. I liked to take the one that looked similar to a popsicle stick, and run my pen across it, to make "music"----my mother didn't think it sounded like music, and would holler!! LOL

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Nice to see you, too, Campin'_Cat! I don't think I ever saw one that looked like a Popsicle stick, but, now I'm curious so I'll be looking it up. This is such a fun topic you started, by the way. It sure grew fast! :flower:

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11 Jul 2015, 12:36 am

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I loved Spirograph, too. It is actually still made, and even more deluxe than ever! I want one.

I want one, too! : )

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11 Jul 2015, 12:44 am

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Yesterday I was told that back in the 60's there were tricycles made for adults or older kids. In fact I once saw on TV that they were originally built for adults. So who was the complete SADIST that decided they were only for small children while everyone else has to attempt at riding a flimsy two-wheeler where one slip can grind you up like raw hamburger?! I have never been able to perform such a balancing act, and for some reason my parents had never heard of something called training wheels until I was too old for them.

I don't care if we get laughed at, we need to bring back the adult tricycle! We're required to wear safety helmets now, so wouldn't three wheels make it even safer?

My sister had one of those adult tricycles, when she was about 9 years old. I remember that she would have to stand on the pedals, to ride it. Everyone in the neighborhood would want to ride that trike. I may even have a couple photos, I should look for, and perhaps, post here.

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11 Jul 2015, 1:19 am

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11 Jul 2015, 2:16 am

Over heads (do schools still use those, I hear they use smart boards now)
Dial up for internet
Laser discs
walkmen
Car windows you manually roll up
TV antennas
Skipper doll
Stacie doll
Kelly doll
floppy discs
Boxed TVs and computer monitors
Little People looking like this:

This doll house:

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11 Jul 2015, 5:51 am

Ahhh, "Viewmaster"----I had one of those----they were COOL!!

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Who remembers when movies didn't have ratings?

I remember going to a rather risqué movie, when I was little----I think it was "Goldfinger", but I couldn't swear to it..... I said to my mother: "How come he's undoin' her dress?" (unzipping); then, "Why's that man layin' on top of that woman? He's gonna squish her!" LOLOLOL My mother didn't think it was so funny----cuz, you know, at times like that, in a movie / theatre, it's quiet, and a little girl's squeaky voice carries!

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11 Jul 2015, 5:55 am

Hey, I still HAVE Dial-up Internet----AND a box-TV, and computer monitor!!

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11 Jul 2015, 6:10 am

Reverse parking without electronic aides.

Cartridge based video games.

Analog mobile phones.

Vinyl record players.

My workmate the other day not even a decade younger than me hadn't heard of cork flooring before :lol: .
Along a similar vein maybe cork and wood parquetry.

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11 Jul 2015, 10:22 am

Do any of you, especially if you've had military experience, remember this essential tool?

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11 Jul 2015, 11:52 am

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Oh, yeah----PUNCH cards

I had forgotten about those! My first computer experience was punching data cards and then feeding them into a DEC PDP-8, after first loading the needed application from paper tape.

Thankfully that was my only direct use of punch cards.

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11 Jul 2015, 1:10 pm

I remember before food, milk, etc. had expiration dates. :skull:

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11 Jul 2015, 3:44 pm

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Before Legos took over, did any of you have an Erector set or Lincoln logs?

It looks like Erector Sets were Meccano over here. I used to have that and I loved it. I even had a working steam engine that went with it. It burned methylated spirits. It was awesome.

Other seventies gear I can remember;

Sodastream
Toasted sandwich makers
Fondu sets

Are any of these still being made?

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