Middle Aged Memories
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Another think that popped into my head today...
Remember "reinforcements?" That's the name I knew them by. They were those little round circle things with adhesive on the back that you could stick over the holes of your loose leaf paper to prevent it from ripping, or repair it if it already had.
At first they looked more like canvas, but got to a thin, cheap paper quality over the years. That adhesive flavor was nasty. I started every school year with a while box of them, then decorated my binder with them, made reinforcement jewelry, put them on my gym shoes, stuck them on top of mosquito bites, etc.; pretty much everything but what they were meant to do.
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MEECE & I HAVE THE BEST MIDDLE-AGED MEMORIES (for all the important artifacts of our youth, that is!)0
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I remember them, too. But you know what memorie you jogged for me? Licking things (other then envelopes) to activate their adhessive! Stars or stickers to place on a school paper for a job well done, postage stamps, Book plates to identify YOUR books, labels for files (after you TYPED on them). And I am sure, given enough time, I could think of more.
In my stamp collection, I have the first self adhessive stamp issued. It was something special back then. Now I challenge you to buy a new postage stamp that doesn't self-affix.
ELIMAR AND MEECE CAN PASS DOWN LOTS OF TRIVIA TO THE YOUTH OF TODAY, and they would just roll their eyes!
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I had a memory yesterday. I don't know if it is out of date in other states, but in CA we no longer have "Banker's hours" remember when banks were only opened to customers from 10 am to 3 pm and until 5 pm on Fridays? And no ATM machines? You had to think ahead so you had funds for the weekend.
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I remember "Banker's hours" and also "Blue Laws" where no business with more than a certain square footage could be open on Sundays. Had to plan ahead for milk, break and other perishable for Sunday and Monday morning. Grocery stores weren't open 24 hours a day, either! When I was first working I had to plan to go shopping on the way home after work one evening or go on Saturday, which was (and still is) to be avoided at all costs--sale stuff all gone, place packed full of people shopping shelves haven't been re-stocked, yuck!
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I don't remember blue laws. Our small town just shut down on Sunday's. I think maybe a couple of Service Stations were open, but that was it.
Remember service stations? Where the only food or drink you could get there was a pop from the vending machine or possibly something out of the vending machine that you had to pull the knob under the the box with the item in it. (Similar to the cigarette machines).
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The legislation restricting businesses from opening on Sunday may have only been called "Blue Laws" in Maine or New England. I thnk I remember hearing the name came from the fact that legislation having to do with Sundays was printed on blue paper, not sure why.
I remember when you drove into a gas station and an attendant came out and put the gas in for you: "$5.00 worth of unleaded, please" or "Fill up with regular, please" and the attendant always asked if I wanted the oil level checked, and then he (rarely, she) would clean ALL the windows--front, back AND sides!
edited to correct spelling
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I remember they checked your battery fluid, washer fluid, tire pressure. It was fun to be in the car to see how they all came over to help!
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NM....blue laws were also in the midwest and I think west of the mississippi as well....and I so remember vending machings with the pull handle/knobs....what about coke machines with little bottles that came out of a door.....and speaking of gas stations...who remembers 33 cents/gal!!!....and hole reinforcers...I think my 24 year old daughter used them in high school or college...
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I actually still use hole reinforcers sometimes! I don't remember 33 cent gas, but I do remember the hubaloo when gas first went over $1,00. I remember the price thingys on the gas tanks didn't have a dollar slot so stations taped a piece of paper in front of the price with $1 hand written on it. My Dad said at the time that once gas gets over $1/gal it would never go back down and he was right. Same with breaking $2/gal. Now we're headed for $3/gal and have to pump it ourselves!
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It is already over 3 here, and we live right in the middle of the oilfields and refineries!
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I remember huge gas station signs and their icons. Some of them lit up. Sinclair had a dinosaur, Mobil had their winged horse, and Shell, of course had a giant shell.
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Thanks for hunting those down, NM! I knew Shell was still around, but I haven't seen those other two for some years.
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There was also Gulf, I don't remember their logo.
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Found it. Pretty similar to the Union 76 logo.
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Once I had my own kids, it was always fun to find out that something from my own childhood was still available (at the toy store, or wherever.) I got them a giant bubble wand one time, 'cause I loved making those as a kid.
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Speaking of bubbles, remember SuperElasticBubblePlastic? I only got that one time as a kid. My mom thought it smelled funny, like airplane glue, and it didn't say non-toxic on the package. My neighbor's parents weren't as cautious. Hee-hee.
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Oh yeah, I had a few "bubble-pipes" too. So terrible because no matter how careful you were, it always ended up getting into your mouth. Pit-oooey. Yuk!!!
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I bought super elestic bubble plastic for my boys several years back, and we all had fun making the bubbles! In fact, if I went out to the garage, I could probably walk right to a tube of the stuff!
Oh, the bubble pipes, the bubbles never went up, they just dribbled down your chin and the front of your clothes!
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I remember when White Castle hamburgers were five for a dollar.
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Meece....I remember that...it was out when I was a kid (and that was back in the dark ages!!)
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What is White Castle? Is it a fast-food type place?
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We don't have White Castles here, but you can find their burgers in the frozen food section once in awhille. Their burgers were the first recipe I ever found that was a "Copy Cat" recipe. I made it many years ago, and if I matched the flavor...I wish we did have them here. Yummy!
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White Castle was/is a burger joint. The original stores were white tile exteriors that looked a bit like a castle. (I'll find a pic.) The burgers were square and a little smaller, hence you would get a bunch of them. They were nicknamed "sliders." They were cooked on a grill with tiny diced onions, so those were on the burger too and part of the distinct flavor.
I did see them at Sam's Club recently, and bought a box. The taste was similar to what I remember, which is a miracle after all these years.
There's an older one, and a newer one and now here's the famous "sliders."
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As I recall, you put the minced onions on the grill and laid the burger patty over them to cook. It was yummy!
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Yes, the burgers are steamed, not grilled.
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I vaguely remember putting a lid over them in a skillet. I haven't seen you around in awhile, Patmom!
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I've been reading, but not posting much.
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It takes a lot of time to read to catch up on some threads. I find I might post once or twice in an hour, but read a lot.
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And then there are times like now, that it is fun to just play word games!
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