Things from your childhood that would baffle younger people of today (school, kids)

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by johngolf

Condums behind the counter only sold by the Pharmacist.

....unless you went to a gas station just outside of town. There was always one or more of those who kept a box under the counter.

[Mr. E. Ryter]

3-Dimensional people, manners, common sense and reason, life offline, cursive handwriting, and that opinions are not facts.

[jim9251]

Slide rule
Abacus
Two cans with a string between them

[VTsnowbird]

lol, remember the giant slide rule over the black board in math class? I never did get the hang of slide rules.


Walking home from school for lunch.


Fotomat, waiting to get your photos back. Double prints so you could send some to the grandparents.


Having a dollar to buy holiday presents for your whole family, at the 5&10.

[Larry Caldwell]

Originally Posted by yourown2feet

Younger workers have a hard time believing people smoked all day long at their desks.

I was appalled by the rampant smoking when I entered the workforce in the 1980s. Almost a whole generation had passed since the Surgeon General's Report on Cancer and Smoking, and I still had to breathe smoky air all day long! We did not get a smoke-free workplace until 1991.

I used to love morning staff meetings, with a pot of black coffee, a dozen donuts and ashtrays on the conference table. My boss used to bring his inbox to the meeting, and we would go for a couple of hours. Everybody knew what was going on and could discuss any questions or problems. It was a great team building time.

[Pfalz]

For youngsters in the finance industry, American stock exchanges traded in 8ths and 16ths instead of decimals.

[piperdiva]

Radio was awesome back in the day. Remember Wolfman Jack and Dr.Demento? Recording music from the radio to my cassette tapes. Smoking sections in middle school. Suncreen really didn't exist while I was little, but women sure loved to slather on oil and fry in the sun! Hair conditioner was called "creme rinse" and it sucked. Having to constantly adjust the TV antennas.

[JBtwinz]

A few more:


Encyclopedias along with dish sets that you could collect a different one each month at the grocery store.
Glasses and plates given out at gas stations with each fill up.
A pickup truck in our suburban neighborhood meant your dad was in construction or a farmer.
Long distant phone calls were very costly and used extremely sparingly.
We took multiple pictures in hopes they would come out in order to put them in photo albums
We bronzed baby shoes
We went to drive ins
There were elephant's at the circus and they had a parade when they came to town
Baby's were not that secure and neither were we in automobiles
No such thing as a time share
Your credit card was squished onto carbon paper for your receipt
SUV's were for those living in rural areas, construction crews and surveyors.
Gasoline that looked brown when you put it into a clear container
Gas containers were not high tech. I just learned you can't buy an old fashioned gas container anymore
FM Convertors for your automobile
Timex watches were rights of passage for children...………..takes a licking but keeps on ticking.
Sunday nights were for the family with Wonderful World of Disney and Mutual of Omaha wild Kingdom!

[Rakin]

Having my Father tell me at Church... Just wait till we get home !

Man, that was the longest few hours ever. getting a few licks from his belt was almost a relief.

[Serious Conversation]

Mice with the rotary track balls as a cursor.