I miss this..

[higgy]

So is the original KFC in Salt Lake City.

 

[77transam]

Jayste,
I just about fell out of my chair reading your post! When I got to the part about the "curtain" cabinet door I laughed so hard I cried!:laughing: Grandma had one of those white-enameled, cast-iron kitchen sinks (you know, the 100lb. kind!) and she kept her flour in a 5 gallon tin underneath it--the cabinet door? A pink curtain!

Grandpa smoked cherry blend PA in a pipe(I swear me and my sister were JUST talking the other week about how we loved the smell of his pipe when we were little!!), but used matches mostly 'cause he didn't like the lighter fluid flavor:confused2: I believe early in life he hand-rolled also, but switched to the pipe in later years. And I've shot across the snow-covered parking lot of Mcleansville's old grocery store on the hood of a volkswagon pulled behind a spinning '68 F250!! (3 on-the-tree, no PS, no PB, old savage 12ga. and a winchester22 in the back window!!)

Thanks for posting that! Brought back even more fond memories!!:thumbsup::laughing:

 

[jayste]

Jayste,
I just about fell out of my chair reading your post! When I got to the part about the "curtain" cabinet door I laughed so hard I cried!:laughing: Grandma had one of those white-enameled, cast-iron kitchen sinks (you know, the 100lb. kind!) and she kept her flour in a 5 gallon tin underneath it--the cabinet door? A pink curtain!

Grandpa smoked cherry blend PA in a pipe(I swear me and my sister were JUST talking the other week about how we loved the smell of his pipe when we were little!!), but used matches mostly 'cause he didn't like the lighter fluid flavor:confused2: I believe early in life he hand-rolled also, but switched to the pipe in later years. And I've shot across the snow-covered parking lot of Mcleansville's old grocery store on the hood of a volkswagon pulled behind a spinning '68 F250!! (3 on-the-tree, no PS, no PB, old savage 12ga. and a winchester22 in the back window!!)

Thanks for posting that! Brought back even more fond memories!!:thumbsup::laughing:

I know exactly what you're saying. White, heavy, porcelin covered sink. Hey curtains are still functional not to mention you can change the color and style pretty quickly. Oh! and sewing machines! Always a required machine for domesticated type duties. They were needed to make those nice curtains for the front of cabinets, pantries, doorways and mending and making clothes. Yep, hard to beat an old Ford F250. Old vehicles are like a Timex, "Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'"!:thumbsup:

 

[sweettractors]

Jayste,


Grandpa smoked cherry blend PA in a pipe(I swear me and my sister were JUST talking the other week about how we loved the smell of his pipe when we were little!!), but used matches mostly 'cause he didn't like the lighter fluid flavor:confused2: I believe early in life he hand-rolled also, but switched to the pipe in later years. And I've shot across the snow-covered parking lot of Mcleansville's old grocery store on the hood of a volkswagon pulled behind a spinning '68 F250!! (3 on-the-tree, no PS, no PB, old savage 12ga. and a winchester22 in the back window!!)

Thanks for posting that! Brought back even more fond memories!!:thumbsup::laughing:

About the same here. Grandpa smoked a pipe and used cherry blend and I loved the smell. He also, would never use a lighter. He used Diamond wooden matches. He would raise his knee until his pants got tight on his thigh and strike his match on his pants. First time, every time. To this day, I can't do that.
My uncle got me on a sleigh tied behind a volkswagon and pulled me 2 miles on a gravel road. I was scared to stay on and scared to roll off. I was sure glad when he stopped. He thought the ride was funny, but, it was not!! Ken Sweet

 

[crusty 1]

About the same here. Grandpa smoked a pipe and used cherry blend and I loved the smell. He also, would never use a lighter. He used Diamond wooden matches. He would raise his knee until his pants got tight on his thigh and strike his match on his pants. First time, every time. To this day, I can't do that.
My uncle got me on a sleigh tied behind a volkswagon and pulled me 2 miles on a gravel road. I was scared to stay on and scared to roll off. I was sure glad when he stopped. He thought the ride was funny, but, it was not!! Ken Sweet

I think the safety police changed the tips so they can't ignite in your pocketand remember the lard can behind the curtin under the sink:laughing:lard and onion sandwiches,making a game out of an empty tin can.I often tell my grand kids we were so poor growing up we pladed with empty cans and ya know they didn't believe me,but they sure had fun when I showed them how:thumbsupave

 

[crusty 1]

What I truely miss is good TV programs.I have bought cds of many of the old shows Andy Griffeth,The real McCoys,Gunsmoke just to name a few.Didn't need to make sure kids weren,t in the room to watch any of them:thumbsupave

 

[Lloyd_E]

I have my grandfather's pipes. When I first bought my place I inquired about a duel fuel propane kitchen stove - wood/propane combo. I called dealer and they said they stopped making them for obvious reasons. My grandparents had one - grandfather refused to give up a kitchen wood stove. It was my job when visiting to make kindling and stock the wood box/bench next to the stove. He used wooden matches and always used his thumbnail to light. Borkum Riff was his brand of pipe tobacco. I don't remember him drinking much but do recall he would have the odd beer after haying. He always went to bed before nine and was always up at 4:30 - wish I could do that!

Grandma had a flour bin that tilted out from under counter - smart design!

lloyd

 

[sweettractors]

I can remember my Grandpa Kneeling at his bedside and praying for about 15 minutes, just before turning in at 9:00. This was every night, no matter what. The merchants in town would tell their hired help to hold off on the bad language because (Mr___) My Grandpa was coming into the front door. How many men have that kinda respect in the community today? Ken Sweet

 

[jayste]

What I truely miss is good TV programs.I have bought cds of many of the old shows Andy Griffeth,The real McCoys,Gunsmoke just to name a few.Didn't need to make sure kids weren,t in the room to watch any of them:thumbsupave

Oh ya! Rawhide and even the Walton's.

I have my grandfather's pipes. When I first bought my place I inquired about a duel fuel propane kitchen stove - wood/propane combo. I called dealer and they said they stopped making them for obvious reasons. My grandparents had one - grandfather refused to give up a kitchen wood stove. It was my job when visiting to make kindling and stock the wood box/bench next to the stove. He used wooden matches and always used his thumbnail to light. Borkum Riff was his brand of pipe tobacco. I don't remember him drinking much but do recall he would have the odd beer after haying. He always went to bed before nine and was always up at 4:30 - wish I could do that!

Grandma had a flour bin that tilted out from under counter - smart design!

lloyd

Tilt out flour bin, I forgot about those!

 

[jayste]

I can remember my Grandpa Kneeling at his bedside and praying for about 15 minutes, just before turning in at 9:00. This was every night, no matter what. The merchants in town would tell their hired help to hold off on the bad language because (Mr___) My Grandpa was coming into the front door. How many men have that kinda respect in the community today? Ken Sweet

Ken, we need more men like him and more people like them that have respect for others!:thumbsup:

 

[77transam]

Ah the old "foot-driven" sewing machine in Grandma's sewing room! One of my favorite things to play with when I was little!! I'd sit on the floor and rock the pedal w/my hands,trying to see how fast I could make it go while watching with fascination the needle bobbing up and down.

When I'm visiting, me and Daddy still watch Gunsmoke (Thank the Good Lord for TVLand!) every chance we get!! Mom watches Andy Griffith religiously and we still laugh so hard we cry:laughing: (even after seeing episodes 100's of times!)

And of the 1,000s of cartoon shows that come and go, the "original" WarnerBro's (Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck/Wil-E.Coyote)and Tom and Jerry (The one's produced by Chuck Jones r the BEST!) cartoons are still the funniest!!!:laughing:

 

[sweettractors]

When I'm visiting, me and Daddy still watch Gunsmoke (Thank the Good Lord for TVLand!) every chance we get!! Mom watches Andy Griffith religiously and we still laugh so hard we cry:laughing: (even after seeing episodes 100's of times!)

I saw Barney's daughter on TV doing a interview after he passed and she said he was asked by someone how come he was so funny on that show and he said it takes a lot of hard work and it don't hurt to "look like I do" I totally agree. Ken Sweet

 

[Chuck52]

I'm only 61, but when I was in high school there was still a one man flour mill in town where you could go for fresh ground corn meal. Granny Florence ( a friend's granny, but that's what everyone called her) used to send me and Bobby down there for meal because she didn't like the store bought stuff. She made her own butter in one of those gallon glass jars with the dashers you turned with a hand crank....she said it was a great improvement over the old wooden churns.

She used to cook once a day, put it on the table, and cover the dishes between meals. I ate there pretty often and I figure that's why I could probably eat the Salmonella contaminated eggs and not notice. I bet I'm immune to most food borne illnesses.

I was at her house once when Bobby's uncle came in with two of his hired men. They were carrying wash tubs covered with bloody paper towels. We boys had to know what was in them, so they showed us...split hogs heads with the brains removed, for Granny Florence to make head cheese from.

She used to butcher her own chickens in the back yard. She'd grab one by the head and give it a good whirl, and then a fast crack the whip move that would pop the head right off. She usually aimed at a big can and hit it most times, so she didn't have to chase the headless chickens around.

This all happened about a block from the main street of the little town I grew up in that was a county seat. Her house was, and still is, right across the street from the funeral home featured in the movie "Get Low".

Chuck

 

[Lloyd_E]

jayste,

We(my son and daughter) watch reruns of the Waltons every week night on Vision TV. I watched it as a child growing up. I think it was on after the Disney show - Sunday nights. I am very fond of the Waltons because my grandparents farm was in Walton(small village within my province) and it was on a bit of a ridge!

77 - I bet my grandma's treadle sewing machine goes faster than yours! : ) Forgot about that. And we got heck if we were caught playing with it! And yes I did manage to put the needle through my finger - only once though! I am a fast learner!!!!

Cheers...

 

[clemsonfor]

jayste,

We(my son and daughter) watch reruns of the Waltons every week night on Vision TV. I watched it as a child growing up. I think it was on after the Disney show - Sunday nights. I am very fond of the Waltons because my grandparents farm was in Walton(small village within my province) and it was on a bit of a ridge!

77 - I bet my grandma's treadle sewing machine goes faster than yours! : ) Forgot about that. And we got heck if we were caught playing with it! And yes I did manage to put the needle through my finger - only once though! I am a fast learner!!!!

Cheers...

I use to watch the waltons while in middle high and through the first year of college. I loved it and think i have seen all of them, again im 28 i use to watch it on weeknights at dinner maybe it came on TNN then i know when i was in college (ithink it was still tnn then) they would rotate, they would show weeks of Dukes of Hazzard then swithch to the Waltons in the same time slots but by that time i had seen all the waltons episodes. I have used my DVR search feature and cant find it on tv, but i dont have all the premium high dollar packages with the obscure channels. I need to get the box set, allthough i never seem to watch my box sets?

Yep i too played with my grandmas sewing machine, she sewed with it up into the early 90s, she died 2 years ago yet i still will keep and cherish the hand made and quilted quilts that she has made for me. Rarely do they get used on a bed as i want to save them, my original one she made me when i was small is getting thinner but i still have one in excellent shape. I grew up covering in multiple quilts, i guess why i still hate those fluffy comforters that you buy now at like walmart or target or bed and bath , like those on top of hotel beds. I like how a quilt comforms to your body i guess.

 

[mjarrels]

I don't miss buying new tires every 12,000 miles.

mark

 

[LostInTheWoods]

When I was a kid, I made a lot of 50 cent purchases at the gas station. That got me 2 gallons. I ran out 1 night and coasted into a local gas station in town and when I checked, I did not have a penny in my pocket. So The owner let me have 25 cents worth on credit. Ken Sweet

Ha! Could you imagine that now? Getting credit from a gas station owner. I'd bet 90% of the folks working in most gas stations today couldn't even tell you exactly who owns the station. Most work for some enterprise that owns dozens or even hundreds of stations.

I can still remember as a kid a couple of places where they still washed your windows and checked your tires while they pumped your gas for you. And as often as not, the guy doing it was the owner.

 

[sweettractors]

I don't miss buying new tires every 12,000 miles.

mark

I could only get about 6000 out of new recaps, Of course my front end probably was not in alignment Heck I did't have the extra money to pull it up the "Bear" machine at the local repair shop. . Ken Sweet

 

[sweettractors]

I can still remember as a kid a couple of places where they still washed your windows and checked your tires while they pumped your gas for you. And as often as not, the guy doing it was the owner.

I have a local Supertest station that has a pump with full service for 10 cents more per gallon. Just like in the old days. I use it occasionally when I want to bring back old memories. Ken Sweet

 

[clemsonfor]

Ha! Could you imagine that now? Getting credit from a gas station owner. I'd bet 90% of the folks working in most gas stations today couldn't even tell you exactly who owns the station. Most work for some enterprise that owns dozens or even hundreds of stations.

I can still remember as a kid a couple of places where they still washed your windows and checked your tires while they pumped your gas for you. And as often as not, the guy doing it was the owner.

in the town 10 miles from me there still is a station where this is possible and only costs like 15 more cents a gallon.