I'm talking about hide and seek at dusk.

Climbing trees, Building igloos out of snow banks, Walking to school, no matter what the weather.

  Candy cigarettes.

Reel-to-reel tape recorders.

45 RPM Records.

Mimeograph paper

Tinkertoys and Lincoln Logs.

Remember when...there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys (Keds & PF Flyers) and the only time you wore them at school, was for "gym."

When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a miracle.

Penny candy.

When milk went up one cent and everyone talked about it for weeks?

Home milk delivery in glass bottles, with cardboard stoppers.

If gasoline or heating oil went up 1/2 cent per gallon, that was terrible!  Most people heated with wood or had a kerosene stove.

When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, for free, every time.  And, you didn't pay for air.  And, you got a dish or trading stamps to boot!  Gasoline for 29 cents a gallon!

When nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the kids got there.

When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female
teachers had their hair done and wore high heels.

The Fuller Brush Man.

Party telephone lines.

When your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces.

When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents.

Every family had a father and a mother, and every boy over 14 had a rifle that his dad taught him how to use and respect. And they went hunting and fishing together.

Wash tub wringers.

We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

Ice cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.  If you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

Jumping on the bed.  Pillow fights.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, but who could afford one?

Studebakers.

No one ever asked where the car keys were 'cause they
 were always in the car, in the ignition, and the doors were
never locked.  And you got in big trouble if you accidentally
 locked the doors at home, since no one ever had a key.

'Aids' were helpers in the Principal's office, 'chip' meant a piece of wood, 'hardware' was found in a hardware store, and 'software' wasn't even a word.

Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.

Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."

Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.

When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box.

If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!
(Received by e-mail - Author Unknown)