You Know You Are Old When

[garry1p]

I was in high school when the latest fad was 3D movies where they gave you a cheap pair of glasses with lens of different color.
Pretty neat at the time.

 

[jjeff]

Imax theatre's? Still never really understood that hype.

 

[jjeff]

I have, especially on my '91 Dakota.. It was quite a discussion a while back... everyone told me that the reason the tiny u-joints didn't get greased properly was because the driveshaft was bad.

Missed that discussion probably cuz I didn't have my cheaters on lol

 

[Jstpssng]

Missed that discussion probably cuz I didn't have my cheaters on lol

The u-joints were so tiny that you would have to pull the drive shaft to put a gun on them. Instead they put the zerks in the end caps. I was having them changed every 4000 miles- at the time, I was traveling 1000 miles/week. Oddly enough, that wasn't covered by the drive train warranty.
Everybody insisted the driveshaft was bad yet if that were the case it would vibrate going down the road.
After about a year of paying people to change them every month I got smart and pulled the drive shaft myself. The month old needle valves on the far end from the zerk were bone dry and had never gotten any grease. Why the mechanics who changed them multiple times didn't figure that out is a mystery. Several times I had them done at the Dodge dealership, as I was at a loss why it was such a frequent repair.
My solution was to grease it before putting it together, forcing grease in much as you would a bearing. I got a year/50k miles from them that way, although I could have gotten more if I'd taken it apart periodically.

I mentioned it here a while back and once again, everyone told me that the drive shaft was bad. Never mind that I had diagnosed and fixed the problem myself 25+ years ago, they "knew" the problem wasn't the inadequate u-joint.

 

[MossRoad]

Imax theatre's? Still never really understood that hype.

Go to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and watch an IMAX movie in the giant domed theater. Pretty impressive.

We got a tour of it many years ago, then got to watch The Rolling Stones IMAX concert movie.

For you non-Stones types, there are also some great nature and science films there.

 

[MoKelly]

The first IMAX movie was almost 53 years ago. Half a century ago. Just imagine the technological advancements over the past 50 years.

 

[jjeff]

The u-joints were so tiny that you would have to pull the drive shaft to put a gun on them. Instead they put the zerks in the end caps. I was having them changed every 4000 miles- at the time, I was traveling 1000 miles/week. Oddly enough, that wasn't covered by the drive train warranty.
Everybody insisted the driveshaft was bad yet if that were the case it would vibrate going down the road.
After about a year of paying people to change them every month I got smart and pulled the drive shaft myself. The month old needle valves on the far end from the zerk were bone dry and had never gotten any grease. Why the mechanics who changed them multiple times didn't figure that out is a mystery. Several times I had them done at the Dodge dealership, as I was at a loss why it was such a frequent repair.
My solution was to grease it before putting it together, forcing grease in much as you would a bearing. I got a year/50k miles from them that way, although I could have gotten more if I'd taken it apart periodically.

I mentioned it here a while back and once again, everyone told me that the drive shaft was bad. Never mind that I had diagnosed and fixed the problem myself 25+ years ago, they "knew" the problem wasn't the inadequate u-joint.

Sounds like a fine cripesler product.

 

[seville009]

 

[JethroB]

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I had one of those bike generator & light setups as a kid in the mid 70’s. It definitely required more peddle power to operate.

 

[seville009]

 

[Oaktree]

I mentioned it here a while back and once again, everyone told me that the drive shaft was bad. Never mind that I had diagnosed and fixed the problem myself 25+ years ago, they "knew" the problem wasn't the inadequate u-joint.

I vaguely remember that thread. I wonder if it was a one-year issue? I had an '88, and currently have an '01, neither of which has ever had any issues with U joints.

 

[Oaktree]

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Aaah, the days of "change from your dollar". And the whole menu fit on one signboard unlike today where they have 3 or 4 huge monitors which rotate thru the menu choices, often times so fast that by the time you find what you're looking for the screen has changed. And they really like to push the combo meals that, often as not cost more than if you'd bought the items separately.

 

[stuckmotor]

Plus cheater glasses in every room!!

And in your welding helmet

 

[BravoXray]

Remember when a place like this was the hot spot to hang out at on Friday and Saturday nights? Lots of hot cars and hot women riding in them. Most of the car hops were pretty nice too.

 

[ultrarunner]

We had a local drive in that lasted more than 70 years... it kind of had a rebirth in the 80's when Friday night the old cars would show up...

I drove by today and the lights were lot... back in High School always lines.

On cold nights they turn on heaters blowing out from the outside order windows...

Guess nothing lasts forever but a few told me they no longer feel safe going there...

 

[masseyrider]

Remember when a place like this was the hot spot to hang out at on Friday and Saturday nights? Lots of hot cars and hot women riding in them. Most of the car hops were pretty nice too.

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I remember the local Drive In had the best cheese burger that I've ever had. I've looked high and low and tried to make my own, close but no Cigar (cheese burger).
For a buck twenty five you got a large fry and pop and the cheese burger.
It was big. Part of it was the bun. The bun was large but flat with a really good texture. It was strong enough not to fall apart but also tender. It had a yellow color to it.
The patty wasn't thick but it stuck out all the way around the bun. For the size of the burger it had to be a half pound of lightly seasoned beef.
Nice thick single slice of processed cheese which I've never found anywhere else.
But it was the sauteed onions that were the making of this culinary masterpiece.
A big scoop of onions that were perfectly spiced and had just the slightest crunch in the middle.
Friend of mine liked it with bbq sauce. Me just a little mustard and when in season a large slice of local tomato.
Talk aboot "Burger in Paradise."
The burger Itself was $0.85 and as a teen I was know to get the combo and 2 on the side.
And I was slim.
Stuffed and happy.

 

[MossRoad]

Remember when a place like this was the hot spot to hang out at on Friday and Saturday nights? Lots of hot cars and hot women riding in them. Most of the car hops were pretty nice too.

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Friendly Foster's Fourteen Cent Hamburgers on South Michigan St. in South Bend when I was a kid.

 

[seville009]

 

[MoKelly]

Green’s Drug Store in Peoria, Illinois.

Everyday in Summer, me and a couple friends would bike to baseball practice at 10am. After practice, we’d go to Green’s Drug Store and sit at the counter for lunch.

2 cheeseburgers, fries and a cherry Coke. I’m not sure of the price as they would run a tab for each kid and bill the parents each week.

We kids thought we were kings of the world - and one day we’d play for the beloved STL Cardinals!!

 

[Jstpssng]

one day we’d play for the beloved STL Cardinals!!

That just means that you were normal kids.