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Remember when........? (mainly for us old folk)

Farmhand640 said:
Another fun fact, Sheriff John Slaughter is in my family gene pool. He was ambushed by one of the Clanton's and another gang member on his way home from town with his wife - they missed. He went home, armed himself and rode back to town and let it be known that any gang member seen in his county would be shot on sight. His reputation was such that all of them left the County and this is one of the reasons the Clantons were in Tombstone.
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John Slaughter , who " made em do what they orter, cuz if they didnt they died?"... Damn, pard....theres a pedigree for ya.
 
Chuckles. I am afraid he may have been the sane one in the family lol. Prolly still holds that record.

Back in the day, when someone arrived, they were always welcome for supper. And no one called ahead. And no one thought anything about it.
 
Yepper....and you could walk up to ANYONE'S door and ask for a drink of water....and get it.

Disney did a bio pic on Slaughter....Tom
Tryon played him. Slaughter was larger than life, of course, but a very short fella....Tryon wouldve made six of him. Lol...But Slaughter would have kicked all six of their butts....
 
Oh year, and doo laps too!

I remember when skate boards were introduced nationwide. They started on the coast of California in the 1950's and were the hit by something around 1962 or so..
 
Farmhand640 said:
Oh year, and doo laps too!

I remember when skate boards were introduced nationwide. They started on the coast of California in the 1950's and were the hit by something around 1962 or so..
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Remember when every small town had a theater, a dance hall, and a rollerskating ring??
 
PonyLove said:
And cigarette machines that were outside.
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I recall a cig machine in the entryway between the airlock doors of the local "Dog-N-Suds". (A now-extinct, at least as far as I know, chain of restaurants not all that different from Sonic, but specializing in hot dogs and root beer, rather than burgers and onion rings) Dad was paying for the meal we'd just eaten, and I was in the entryway fiddling with the cigarette machine. I discovered that for some reason, despite not having put any money in it, every time I pulled the handle under a brand, a pack of smokes fell out. Dad finished up inside, started out the door, and noticed the pile of packs of smokes in the delivery tray of the machine. There must have been about a carton and a half worth of mixed brands laying there. He looked around, swatted me on the ass, scooped up the pile of smokes, and out the door we went. Never did get around to going back and seeing if it still spit out free cigs (probably got fixed the next time it was stocked) but I'll never forget the "jackpot" of having it giving out free ciggies :)
 
UR20Z said:
I recall a cig machine in the entryway between the airlock doors of the local "Dog-N-Suds". (A now-extinct, at least as far as I know, chain of restaurants not all that different from Sonic, but specializing in hot dogs and root beer, rather than burgers and onion rings) Dad was paying for the meal we'd just eaten, and I was in the entryway fiddling with the cigarette machine. I discovered that for some reason, despite not having put any money in it, every time I pulled the handle under a brand, a pack of smokes fell out. Dad finished up inside, started out the door, and noticed the pile of packs of smokes in the delivery tray of the machine. There must have been about a carton and a half worth of mixed brands laying there. He looked around, swatted me on the ass, scooped up the pile of smokes, and out the door we went. Never did get around to going back and seeing if it still spit out free cigs (probably got fixed the next time it was stocked) but I'll never forget the "jackpot" of having it giving out free ciggies :)
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I remember the machines had a quirk....if you could turn them most of the way to upside down, then rightside up again, every knob was active for at least a pack. I worked briefly one summer sorting the basement of a candy distributor that did Cigs, and soda fountain supplies. My bud and I discovered that quirk after knocking a couple over. After that, while the job lasted, I had easy pocket money. I didnt smoke, then, so I undercut store prices by a nickel.?
 
UR20Z said:
I recall a cig machine in the entryway between the airlock doors of the local "Dog-N-Suds". (A now-extinct, at least as far as I know, chain of restaurants not all that different from Sonic, but specializing in hot dogs and root beer, rather than burgers and onion rings) Dad was paying for the meal we'd just eaten, and I was in the entryway fiddling with the cigarette machine. I discovered that for some reason, despite not having put any money in it, every time I pulled the handle under a brand, a pack of smokes fell out. Dad finished up inside, started out the door, and noticed the pile of packs of smokes in the delivery tray of the machine. There must have been about a carton and a half worth of mixed brands laying there. He looked around, swatted me on the ass, scooped up the pile of smokes, and out the door we went. Never did get around to going back and seeing if it still spit out free cigs (probably got fixed the next time it was stocked) but I'll never forget the "jackpot" of having it giving out free ciggies :)
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We threw a few of those machines in the back of our trunk. Guess that's why they are no longer outside
 
saddlebum66 said:
With the price of cigs where it is, you wouldnt DARE leave them outside.
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I quite smoking when they went up to 50 cents a pack. I think some brands now are $100 a carten. I bought turbo tax from Costco. They had the software locked in a separate room, and in that room was also the cigarettes.
 
I remember when President Kennedy got shot. I was in grade school. We had a special assembly in the gym, and they announced it with the TV playing in the background on the stage. When I got home, I told my grandmother what had happened, and she cried. I rememebr seeing many people cry.
 
5th Grade....one of the kids was down at the school offices, heard a radio report, and came back to class with the news. They never said a word otherwise. Went home, and my Dad was just waking up, since he was on a night assignment. He didnt believe me....flipped on the TV and there was Cronkite with the news.

First Time I ever saw my father cry. Unfortunately, it wasnt the last.
 
saddlebum66 said:
5th Grade....one of the kids was down at the school offices, heard a radio report, and came back to class with the news. They never said a word otherwise. Went home, and my Dad was just waking up, since he was on a night assignment. He didnt believe me....flipped on the TV and there was Cronkite with the news.

First Time I ever saw my father cry. Unfortunately, it wasnt the last.
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Yea, that is like one of those events frozen in time in your mind, like 911.
 
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