Btw.... I still own that rifle.
Brother got the Gilbert Chemistry set and that electric motor that got Halfmile looks like the one I had in my erector set! Also had Kenner Bridge and Turnpike Building Set.I got my first Erector set for my 4th birthday. Wish I still had it. I do however still have the little white scar on the 3rd finger of my left hand from sticking it in between the gears on the motor. Still got the Gilbert Chemistry set and Microscope set though. The Gilbert Halls of Science you know.
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I was home sick from school that day and it was my brother's birthday so he remembers that every year!I remember where I was when Kennedy died.
Me too . $1.40 an hour.
I was one of thosemen boysattendants that came a runnin' when I heard that Ding ding.
"fill 'er up sir? Check your oil?"
Wow, gggGary! You've really struck a chord with this one! Everyone seems to have vivid memories around the same time frame (late '50's-early '60's), some a little older.... Is it possible we really are a bunch of old farts?
I remember it was mandatory we washed every windshield. I also remember when miniskirts came along.... took twice as long to wash 'em.Me to . $1.40 an hour.
Yes ! that Marlin pissed off my buddy who shot a bolt action. Because I could shoot the cans so fast they went up the hill lolRemember Kmarts "blue light specials?" First rifle I bought... Marlin Mod. 60 22LR, 3X Tasco scope and a brick of 100 rounds. Blue light special... $29.95 for the whole package
Me too. $1.25 an hour, regular was 47.9 a gallon. Standard Oil service station. To this day I hate the ding-ding sound of those bells.I was one of thosemen boysattendants that came a runnin' when I heard that Ding ding.
"fill 'er up sir? Check your oil?"
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I saw this in the early seventies inspite of my parents before ever having a motorcycle. Yes, I was immediately ruined for life
Yep. Halter tops and tube tops were good to.I remember it was mandatory we washed every windshield. I also remember when miniskirts came along.... took twice as long to wash 'em.