You spent Saturdays washing and waxing and cleaning the inside of your car, so it looked great when you went to the burger joint that night.

When we had kerosene lamps for light and the only bathroom was the 'outhouse', and the refrigerator was the little cupboard in the hole in the basement with ice in it, and you could buy Christmas presents for mom and dad with just $1.00! (Submitted by Eva Bayles)

Watching free movies outdoor in the Summer at the town square (Submitted by Bob Geezer)

People didn't apologize for having an opinion that was different from everyone else.

Cars had fins, big bumpers and awesome grills.

Cars have 8 cylinders and hauled a**!

Telephones had dials and not push buttons.

We told time by looking at the big and little hands, not digital displays.

We listened to radio.

There weren’t any televisions to watch, computers to play on, X-boxes, etc. The internet didn’t exist.

We didn’t need helmets to ride our bikes.

Roller skates were made of metal and you needed  a key to tighten them, along with a pair of good shoes. We didn’t have any shin or knee guards.

Kids were allowed to really play and wow, horrors of all horrors, actually scrape a knee, fall down, bang an arm or leg and who knows what else. We didn’t care, we were playing and having fun.

The word gang meant friends, not criminals.

Rap was something we did on a front door or another object.

Gay meant to be happy.

Records came in the form of 78s, 45s and LPs. There were needles on our stereos.

You had to get up to change the channel on the television set.

Remember antennas, indoor, outdoor, or better yet the tin foil we put on to get in a better picture, or when your sister or brother stood there and held them so you could see the picture.

Families having dinners each night was the norm, not an aberration.

The family Summer trip before going back to school.

The BBQs that included all the grandmas, grandpas, aunts, uncles and cousins we had.

When gas prices were under 50 cents, or even under $1.

When you pulled into a gas station and an attendant filled up your car, and checked under the hood. Plus cleaned you windows if they needed it.

Holy crow, when gas stations actually did repairs on cars too!

For those of us who lived in the city, stick ball.

Watching Wally and the Beaver and then trying ourselves what they did that week.

Playing with our G.I. Joes and our armies.

Building our tree houses and snow caves.

Playing with Barbie, Ken and Patty Play Pal.

Hugging our Teddy's and Raggedy Ann's.

Watching Romper Room and Sherri Lewis and Lambchop, and let's not forgot Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Rogers!

Submarine races. (Nuff said)

Remember putting our money each week in our Christmas club accounts.

Remember when a 25 cents allowance was a lot of money.

Remember when you could actually buy something with a quarter.