1969912 0 #26 March 18, 2012 QuoteHmmm.. What about nuclear bomb drills in grade school? Duck and Cover. Rmember air-raid siren tests once a month? Those things were LOUD. Some were powered by V8's "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #27 March 18, 2012 QuoteQuoteHmmm.. What about nuclear bomb drills in grade school? Duck and Cover. Rmember air-raid siren tests once a month? Those things were LOUD. Some were powered by V8's We still have them. Not for air raids anymore, they're for tornadoes (and other things). Every Saturday at noon."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #28 March 18, 2012 Quote Hmmm.. What about nuclear bomb drills in grade school? "Duck and cover" they changed that to earthquake and tornado drills Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruleofpull 0 #29 March 18, 2012 Quote Quote Hmmm.. What about nuclear bomb drills in grade school? "Duck and cover" they changed that to earthquake and tornado drills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60[url] (Sorry, haven't figured out the clicky thing) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #30 March 18, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60 Click the bottom right button under the text window that says "url", paste link, then click "url" button again. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #31 March 18, 2012 If you forgot you started a threa.....," wait what did I start?" http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4133424#4133424 :-* lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,116 #32 March 19, 2012 Watched boys play with tops and marbles. My first car had three on the tree, a pull-out choke, and no side-view mirrors. And we weren't allowed to use calculators my freshman year in college, because only a few people had them (there were two options -- the HP 35 and the HP 45). Slide rule classes. Climbing down the stairs from a jet. Watching a flight leave from the rooftop of the airport (it's really loud). Sharpening my pencils with a knife. I can even remember when college students looked like adults Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #33 March 19, 2012 Do you know why, there was a 16 RPM setting on record players? Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #34 March 19, 2012 dont forget when everyone went to school with guns in the gun racks and nobody ever got shot RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruleofpull 0 #35 March 19, 2012 Merci! Is it bad I know most of this stuff because I'm a history teacher? According to my students, I am an old fart... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #36 March 19, 2012 Quote http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60 Click the bottom right button under the text window that says "url", paste link, then click "url" button again. Enid, OK. I remember looking out the window at the CD guy (neighbor across the street) directing everyone into their holes one night. I could see the tornado in the flashes of lightning. He came to our door and told my folks to get us kids into the hallway with mattresses on either side of us and on top. We didn't have a hole. Kinda scary for a bunch of people from Florida. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #37 March 19, 2012 Thanks for the link to the Duck and cover video. I wonder where they found all those neat looking old cars to make the movie.Watching the kids in the movie ask the adults for help, and a old man puts his arm around a young girl and leads her into a bldg.My Mom warned me about those people, especially if the had candyR. R. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #38 March 19, 2012 Yes, if you are old enough to have played Jacks and Jump rope (girl), instead of tops and marbles (boy), you (and I) are old farts! lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #39 March 19, 2012 Marbles... Remember Steelies? They were the hot stuff. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #40 March 19, 2012 Quote Marbles... Remember Steelies? They were the hot stuff. I googled steelies just to make sure, nope never heard of themBut we used bottle caps filled them with wax to use like marbles. Worked great on concrete,R.One Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shermanator 3 #41 March 19, 2012 57 states? Do you mean 47?CLICK HERE! new blog posted 9/21/08 CSA #720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #42 March 19, 2012 Hi sherm, Quote 57 states? Do you mean 47? Re: mjosparky Give him a break, he's an old fart. JerryBaumchen I'm so old my fart has quit stinking Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #43 March 19, 2012 QuoteDo you know why, there was a 16 RPM setting on record players? Chuck Spoken word? If you remember 2 (or more) 'sides' on a single records (parallel groves) (I can think of 2 examples , 1st Monty Pythion and 2nd was a Horse race game with different outcomes on each track .... ***K I feel old) (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #44 March 19, 2012 Quote Quote Marbles... Remember Steelies? They were the hot stuff. I googled steelies just to make sure, nope never heard of themBut we used bottle caps filled them with wax to use like marbles. Worked great on concrete,R. Steel ball bearing balls used as marbles. ~1"diameter, We called them steelies. 1960's-ish. Way before your time "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #45 March 19, 2012 Quote Marbles... Remember Steelies? They were the hot stuff. Having a dad who's a mechanical engineer had its perks :) 1-2" STEEL ball bearings (Steelos) Also have the only rear wheel steer Billy Cart With ball bearing races for wheels, Quick turns produced Sparks looked Groovy at nightYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #46 March 19, 2012 Quote Do you know why, there was a 16 RPM setting on record players? Chuck To play “Highway Hi-Fi” in Chrysler cars in the late 50’s. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobMoore 0 #47 March 19, 2012 QuoteSlide rule classes. Climbing down the stairs from a jet. Watching a flight leave from the rooftop of the airport (it's really loud). Sharpening my pencils with a knife. Aw, hell. You can do that today. In Hawaii."For you see, an airplane is an airplane. A landing area is a landing area. But a dropzone... a dropzone is the people." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #48 March 19, 2012 You are an old fart...... ... when you say Groovy, or Fab or Far out (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,621 #49 March 19, 2012 Quote Drive up bank transactions that involved sending stuff through the a pneumatic tube Banks around here still have those.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dthames 0 #50 March 19, 2012 QuoteAnd we weren't allowed to use calculators my freshman year in college, because only a few people had them (there were two options -- the HP 35 and the HP 45). As a kid I worked in a Mom and Pop store, and rang up sales on a mechnical adding machine, and counted back the change. Maybe I am an old fart.Instructor quote, “What's weird is that you're older than my dad!” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
