You are getting old

richg99 said:

Ha....as a 17 year old, I made a few bucks doing exactly that. Taking tubes to the corner store, testing them, and replacing the bad ones. When I went big time, I bought my OWN tester!

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And the worst thing you could hear was that your picture tube was a goner. That was the kiss of death. Haha.

We had one of those antenna masts on the roof. There was a dial on the top of the TV to reposition the antenna for best reception. We touched it at our peril. Then there was this whole VHF & UHF thing. I think we got mostly VHF channels.

Should have been around with Rabbit Ears and tinfoil.

richg99 said:

Should have been around with Rabbit Ears and tinfoil.

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Oh yeah, I remember those, and the clothes hanger replacements.

About 100 years ago, when I was young, one of the hottest stocks was a company named National Video. What did it make? Replacement TV picture tubes!

New River Rat said:

Funny, paying for TV or ice or water.....what's next, oxygen?

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They're already doing that, it's called Oxygen Bars.

LDUBS said:

richg99 said:

Ha....as a 17 year old, I made a few bucks doing exactly that. Taking tubes to the corner store, testing them, and replacing the bad ones. When I went big time, I bought my OWN tester!

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And the worst thing you could hear was that your picture tube was a goner. That was the kiss of death. Haha.

We had one of those antenna masts on the roof. There was a dial on the top of the TV to reposition the antenna for best reception. We touched it at our peril. Then there was this whole VHF & UHF thing. I think we got mostly VHF channels.

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My in laws, who live on a 40 acre farm with National Forest on three sides, still have one of those towers. I gotta say, it works really well.

Of course, they also have broadband that is just as fast as mine in the Maryland suburbs because some utility, for one reason or another, installed fiber optic service without charging installation fees. Not sure how that happened, but I’m glad!


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Local tv has changed, years ago 3 channels. Now 28, always something worth watching. Went back to antenna, after retirement. Got rid of 100 dollar a month satellite pig.

Merthiolate. I hated that stuff and that glass dobber. Stung like crazy. We hid all cuts & scrapes because we knew the merthiolate would coming out. Then Bactine came along and it was a walk in the park.

LDUBS said:

Merthiolate. I hated that stuff and that glass dobber. Stung like crazy. We hid all cuts & scrapes because we knew the merthiolate would coming out. Then Bactine came along and it was a walk in the park.

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We had Merthiolate and Mercurochrome. The Mercurochrome wasn't too bad. It didn't sting like the Merthiolate.

How about castor oil
Epsom salts
Buffalo rock ginger ale
When you could buy a nice used 55 chevy for 500 dollars

Ttexastom said:

How about castor oil
Epsom salts
Buffalo rock ginger ale
When you could buy a nice used 55 chevy for 500 dollars

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First car I owned was a '65 Plymouth Fury (standard/slant 6). I can't remember what I paid for it.

Here are some old print ads a friend recently sent to me. My favorite is Dr Dave's Truth Serum. It is 99.9% alcohol and among other things cures "guilt". LOL.

LDUBS said:

Here are some old print ads a friend recently sent to me. My favorite is Dr Dave's Truth Serum. It is 99.9% alcohol and among other things cures "guilt". LOL.

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Those are great.


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My, My, how times have changed. The asbestos ad was telling how great it was. A company I worked for at one time sent me to a training seminar telling us how bad it was. We were told that if we purchased brake pads, clutches or any other items like that for the vehicles the packaging had to say specifically "Asbestos Free" or we could not purchase that item.

I'm thinkin' I need to print up a few of those as posters for my man cave.

Roger

I just noticed that the Asthma Cigarettes are “not recommended for children under six.” That’s even better than the opium for “women’s discomfort.”


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Ah, the good old days.

When men were men and women took opium for discomfort. Yikes!

How many of you guys remember going to the post office to get Postage Due stamps?

eshaw said:

How many of you guys remember going to the post office to get Postage Due stamps?

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nope! :LOL2:

Senior Edition Automobile: