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  1. Stanley Doble

    Things You Learn as an Old Car Driver

    Went back and read the story you linked. It states plainly that the car makers do not embellish the mileage claims, they give the official EU numbers according to official government tests. They also point out that these tests are done in a laboratory and do not represent typical driving...
  2. Stanley Doble

    Things You Learn as an Old Car Driver

    Those mileage numbers the car makers publish, are official government figures from tests done by the Environmental Protection Agency, a branch of the US government. EPA official gas mileage is calculated by an official formula after an official EPA test. The test procedure, rules and...
  3. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    That is right, there is always a shutoff in the basement for an outside tap. The basement, and the house, are heated all winter and the pipes are in the inside walls. Pipes going in or coming out are buried below the frost line which is 3 to 4 feet below the surface. I live in an old solid...
  4. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    You mean twin beds with upholstered headboards!!!! AKA Hollywood beds!!!! ( 2 people in the same bed would never pass the censors) And a fully equipped bar in the living room. I miss those movies. The other day I read an article about how we are in another Great Depression. We are, are we...
  5. Stanley Doble

    Radio on the fritz ...

    Yes, I know anyone who can handle a soldering iron, a multimeter, a screwdriver, and understand simple instructions can fix a radio. But it can be a little off putting at first.
  7. Stanley Doble

    the voices of famous actors? why no modern actors sound like them anymore?

    Bob Hope was another good example. In spite of his rapid fire delivery and sometimes confusing jokes and puns, he always enunciates every word clearly. You are never confused about what he just said, what he meant is another matter ha ha. Some actors have an old fashioned appearance and...
  8. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Ha ha ha that was the joke. In Hollywood movies, $100 a month teachers drive Packards, wear custom tailored suits, stay at expensive resorts and flirt with glamorous celebrities.
  9. Stanley Doble

    Radio on the fritz ...

    Lizzie I did not mean to slight you or your excellent advice, I thought tony could use some training wheels so to speak.
  10. Stanley Doble

    Radio on the fritz ...

    There may be some old time radio enthusiasts in your area or a ham radio club. Somebody who could help or have a look at your radio. I say this because it sounds like you are not too familiar with electronics. By the way the instrument you need is called a "multimeter"...
  11. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    The terms "dime store" and "five and dime" disappeared, only to be replaced by "dollar store". I guess a dollar today is worth about a nickel in Golden Age terms. I was just watching a 1940 movie called "The Doctor Takes A Wife" in which the leading man (Ray Milland) complains that he only...
  13. Stanley Doble

    Is Christmas Ruined Forever?

    Not at all. He is just as real as Spiderman.
  14. Stanley Doble

    What's for Dinner?

    A few days ago I looked in the fridge and found half a bag of bean sprouts, a bunch of celery,and a left over chicken leg, so I made chop suey and boiled rice.
  15. Stanley Doble

    USAF N-3B parkas - Let's talk about them!!

    Wolf fur is the best for parka trim because frost and ice won't stick to it. This can be a problem in the high arctic if the moisture from your breath creates frost and icicles around your face. This may be why someone cut it off, or maybe they didn't need it because they never wore the coat...
  16. Stanley Doble

    Is Christmas Ruined Forever?

    Tell him that Santa is just as real as Spiderman. An old friend taught his children that Santa was a symbol of the good things of Christmas and Christianity, not a flesh and blood person. I don't know when he worked this out, but the children are now in their sixties and seventies. It didn't...
  17. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    I have 2 rules about donating to charity. I don't give charity to people who are richer than I am, like doctors. And I am always generous with people and organizations that helped me when I needed it. You would be surprised what a short list that makes.
  19. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    McDonald's used to fry their french fries in 90% tallow. I don't know if this was standard in the restaurant industry.
  20. Stanley Doble

    Lapel width of 1930s through to early 1950s mens suits

    A week or 2 ago I watched Step Lively, one of Frank Sinatra's first movies, made in 1944. He was very skinny and the lapels on his suit weren't quite as wide as his shoulders but it was close.
  21. Stanley Doble

    Favorite comfort food . . .

    Mixologist or soda jerk? Both good vintage job titles.
  22. Stanley Doble

    Love Letters

    There are lots of soldiers overseas today who would appreciate a letter. Just saying.
  23. Stanley Doble

    Popular Mechanics, March 1935 -- Bonanza!

    Buy a new Plymouth Six for $565. Today that might get you a small outboard motor or kid's pedal car.

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