Things Your Kids will never know about

[Prunepicker]

There is a live snake farm on I-35 in New Braunfels (between Austin and San
Antonio).

Animal World & Snake Farm

This looks similar to Pete's Place, the color of the place was a 'caution
yellow'. We only stopped once @60 or 62. What a tourist trap.

[Prunepicker]

Here's something that's an absolute shame.

Roadside cider stands. There was something about cracking the seal and
waiting a couple of weeks before imbibing. Of course, pre-seal cracked cider
was a couple of dollars more. I think Arkansas's economy relied upon the
cider stands in the 50's and 60's.

[papaOU]

Having to remain in one spot to have a telephone conversation.....
Getting fruits and vegetables only when they are "in season" (I could go for that now!!)..
Having to send film out to get developed before you can see the pictures..
8mm home movies (no sound) and the camera that had a bar with 4 bright (and hot) light bulbs for brightness......
Getting dressed-up,suit and ties for the guys..frilly dresses and stacked-up hairdos for the gals,(I could never make up my mind which I looked better in) for a family picture and the photographer comes to your house...

Hand signals, not the bird, when driving......
Going out to the car on summer evenings and nights to see what baseball games you could get on the radio........
curb feelers........
having to sleep on a pallet while mom and dad got the bed when staying at a motel.
no t.v. in a motel (not too long ago you couldn't get a room in Las Vegas with a t.v. in it. They wanted you downstairs in the casino, not watching t.v. Of course most rooms had "magic fingers" connected to the bed!!......"open up your pocketbook get another quarter out, drop it in the meter mama, try me on for size!!)

[gen70]

The Sand Bass Festival back in the day.

[bluedogok]

Having to remain in one spot to have a telephone conversation.....

With some cell phones/locations that is still the case. When I first moved to Austin we had a "dead spot" in our house where we could get no coverage and most of the house had spotty coverage at best. It has improved over the years.

[papaOU]

With some cell phones/locations that is still the case. When I first moved to Austin we had a "dead spot" in our house where we could get no coverage and most of the house had spotty coverage at best. It has improved over the years.

What did you expect by moving to Austin?

[SOUTHSIDE GIRL]

[QUOTE=papaOU;243992]
Getting fruits and vegetables only when they are "in season" (I could go for that now!!)..



Go to the old Public Market. Klien and Reno, off Exchange bridge ,( every real southsider should know this place) and buy some. I have decided it is probably cheaper in the long run that planting your own garden.

[Prunepicker]

[quote=SOUTHSIDE GIRL;244195]

Go to the old Public Market. Klien and Reno, off Exchange bridge , (every
real southsider should know this place) and buy some. I have decided it is
probably cheaper in the long run that planting your own garden.

Hey, we planted a garden this summer and are planning a huge one next
season. We're going to co-op with another couple who also had a great
garden.

We canned about 70lbs of tomatoes! With them we made tomato sauce
and salsa. Then we came upon 130 ears of corn. Froze some and made
corn relish. Cherry jam, blackberry jam and jalapeno jelly. Not to mention
a whole lot of other goodies.

[Generals64]

My kids and grandkids still don't believe me about "High-Life" to a cat.....Best cat races you have ever seen. Of course, it doesn't last very long......

My kids and grandkids have never had a B-B Gun fight.....yee-haw..

Cow-tipping.....you can really do that.....Make sure it's NOT a BULL they are a little more sturdy and they have a real bad attitude when quickly awakened.

My kids and grandkids will never experience having to get up and change the T.V. channel with a remote control and having only four channels...NBC...ABC...CBS...and OETA....

Whoever would have thought you could get $1.79 for a bottle of water......

[Prunepicker]

How about watching UHF channels? What was channel 14? KLPR? What
was the silent movie comedy show they had? At the beginning of the show
the announcer would say, "who's the funny man?"

[papaOU]

Whoever would have thought you could get $1.79 for a bottle of water......

Or .50 cents and up to put air in your tire!!!!!

If you can find a machine that works.........

Thank Heaven for 7/11 for free air...........

[papaOU]

[QUOTE=SOUTHSIDE GIRL;244195]

Getting fruits and vegetables only when they are "in season" (I could go for that now!!)..



Go to the old Public Market. Klien and Reno, off Exchange bridge ,( every real southsider should know this place) and buy some. I have decided it is probably cheaper in the long run that planting your own garden.

I agree. My point is that fruits and vegetables are brought in to Wal-Mart and other super markets from Mexico or somewhere when they are not available at the Farmers Market. Not in season........

[papaOU]

I have not seen one in some time but do you remember the panel vans that came up from the Gulf with fresh seafood?

I bought from them often, especially shrimp, big shrimp and never had a problem.

Good stuff Maynard!

[gen70]

Going to a check out aisle that doesn't have a bar code reader. I remember the ladies at Safeway were wicked fast, probably faster than the clerks that use the bar codes today.

[PennyQuilts]

Going to a check out aisle that doesn't have a bar code reader. I remember the ladies at Safeway were wicked fast, probably faster than the clerks that use the bar codes today.

Oh man. I was a checker (Albertsons) and all of us were tons faster than the bar code people, these days. Used to be, we could zip that stuff through. All of us would take pride about not being a penny off. That was back in the days before the machine made change for you. These days, it is excruciating to have to wait on the robots to sort of dumbly stare at the merchandise as it passes through. I think it probably has something to do with the more passive a job is, the less engaged the worker is.

That's a hard job - lots of bending and twisting and on your feet without a break for hours.

[papaOU]

That's a hard job - lots of bending and twisting and on your feet without a break for hours.

You were/are an exotic dancer?

[PennyQuilts]

You were/are an exotic dancer?

I was invited once to be an exotic dancer at the Red Dog. It kind of freaked me out. The guy who asked me caught me in a parking lot on 23rd street near Portland. I'd never seen him before in my life. I think I was walking into the Long John Silvers or something. I looked and him and said, "I'm sixteen." (which was true).

"NEVER MIND!" he said as he walked off in a big-time hurry.

[papaOU]

I was invited once to be an exotic dancer at the Red Dog. It kind of freaked me out. The guy who asked me caught me in a parking lot on 23rd street near Portland. I'd never seen him before in my life. I think I was walking into the Long John Silvers or something. I looked and him and said, "I'm sixteen." (which was true).

"NEVER MIND!" he said as he walked off in a big-time hurry.

Gee!!! Make-out spots!!!! Pole dancer at Albertsons!! Exotic dancer!!!

Maybe we'll meet at your house one Saturday instead of Coit's.

Think I would pay to get in...............

[PennyQuilts]

Gee!!! Make-out spots!!!! Pole dancer at Albertsons!! Exotic dancer!!!

Maybe we'll meet at your house one Saturday instead of Coit's.

Think I would pay to get in...............

You'd take one look at this old lady and demand your money back! Or pay to be able to leave!

[papaOU]

You'd take one look at this old lady and demand your money back! Or pay to be able to leave!

You might be surprised. Been single for the last 11 years.

Only home cooked meals I get are at reunions and funerals.......

Check the obits every morning to see what nationality the deceased is........

[in405]

-S & H Green-Stamps
-Type Writers
-Drine-Ins
-Cock Fighting

[westsidesooner]

Attic fans
opening the windows when a tornado was near
trash picked up from beside your house
the help "blinky lights" at TG&Y
geting spanked in public when you misbehaved
or being told to wait in the car (after misbehaving) til mom was done shopping
s&h green stamps
the tv going "offline" arond 1am
the national anthem when the tv went off
saying "tick tick tick boom" when someone got owned
segregation
collecting change from everyone in the car for gas for the evening
eating at DQ for less than $1
christmas carroling around the neighborhood
being able to meet passengers as they got off the plane
an open air penn square
shooting fireworks off wherever you wanted
full service stations
trying to find a center piece to play your 45's
gas wall furnaces in the bathroom (I know some are still around)
no 24 hour stores.......except some 7-11s

[Generals64]

You might be surprised. Been single for the last 11 years.

Only home cooked meals I get are at reunions and funerals.......

Check the obits every morning to see what nationality the deceased is........

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Be careful Dude, she's a lawyer and was a North-sider...Yuk. Still like to meet her face to face......I think we could take a vote and get her included in the southside program.......

[PennyQuilts]

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Be careful Dude, she's a lawyer and was a North-sider...Yuk. Still like to meet her face to face......I think we could take a vote and get her included in the southside program.......

I wouldn't want to be part of any group that would allow me to be a member. <vbg>

[gen70]

I don't if my kids know about this but, I'll bet they never collect the deposit on glass pop bottles.