Posted by pete black on January 10, 2013 at 08:41:13 from (166.205.55.29):
cannot believe how closely matched our younger years were. many, many mentioned that i experienced but failed to remember. ready for some more, also appreciate the help. when somebody did something trivial for dad he always answered "much obliged" zippo lighters, as essential as a pocket knife(?) couldn't afford zippo, go to the dollar store for a cheap one which would leak fluid in your pocket ever buy those little pieces of flint for your lighter? took 3 to fill them up new car models came out in early fall only first new car i remember in a showroom: 55 chevy remember car seat lap belts, only equipped in front seat and soon ended up in rear floorboard rear seat belts followed and neatly tucked in space between seats sitting in the center of the back seat was the worst place to sit, especially in a 2 door sedan nearly all fights started by the person sitting there calling "shotgun" first allowed you to sit in the front passenger seat by the door, if mom wasn't there as you aged, mom to the center, you at the door; rite of passage mom's hair, no matter how well sprayed or how hot the temperature, windows were up what about those bags placed under a lady's arm to absorb sweat lady's deodorant that you smeared on with fingers men's deodorant; none men's nylon shirts with a strap t-shirt underneath why where those bed springs so noisy tonight riding on the front fender of a pre-50's vehicle did your dad really clean the oil bath filter letting car wax dry too long and can't rub it off did you ever use brake fluid on your tires to make them shine laying in bed with younger brother and holler "i'm going to spit straight up", when he ducks head under covers, you rip off a big one jockey under wear that the elastic waist turned to rubber bands, wore them anyway, all you had first hip hugging underwear jockey underwear that the leg hole got as big as the waist and soon everything worked its way out why was the big toe the first place to have a hole in the sock the insole hole and the outside hole soon met did you ever use true bailing wire on a boot white leather belts with double eyelets extremely narrow neckties tie clip with small chain attached to buttonhole clip on bowties cuff links with plastic gems, nice good one about the vasoline and flattops clothes line out back with a clothes pin bucket rag attached to clothes line, mom would walk down line holding rag to clean the wire prop pole in middle to raise sag so clothes wouldn't touch ground mom fighting dogs that tore clothes off line running outside to get clothes before a sudden rain storm, everybody went winter time, wet clothes freezing on line using clothes pin half to wedge centrifugal clutch together so you could push start chushman scooter mom hollering at you not to use her clothes pin, how did she know? trying to put a clothes pin back together saving money all year for vacation only to spend it all on cheap souvenirs like a coconut shaped liked a monkey's head tom tom with a real rubber head which drove dad crazy did you really pay a dollar to have your picture taken with a indian in the smokies how about the little black boy with a thermometer in his belly and a fuzzy stuff on his bottom to predict weather got a conch shell from florida in your closet and can you really hear the ocean in it? roadside picnic tables, packing a meal was a necessity on a trip, better fill up before dark cause that was when stations closed thermometers from a service station church's ceiling exhaust fan, all windows adjusted equally so air pulled through each window evenly readjusting them got you in trouble with the older man in charge of them once you sat down in church you did not leave for anything till it was over mom would fan you while you slept on her shoulder hospitals had very specific and strict visiting hours children had to stay in waiting room nurses wore white; starched need some help: used to be a flavoring by watkins that was a red and yellow syrup in same bottle used to flavor cakes. do anyone recall the name? thanks gone for now.
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