What has disappeared since you were a kid

[The Rube]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Baby On Board signs, and the ensuing numerous "funny" signs that were parodies.

 

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Privacy.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19029_6-things-social-networking-sites-need-to-stop-doing.html

I always had an inkling about facebook being so terrible, but now I suddenly don't feel so good about my gmail account...

 

[The Rube]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Privacy.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19029_6-things-social-networking-sites-need-to-stop-doing.html

I always had an inkling about facebook being so terrible, but now I suddenly don't feel so good about my gmail account...

Was talking to a techie geek friend of mine last weekend, and Google collects a TON of info, maybe more than Facebook (the involuntary info, at least, such as the basic required info when you join, etc). Google has been sitting on this, and they've (so far) done nothing to cause fear like Facebook, but if they change their mind.......

 

[zamboni crash-test dummy]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Are chalkboards still around?

 

[The Rube]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Are chalkboards still around?

Good question!

 

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Was talking to a techie geek friend of mine last weekend, and Google collects a TON of info, maybe more than Facebook (the involuntary info, at least, such as the basic required info when you join, etc). Google has been sitting on this, and they've (so far) done nothing to cause fear like Facebook, but if they change their mind.......

I bet Google could blackmail quite a few important politicians with their secret gay pron searches on their engine.

 

[The Rube]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

I bet Google could blackmail quite a few important politicians with their secret gay pron searches on their engine.

And there's the other shoe....their collecting of the search queries. Tied to IP addresses. Autofill or whatever isn't SIMPLY due to certain letter combos or whatever.

Anyway, back to the point you had: there's a reason I don't use my real last name on Facebook, USCHO, etc. I never mention my company name, nor talk about work (outside of this board) on the 'net. I don't specifically say where I live, just general area. Obviously, you volunteer certain things when you join a board like this or are involved on the 'net as much as some of us are, but there are still certain things you should never volunteer for the general population.

 

[leswp1]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

And there's the other shoe....their collecting of the search queries. Tied to IP addresses. Autofill or whatever isn't SIMPLY due to certain letter combos or whatever.

Anyway, back to the point you had: there's a reason I don't use my real last name on Facebook, USCHO, etc. I never mention my company name, nor talk about work (outside of this board) on the 'net. I don't specifically say where I live, just general area. Obviously, you volunteer certain things when you join a board like this or are involved on the 'net as much as some of us are, but there are still certain things you should never volunteer for the general population.

There is a thread to post what you look like on here. I didn't. It was kind od a rinning joke that I wouldn't. Got FB. DID NOT post a pic of me. My niece did and tagged me. All over everywhere in less than an hour. Came home from work to find comments on Board about what I looked like. Nothing bad but still...

 

[leswp1]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Women and little girls going to church with hats and gloves on.

 

[burd]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Neighborhood ball fields (vacant lots) designed by kids and used by kids who make the rules, organize games, choose teams, and never go home until a parent yells out the back door that it's time to eat or get ready for bed.

 

[haulin oats]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Enjoying being around the girl that is now my wife.

 

[The Rube]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Enjoying being around the girl that is now my wife.

So that enjoyment has disappeared?

 

[leswp1]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Sundays, Religious holidays being sacred. There is a Softball tournament going on right now??!! They were playing Thurs, Fri night and now today. Considering that covers Passover and Holy Week for at least a few religions...

 

[The Rube]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Sundays, Religious holidays being sacred. There is a Softball tournament going on right now??!! They were playing Thurs, Fri night and now today. Considering that covers Passover and Holy Week for at least a few religions...

While I'm not the most religious person, even I am sad about this. If you follow a specific faith, then show some respect towards it.

 

[Gurtholfin]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

Neighborhood ball fields (vacant lots) designed by kids and used by kids who make the rules, organize games, choose teams, and never go home until a parent yells out the back door that it's time to eat or get ready for bed.

This.

I came from a neighborhood with maybe 15 or so boys within 2-4 years of my age and we were outside doing sports of some sort almost year round. Had a field adjacent to the hood that was plenty big enough for baseball or football. The boys who lived near it would even mow it at different heights so you had clear left field and right field foul lines and mowed a semi-circle for the outfield fence so we knew where a home run was - and it took a poke to get a home run.

Each day the word would go out and any who could would meet at the field. Baseball in the spring and most of summer and then football (tackle) through the fall and into the first snowfalls.

Had a slough on the other side of the hood that some of us would spend our winters on. Shoveling a rink, hauling our homemade (out of wood and chicken wire) goals the nearly mile and spending all day down there. There were always large schools of what looked like koy or large goldfish frozen inches below the surface and when the ice cracked it sounded and felt like an earthquake.

All golden memories that no kid today will ever have...

 

[MissThundercat]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

On that note, playgrounds with jungle gyms, monkey bars, and metal slides.

 

[gmann]

This.

I came from a neighborhood with maybe 15 or so boys within 2-4 years of my age and we were outside doing sports of some sort almost year round. Had a field adjacent to the hood that was plenty big enough for baseball or football. The boys who lived near it would even mow it at different heights so you had clear left field and right field foul lines and mowed a semi-circle for the outfield fence so we knew where a home run was - and it took a poke to get a home run.

Each day the word would go out and any who could would meet at the field. Baseball in the spring and most of summer and then football (tackle) through the fall and into the first snowfalls.

Had a slough on the other side of the hood that some of us would spend our winters on. Shoveling a rink, hauling our homemade (out of wood and chicken wire) goals the nearly mile and spending all day down there. There were always large schools of what looked like koy or large goldfish frozen inches below the surface and when the ice cracked it sounded and felt like an earthquake.

All golden memories that no kid today will ever have...

This reminds me of my neighborhood growing up minus the coy or goldfish. It took only the nastiest of weather to keep us inside. Moms throughout the neighborhood had to yell out the door or flash the outside light on and off to get the kids to come in.

Other things I don't see much of these days are kids climbing trees, riding their bikes and waiting outside for the school bus.

Littering. Litter bugs were good to my brother and I. We used to make some serious cash (for pre teens) by picking up aluminum cans from the ditch. Seriously, we used to pick the same stretch in the fall and spring and we would fill the bed of my dad's pick up.

Funny story. Last week I was at a red light and a person I know was in the car to the left of me. I tried getting their attention. In the passenger seat was his 11 year old son. I was using the "crank down your window" gesture. The 11 year old knew me but looked at me like I was crazy and politely waved at me. Light turned green and we went along our ways. I bumped into my friend at the grocery store yesterday and he started chucking when he saw me. He commented that his son asked him what in the heck I was doing with my arm the other day. The kid grew up with power windows and had no idea what I was doing with the "crank down your window" gesture.

 

[aygwm2]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

I guess some of these brands are still around; but, when I was growing up in the 60s there were only about about five different sneakers you could get: Converse All-Stars (Chuck Taylors), Jack Purcells, Keds, PF Flyers, and Red Ball Jets.

 

[aygwm2]

Re: What has disappeared since you were a kid

kids climbing trees

How many hours did I spend as a child in trees? We had two vacant lots in our neighborhood filled with tall climbing trees. Lots of made up adventures and wonderment with many kids big and small after school and weekends for many years...