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  1. Stanley Doble

    Auto ID?

    The Bel Air model, top of the line for Chevrolet that year. Probably had all the options like Powerglide automatic trans, deluxe AM radio, cigar lighter, and plaid seat covers.
  2. Stanley Doble

    What's for Dinner?

    Today I tested out a new crock pot and a new food processor. Made barbecue chicken, home made cole slaw, red beans and rice, and a Molson . It was good.
  3. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    How about some terms that used to be common to motorists? Tuneup, winterizing, brake adjustment, battery charge, ring and valve job. All unnecessary on cars built in the last 30 years. Not to mention road maps, Sunday drives, lap robes, and Simoniz.
  4. Stanley Doble

    The Return of Vintage DI S E A S E S

    Maybe if they stopped lying, we would trust them. Just a thought.
  5. Stanley Doble

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    There was a time when average hiway speeds were 20 to 25 MPH and the accident death rate was far higher than today. If you study accident statistics, deaths from auto accidents have been going down steadily since they began keeping records in the twenties. It wasn't due to modern safety...
  7. Stanley Doble

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    Same thing happened to Ford in 1955 and 56. In their ads they stressed new safety features like stronger door locks, padded dash, collapsible steering wheel and optional seat belts. Chevrolet stressed their hot new V8 engine, performance, and new styling. Chev beat Ford's brains out in sales...
  8. Stanley Doble

    Ok, so some things in the golden era were not too cool...

    In those days the kids went through the windshield with the rest of the family. Seat belts for cars were unknown before 1955 and did not become standard equipment until 1967 or 68.
  9. Stanley Doble

    Savoy Ballroom Whitey's Lindy Hoppers Letterman Jacket

    Must have taken some nerve to wear a jacket with "Whitey" on the back at the Savoy Ball Room in 1936 but the crowd seems to be taking it in good part.
  10. Stanley Doble

    Future Dictates of Fashion (From The Strand Magazine, June 1893)

    Some remarkable predictions here: "Cigars went out of fashion twenty years ago." Indeed, tobacco smoking of all kinds went out of fashion about that time, and is confined today to the least fashionable, the poor and the riff raff. Note the zoot suit on the man of 1908, exaggerated and thirty...
  11. Stanley Doble

    Kool-Aid, Tang and now this,,,what took them so long

    Next up: Instant Water, Just Add Water.
  13. Stanley Doble

    does Food still taste the same as back in 1900 - 1920? or 1930's?

    There are people who study old recipes. Sometimes they have to make adjustments, for example, eggs today are much larger than they were in the 19th century and this can affect a cake recipe. Some things just aren't used anymore like saleratus which is what they used before baking powder.
  14. Stanley Doble

    does Food still taste the same as back in 1900 - 1920? or 1930's?

    My mom used peppermint, from grocery store. An old remedy. I mean for colicky babies.
  15. Stanley Doble

    does Food still taste the same as back in 1900 - 1920? or 1930's?

    You could do what I do, buy a 2 liter bottle and pour out 1/2 a glass per serving. It may seem crazy not to drink it all in one sitting, but it will keep if you put the cap back on the bottle.
  16. Stanley Doble

    You know you are getting old when:

    There are 4 Tim Horton's in my town and I drive past 3 of them to get to the one that has no music. I complimented the manager and he told me the radio was broken. Unfortunately they started renovations this week so not only do I have to go elsewhere for my coffee and croisants, they will...
  17. Stanley Doble

    does Food still taste the same as back in 1900 - 1920? or 1930's?

    I dare say if you were scared enough to limit yourself to one 7 ounce bottle of Coke per week, the corn syrup would not harm you. Compared to the guy who drinks a 32 ounce Big Gulp every day.
  19. Stanley Doble

    does Food still taste the same as back in 1900 - 1920? or 1930's?

    That is the point. A candy bar or bag of peanuts was a substitute for a meal, not a between meal snack. A bottle of Coke was an occasional treat and the bottle was only 7 ounces. I know when I was a kid, candy or pop was a rare treat, and pop was considered a kind of liquid candy, not a regular...
  20. Stanley Doble

    Trouble with blades

    I am with dnjan except I would sandwich a stack of blades between 2 pieces of wood, clamp them tight together, then cut the notches with a cutting disc. This would not be difficult or dangerous. This would be a good method to get some blades to try the razor but might be too much trouble if...
  21. Stanley Doble

    plus fours

    "I think that would be the limitation I'd see for such a combination, unless, I suppose, one wore thw polo shirt with the full tweeds, in place of collar and tie. Not my preference, personally, but from a purely utilitarian standpoint it could be done." Tom McCahill's favorite everyday, or...
  22. Stanley Doble

    does Food still taste the same as back in 1900 - 1920? or 1930's?

    Obesity is not a new problem. Although it was not as common as it is today, in the 19th century there were health spas where people went to reduce. Upton Sinclair wrote about fasting at a sanitarium in Battle Creek Michigan. One of the patients was a hotel keeper from Nebraska who partook too...
  23. Stanley Doble

    does Food still taste the same as back in 1900 - 1920? or 1930's?

    I have a book about the history of the candy bar in which the author says that in the twenties and thirties the candy bar was seen as a meal substitute for those too busy to go home for lunch, or who didn't have the time or the money for lunch in a diner.

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