We don't do that no more

[mmpsteve]

Us boys having to use the outhouse when visiting Grandma's house for Christmas. She had a bathroom by that time, but with a lot of people visiting, it was reserved for adults and girls.

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[mmpsteve]

"Go out and play, or I'll find you something to do"

Didn't matter if it was 95 degrees or 10 degrees, we went out and played.

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[Sigblitz]

Racing on farm tracks instead of in an arena.

Kickstarters on street bikes.

Taking turns on the ice cream crank.

Every kid having their own house, in a tree.

Keeping your own bowling score.

Punched oil cans getting dumped over in the back seat.

Jacking up a car with the bumper.

Chrome bumpers that didn't need replaced if you hit another car.

 

[chubbs]

Floor vents in trucks. Poor mans A/c

 

[femurphy77]

having to adjust the red-green-blue dials to fix the color

Matchbook under the tuner dial to get the station "just right".

Same matchbook jammed into the 8 track slot to get the tape to track correctly.

Tossing cassettes or 8 tracks out the window after having your deck "eat the tape".

Tape head cleaners.

Kraco car stereos.

 

[mmpsteve]

Blacklights and hippie music, only at the cousins house. My Dad wasn't havin' none of it in his house.

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[Gary119]

Building model cars/airplanes

 

[ATOMonkey]

Using an actual key to unlock your date's door and then seeing if she would reach over and unlock yours, or just sit there like a lump.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

It occurs to me that there are probably a lot of things that we remember doing that the younger generation (in the 1st world) never will.

- straightening old nails for reuse.

- sharpening pencils before heading to accounting class.

- repairing a toaster.

- dial a telephone (with an actual dial).

- order from a printed catalog.

I'm probably half your age and I've done 3/5 of these.

 

[kawtech87]

Reading time on an analog clock. Neither of my nieces (16 and 14 ) can tell time on a clock with hands and numbers.

Manual transmissions.

 

[chezuki]

Roll down a car window... by actually cranking the handle to roll it down.

I do this daily... on a 2019 vehicle.

Manual transmissions.

Also on my 2019.

 

[actaeon277]

Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about.

 

[Expat]

Remember those Shell No Pest Strips we hung in the garage that would literally kill any bugs in there... not sure what was in them. Probably not good for you, but man did they work.

 

[Phase2]

They are still available and effective, but not as common. Follow the safety directions. The garage would be one of the prime uses of it if you don't spend a lot of time in there.

 

[ghuns]

Standing outside adjusting the TV antenna waiting for someone inside to yell instructions.

We was fancy.

Had a box on top of the TV to do that...

 

[chezuki]

We was fancy.

Had a box on top of the TV to do that...

We was even fancier!

 

[HoughMade]

I still want to get one at some point. Right now, I've got the antenna set in a compromise position to get both South Bend and Chicago (for a total of over 60 broadcast channels), but with fine adjustment, I could get a more reliable signal on a few channels that can be finicky.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Using an actual key to unlock your date's door and then seeing if she would reach over and unlock yours, or just sit there like a lump.

If she reached over and unlocked your door, that was a positive.

 

[510picker]

Waiting on the UPS man to show up because you ordered your parts C.O.D.

Changing the TV channel with pliers.

 

[HoughMade]

If she reached over and unlocked your door, that was a positive.

We all loved "A Bronx Tale".

***Mobbed Up, Bronx Language Warning***

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