Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

[pistolerro]

Red Skelton, Johnathon Winters etc... Men of great character and beliefs which could make us laugh without the vulgarity all around us today....

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I had a random thought pop into my head today. Whatever happened to ant farms? I never see them for sale anymore. Or Sea Monkeys for that matter.

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

I had a random thought pop into my head today. Whatever happened to ant farms? I never see them for sale anymore. Or Sea Monkeys for that matter.

Still alive and well. I know Hobby Lobby carries Uncle Milton's Ant Farm, and I think the sea monkeys too.

 

[jamespowers]

Red Skelton, Johnathon Winters etc... Men of great character and beliefs which could make us laugh without the vulgarity all around us today....

My friend and I were discussing this a few weeks ago. We both feel lucky to have lived in an era when we actually got to see Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, George Burns, Milton Burl, Sid Caesar and all those Golden Era stars that made it through our childhood. We also got to see all those Dean Martin Roasts. lol lol[video=youtube_share;IsdKcRgI6NA]http://youtu.be/IsdKcRgI6NA[/video]

 

[Alice Blue]

I wonder if belt-mounted metal coin/change dispensers have disappeared? I haven't seen one in many years.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I wonder if belt-mounted metal coin/change dispensers have disappeared? I haven't seen one in many years.

The carhops at the local greasy spoon still use them.

 

[jamespowers]

The carhops at the local greasy spoon still use them.

Carhops!? I haven't seen those for at least 30 years around here.

 

[HudsonHawk]

Carhops!? I haven't seen those for at least 30 years around here.

The Sonic drive-in still has them. Some of them are even still on roller skates. You'll occasionally see the coin holder too.

 

[jamespowers]

The Sonic drive-in still has them. Some of them are even still on roller skates. You'll occasionally see the coin holder too.

I haven't been to a sonic out here lately. Are the carhops worth seeing so I have a reason to go?

 

[HudsonHawk]

I haven't been to a sonic out here lately. Are the carhops worth seeing so I have a reason to go?

Are you a 16-year old high school kid?

 

[Shangas]

I wonder if belt-mounted metal coin/change dispensers have disappeared? I haven't seen one in many years.

I know a few people who use them at the local flea-market for keeping loose-change in an easily-accessed area, but beyond that, I've never seen one.

You mean one of these things, right? You put your belt on, and then you slide/clip them on top.

Like I said, only at the local flea-market.

 

[Gregg Axley]

I haven't been to a sonic out here lately. Are the carhops worth seeing so I have a reason to go?

It would be my luck Betty Jo just learned how to skate, and my butterfinger blast would end up on the awning above me!
I haven't been there in a long time, and my health reflects it.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

A&W just up the road from the shop has them.

Carhops!? I haven't seen those for at least 30 years around here.

 

[Touchofevil]

My Dad met my Mom while she was carhopping. We always found it funny to think of Mom on rollerskates, she was so nonatheletic.

 

[jamespowers]

Are you a 16-year old high school kid?

No but scenery is scenery. :eyebrows:

 

[jamespowers]

It would be my luck Betty Jo just learned how to skate, and my butterfinger blast would end up on the awning above me!
I haven't been there in a long time, and my health reflects it.

Yeah great for the paint on my car too....

 

[HudsonHawk]

It would be my luck Betty Jo just learned how to skate, and my butterfinger blast would end up on the awning above me!
I haven't been there in a long time, and my health reflects it.

Is it just me, or does this sound really dirty?

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

A&W just up the road from the shop has them.

A&W totally disappeared from my area a long time ago. My favorite eatery Tomy's is located in a former A&W.

 

[LizzieMaine]

A&W is all over the place in Canada, especially around Quebec. Bebe-burger with a side of poutine.

 

[jamespowers]

A&W totally disappeared from my area a long time ago. My favorite eatery Tomy's is located in a former A&W.

We have an A & W but it is combined with---wait for it----KFC!