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  1. green papaya

    What's something modern you won't miss when it becomes obsolete?

    modern action movies use too much CGI for special effects, I prefer the old school special effects when they actually made props and used real locations these days all the movies are like watching a kids video game, like the last Planet of the Apes movie, all the stunts were modern CGI and...
  2. green papaya

    the life of workers living in hotels back around 1890 - 1940's

    the Chinese probably went to the herbalist & acupuncture doctor in chinatown before they went to a regular hospital for care, I would guess it was less expensive
  3. green papaya

    the life of workers living in hotels back around 1890 - 1940's

  4. green papaya

    the life of workers living in hotels back around 1890 - 1940's

    in cities like San Francisco: Bargain eating shops filled the interstices of the South of Market. Near cheap lodging houses workers always found the most reasonably priced food. A few large lodging houses had inexpensive eateries in them and offered American plan rates to their residents...
  5. green papaya

    I remember when.....

    I remember when McDonalds use to use fresh large sized potatoes and you could view them using a special french fry cutter , thats when they use to taste real good, back when they still made them the old fashioned way.
  7. green papaya

    I remember when.....

    I remember when hobos used to ride the rails and pass through my town all the time, most bums back then were alcoholics / winos I still remember the smell of urine & sweat you could smell a bum a block away
  8. green papaya

    I remember when.....

    I remember back when a kid was lucky just to have $5.00 or $10.00 that would be like winning the lottery to a kid back then , these days kids can buy $300 - $500 items on their parents Ebay account like it's nothing, have all the latest Smart Phones & gadgets, laptops, Tablets, etc I remember...
  9. green papaya

    I remember when.....

    I remember when you could still buy 5 regular size candy bars for a Quarter , I think that was back around 1968
  10. green papaya

    I remember when.....

    I remember when girls were not allowed to wear pants at school , they were required to wear a dress or a skirt and if a boy wore a white t-shirt to school they would consider it your underwear, not fashionable to go to school in a t-shirt short pants were only allowed during the last week of...
  11. green papaya

    Spring is almost here...

    it's supposed to be a nice sunny weekend in Ca in the low to mid 80's nice warm sunny weather
  13. green papaya

    New York World's Fair 1939 in color

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icABe8mR0rU notice the skimpy outfits they are wearing? and this was back in 1939 :)
  14. green papaya

    Temperature Range for an A2

    the A2 is definitely a summer jacket, I used mine for a summer warm weather motorcycle jacket doesnt work well if your outside for a long time on the streets, only for short trips from your heated auto to the indoors / grocery store to walk across the parking lot when it gets below 40 the...
  15. green papaya

    What's For Breakfast...

    today I had a tamale & some type of middle eastern sweet bread , coffee
  16. green papaya

    General Vo Nguyen Giap dies.

    he was a great leader, they nick named him the Red Napoleon he was a hero of the PAVN lived to 102 years old
  17. green papaya

    US Postal service having problems? seems like a different mail man each day?

    I also noticed when I check the tracking on my mail orders, it often says it's been "missent" or shipped to the wrong area and it gets delayed, this seems to happen frequently, the service isnt as good as it use to be
  19. green papaya

    US Postal service having problems? seems like a different mail man each day?

    this has been going on for a while in my area , before the summer sometimes I dont see the regular guy for a month or longer
  20. green papaya

    US Postal service having problems? seems like a different mail man each day?

    what did they do cut back the hours or something? Ive been noticing they have a different mail man each day, it use to be the same guy or the old timers, now it seems they have a lot of part timers? or substitute delivery drivers all the time? and they wear regular street clothing, the old...
  21. green papaya

    What time period would you live in, and where, if you had to for one year?

    I chose 1959 - 1969 because I prefer the conveniences of modern living San Francisco I would also choose Turn of the Century 1901 - 1905 era to experience Old San Francisco before the big quake
  22. green papaya

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    When the small towns & cities didnt have a 24 hour BAIL BONDS office, these days I see those Bail Bonds places everywhere? I wonder why they have so many of those places now compared to years ago? is it because of higher crime? or domestic disputes? seems like every part of town has a Bail...
  23. green papaya

    Modern Day Fighter vs. a Pro boxer back in 1875 - 1898?

    I would guess with better more refined training , better nutrition, experience & skill level, etc... a modern day pro boxer would have explosive knock down power and endurance compared to the early fighters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cribb_vs_Molineaux_1811.jpg

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