Old Enough To Remember?

[billo]

Four prop airliners, air raid siren tests, party lines, blimps, Sputnik, John Glenn, John Wayne, the first (LP records, FM stereo, color tv, lasers, microwaves, calculators), Hodaka, Bultaco, Greeves, Tote Gote, Super 90, Big Bear, 305 Dream, 250 cc was a big bike.

 

[ST1100Y]

... air raid siren tests ...

They still do that nationwide over here each October...
And the voluntary fire brigades test theirs every Saturday at noon...

 

[Nashcat]

Does anyone remember the AM radio dial markings at 640 and 1240 KHz for emergency broadcasts. Started in 1953, I believe.

 

[drbuzzard]

 

[beeker]

The Howdy Doody Show (Canadian?)
'How suweet it is'
When the tires are hummin and the road is hot.... (Esso jingle on Hockey Night in Canada
Nowhere to shop on Sundays

 

[Uncle Phil]

The Howdy Doody Show (Canadian?)

We had that one down here on our tiny black and white sets!

 

[beeker]

Rabbit ears! horizontal and vertical controls!

 

[beeker]

Rabbit ears! horizontal and vertical controls!

 

[motornut]

My early pocket computer which was taught at school by teacher and used everywhere

 

[motornut]

I had two, one for longer problems

 

[Shuey]

Test patterns after channels went off the air for the night . . . along with the steady irritating test tone. Made you want to turn the TV off! Smart eh?



Shuey

 

[bdalameda]

Test patterns after channels went off the air for the night . . . along with the steady irritating test tone. Made you want to turn the TV off! Smart eh?



Shuey

I also remember the station playing the National Anthem just before this test pattern appeared at midnight.

 

[Shuey]

That's right . . . with the American flag waving in the background.

Shuey

 

[bdalameda]

Magic Fingers!

 

[Uncle Phil]

Magic Fingers!

I remember one of those when 4 of us drove out to the Grand Canyon in 1973 from Tennessee.
Nothing much at the South Rim in those days except the Grand Lodge.

 

[Nashcat]

 

[Oldbikefixr]

I remember one of those when 4 of us drove out to the Grand Canyon in 1973 from Tennessee.
Nothing much at the South Rim in those days except the Grand Lodge.

Back in the early 80's we checked into an 'elderly' motel somewhere in the New Mexico countryside just after midnight. Road construction had caused us to detour and this was the first motel we encountered during the detour. The bed had one of these installed so we gave it a try. 25 cents in....nothing. We climbed into bed and the thing woke up. The noise and bouncing were similar to tossing an old crankshaft into a spinning dryer. We watched the rest of the five minute gyrations off the bed.

 

[billo]

Kerosene lamp "cannon balls" (road construction), 25 cent matinees, steel beer cans, Dobie Gillis, remote control roof antennas (tv)

 

[tnbill]

If you had a remote control roof antenna your family had money. I was the remote to control for the rabbit ears with tin foil on them.

 

[STFlips]

My first VHS player (Beta) has a 25 foot corded remote