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by **Timbales** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:27 pm

... there was no internet
... the only channels were 3, 5, 9 and PBS
... comics were less than a dollar
... summer hit and I'd leave the house after breakfast and not be home until dinner, my mom not knowing where I was or what I was doing and it was totally fine
... there were no cell phones
... house phones were corded and had a rotary dial

by **Victorian Squid** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:29 pm

by **Alchemic_Spider** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:32 pm

Sounds to me you had shitty parents.

by **Timbales** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:35 pm

Alchemic_Spider wrote:Sounds to me you had shitty parents.

small town in the 70's

I knew that if I did something, my mom would know before I got home

by **Alchemic_Spider** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:40 pm

Timbales wrote:
small town in the 70's

I knew that if I did something, my mom would know before I got home

I see.

Well then, I retract my statement. :lol:

by **Victorian Squid** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:41 pm

Timbales wrote:
small town in the 70's

I knew that if I did something, my mom would know before I got home

Sounds to me like you had shitty neighbors. :groucho:

by **Timbales** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:42 pm

she pretty much knew, anyway

usually the pool, or the local park where they ran a summer program

by **TerriG** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:43 pm

Remember arcades?

Sweet, sweet arcades.

by **SuperginraiX** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:43 pm

I remember when the music on the radio was good and the kids STAYED OFF MY LAWN.

by **Cat-Scratch** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:45 pm

Timbales wrote:... there was no internet
... the only channels were 3, 5, 9 and PBS
... comics were less than a dollar
... summer hit and I'd leave the house after breakfast and not be home until dinner, my mom not knowing where I was or what I was doing and it was totally fine
... there were no cell phones
... house phones were corded and had a rotary dial

Yes.

I had (NBC)2, (CBS)4, (ABC)7, PBS(17), (IND-WUTV)29 from the US and TVO, (Global)3, (CBC-CKVR)3, (CBC-CBLT)5, (CTV)8, (IND-CHCH)11, (CBC)12, (CTV)13,(CBC-French CBLT)27, (IND-CITY)79

15 cents :oops:

That never really happened until I was a teen and at night.

Yes. :oops:

Yes.

by **Timbales** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:46 pm

TerriG wrote:Remember arcades?

Sweet, sweet arcades.

yup

I remember being so jealous of my friend Joel who got an Atari 2600 soon after they came out, and his parents replaced the living room TV and set-up the old one for him to use for it.

Two TV's! Unheard of!

by **Cat-Scratch** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:47 pm

SuperginraiX wrote:I remember when the music on the radio was good and the kids STAYED OFF MY LAWN.

I remember the music too, but kids are always on the lawn.

by **MistaT** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:47 pm

Saturday morning cartoons. :-(

by **Cat-Scratch** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:49 pm

TerriG wrote:Remember arcades?

Sweet, sweet arcades.

Yes. I think the one I went to the most is the last one and going out of business here.

Funland on Yonge Street. :-(

by **TerriG** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:50 pm

Timbales wrote:
yup

I remember being so jealous of my friend Joel who got an Atari 2600 soon after they came out, and his parents replaced the living room TV and set-up the old one for him to use for it.

Two TV's! Unheard of!

I know right?

My dad didn't really let us have consoles. He preferred PC gaming. That being said, I miss the old school PC games too!