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Old May 10, 2022 | 09:41 AM
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You can't even FIND payphones anymore.. I remember those days well.
They are few and far between...but...there are still plenty around.

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Yes! I have been there in that very booth!
You sure you were in the phone booth...or...was it the lock up in the PD???
 
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Old May 10, 2022 | 09:43 AM
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Like Tom...I remember cheap gas...one station in town had regular for 25 cents a gallon...5 gallons for a dollar on Hump Day!!!
 
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Originally Posted by Gomerpyle
You can't even FIND payphones anymore.. I remember those days well.
Augusta Georgia, the Masters does not allow cell phones so they have pay phones. at least that is the report I heard on the all reliable TV.
 
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Right now I am older than I have ever been
 
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Old May 15, 2022 | 10:47 AM
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How bout the old metal traffic light pads at every intersection...
 
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Fron a popular mechanics magazine.
 
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used engine oil. the absolute best weed killer and insecticide to use around the foundation of the house!!!
 
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Old enough to remember when the local road department used old engine oil spread on the dirt roads to keep the dust down.
 
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Old enough to remember folx using old engine oil to weather proof fence boards. Hell they might still do it in some of the backwood places I've been.
 
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When it comes to aging, being a Baby Boomer disgusted by Millenials here's a guy who speaks for us, Brad Upton:

That's just one of his videos I found. His jokes are pretty much spot on about our lives growing up and gently contrasting them to the younger set out in the world today.

I think some will enjoy it!
 
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