Other things I remember - being turned loose in the cellar at a young age with a big a$$ hatchet to keep kindling wood split for the combined wood stove/electric stove in the kitchen; having to remove the ashes from the coal furnace (the highlight of my young life was when Dad installed an oil furnace); my first used car had mechanical brakes (sturdy shoes were a good accessory for dragging on the ground); when I was in high school a donut shop on the way home sold sugar donuts twice as large as anything you can buy now, for 5 cents each, on a good day you might be able to afford two.
I have a clear memory of many of the other items mentioned here. Scary!!
