Remember when.....

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by homoe

..
When schools had dress codes! Girls HAD to wear skirts or dresses.....I asked WHY we had to wear dressed. I was told it was to prepare us for the working world. It was SO ridiculous!

Homoe was not a happy camper needless to say.....

Neither was I. I wore the dress but I wore pants under it. No one challenged me.

[ksrainbow]

Originally Posted by girl_dee

Neither was I. I wore the dress but I wore pants under it. No one challenged me.

My Mom made all of my school/church/social clothes etc. except for the hand me downs from my Aunts daughters.

Born/raised/lived on the farm,it was really nice to *dress-up* for those occasions. Generally speaking for myself: I have not found either to be traumatizing.

All are part of my education curve to learning/earning/respecting and living in an era of acceptance!

Ks-

[~ocean]

Originally Posted by ksrainbow

My Mom made all of my school/church/social clothes etc. except for the hand me downs from my Aunts daughters.

Born/raised/lived on the farm,it was really nice to *dress-up* for those occasions. Generally speaking for myself: I have not found either to be traumatizing.

All are part of my education curve to learning/earning/respecting and living in an era of acceptance!

Ks-

Well slap y knee kick up my sunday boots fantastic ~ (((((( ks ))))) I bet u all looked adorable too ! my grandmother made my clothes ~ she was a tailorette !

[ksrainbow]

Originally Posted by ~ocean

Well slap y knee kick up my sunday boots fantastic ~ (((((( ks ))))) I bet u all looked adorable too ! my grandmother made my clothes ~ she was a tailorette !

OMG (((~Ocean)))

You and I could share a few pics/stories *Hands Down (me downs)* and carry a few smiles with them!

Ks-

[homoe]

Remember when after work on Friday or maybe out during your errands on Saturday you'd swing by a brick and mortar video store and make your selection of what movie or movies you'd watch.

My last retail job was managing a mom and pop video store on Milwaukee's Eastside. It was a movie buff's paradise! We carried every genre of movies, foreign films in both subtitled and dubbed. The store was unique to say the least! Patrons interacted with each other. Often times giving suggestions of what to or perhaps what not to rent. There was a section of employee picks. The rental clerks were very approachable and knowledgeable, especially when you were trying to recall a certain film.

While modern technology is wonderful in the way it lets us view movies now, to say nothing of the money some save from late fees and rewind fees, I must admit I miss the camaraderie and atmosphere of the old brick and mortar days.

[homoe]

I remember when I purchased all my music at Tower Records..........


Sidebar: And for those who have no idea what Tower Records was there is an excellent document called All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records

[homoe]

Originally Posted by homoe

Remember when after work on Friday or maybe out during your errands on Saturday you'd swing by a brick and mortar video store and make your selection of what movie or movies you'd watch.

My last retail job was managing a mom and pop video store on Milwaukee's Eastside. It was a movie buff's paradise! We carried every genre of movies, foreign films in both subtitled and dubbed. The store was unique to say the least! Patrons interacted with each other. Often times giving suggestions of what to or perhaps what not to rent. There was a section of employee picks. The rental clerks were very approachable and knowledgeable, especially when you were trying to recall a certain film.

While modern technology is wonderful in the way it lets us view movies now, to say nothing of the money some save from late fees and rewind fees, I must admit I miss the camaraderie and atmosphere of the old brick and mortar days.

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy question (in the category Business & Industry) for Tuesday, November 19, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 52):
Peaking at 9,000 locations in 2004, this chain of stores was down to one in 2019, located in Bend, Oregon.
Answer: Blockbuster

Well I guess I could always drive to Bend...

[homoe]

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I remember when Star Jones was one of their spokeswoman and had a line of shoes there!

[homoe]

I remember when Toys R Us was THE place to shop for kid's toys!

[homoe]

~~Remember when you had to use up the food items in the freeze so you could pull the plug to defrost it?

[FireSignFemme]

Originally Posted by homoe

~~Remember when you had to use up the food items in the freeze so you could pull the plug to defrost it?

I remember when choosing to wear pantyhose rather than stockings with a girdle, going bra less anywhere, and opting to wear open toed shoes or heels higher than one inch to church were all considered very scandalous.

[Stone-Butch]

My happiest was when I wore light blue carhartt jeans, white bucks and an Ivy
league jacket, and had a ducktail haircut.

[Vincent]

I remember when, using fake I'ds to get in the pub for a drink.
And early openers after night shift.
And drinking had not yet become a problem,but an adventure

don't worry 29 yrs clean n sober LOL

It was fun until it wasn't

as the Jam say
life is a drink and you get drunk when you're young.

[homoe]

Originally Posted by FireSignFemme

I remember when choosing to wear pantyhose rather than stockings with a girdle, going bra less anywhere, and opting to wear open toed shoes or heels higher than one inch to church were all considered very scandalous.

OMG This just brought back memories of garder belts that you wore to attach the nylons too...

[homoe]

The Yelp post which jogged my memory is below.

"We definitely are more thin crust fans and Pat's delivers a great thin crust with a great crust to toppings ratio. They also deliver it in a bag??? New concept and for whatever reason, it works".

I remember when pizza was ONLY delivered in a bag! There were no fancy cardboard boxes back in the day...

[cathexis]

Originally Posted by girl_dee

Do you remember when silver trees had color wheels that made it have three different colors?

I loved those trees. Have been known to sit for hours watching the tree and listening to carols, and I'm Jewish. My NY-raised partner turned the tree off thinking I was in bed, instead was sitting on the couch listening to the music. She told me that she had never just sat listening to music.

[cathexis]

Originally Posted by girl_dee

Neither was I. I wore the dress but I wore pants under it. No one challenged me.

We would have gotten in trouble if we had pants on when the bell sounded. Wore them to and from school when it was cold, but we left them in the cloakroom during class.

[homoe]

Originally Posted by homoe

The Yelp post which jogged my memory is below.

"We definitely are more thin crust fans and Pat's delivers a great thin crust with a great crust to toppings ratio. They also deliver it in a bag??? New concept and for whatever reason, it works".

I remember when pizza was ONLY delivered in a bag! There were no fancy cardboard boxes back in the day...

Oh, and you carried it flat up. The bag had two staples to keep it from falling out as well....