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28 Dec 2022, 03:07 AM | #1 |
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I mi$$ alot of the good things I had in the 80s and before....
Good food,etc............. |
28 Dec 2022, 09:40 PM | #2 |
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Previously, the stores in my city sold a variety of goodies for children. for example, vampire teeth as chewing gum, or chewing gum with stickers. don't know if they're being sold now
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28 Dec 2022, 10:18 PM | #3 |
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Welcome to EMD
Its very depressing out there now isnt it?? |
30 Dec 2022, 11:50 PM | #4 |
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Things I had in my childhood area that I don't have now?
Well... I remember we could buy chocolate cigarettes, and they don't sell these anymore, but I don't really miss that. When I was a child my mom insisted that I clean my shoes when I come home because there's horse dung on the road. We don't have that anymore, but I don't miss that either. When I was a teenager girls my age were much younger. I do miss that but I didn't really "have them"... |
1 Jan 2023, 08:26 AM | #5 |
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An interesting reply my friend
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6 Jan 2023, 11:39 PM | #6 |
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Quiet backcountry roads where you could ride a bicycle safely for hours without constant near-death experiences from motorists lost on their cellphones and not paying attention. Back in the day people used to actually look at the road, and there were many fewer vehicles on backroads. I used to enjoy bike riding, but not any more.
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7 Jan 2023, 11:15 AM | #7 |
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A very strong reply!!
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7 Jan 2023, 12:09 PM | #8 |
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The neighborhood I grew up in was absent of stores and any other type of business building. There were only homes. We were about 10 miles from town and there was only one road to us. The only people there knew each other and nobody else had any business there, as there was none.., unless they were visiting somebody and we usually knew them too.. Oh I miss being a '70s kid..
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7 Jan 2023, 08:01 PM | #9 |
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When I was young I lived in a small town. In our neighborhood probably every other house had kids. We could put together pickup baseball games with two full teams just from local kids. Everyone's doors were unlocked and every mom just whistled or called out the back window when a meal was ready, and every kid was welcome whichever house they happened to be at. We knew everyone by name and had been in almost everyone's house. Now I don't know most of the people on my block and there are almost no children.
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7 Jan 2023, 09:43 PM | #10 |
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I have no idea what you mean by "Good food." Food in general seems better than it was in childhood, except for things like fresh fruit. |
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16 Jan 2023, 03:15 PM | #12 |
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We had snow.
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16 Jan 2023, 07:56 PM | #13 |
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White dog poop.
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17 Jan 2023, 05:05 AM | #14 |
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Pinball machines, apple trees.
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17 Jan 2023, 05:14 AM | #15 |
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