I'm so old I've...

[Mrs-M]

Pinkytoe. Yes, I remember the old reel-to-reel recorder units! Ours was housed in moms big bulky stereo console. A humongous long wooden box the size of a deep freeze, with fabric covered speakers (built right in). On one side was the reel-to-reel unit, on the other, the record player. Inside there was also a nifty built-in compartment where you could store all your record albums. The hours I spend sprawled out in front of that thing listening to music!

Kfander. Way... too... funny!!!!! That is over the top hilarious!!!!! ROTFLMAO! Yes, this is my laugh of the day!

[Tradd]

Pinkytoe. Yes, I remember the old reel-to-reel recorder units! Ours was housed in moms big bulky stereo console. A humongous long wooden box the size of a deep freeze, with fabric covered speakers (built right in). On one side was the reel-to-reel unit, on the other, the record player. Inside there was also a nifty built-in compartment where you could store all your record albums. The hours I spend sprawled out in front of that thing listening to music!

We had one, too! I'd forgotten about it. Just the radio and the record player, though. It had pride of place in the LR.

[Sad Eyed Lady]

Am I remembering correctly that the nice department stores used to have restaurants in them? Maybe it was because I was a child/teen but the restaurants seemed to be very classy and grown-up.

[Tradd]

Yes, I remember the JL Hudson store at a mall in suburban Detroit that had a nice restaurant, at least through the mid-80s.

[Mrs-M]

Tradd. My moms had pride of place in the living room AND was moms pride! She polished that thing to the nth! Ugly as sin it was... Mind you a lot of the old run of the mill furniture back then was pretty ugly.

Shalom. Oh tes, I remember Woolworth's Department Store and it's Luncheon Counter! Vanilla milkshakes and a plate of french fries were at the top of the menu for us kids!

[Mrs-M]

Originally posted by Pony mom.
Those old belted sanitary pads were the size of surfboards!

ROTFLMAO!!! Yes, I do! (Was just reading through a few threads and came across this and had a good laugh)! I don't know which one trumped which, the embarrassment part of wearing them or the discomfort part! Gosh, those were the days...

[Greg44]

I remember the zip code for the Spegial (sp?) catalog...I think I heard it so often on the daytime game shows.

"60609"

[Sad Eyed Lady]

I'm so old.......I remember when this thread started! LOL! Just kidding Mrs-M, it is a great thread and I enjoy reading the comments.

[Mrs-M]

Great stuff Greg and Shalom!

[Mrs-M]

Courtesy of my mom, "I'm so old I've smoked cigarettes with a cigarette holder"! My mom passed that one onto me tonight. I vaguely remember those long silly looking cigarette holder thingies.