Disco RC car.
What happens when you sneeze?

 

Disco RC car.
What happens when you sneeze?

Or when you swear ...

 

LAPD? Is that an acronym for Los Angeles Police Dog? Or is it short for Lap Dog.

 

80 shot rifle

 

This is cool in that baby boomers know this stuff all too well while the subsequent generations have never known things like this and probably never will. I don't know the author but these words ring true to the heights.

WE ARE A GENERATION THAT WILL NEVER COME BACK.
A generation that walked to school and then walked back.
A generation that did their homework alone to get out asap to play in the street.
A generation that spent all their free time in the streets with their Friends.
A generation that played hide and seek when dark.
A generation that made mud cakes.
A generation that collected sports cards.
A generation that found, collected and washed & returned empty coke bottles to the local grocery store for 5 cents each , then bought a Mountain Dew and candy bar with the money.
A generation that made paper toys with their bare hands.
A generation who bought vinyl albums to play on record players.
A generation that believed holding hands and a slow dance meant something.
A generation that collected photos and albums of clippings of their life experiences as a kid.
A generation that played board games and cards on rainy days.
A generation whose TV went off at midnight after playing the National Anthem.
A generation that had parents who were there.
A generation who went to church and tried to stifle uncontrolable giggles and being caught because you would be dealt with at home.
A generation that laughed under the covers in bed so parents didn't know we were still awake.
A generation that is passing and unfortunately it will never return no matter how hard we try.
I loved Growing up when I did. it was the best of times and so much innocence of pure young love between a girl and boy.

 

 

This is cool in that baby boomers know this stuff all too well while the subsequent generations have never known things like this and probably never will. I don't know the author but these words ring true to the heights.

WE ARE A GENERATION THAT WILL NEVER COME BACK.
A generation that walked to school and then walked back.
A generation that did their homework alone to get out asap to play in the street.
A generation that spent all their free time in the streets with their Friends.
A generation that played hide and seek when dark.
A generation that made mud cakes.
A generation that collected sports cards.
A generation that found, collected and washed & returned empty coke bottles to the local grocery store for 5 cents each , then bought a Mountain Dew and candy bar with the money.
A generation that made paper toys with their bare hands.
A generation who bought vinyl albums to play on record players.
A generation that believed holding hands and a slow dance meant something.
A generation that collected photos and albums of clippings of their life experiences as a kid.
A generation that played board games and cards on rainy days.
A generation whose TV went off at midnight after playing the National Anthem.
A generation that had parents who were there.
A generation who went to church and tried to stifle uncontrolable giggles and being caught because you would be dealt with at home.
A generation that laughed under the covers in bed so parents didn't know we were still awake.
A generation that is passing and unfortunately it will never return no matter how hard we try.
I loved Growing up when I did. it was the best of times and so much innocence of pure young love between a girl and boy.

Some traditions continue, like recycling containers.


It's also a generation that died or was permanently disabled from various sicknesses we have a vaccine for today and were born in an era where large fractions of the population were considered and treated as less than human because of their color and/or ethnicity.

I'm a boomer that doesn't wear rose-colored glasses on our generation.

 

Yup, I remember Thalidomide and Polio all too well... Also segregated waiting rooms and people living in cardboard and scrap boxes before LBJ instituted public housing projects. But now we have homeless encampments and many other societal ills to deal with.

 

Yup, I remember Thalidomide and Polio all too well... Also segregated waiting rooms and people living in cardboard and scrap boxes before LBJ instituted public housing projects. But now we have homeless encampments and many other societal ills to deal with.

IMO the difference today is that homeless encampments and many other societal ills and are driven by drug addiction and mental issues instead of mainly poverty.

 

 

This is cool in that baby boomers know this stuff all too well while the subsequent generations have never known things like this and probably never will.
[...]
A generation that...

I must say, that went a totally different direction than I expected. I was on board until I saw the list, and then I was a little disappointed as it didn't seem entirely relevant to the intro paragraph.

As the generation to grow up during the most prosperous period of the most prosperous empire in all of human history, I was expecting the list to be more like :

A generation where pretty much anyone could support a family on a single income.
A generation where each and every person didn't need a college degree.
A generation where saving up and buying things wasn't just obsolete advice offered by elders with a tone of superiority, but an actual feasible financial strategy.
A generation where the American Dream was more than just a dream for most people.
A generation where you didn't have to replace all the most expensive things you own every few years because of planned obsolescence.
Etc. Etc.

WE ARE A GENERATION THAT WILL NEVER COME BACK.

Indeed. I only see it getting worse as time goes on.

 

A generation where you didn't have to replace all the most expensive things you own every few years because of planned obsolescence

Of all the points you've listed, that's the one that pisses me off the most ...

 

Of all the points you've listed, that's the one that pisses me off the most ...

I'm doing alright for a millennial so it's near the top of my list too, but I can appreciate that it's a perspective of relative luxury. My brother lives in a Fiat, so he doesn't have to worry much about the dryer being on the fritz again.

 

I must say, that went a totally different direction than I expected. I was on board until I saw the list, and then I was a little disappointed as it didn't seem entirely relevant to the intro paragraph.

As the generation to grow up during the most prosperous period of the most prosperous empire in all of human history, I was expecting the list to be more like :

A generation where pretty much anyone could support a family on a single income.
A generation where each and every person didn't need a college degree.
A generation where saving up and buying things wasn't just obsolete advice offered by elders with a tone of superiority, but an actual feasible financial strategy.
A generation where the American Dream was more than just a dream for most people.
A generation where you didn't have to replace all the most expensive things you own every few years because of planned obsolescence.
Etc. Etc.


Indeed. I only see it getting worse as time goes on.

Most of those things are still true, if you move to Cleveland.

 

 

Most of those things are still true, if you move to Cleveland.

I had my sights on Mumbia but I'll check out Cleveland too before I commit to anything.

 

I had my sights on Mumbia but I'll check out Cleveland too before I commit to anything.

It's a toss-up.

 

Now this is one way to de-ice and de-snow your car
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hlYtx4Xe7r0

 

No wonder why it's so difficult to strip wood off of a pallet.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gxAt-fA7IyU