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tonyb replied to the thread Vintage roadside.The Pepsi sign at the bottom of the door suggests this photo dates from no earlier than 1969. (Unlike Coca-Cola, Pepsi has made numerous...
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tonyb replied to the thread What's on your keychain?.I haven’t seen one of those in — golly — decades.
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is there an official/commonly accepted name for these things? My guess was a key wallet, but I don't think that is it. Key loop something?
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tonyb replied to the thread You know you are getting old when:.I’m on so many prescription meds that I take a U-Haul to the pharmacy. If not for the pill sorter thing (my lovely missus bought me a...
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Over a period of years I worked part-time in a tobacco store with a very dear friend, now, alas, deceased. Always wearing a sport coat...
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tonyb replied to the thread You know you are getting old when:.^^^^^ In my earlier life the checklist before leaving the motel with my traveling companions was “spectacles, testicles, wallet, watch.”...
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tonyb replied to the thread You know you are getting old when:.^^^^ Knowing what a PITA losing one’s keys and/or wallet (debit cards, insurance cards, driver’s license, etc.) can be, I find myself...
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tonyb replied to the thread You know you are getting old when:.Uh-huh. We’ll have to get you a sturdy stick, with which you can beat back all those wanton hussies throwing themselves at you.
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This was exposed during a renovation recently in Springfield, Missouri.
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You should have bought one in 1961 Tony, when they were £2,000. At that time the UK/US exchange rate was 2.8 meaning £2,000 equalled...
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tonyb replied to the thread Why vintage?.I had the misfortune of encountering a person who wrote “Nostalgia is fear of the future.” I saw no point in arguing.
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tonyb replied to the thread Vintage neon signs.I can envision a scene with that sign figuring prominently. Several scenes, really — a casual tavern, a boho coffeehouse, a spacious...
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Wish I knew. I drove by and noticed that the business had changed. Hopefully the sign is in an antique shop or someone’s garage at least.
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tonyb replied to the thread Vintage neon signs.Do you know what became of it? I sure hope it got saved somehow, and not scrapped.
