bjeriann

Do you remember how the first 3 numbers of a phone number was a word + a # Ours was chestnut 3 (CH3-and the number). Plus we had a party line with 2 old ladies that would listen to our calls.

SharBear

Definately remember the rotary phone; and the standard - although I learned to drive on a car that was a stickshift.

But my boys don't believe that we didn't have "at least" cable TV (we have a dish) - and we had only three channels ABC/CBS/NBC and to switch there was a box that controlled the antenna on the roof. You had to move the arrow on the box and the antenna went zzzclickzzzclick until it reached the direction you wanted to aim it to recieve the TV signal.

They are certain I have made this story up!

mcdaniel023

I am there with you, too. I remember the day my DD asked, "What do those knobs on Grandma's tv do?". I told her that back in the day, we not only had to walk a mile to school, when we got home, after our chores were done and IF we were allowed, we had to actually get out of our chair to turn the tv on. You should have seen her face when I told her that we had to get up every time we wanted to change the channel. And that it wasn't very often because we only had 4 channels. She is turning 30 this year.

JulieR

Haha! Only Grandma's TV never had a broken dial; everybody else eventually needed needle-nosed pliers to change the channel!

emerald46

Yes, Our first phone number was Oxford 4563....about 55 yrs ago...lol!

Chasing Hawk

I remember manual transmissions as being......

3 on the tree
4 on the floor

And I remember the wall phone at home being a rotary. And the sound it made when you dialed each number.

bjeriann

OH I forgot about the needle nose pliers to turn the channel. Thanks for the memory.

dixiebelle162002

I am 42 and remember all of the things you have listed!!! :lol: :lol:

lauriejo

I remember the first time I saw Wizard of Oz in color, I was about 12 or 13.

DesiG

I am not really old enough to remember party lines, but the 3 on the tree and 4 on the floor is something my Dad used to say :-) I do remember how excited we were when the Fox channel started, before that we had network and PBS. I also remember watching the world premier of MTV- video killed the radio star by the buggles- back when MTV played music, not that awful faux reality TV