I remember when.....

[HudsonHawk]

And speaking of soda, I remember big horizontal coolers in gas stations and grocery stores where the bottles were immersed in chilled water. You reached in and fished around until you found the one you wanted. Coke you could always tell by feel, but other brands were a grab-bag experience unless you could peer down into the dark and see the cap. And if you wanted a brand that used a bottle with a paper label, good luck -- the labels would soak off and float around in the water and eventually reduce into a gooey pulpy scum along the bottom of the cooler.

I remember those too. The bottle always seemed colder than the ones from an air cooled box.

 

[HudsonHawk]

Anyone remember "clicker cans", the re-sealable aluminum soda cans?

 

[dnjan]

Speaking of flat-top cans, anyone here familiar with Churchkey Beer?

I can't get it here, if anybody has access to it and would send me some, I'd appreciate it. Of course, you would be reimbursed!

http://www.churchkeycanco.com/home.html

Never heard of it, but I'll look.

 

[LizzieMaine]

I remember when running a movie didn't mean decrypting encrypted digital files with encrypted digital keys that unlock too late to allow proper test screenings before the show begins. And I remember when anything that went wrong with a projection system could be fixed with a screwdriver, with no need for tech support people in India who admit they have no idea of what the problem is.

 

[Tomasso]

tech support people in India

Don't get me started. :rage:

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I'm very aware of the history. I'm a brewery collector, I've just never opened one myself. They were long gone a good 25 years before I was born. My father remembers them, when he was a kid, though.

The soft top cans were flat top cans with a steel body, but an aluminum top. They came out in the early 60's. You opened them with a churchkey, just like the steel ones. They weren't around long though, as the pull top was introduced a few years later, and quickly became the standard. All aluminum cans became all the rage around then too.

 

[jamespowers]

I think it'd be pretty neat to try. I've been collecting breweriana for years, and have never gotten to drink a beer from a flat-top can.

I am not too sure how impressed you will be with the beer inside the can.

 

[jamespowers]

I'm very aware of the history. I'm a brewery collector, I've just never opened one myself. They were long gone a good 25 years before I was born. My father remembers them, when he was a kid, though.

The weird sound they make when you pop the top is funny.

 

[Gregg Axley]

The weird sound they make when you pop the top is funny.

Almost as bad as the frustrating feeling you'll have when the ring breaks and the beer is STILL sealed inside the can.
I remember Lipton Iced Tea did that.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

It's worth a try, anyway. Find out if it's any good or not

I am not too sure how impressed you will be with the beer inside the can.

 

[jamespowers]

It's worth a try, anyway. Find out if it's any good or not

I'll try it and let you know.
I'll have to fin it first though.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

 

[Gregg Axley]

No clicker?
I had those exact same keys, on my first 4 cars.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Some of us even remember when GM keys had a "knock out" plug with the key number engraved on it.

 

[Stearmen]

Ironically, my 2011 Triumph Thruxton came with two keys. One for the ignition, the other, to lock the forks!

 

[vitanola]

The key to my first car looked like this:

 

[Big Man]

My '61 Chevy Bel Air has one key that fits the ignition, doors, trunk, and glove box. The operators manual for the car calls it a "unique feature".

 

[3fingers]

My '61 Chevy Bel Air has one key that fits the ignition, doors, trunk, and glove box. The operators manual for the car calls it a "unique feature".

And you can remove the key while the car is running, right? My 65 Chevy was that way. I recall my mother telling me that a big trick in the 50's was to pull somebodies keys out while driving down the road and threaten to throw them out the window. Hrmph. Kids in those days. [bad]

 

[Big Man]

And you can remove the key while the car is running, right? ...

Yes, and if you don't turn the ignition switch to the "lock" position before removing the key, you can start the car without the key.

 

[jamespowers]

I still need those for my cars.