General When the world wasn't so soft

[Thuglife13]

We had these


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Those were awesome! Got a bunch when I went to Mexico years ago...

 

[RussfromNH]

Lol. My first "crib" was the bottom drawer of a dresser I still somehow have.
Probably get a cps call for even that now.

those window cribs are messed up, even Helen Keller can see how unsafe that thing is

Having that dresser still is nuts and cool af esp if it still does the job.

 

[kvr28]

The one I posted was actually a BB gun, not a firearm. Neighbors were always calling my Ma asking if she knew I had snuck a rifle out of the house. 😆

We used to grab our shot guns, string them across our back and ride out to the dump to shoot rats. Can't imagine a kid doing that today.

 

[MountainMedic]

Having that dresser still is nuts and cool af esp if it still does the job.

It's pretty beat but still works.
It was my grandads when he was a boy, my mom's, then mine.
That thing has been places!
I always say I'm going to refinish it, but the truth is I like it the way it is.

 

[kvr28]

It's pretty beat but still works.
It was my grandads when he was a boy, my mom's, then mine.
That thing has been places!
I always say I'm going to refinish it, but the truth is I like it the way it is.

Don't, there is a lot of history the way it is

 

[iFish]

This was in 78. My grandfather bought a new boat and took some of the grandkids for a ride around the block

 

[MountainMedic]

Haha, the fenders are almost rubbing!

 

[kvr28]

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This was in 78. My grandfather bought a new boat and took some of the grandkids for a ride around the block

Holy shit there is a lot of weight in that thing, please tell me he was drinking a bud, smoking a camel and put the pedal to the metal

 

[iFish]

Holy shit there is a lot of weight in that thing, please tell me he was drinking a bud, smoking a camel and put the pedal to the metal

He was drinking labbats 50 from a stubby bottle, he smoked players plain but he was not a speed demon at that age but still the coolest fucker you could ever meet. WWII vet as well



Getting ready for the second round of grandkids!

 

[kvr28]

Awesome, thanks for sharing bud

 

[RussfromNH]

Jesus that brings back memories, winter was dragging a snow shovel around the neighborhood, shovel your steps for two bits governor.

you know it
reading that hit home for me as a kid hugely lol
shoveling snow in the winter, mowing grass in the summer, leaves in the fall I even the old paper route, 4 blocks 99% of the houses... hustle to make bank

 

[scourge]

I can feel the burns from the metal already

This slide is fucking legit!

 

[kvr28]

you know it
reading that hit home for me as a kid hugely lol
shoveling snow in the winter, mowing grass in the summer, leaves in the fall I even the old paper route, 4 blocks 99% of the houses... hustle to make bank

Yep, ever see the simpsons where bart was helping an old woman around the house, cleaning gutters, mowing, etc and she gave him like 50 cents. That was literally me one summer. My stepmother cut hair and one of her clients was a rich widow that lived on the good part of town. I was voluntold that I was going to help her.

I spent a whole week mowing, weeding her flower bed, trimming her hedges, cleaned her pool. At the end of the week she gave me five dollars. I was so pissed.

 

[CasketCaseZombie]

We used to grab our shot guns, string them across our back and ride out to the dump to shoot rats. Can't imagine a kid doing that today.

When I was 11 or 12 and my cousin was a couple of years older we always carried guns on their farm in case we encountered feral dogs that attacked their calves. He usually had a shotgun while I carried an M1 carbine.

 

[RussfromNH]

Yep, ever see the simpsons where bart was helping an old woman around the house, cleaning gutters, mowing, etc and she gave him like 50 cents. That was literally me one summer. My stepmother cut hair and one of her clients was a rich widow that lived on the good part of town. I was voluntold that I was going to help her.

I spent a whole week mowing, weeding her flower bed, trimming her hedges, cleaned her pool. At the end of the week she gave me five dollars. I was so pissed.

lol I can relate, i've thrown snow back over stairs/walkways/driveways if they were cheap
time is money

 

[RussfromNH]

memories

 

[RussfromNH]

we had to learn cursive
if i'm not mistaken cursive is no longer taught in schools

 

[kvr28]

we had to learn cursive
if i'm not mistaken cursive is no longer taught in schools

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It is not

 

[kvr28]

They don't even teach how to tell time

 

[RussfromNH]

They don't even teach how to tell time

seriously?!?!

 

[kvr28]

seriously?!?!

Seriously, everything is digital, no reason to teach how to read a clock

 

[SongExotic2]

Seriously, everything is digital, no reason to teach how to read a clock

I'm gonna teach my kids to "stfu and ask Alexa" for everything

 

[RussfromNH]

Seriously, everything is digital, no reason to teach how to read a clock

i still see analog clocks everywhere not as much but i do see them

so lets dumb kids down no wonder making change for a dollar is so complicated for kids

 

[SongExotic2]

Seriously, everything is digital, no reason to teach how to read a clock

 

[RussfromNH]

This slide is fucking legit!

until you got 3rd degree burns from the scalding hot sheet metal thats been baking in the direct sun

it is still cool