Some Fun Reminiscing especially for Boomers/Gen Xer's (Article)

[OleFordGuy]

I got a kick out of it, fond memories, hope you enjoy

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[Fcnrwy]

I AGREE with Everyone of these....

Also, before the internet and phones...

Knew where everyone was.. also was more ECO-friendly.

Jerry

 

[Bobkath]

Great pics, but I dont recall all of them.
Cool cars. but not as dependable as they are today.
Thanks for the memories.

 

[OleFordGuy]

I AGREE with Everyone of these....

Also, before the internet and phones...

Knew where everyone was.. also was more ECO-friendly.

Jerry

Yep I can recall all of them and a lot more from my own childhood and throughout my kids childhoods. Great Memories. A simpler, easier, slower paced life. Wish I could go back knowing what I know now.

 

[rclee]

That yellow thing (missing it's handle) was a quickee sweeper. Yes?

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Yep and it still fits.

 

[Gray Goose]

Some of those pictures were not even that old. The computer should have been a commodore, TRS-80 or PET. By Windows 98 I was on my 10th operating system. What car had a 6 speed manual? I only recall 3 and 4 speed manuals from those decades.

 

[Montana]

gotta do it

it had to be done

I AGREE with Everyone of these....

Also, before the internet and phones...

Knew where everyone was.. also was more ECO-friendly.

Jerry

There is still hope in small communities. I see it daily

 

[OleFordGuy]

Some of those pictures were not even that old. The computer should have been a commodore, TRS-80 or PET. By Windows 98 I was on my 10th operating system. What car had a 6 speed manual? I only recall 3 and 4 speed manuals from those decades.

Can't argue that, my grown kids remember many of them, I remember starting the truck by pressing the lever on the floorboard

 

[TomD]

I got a kick out of it, fond memories, hope you enjoy

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Lots of memories in those pictures.

 

[Brianx]

why is this in a truck forum?

 

[Tom 71 Maverick 24]

Some of those pictures were not even that old. The computer should have been a commodore, TRS-80 or PET. By Windows 98 I was on my 10th operating system. What car had a 6 speed manual? I only recall 3 and 4 speed manuals from those decades.

I had a Timex Sinclair computer with the optional 16K RAMPAC. Memory was a cassette recorder, and the monitor was an ordinary B&W TV. I later moved up to a Tandy HX-1000 with DUAL 3.5" floppy disk drives and a full 16 color CGA screen (640 x 480 pixels) and built-in DOS 3.11.

I did have Windows 3.1 on a computer at one time. Windows 98 SE was a solid system as I recall. Seemed like in those days, every other version of Windows was good, with the others being a dog or minor upgrade.

My first 2 stick shifts had 4 speed manuals, and my older brother had 2 cars with a 3 speed column mounted manual transmission.

 

[OleFordGuy]

why is this in a truck forum?

maybe for some enjoyment along side the normal complaining. life is short, enjoyment & fun is good

 

[jonshep]

Can't argue that, my grown kids remember many of them, I remember starting the truck by pressing the lever on the floorboard

I remember those. And the dimmer switch was on the left side of the floorboard. Phones had rotary dials and were connected to a party line. And, my first computer was a Post Versalog Sliderule. Lol

 

[OleFordGuy]

I remember those. And the dimmer switch was on the left side of the floorboard. Phones had rotary dials and were connected to a party line. And, my first computer was a Post Versalog Sliderule. Lol

Yep i remember the dimmer switch there also. Oh and no a/c so we used the side vent windows for more air

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