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OH lordy...I remember that!
 

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Midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show when everyone dressed up, took props and and yelled the *talk back* lines to the screen.

I also went to the Rocky Horror from around 1987-1991 Some of the best times I had with that cast and crew.

... though I always just assumed the dressing up and acting out was still goin on.
 

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That song "convoy" back when it was released.

Remember those stickers like "give me liberty or give me death" - I think they were called cbgb's or something like that.

Hehe, this is actually funny. They were chanting that in USSR too. It was a cuban revolution slogan -- "Patria o muerte". Between that and t-shirts with Commander Che, americans are very strange.
 

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I remember the vast majority of what you all have listed.

And I remember gas at 25 cents a gallon. And I remember gas wars where stations near each other would try to have the lowest price in the area.

I remember not being able to wear pants to school and that our skirts could be no shorter than the middle of our knees or we would be sent home.
 

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I remember the vast majority of what you all have listed.

And I remember gas at 25 cents a gallon. And I remember gas wars where stations near each other would try to have the lowest price in the area.

I remember not being able to wear pants to school and that our skirts could be no shorter than the middle of our knees or we would be sent home.

I remember in 1974 when gas jumped from .39. Also remember the lines a mile long to get gas. We could only buy gas on certain days. Then the limit was 5 gallons. This was in Tampa, Fl. Sat for 2 hours to buy gas. My work let us off so we could go and get gas.
 

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I remember in 1974 when gas jumped from .39. Also remember the lines a mile long to get gas. We could only buy gas on certain days. Then the limit was 5 gallons. This was in Tampa, Fl. Sat for 2 hours to buy gas. My work let us off so we could go and get gas.

I remember those lines. Here in CA we had odd/even days depending on our license plates and there were still lines. I use to get my baby daughter up dressed, toys, bottles, snacks and go wait in line to get gas whether we needed it or not just to make sure we had a full tank incase we weren't able to get gas the next time. As well as being the next car to get gas and the station running out of gas.
 

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I remember those lines. Here in CA we had odd/even days depending on our license plates and there were still lines. I use to get my baby daughter up dressed, toys, bottles, snacks and go wait in line to get gas whether we needed it or not just to make sure we had a full tank incase we weren't able to get gas the next time. As well as being the next car to get gas and the station running out of gas.

Almost turned into a riot when they ran out! We would spend little time getting in a line then to be turned away. Hoping we had enough gas to make it to another line and try again. Yes, we did the odd/even thing too.

Florida heat was murder sitting in the car waiting for the line to move. Couldn't use the air because it used more gas. Some people would just turn their car off and push it.
 

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I also went to the Rocky Horror from around 1987-1991 Some of the best times I had with that cast and crew.

... though I always just assumed the dressing up and acting out was still goin on.

Wow! I can't believe it was still going on that long! I used to go in the 70s. :)
 

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I remember with my first baby, normal birth, I had to stay in the hospital for 4 days. Knocked out for delivery. Saw my son a few hours after the birth.

My second, normal birth, 3 days. Out for the delivery. Saw my daughter within an hour through the nursery window.

My third, a caesarian, I was sent home after 4 days. Awake with a spinal for the delivery. Saw my daughter as soon as she was pulled out!

Now, after 24 hours most go home.
 

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I remember when I didn't have to squonk when I vaped, I had tanks that leaked or did not feed the carto, or I had to drip and made a mess. I also remember when I had a ecig battery that didn't last and hour and I had so much stuff that didn't work that cluttered my house. I don't miss those days :D
 

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All gas stations where full service, I still miss hearing the "ding..ding" when you pull in to get gas, and I always had a clean windows :)

All grocery stores had sack boys to carry out and load the groceries in your car.

Boys had .22 rifles at 12 and were allowed to go off on their own to hunt rabbits.

My favorite activity was going to the roller rink and having huge fuzzy pom poms on my skates.....

Elaborate crocheted ponchos!

rolling your hair with juice cans.

Maxi dresses..

Twister...

Dragnet...

Lassie!

Heavily fringed deerskin jackets
 
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