by TerryWalstrom 47 Replies latest jw friends
Fun Fact:
VHS only won the tape wars because the PORNOGRAPHY industry choose to go with VHS for their shipping industry. That was the end for BetaMax. It was destined to only be used for TV stations after that happened. Sad, it was the better of the two.
So Terry... you must be wondering... WTH is Armageddon?!
What a fun post! I'm in the next time machine for those in their 60's. I remember alot of what you mentioned.
That time machine would have an interesting ride looking just at the things we learned and did as a JW over the years.
I may not be as old as that good fellow Terry but I do remember having a TV in the family living room that looked like this. There was maybe only 4 stations but you had to adjust the rabbit antenna ears and it was in black and white.
Sunday after dinner we all sat around this set and watched the Ed Sullivan show followed by The Wonderful World of Disney.
My grandmother was 16 years old when the Titanic sank. She had ridden the train from Vermont to Los Angeles to work at the May Company's accounting department and live with her aunt. A few years later she caught the Spanish flu along with the rest of the family so there wasn't anyone to care for her as she lay in her cot on the side porch which was her bedroom.
She had lots of stories for us about the wars and the way people lived in her young years. We loved listening and clamored for more.
Keep telling about the old days!
How many folks remember having one of these a Wringer Washer, my mother used to use one and then take the cloths and hang them on a cloths line, you don't see that much any more either.
Finkelstein,
Yes that tv and the rabbit ears. Have never forgotten Sunday night programs.
Oh and that washing machine. Actually I love antiques and I have seen a few of those in a few shops.
Terry
Wonderful to remember all this. I have teardrop in my left eye. But I win over you….I was born 1946…!!! Although I have only 6 children. I managed to keep all of them out of the cult. Wife still in but we can accept each other, being married for 42 years, It is hard to broke the bonds. But I hope she will understand TTATT, before I leave the arena….
Great thread, Terry and a nice stroll down memory lane!
I remember this exact 'Bakelite' telephone sitting on my Grandfathers old 'secretary' that he kept his paperwork in.
To this day I still remember the telephone number: RIVERVIEW 9-0033!
Some technology didn't improve upon some things like home land line telephones
Wired home phones used to be built with a large listening speaker that gave people's voices a nice warm and full tonal quality. Phones today do not have those kind of speakers so they sound tiny and electric sounding in comparison.
