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Zone, some of us dated Susan B. Anthony's older sister. 
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Every business in the small town had "counter checks" at the cash register, issued by the local bank.
Everyone in town that had an account at the bank could just write out and sign a counter check for their purchase, instead of having to carry your own checkbook to town.
The bank identified the account holder by their signature only. No account number needed. It worked because everybody in town knew everybody in town.
And if some fool tried to cheat the system by writing a bad counter check,everybody in town knew that, too, by nightfall the next day.
It was nice living where and when people trusted each other.
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"If you don't know where you're going, you may wind up somewhere else".
Yogi Berra
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Crank telephones in Burkes Garden Va.
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Jewel T, Mcness, Stanley home products. Are a few of the sales man that came to my grandmother's.
They only came to our house once. Mom didn't have the money, or time for them.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Soap operas on radio, "Young Doctor Malone'. Others.
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"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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I liked Gunsmoke on the radio.
By the time I was 5, I wore my cap guns every day.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps
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The doctor making house calls.
I remember the doctor lancing a sty on my eye lid while lying on the sofa in moms living room.
Doctor Wilson, I think was his name, smoked like a fish.
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Bright light switch on the floor boards. Right next to the starter pedal which was located next to the throttle so you could get your foot on both at the same time. Don't recollect it being quite like that. I dimmed my lights with my left foot.
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
Thomas Jefferson
GeoW, The "Unwoke" ...Let's go Brandon!
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Bright light switch on the floor boards. Right next to the starter pedal which was located next to the throttle so you could get your foot on both at the same time. Don't recollect it being quite like that. I dimmed my lights with my left foot. me too.
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The doctor making house calls.
I remember the doctor lancing a sty on my eye lid while lying on the sofa in moms living room.
Doctor Wilson, I think was his name, smoked like a fish.
Were you standing next to him?
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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The NFL had fewer teams, and played in MLB parks. The dirt part of the baseball infield when it was muddy, and the end zones marked with white diagonal stripes. The goal posts curved over the goal line. 33 men on an NFL team
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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Cloth diapers, with rubber pants over them on baby's.
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"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Bright light switch on the floor boards. Right next to the starter pedal which was located next to the throttle so you could get your foot on both at the same time. Don't recollect it being quite like that. I dimmed my lights with my left foot. Some of the old trucks had the starter pedal on the right side next to the gas pedal, I can't recall any autos having that but left foot dimmer switches were in common use into the early 70's as I recall. drover
223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.
24hourcampfire.com - The site where there is a problem for every solution.
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that starter on the floor was so you engaged the gears; no bendix or solenoid involved. Remember the heater had a flap you could close to push more air up the little slit for defrosters.
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I'm feeling young....
-Jake
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
In God We Trust.
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Helped raise my 2 w/cloth diapers.......
And learned how to engage the starter & use the foot throttle w/the same foot,
the other for the brake pedal.
yes, forever young.
"The more I am around people the better I like my dog." Mark Twain
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The old vent flap on pickups. Thank you for that.
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"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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The old vent flap on pickups. Thank you for that. Grrrrrrr Still mad at the car companies for cutting cost by doing away with the vent windows!!! DMc : )
Make Gitmo Great Again!!
Who gave the order to stop counting votes in the swing states on the night of November 3/4, 2020?
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The old vent flap on pickups. Thank you for that. Grrrrrrr Still mad at the car companies for cutting cost by doing away with the vent windows!!! DMc : ) Yes!
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Three thousand dollars a year was a good income. The Major League Baseball rookie minimum salary was $6000.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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