Thread: I remember when . . . .
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Old 08-29-2011, 09:24 AM   #87
WT Sharpe
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I remember buying gas at the Spur station for 23.9¢ a gallon, 12-ounce bottles of Pepsi for 10¢ + 3¢ deposit on the bottle (which you got back when you returned the bottle), and 5¢ candy bars. I remember when McDonalds first came to our town, and Hamburgers were 15¢, Cheeseburgers were 18¢, fries were 12¢, drinks were 10¢, and my parents didn't go very often because they said it was "too expensive".

I remember seeing Flash Gordon and Mighty Mouse (the original show with Heckle and Jeckle cartoons in-between the Mighty Mouse cartoons) on TV, and fighting with my sister every day over whether to watch The Mickey Mouse Club or Howdy Doody.

I remember my dad building all kinds of crazy things in his darkroom that he found the plans for in Mechanics Illustrated and Popular Science; including a theremin that I wish like all get-out was still around and a "big ear" capable of picking up conversations from neighbors down the block.
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