Thread: Born in the 50's, 60, 70's...stuff we grew up with!

Yep back in the 60s UK television broadcasting we only had 3 channels usually with a little box mounted on the window sill and a small turnable switch to change channels, I remember buying my first Action Man during the early 60s known in the USA as G.I. Joe, purchased my first Corgi James Bond gold Aston Martin car from W H Smiths, sitting in the bath with original shrink to fit Levi's, also remember there not being as much litter around as plastic bags didn't really happen food and goods usually came in real paper which we all ended up burning on the coal fire, watching all the Cowboy series Gun Smoke Bonanza, Rawhide, and the early Sci Fi the outer Limits the Twilight zone including classic 60s Star trek, I remember the 60s and 70s with a lot of good memories.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Born in 48, but remember the 50s,Going to the post office to make a phone call (10 cents) party lines when we got a home phone.
501 levis,$3.25 per pair, pendalton shirts, 12 bux ea. gas 25 cents/gal, bulk moter oil 5cents/qt, cigs, 25/pack.
Bought our first home computor in 81, was about 4 grand,I still use AOL

Same. The first time I filled up MY first car in '65, gas was $0.18.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Yep back in the 60s UK television broadcasting we only had 3 channels usually with a little box mounted on the window sill and a small turnable switch to change channels, I remember buying my first Action Man during the early 60s known in the USA as G.I. Joe, purchased my first Corgi James Bond gold Aston Martin car from W H Smiths, sitting in the bath with original shrink to fit Levi's, also remember there not being as much litter around as plastic bags didn't really happen food and goods usually came in real paper which we all ended up burning on the coal fire, watching all the Cowboy series Gun Smoke Bonanza, Rawhide, and the early Sci Fi the outer Limits the Twilight zone including classic 60s Star trek, I remember the 60s and 70s with a lot of good memories.

Yes! Good times! We had one of those antenna things. Turn the knob to the desired channel and it would start clicking and humming. Run outside and watch the antenna turn to face the closest station! Uptown!

I was born in '82, but I swear I was born in the wrong decade in a town that was still stuck in said decade... 80% of of the things you guys are bringing up we had, used or did. Another 10% I got to experience by watching "Nick at Nite", when the children's TV station Nickelodeon switched from children's programming to "classic" programming at 10 p.m. each night. "Get Smart", "Dragnet", "I Love Lucy", and so on were the norm for me. I once remember on SciFy on New Year's Day they decided to start playing the entire "Twilight Zone" series... as in, Rod Serling doing the intro of each and every episode until they had played them all.

I lost several days then... and many hours of sleep.

all this brings back memories and my age. I remember when electricity came through where I lived. I remember laying in the floor listening to the radio that was powered by a battery. my first tv show. my mother cooking on a wood stove. exploring the woods and fields where we lived. hunting and fishing with my farther. no matter where you are or what you do. make good memories so later in life you can recall them and live them over again and again.

A great stroll down memory lane to a time when a few folks actually used outdated relics like straight razors. Imagine that.

For those of us in the US and Canada, this is probably something we all share. I had one and thought it was awesome! First time us kids were allowed to go with the, "men", hunting. For us kids it was either Pheasant or Partridge we were after, we never saw a thing, but we had an awesome time!

Originally Posted by Phrank

For those of us in the US and Canada, this is probably something we all share. I had one and thought it was awesome! First time us kids were allowed to go with the, "men", hunting. For us kids it was either Pheasant or Partridge we were after, we never saw a thing, but we had an awesome time!

Small town Minnesote 1940's
Granpa took the sights off the daisy to teach me wing shooting using smaller and smaller thrown objects. I had a large bruise on my left thigh from constantly cocking it for the next shot. We would go through about two tubes of BBs every time we got together.
Shooting meant the we didn't shoot anything that wasn't food. The built in stewpot at the back of the electric stove was full from Sept to March and anything without toothmarks went in. Booya!
I got a Twennyritwoful for my 10th birthday and a .410 the year before.
Thanks for the memories!
~Richard

Brings to mind riding a cobbled-together 'dirt bike' from parts found at the town dump. 20 incher, no fenders, mud tires front and rear. Some high-rise bars and a seat from a 10 speed. Baseball bat slung over the shoulder with the glove threaded on it over my back kept it there with the ball in my hat stuck in my back pocket. Headed down a dirt road shortcut to the field. Miss all that stuff. Not a worry in the world except for ammo, innertubes, fish hooks, and sodas! A few lawns mowed took care of everything!

Originally Posted by Phrank

For those of us in the US and Canada, this is probably something we all share. I had one and thought it was awesome! First time us kids were allowed to go with the, "men", hunting. For us kids it was either Pheasant or Partridge we were after, we never saw a thing, but we had an awesome time!

You'll shoot your eye out kid!