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What has disappeared since you were a kid
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Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
We never wore helmets either. My brother was messing around with a bike ramp and trying to do a flip, and he had a batting helmet on - crashed and split the helmet in half. We still didn't wear helmets after that, either. My parents only had two strict rules that I remember -
1. If it's after dark, you have to walk your bike home - nobody had lights on their bikes, and it was sort of rural, so there weren't street lights (broke this one ALL the time - and got caught only once). Funny now that when I see kids riding their bikes after dark, I think how stupid they are and how my parents were right.
2. Do NOT swim out to the raft at the lake (broke this only once - and got caught)
Besides that, we were pretty much left alone. We had a lot of open space - not sure if that factors into kids spending less time outside. We had empty lots, fields, a forest and a private lake, so there were a ton of different places to play (plus everyone had a big yard).
We never wore helmets either. My brother was messing around with a bike ramp and trying to do a flip, and he had a batting helmet on - crashed and split the helmet in half. We still didn't wear helmets after that, either. My parents only had two strict rules that I remember -
1. If it's after dark, you have to walk your bike home - nobody had lights on their bikes, and it was sort of rural, so there weren't street lights (broke this one ALL the time - and got caught only once). Funny now that when I see kids riding their bikes after dark, I think how stupid they are and how my parents were right.
2. Do NOT swim out to the raft at the lake (broke this only once - and got caught)
Besides that, we were pretty much left alone. We had a lot of open space - not sure if that factors into kids spending less time outside. We had empty lots, fields, a forest and a private lake, so there were a ton of different places to play (plus everyone had a big yard).
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
Still a pretty interesting selection online. http://modelexpo-online.com/
Still a pretty interesting selection online. http://modelexpo-online.com/
FlagDUDE08
Banned
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
La Soirée du Hockey Molson!
La Soirée du Hockey Molson!
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
3-Wheelers
We had a Honda Big Red 3-wheeler when I was growing up. Rode that thing starting at about 5 years old. It was awesome.
3-Wheelers
We had a Honda Big Red 3-wheeler when I was growing up. Rode that thing starting at about 5 years old. It was awesome.
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
I jumped on a neighbor kid's three wheeler, and promptly flipped that sucker over. Then I did it again, and again, and again, etc. Good times.
They just got rid of Marlboro miles a few years ago. My friends and I would rip those things off of packs just laying around and save them up and send them in to get free stuff. One of my buddies got an effing bike out of them. It said Marlboro on it, but hey free bike. We slowly destroyed that thing doing everything under the sun to it. We treated it like the Mythbusters treat Buster.
I jumped on a neighbor kid's three wheeler, and promptly flipped that sucker over. Then I did it again, and again, and again, etc. Good times.
They just got rid of Marlboro miles a few years ago. My friends and I would rip those things off of packs just laying around and save them up and send them in to get free stuff. One of my buddies got an effing bike out of them. It said Marlboro on it, but hey free bike. We slowly destroyed that thing doing everything under the sun to it. We treated it like the Mythbusters treat Buster.
Ralph Baer
Let's Go 'Tute!
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
I think that A&P still exists around NYC. At least they did a couple of years ago.
I think that A&P still exists around NYC. At least they did a couple of years ago.
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
We used to drive them in circles, as tight as they could turn and see who could keep it on 2 wheels the longest. My buddy got over 5 minutes one time, he also burst his spleen rolling one over once, but **** happens when you party naked.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
I don't know about relative selection, but we have model stores in the DC area with tons of models. Revell still makes a lot and there are many German companies I don't recognize. I do think a lot of the business has moved to the internet, though, same as strategy gaming.
I don't know about relative selection, but we have model stores in the DC area with tons of models. Revell still makes a lot and there are many German companies I don't recognize. I do think a lot of the business has moved to the internet, though, same as strategy gaming.
True Blue Fan
USAF
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
Rotary dial telephones
Rotary dial telephones
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
Yeah. Once I rolled it and was fine, I instantly got the "I AM INVINCIBLE!" thing going, and wasn't really having any fun unless I rolled it. Usually people grow up and lose that mentality, I haven't yet. I now have a tough time keeping four-wheelers right side up as well. Four-wheelers, snowmobiles, skis, rollerblades, anything like that I start really pushing it after ten minutes on them. Sometimes it works out and I look friggin' awesome, most of the time it doesn't and I end up with a bad limp.
Yeah. Once I rolled it and was fine, I instantly got the "I AM INVINCIBLE!" thing going, and wasn't really having any fun unless I rolled it. Usually people grow up and lose that mentality, I haven't yet. I now have a tough time keeping four-wheelers right side up as well. Four-wheelers, snowmobiles, skis, rollerblades, anything like that I start really pushing it after ten minutes on them. Sometimes it works out and I look friggin' awesome, most of the time it doesn't and I end up with a bad limp.
Ralph Baer
Let's Go 'Tute!
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
For the next version of this thread:
incandescent light bulbs
For the next version of this thread:
incandescent light bulbs
aparch
Acetaminamerican
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
Got a cell phone with a SIM card?
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/286
Got a cell phone with a SIM card?
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/286
jmh
win or lose, we booze
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
Datsun = Nissan, more or less. Same cars, just rebranded in the early 1980s.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
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I thought you could still buy those all over.
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I thought you could still buy those all over.
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
I was going to post that- 7 pages it took- which is why we call typing dialing a phone number. And how about real ringers for telephones. Why is it called ring???
Real typerwriters- first mechanical and then electric (we had both)
HO scale slot car tracks.
HO scale rail road tracks
beer can collections.
Model planes have been mentioned- but we loved the string controlled planes with the 0.049 engines. And the 25% nitro fuel to run them.
before the handheld games that were posted (we had those too)- we had a handheld that was a glorified slot machine set up. odd fun that was.
Using the B/W TV for your Apple II+. Ouch.
Tape storage for the Apple II+. $500 was too much for the floppy disk drive.
Card storage for programming. I missed that, thankfully.
I'll be next to call out child play freedom. We had forever to bike around.
Kid invented games outside.
Cowboys vs. Indians.
Us vs Commies.
There's stuff that I can remember playing with, but can't recall the name- small wood sticks that would go into wood wheels and you could construct with that, a construction site toy- with plastic I-beams.
Legos WITHOUT instructions. Just a box of them.
Lincoln Logs.
TV's with vacuum tubes.
8 track tapes. (you can still find reel-reel ones).
Video games not named Atari (we had one that was shooting, driving, and tennis, but you could change the cartridge)
Records that you cut out of cereal boxes.
What's interesting- some of the posting have gone away since I've started working- computer memory stuff mainly.
I was going to post that- 7 pages it took- which is why we call typing dialing a phone number. And how about real ringers for telephones. Why is it called ring???
Real typerwriters- first mechanical and then electric (we had both)
HO scale slot car tracks.
HO scale rail road tracks
beer can collections.
Model planes have been mentioned- but we loved the string controlled planes with the 0.049 engines. And the 25% nitro fuel to run them.
before the handheld games that were posted (we had those too)- we had a handheld that was a glorified slot machine set up. odd fun that was.
Using the B/W TV for your Apple II+. Ouch.
Tape storage for the Apple II+. $500 was too much for the floppy disk drive.
Card storage for programming. I missed that, thankfully.
I'll be next to call out child play freedom. We had forever to bike around.
Kid invented games outside.
Cowboys vs. Indians.
Us vs Commies.
There's stuff that I can remember playing with, but can't recall the name- small wood sticks that would go into wood wheels and you could construct with that, a construction site toy- with plastic I-beams.
Legos WITHOUT instructions. Just a box of them.
Lincoln Logs.
TV's with vacuum tubes.
8 track tapes. (you can still find reel-reel ones).
Video games not named Atari (we had one that was shooting, driving, and tennis, but you could change the cartridge)
Records that you cut out of cereal boxes.
What's interesting- some of the posting have gone away since I've started working- computer memory stuff mainly.
Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid
Tinker-toys. I did a search because I couldn't remember the name. They still exist. You can buy them on Amazon. Although they're slightly different. They're made of bigger pieces that are harder to swallow.
One other store in the New York area that's gone out of business: JGE Furniture. "Hey Jerry! What's the Story?"
And another suggestion for a future version of this thread that I heard somewhere: telephone books.
Tinker-toys. I did a search because I couldn't remember the name. They still exist. You can buy them on Amazon. Although they're slightly different. They're made of bigger pieces that are harder to swallow.
One other store in the New York area that's gone out of business: JGE Furniture. "Hey Jerry! What's the Story?"
And another suggestion for a future version of this thread that I heard somewhere: telephone books.
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