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50 inch cabinet, 12 inch screen...

 

Yeah.... And no spell check...

 

When you could actually fix a leaking radiator with solder, could recognize the symptoms when your points were closing up and knew what dwell angle was. You didn't have metric tools in your tool box much less own a metric tape measure, maybe a couple of Whitworth wrenches and sockets to get you through if you dabbled in the Brit. stuff.
Or, you can't remember, that you you can't remember, is that redundant or what?

 

Stores let their employees have holidays off

 

And all this time I thought it was smell check:crazy:

 

"Spell Chick" is better. She sits on your lap and points out the misspelled words, then tells Minimark to look them up in the dictionary for you.
Jim

 

:wink:

 

You saved up all the Coke bottles and took them back to the grocery store for a refund....

Hey we were green, we recycled!!!

 

Ours was 5 blocks down the RR track and it was a big deal if you could walk the whole way without loosing balance and stepping off the track. There was a penny gum ball machine right inside the door that had a few speckled balls in it. If you got one, you would take it to the counter and get a nickle candy bar in exchange. I always got a 3 Muskateers. You're older than dirt if you can tell what was unique about them then. Those nickle candy bars now cost as much as a steak dinner did back then.

 

Ahhhh the good old days...

 

OMG- I have such a great response but I can't post it here :devil:

 

Wow, Lindberg made a very detailed model kit. The planes even had the wiring molded inside where you could see it. Revell was another good one.

Jim

 

The 29 cent Lindburg's were the lowest quality cheap kits, not as detailed as the more expensive kits at $149. I remember building Bugeye Sprite's & Triumph TR3's back in the day. Big fun with small models. Built many a Revel kit too.

 

And also in the drug store or hardware store was a tube tester. So you could check the tubes in your TV or radio. Well, tube equipment is history...but I have a tube tester in my basement for all of my "antique" re-habed radios. Such beautiful sound.

 

Of all the audio gear I've bought and sold over the years the one item I regret selling was my tube amp.

Such a beautiful warm tone...

 

...how to do long division.

 

You're older than dirt, when you remember rocks, just rocks.

Dave

 

Duo-diode hi-mu triode oscillator modulator rah rah rah!