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    New to the Vintage lifestyle, first meet up turned into a disaster

    I grew up in MS. I have never, even there.. Seen people act like that. Never. That sounds like a bad play. I'm not saying you are making it up. I just have never seen people act like that. And I have been around racist and rude people of both black and white decent. I moved from MS to KY...
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    15 Old House Features that we were wrong to abandon...

    It didn't establish slavery....however..when a warring group, in battle, killed all the men of a tribe and demolished their homes, would you rather them just leave the women and children to die? Or take them as slaves? Make sure you aren't looking at slavery in the bible the same you look at...
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    1920's New Orleans

    My grandfather was born and grew up there. Born in 1907. Lived in the French quarter....where the poor people lived....
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    The Art of Manliness

    I grew up in the 80s and graduated HS in 92. Now even I feel old.
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    The Awning

    I have posted this before but oh well... This is my house. I actually like the awnings. A month ago they had about a foot and half of snow on them. I had to knock it off with a pole. I was scared of the weight it was putting on them.
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    Electric meters on the side of houses in the 30s and 40s?

    I looked at a house last year that had the meter in the basement. I had never seen one like that before.
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    What are you listening to?

    A coworker discovered I have a like for old radio shows and brought me 3 years worth of The Whistler. Working my way through these. Next is Suspense.
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    Why were the 70s such a tacky decade?

    When we were moving this summer..I refused to look at houses built in the 70s. They are that bad. I actually told the realtor we could leave cause she was wasting my time. They all look bad.
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    Why were the 70s such a tacky decade?

    Slim goodbody
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    Why were the 70s such a tacky decade?

    The seventies also had white guys with Afros. That was not a good look.
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    Why were the 70s such a tacky decade?

    The 70's had lots of bad music, but also had southern rock that was good and in my opinion was the Golden era of country music..(mid 70s-mid 80's). Though there was some bad stuff there too. Hey, I liked the 80s. That said I was young and in school then. I also lived in the south. Where I...
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    Searching for my next hat

    I like the look of the first if I look hard enough. The color makes it hard for me to see the crease.
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    Graveside Service Etiquitte

    When I worked funerals while in the Army, I kept covered because that was the uniform. When I attended funerals and it was cold and people were wearing hats, they removed them during prayers. Otherwise they wore them to stay warm. I don't know that I have attended funerals in the summer where...
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    The Cap Faction

    Hat was on a bed...I will remember that.
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    The Cap Faction

    When I first decided to get a cap I won this one off ebay for $5. It was worth it to me, however I knew...and still know next to nothing about dating caps. Can someone help me with any info? And then tell me how you know, so I can learn....
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    Any Old West Reenactors on FL?

    Guntown mountain in cave city Kentucky.
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    15 Old House Features that we were wrong to abandon...

    We have a house built in 1956 that has the porcelain handles labeled hot and cold.I really like them.
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    15 Old House Features that we were wrong to abandon...

    We opened the windows for ac when I was in elementary school. And that was in the 80's in Mississippi.it was warm.
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    Simond's Cap, 7 3/8, From His Early Period

    I'll take it and give it a try.
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    Cap question

    Hey, I see some caps with snaps holding the cap down to the visor. I also see some with no snaps where it is sewn. When did the makers start sewing as opposed to putting the snap on? Or as it either way from the start? Thanks Edit...I didn't mean to post as a addition to this thread. When...

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