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  1. tonyb

    You know you are getting old when:

    And none of that was ever the focus of this forum. You’re overdoing it, and I suspect it’s among the things that have prompted some of our more interesting and knowledgeable members to cease participating.
  2. tonyb

    You know you are getting old when:

    ^^^^^^ I’m as responsible as anyone here for stretching the focus of this place to well beyond the “Golden Era” of the 1930s and ‘40s. But allusions to the 1950s and ’60s are one thing, and the 1990s another.
  3. tonyb

    You know you are getting old when:

    I looked it up. Irene Ryan, who played Granny, died of brain cancer, a glioblastoma, specifically. Nancy Kulp, who played Miss Jane Hathaway, was also a smoker, and also appeared in some in-character ads for Winston cigarettes, and also died of cancer, but I’ve yet to uncover just what kind of...
  4. tonyb

    You know you are getting old when:

    ^^^^^^ I’ve met and become friendly with a few people in recent years, and I’m happy for that. But I agree that there’s something irreplaceable in those relationships of several decades’ standing. I’ve lost most of my closest relationships of such a long duration. Most of my favorite people...
  5. tonyb

    You know you are getting old when:

    We’ve discussed before just how silly that notion is. A favorite uncle, in his later years, was fond of saying that. It was apparent he knew that the grim reaper was coming for him in the not-distant future and his way of coping was to deny it. The last time I talked with him, a matter of weeks...
  7. tonyb

    You know you are getting old when:

    ^^^^^^ I view the gradual but pretty much steady decline in tobacco use over the past several decades as a model for a societal approach to harmful substances in general. We didn’t have to ban tobacco outright, but we made it more difficult to push that drug (yes, it’s a drug) and to have the...
  8. tonyb

    You know you are getting old when:

    I was a smoker 35 years ago. I quit cold turkey in September of 2006 and haven’t had so much as a drag off a cigarette since. Back before I gave it up I sometimes smoked Marlboro Lights, but since then I’ve paid little attention to cigarette brands. But I hear that smoking, which was kinda...
  9. tonyb

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Diggin’ the ceiling fixture, the one nearest the camera.
  10. tonyb

    Nostalgic Memories of Long Gone Retailers

    Just came across this photo of the main Seattle Sears store when it was new. The structure still stands. It is now Starbucks headquarters.
  11. tonyb

    You know you are getting old when:

    It was something like 45 years ago when I planted myself in an otherwise unoccupied downtown office for a couple weekend days with a how-to-type book and a state-of-the-art IBM Selectric. Did I learn how to properly type? Nope, ‘fraid not. But my poor typing skills did little to hamper my work...
  13. tonyb

    Where has everyone gone to ?

    I’ll say it again: I value the FL and I wish it a long and prosperous future, for its owners and participants. I am not privy to the business aspects of this operation — what revenue it generates, what it costs to keep it up and going, etc., but my guess is that no one is getting rich off it...
  14. tonyb

    Where has everyone gone to ?

    We’ve chewed over this at some length in other threads, “Missing Members,” most specifically. So there’s little more for me to say that I haven’t already said. The gist is that people come and go for a variety of reasons, and that stylistic and popular culture trends come and go, too. “Golden...
  15. tonyb

    Vintage things that have REAPPEARED in your lifetime?

    Those were common 30-plus years ago. An old girlfriend (since deceased, alas) still had one when we went our separate ways, circa 1995.
  16. tonyb

    Vintage things that have REAPPEARED in your lifetime?

    ^^^^^ Many years ago, when I last lived in a house without laundry facilities, and I had a job that required I wear a crisp white shirt, I became adept at hand washing and ironing. It was kinda a PITA sometimes, but it could also be kinda therapeutic, too. And my hands were never cleaner.
  17. tonyb

    You know you are getting old when:

    YKYAGOW … … you receive news that a high school classmate has died “after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s.”
  19. tonyb

    Vintage things that have REAPPEARED in your lifetime?

    ^^^^^ Around here it’s become all but expected that a residential living unit will have a dishwasher and in-unit laundry. Some older apartment buildings and even freestanding houses lack such amenities, but almost all newer construction include them. And when the developers are buying appliances...
  20. tonyb

    Vintage things that have REAPPEARED in your lifetime?

    ^^^^^ It’s my habit to scrape the food particles off dishes and maybe go over them quickly with a mildly abrasive dish scrubber before tossing them in the dishwasher. I find it hard to believe that there was a dishwasher “hype” 30 years ago and that dishwashers have since become passé. If that...
  21. tonyb

    Vintage things that have REAPPEARED in your lifetime?

    ^^^^^ It seems counterintuitive, but my understanding is that dishwashers of recent manufacture are actually more efficient than washing by hand. They use less water and less energy. I did a little looking into it and it seems that home dishwashers are actually more prevalent in Germany than...
  22. tonyb

    Where has everyone gone to ?

    Yeah, we’ve lost some good ones. Good to see you again, though. I value this place and I hope it continues indefinitely. But I accept that times change and that nothing lasts forever. Hell, who, not so long ago, woulda thunk that Sears-Roebuck would go under?
  23. tonyb

    Vintage things that have REAPPEARED in your lifetime?

    ^^^^^ Does that mean you don’t have one? Do most households have them? Or no?

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