Northern Truth SeekerCongratulations to all my friends who were born in the 1930’s, 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and the early 1980s
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and we didn’t get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer.
Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints.
We had no child proof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
Even though all the stores closed at 6.00pm and didn’t open on the weekends, somehow we didn’t starve to death!
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar, but we weren’t overweight because……
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of old scraps and strollers, then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with Matchbox cars.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii , X-boxes, no video game, no 999 channels on cable, no videos or DVDs, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms……….
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.
Only girls had pierced ears!
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend’s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!
Mom didn’t have to go to work to help dad make ends meet!
Baseball and Football had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn’t had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was based on MERIT.
Our teachers used to hit us with rulers and bully’s always ruled the playground at school.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law! And our parents didn’t invent stupid names for their kids like ‘Kiora’ and ‘Blade’ and ‘Ridge’ and ‘Vanilla’.
These generations produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors, ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
And if YOU are one of them – CONGRATULATIONS!
This was the way we were before lawyers and government began regulating our lives, which ended the most extraordinary coming of age era ever in American history.
http://northerntruthseeker.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-way-we-were.html
Great article…..I’m glad I had that life growing up…..8 tracks were another thing I remember as well as dirt clod fights with trash can lids……What a life.
Same here. Brings back memories. Those were the days. Especially calling out our friend’s name when we wanted them to come out and play and going out all day as long as you are back by the time the street lights go on. No video games or Internet and we looked for friends. Sigh….Those were definitely the days.
I still get all nostalgic when I happen to see the old Pepsi or 7’up logos (like the one in the picture above) in some old stores. The new logos always suck.
Like I always say, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.
But with socialism and progressivism, it’s all about, “if it ain’t broke, find a way to break it and make it better”. Bunch of Fascist/Communist bastards.
I used to mow lawns and collect bottles for money….then hit the 7-11 for the RC cola bottle….I will tell you that taking a walk down memory lane will boost your immune system…….Like a radio talk show host said, “these bastards are going to make a mistake that will change the tide.” I think he’s right.
Cars were big and heavy…….the bumpers on a Pontiac Catalina weighed more than a Honda pilot now-a-days..
Speaking of 8tracks…I got a partially restored 77 T-bird with the “quadrophonic sound system 8 track in it…its the original system…..haahhaaa it still plays..I only have 1 old 8track left…an early “Boston”….and if I wedge a match book into the side of the player…..ta-daaa!! sounds awful ,..but it plays!
Yep oldvet memories for sure 🙂
Quadrophonic sound system and the old match book in the side of the player trick……priceless.
The way we were was a republic in which a republic could pay its debts in silver or gold.Now we are a fascist state in which we can all repay our debts forever under a tax based system where we are all slaves forced to provide for own existence and therefore greater slaves than ever while we perceive ourselves to be free.Fiat currency is dead.Euros are dead.Fake dollars are dead.Bankers are dead.War is dead.Or else we are dead.
What is wrong now days is that adults are teaching the kids no respect. Now days most kids sit around a computer and play computer games all day. Back in the day we didn`t have have things like cordless or cell phones,computers, etc… back in the day a kid could go fishing or hunting and not have to worry about much of anything. Hell, back then if a kids screwed up he got a spanking, etc . Now days if a parent spanks his kid the parent will get charged with child abuse…… A good show that kind of reminds me a little of thosee good ole days is ‘Maybery RFD” – ya know The Andy Griffith Show”. Back then a guy could actually drink water straight out of a stream and never have to worry. It was a much more honest and simple and uncomplicated way. Back then most people were actually Proud of America – now days many people are ashamed of what America has become and that is sickening I think. Yea back in the day GIRLS WERE GIRLS AND MEN WERE MEN damnit. yea you were made to think life was worth something – not hardly so now days 😡 🙁 Yea back in the day being a american actually meant something to be proud of. Yea, back in the day was awesome. 🙂
Our family and friends here for Christmas were talking about this very thing. Those memories were those very ones Master Card calls priceless! There were no car seats for babies and kids, padding for roller skating or bike riding and I even rode in a rumble seat!
http://playtoysclassiccars.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5822-Rumble-Seat.jpg for those of you who never had that pleasure.
How did we ever survive?
“Living In The Past”
Happy and I’m smiling,
walk a mile to drink your water.
You know I’d love to love you,
and above you there’s no other.
We’ll go walking out
while others shout of war’s disaster.
Oh, we won’t give in,
let’s go living in the past.
Once I used to join in
every boy and girl was my friend.
Now there’s revolution, but they don’t know
what they’re fighting.
Let us close out eyes;
outside their lives go on much faster.
Oh, we won’t give in,
we’ll keep living in the past. – Ian Anderson
How `bout it all , Lets all go living in the past. I am more than ready and willin` 😉
I am already doing that, digger. 🙂 Yep, that’s my secret 😉
That`s the spirit EE 😉 😎 by the way I always liked listening to Tull music. Hell I liked most of the music back then 🙂
Yes, I think listening to *good* music like Tull (or any, with a positive vibe or message) definitely helps get in the spirit of living in the past! I also surround myself with older things and live in an old house. I read old books. I use my grandmother’s rolling pin and her old recipes. Keep the modern conveniences hidden away as much as possible. Sure, nothing lasts forever, but some of that old stuff and way of life is still pretty good. 🙂
Damn right EE, I am the same way. Some people say that I was born about 200 yr.s late.
Ahh, the good ol’ days. I also remember riding in the back of a pick up truck with my brothers and sisters, and not being pulled over by the police.
man i must be too old. i remember living the birth of rock and roll. WOW what a beautiful ride. I tell people that was when we were free. Thank you Digger for that trip. I wish some of you younger kids out there could have lived in these times. it was fabulous. Digger this article has pulled up some memories that i had lost in the present day boondoggle. thank you sir.
Hey Paul, do you remember setting the points and the plug gap with a the book of matches to give the car a tune up before the eletronic ignition came out 🙂 That worked too 😆 😎
yep sure do. 🙂 i also remember removing the distributor cap to clean out condensation because car wouldn’t start in damp weather.
You bet Paul 🙂 Those were good days weren`t they.
yes things were simple then.
🙂
“And the three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, they caught the last train to the coast, the day the music died.”
hey remember that song….. sad.
Ha ?American Pie” isn`t it Milard?
Yes, one of my all-time favorites.
Hi-yo Tonto, away Silver, uh, gid-um up Scout…….The Lone Ranger rides again!!! The sad thing is the same people that were plotting & planning their 100 year takeover were in process just not as obvious…..The Federal Reserve was enacted to steal from us in 1913 & FDR dissolved Congress in 1933……There were a number of other significant Evilist takeover dates, however, it is the same greedy sadists that have been doing the same thing for hundreds & even thousands of years…….Their real manifesto is to turn the Persecuted into the Persecutors. We are led to believe they are the downtrodden & threatened by the Muslims, Not!!!!!!!! Keep up the great bashing & continue the campaign to fight for the return of our Liberty, Freedom, Justice & Truth
Yes Millard, one of my favorite songs indeed.
I’m not sure how to post video here, so I will at least put in the link to Don’s video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr-BYVeCv6U
Thanks Deb.
hey thanks Deb for posting that. i really enjoyed that. 🙂 how bout you Millard, and Digger?
Anytime Paul!
This song played on the radio the other day, just as I was pulling into my driveway. Needless to say, I sat in the car and listened until it was over. 🙂
Hey Deb. i would do the same thing. 🙂
“and there we were all in one place, a generation lost in space”
“I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away”
Good night Millard. I’ll be humming this song in my sleep. 🙂
Hey Deb, I can’t sleep, American Pie has been playing like a broken record in my brain. Question. When the lyrics say, “I can’t remember if I cried when I heard about his widowed bride, something touched me deep inside……the day……the music……died.” is Don referring to the JFK assassination and the loss of the American dream?
LOL
Me, too.
It had nothing to do with JFK, Millard. The song was about the plane crash in 1959 that killed Buddy Holly, the “Big Bopper”, Ritchie Valens…
If you look into Waylon Jennings biography, he should have been on that plane. He kept his life because of a coin toss. He Never got over it and beat himself up for the rest of his life.
I remember people associating the song with Elvis, JFK, Bobby, MLK…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died
That makes sense Angel-NYC, thanks. So, any ideas on how I stop this broken record from constantly repeating itself in my mind?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_indica
Smoke it away…
stay away from these…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_sativa
as they will add more revolutions to the records in your mind 😉
You might try the Brady Bunch theme song.
I just recently was able to get “Yellow Submarine” removed from my “playlist.”
Millard, Ya could try the Buddy Holly song ‘ One oclock Two oclock Three oclock Rock ” song 😆 LOL 😎
Angel nailed it Millard, the song was about Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.
Thanks Angel!
and once again, I can’t get the song out of my head. LOL
This thread goes to show that we love our nostalgia. Quite a number of responses. 🙂
Hey Deb, I sure miss them days.
The thread goes to show that the people on this site believe that “if it ain’t broke, DON’T fix it!”. There were no need for regulations and these Communists can go regulate the F**K out of their own selves from existence and leave us the hell alone!
I got really fed up with their regulations when they started saying that people had to wear helmets while riding a bicycle.
What’s next? Making people wear gloves while riding a bicycle so they don’t fall and break a nail?
WHY DON’T THESE COMMUNIST BASTARDS GO LIVE IN A BUBBLE AND LEAVE US THE HELL ALONE!!!!
NC, we are not being apathetic here. This thread is simply about simple times. We recognize those times and sometimes wish to return to them. A simple time, when we were not terrorized by police for simple everyday actions.
A day when music meant something to us. A day when we as Americans got together and had a picnic, and didn’t look at each other as terrorists. A day when there were no regulations, a day when we were happy.
We remember the days when we weren’t being pitted against one another as blatenly as we are today. We are simply embracing songs of a day gone by. A time that made us smile.
We don’t wish to celebrate the commies, we are celebrating what it is to be an American. As angry as I am for all that we have lost, I still celebrate what we had, and what we have to fight for.
Peace Brother
Deb
Yep, I miss those days.
Me too Millard. Simple days, when we were still blissful to what the plans were for us. I was just a young one then, perhaps 5.
Now we know, and long to go back to that time, and we will, once we clean house.
Stay warm, stay safe, stay alert.
Thanks Deb. “Those were the days my friend.”
I was also a son to a mother and I was born in 70s. But I never saw my mother smoking or she never had any bad habit.