Do you remember when....? Then you have lived.?

All the girls had ugly gym uniforms?

It took five minutes for the TV warm up?

Nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got home from school?

Nobody owned a purebred dog?

When a quarter was a decent allowance?

You'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny?

Your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces?

All your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had

their hair done every day and wore high heels?

You got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped,

without asking, all for free, every time?

And you didn't pay for air? And, you got trading stamps to boot?

Laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box?

It was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner

at a real restaurant with your parents?

They threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed. . ...and they did?

Candy cigarettes

Wax Coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside

Soda pop machines that dispensed glass bottles

How about the days when you could leave your front door unlocked. When you you knew your neighbors by their first names. When going to church every Sunday was an eventfor the entire family. When You could Pray openly in school without having to be Muslim. When there was Pride in our Flag, Servicemembers were treated with respect. When you called any man older than you Sir and any older woman was Ma'am. When you could put your child in front of a TV and not have to worry about the Parental Rating system. Or the days when if you did something wrong, your teacher would whoop your butt, and then get another whooping when you got home. Oh......my goodness, I could go on and on