For Those Born 1930-1979

[Cinder & Smoke]

I'm a 50's kid ... it still seems like a less complicated time for kids.
We had more interaction with real people than today's kids ...

We knew our neighbors ... And every adult around knew us, too,
and whatever you did got back to your parents!
... and the original "Zorro" every Saturday night - still good memories!

Summers - WALK 2.5 miles to the Township Swimmin Pool - and walk back home!
"Help" the Mailman - WALK his route and stuff the magazines into the box or slot
on the front of each house (not allowed to handle the "First Class" stuff.)

Wonder ?WHO? the Milkman was ... he came so early even the *squeaky* brakes
on his tiny step-in Milk Truck never woke me up. But he ALWAYS came ...
GLASS bottles put into the lil insulated box the company provided - which sat
on the front porch. Mom's "milk list" (can we get a CHOCOLATE milk tomorrow, Mom?)
was carefully filled out every other day and left sticking out of one of the "empties"
that were washed and put in the box.

TV?
We had one of the first TINY round-screen duMont TVs in our neighborhood.
In hilly P-burgh it was a challenge to get the "Rabbit Ears" (which sat on top of the TV)
adjusted "just right" for minimum "ghosting" and "snow".

Transportation?
We had ONE car - which Dad drove downtown to work every day!
On "special occasions" he'd take the Bus and then the Trolley to work, letting Mom use the car.
I think I was in High School before we became a two-car family - and only because Dad
was awarded a "Company Car" that he got to drive home in.

Yuppers, those were the Good Ol' Daze!!

[Randi]

A CAR!? A TV!? Even a telephone! We didn't have any of those when I grew up. Not even sure I had a bicycle back then.

Sweets!! That was only on sundays - and not much!

Hamburgers, pizza's? - oh no, there was no kind of fast food at all - we had organic food - probably why we all survived. Remember the huge wodden barrels with butter in? and fresh farm eggs? Uhmm!

I had a great time though, out all day playing with the other kids, and in the evenings we TALKED and my dad told stories, or we played cards, monopoly or another game.