Things I miss!

[JB]

Re: Things I miss!

Well, since you bring it up, God's Beast, I miss saying the Pledge of Allegiance to The Flag without "under God" inserted.<br /><br />Don't want folks to get the impression that it was always there.

 

[pjc]

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*chucking spit wads into Mr Sargents tuba in music class (6th grade and at that country school the teachers had some mean wood paddles back then-ouch!!!)<br />*settling differences w/ bare fists out back behind the school track<br />*chicken fights on the ball diamond<br />*slaughter ball in gym class (ouch)<br />*detassling corn for a penny a piece as I recall<br />*feeling up Sue Steele in the old gym locker room<br />*sock hops in the same old gym<br />*Mrs Swanson in 4th grade--she hated the paddling concept<br />*bb gun fights at Mike Chapmans farm<br />*feeling up Sue Steele on her front porch at night<br />*Moms tuna casarole<br />*chopping my 2 1/2hp Manco Trailcat mini bike<br />*swapping model car parts w/ Kenny Williams<br />*apple crisp from school cafe<br />*Dad taking me and bro to forge shop some weekends<br />*US 30 Dragaway-saw my first jet dragster there-guy flipped it<br /><br />--man, life was sooo good--

 

[Carphunter]

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~ Catching catfish in "Bill's" pond, (dried up 15 years ago).<br /><br />~ Friends from school who I have not seen since graduation.<br /><br />~ Pastor Scott Johnson, the only preacher I ever knew for most of my life.<br /><br />~ Deerhuntin on Mr. McKim's land, which is now a subdivision.<br /><br />~ The thrill of playing Basketball in front of my classmates at North Harrison High School.<br /><br />~ My brother and I trying to stay awake all night to get a glimpse of Santa.<br /><br />~ Catching big moths by the porch light.<br /><br />~ When kids didnt have an hours worth of homework every night.<br /><br />~ My Grandparents.<br /><br />~ My '72 Buick Skylark.<br /><br />~ My lifelong friend, and fellow high school graduate, Chris Bosler, who died in his sleep from a rare heart disease. I really miss him. <br /><br />~ My boys when they were babies. Every year they become more independent. Just hope they always "need" good 'ol Dad.<br /><br />* But really, life is good right now. I can't really complain.

 

[rwise]

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when you could watch TV for free.<br />And soon when you could listen to radio for free.<br />fishin the creek and ponds in the area i lived in.

 

[Skiuseme]

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Not having to worry about being sued if someone slips on "your" Sidewalk

 

[gaugeguy]

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Ms. Hart writing on the chalkboard. She had a rump that could stop traffic. <br /><br />Having mom yelling at the top of her lungs to me that supper is ready.<br /><br />The Ridge general store.<br /><br />Knowing everything.<br /><br />Taking the car for joyrides at 15 after the parents went to sleep.<br /><br />Getting drunk on only 3 beers <br /><br />The feel of Sandy Grajek's goodies under those sweaters.<br /><br />God, I am old...thanks for this thread.

 

[POINTER94]

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IT WAS 3 DEGREES THIS MORNING IN WISCONSIN.<br /><br />I MISS MY BOAT!!

 

[POINTER94]

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IT WAS 3 DEGREES THIS MORNING IN WISCONSIN.<br /><br />I MISS MY BOAT!!

 

[Knightgang]

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You know, I am only 29, and I am starting to feel old because of some of things mentioned here.<br /><br />*Having the local police threaten to tell Dad what you did, rather than take you to jail.<br />*Being able to work on car without a computer (or boat).<br />*Saturday morning cartoons (not citcoms).<br />*Not being locked out of the rec center and playing ball when you wanted to.<br />*When you had to actually had to ROLL down a window, not push a button.<br />*When a truck was a truck and used as such.<br />*When everyone had a gun and people did not tell you "You should not have guns in the house with those small children"<br />*When kids did not go on shooting sprees at school.<br />*When parents actually cared for their kids.<br /><br />Okay, I will stop now. I just hate how many things are changing, and not for the better!!!<br /><br />You know, I liked the dimmer switch on the floor too...but never got my feet stuck in the wheel.

 

[timothyl]

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Hostess Cupcakes and a quart of chocolate milk for less than a dollar.<br /><br />Going to the drive-in as a kid and being able to play underneath the screen.<br /><br />Going to the drive-in as a teenager and "playing" in the back of the parking lot<br /><br />"Speed shifting" my pickup truck with a three on a tree untill I missed a shift and put my hand through the winshield<br /><br />Big fields to play ball in during the day and chasing fire-flys in at night