Are you this old?

[Steppenwolfe]

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Very nice... I just knew Sharn Jean was a looker!

 

[Larry Caldwell]

OLCC card . . . (until 26)

Nope. The liquor license was issued by the county sheriff and attested that you were neither a criminal nor habitual drunk. It came in after prohibition, and was required for anyone of any age to purchase hard liquor. It was dropped in the early '50s.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

When the Mall of N.H. in Manchester opened in 1977 (?), local Sunday closings were a thing of the past. However, a couple of the anchor stores (Filenes, and Lechmere as I recall) were headquartered in Mass. which did not allow Sunday sales, and their N.H. stores were closed as well. This didn't last long, apparently there was a clause in the lease that stated that if the mall was open, all stores had to be open too.
There was a bank that had a branch in that mall, and while they were able to hold off for a while longer they too ended up being open Sundays, albeit with shorter hours.

Never understood the aversion to alcohol in the Bible belt, the Bible is full of references to drinking wine.

They put the C in WCTU.

 

[beowulf]

1964. Driving through Dallas on the way to the Mardi Gras. We decided we would like to stop and have a beer. Nowhere to be found. When we stopped to get gas we asked the attendant where we could get a beer. I will never forget how many times we had to have him repeat what he said: Wallgottabotlager. We finally got it straightened out and got directions to a house. The set up was that you drove across some ruts in a lawn next to a kitchen window and honked. A guy appeared at the window, you told him what you wanted, paid, got the product and left. One of many memorable memories from that trip.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

^^^^
75 mph according to the ad. That would get run over like a bug on the interstate today.

Better than the Honda 50 all the high school kids were driving. If you wanted highway speed, you needed at least 90cc, and I remember slipstreaming semis to get up to freeway speeds.

 

[the old grind]

MI law has required 125cc or more on freeways since I can remember. btw, I slip-streamed a semi in '71 with a passenger on the back of my '62 305 Super Hawk just to stay warm. It was a cool night and the smell wasn't bad, but we got pelted with chicken feathers all the way to Kokomo. The last 30 miles w/o that were numbing cold at 55 mph. Fun days, looking back.

 

[Molalla1]

Better than the Honda 50 all the high school kids were driving. If you wanted highway speed, you needed at least 90cc, and I remember slipstreaming semis to get up to freeway speeds.

Sucked you right along did they . . .

 

[Randy52]

I remember having a coal furnace in the basement. The milk truck picking up 10 gallon full cans and returning empties. The party line phone. Old 3 channels on TV which went off the air at night.

 

[PILOON]

Back in the '70's Ontario closed the bars @ 6:00 and reopened @ 7:00.
That was so the workers had to go home and the wife could grab the pay. Back then pay was cash in little envelopes.

As a teen I had motor boats.
The local marina had a shore pump with a long hose to the end of the pier.
When I filled up I had a buddy holler when the pump showed $2.00 and shut it off.
Since I payed what the pump showed I'd then drain the hose and fill up my tank.
Usually about $3.00 worth!

Also remember caddying at the local golf @ $1.00 for 18 holes.
I did that 100 times to pay for my 25 HP Jonson outboard.
Dad did not believe in 'allowances'.
Save for what U want was his logo.

Later in life I wanted a $500. loan to buy a hot car deal.
Bank refused the loan due to lack of credit rating.
Next day I borrowed $50.00 from HFC and re-payed next day.
Back to same bank that day with my newly established rating and the bank made out that loan.

Ontario had a 'fishing car' license policy.
That was usually for an old wreck of a car that you'd use on rough back roads in order to preserve your nice daily driver.
Cheap, like $20-30.00 but limited to 4/50 mile radius from home.

LOL, remember those details (plus many more) but now days usually forget why I crossed the room!
Need to add more ROM.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Great shot! SJ should trade you in!

That was 8 yrs ago. Still have them curls? btw, you had more hair then than I do at 60.

I think this one is only a couple years old.