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Esso gasoline stations.

Are Texaco and Gulf still around?

Taco Maker

Barker's Department Store

Woolworth's with a Diner/Restaurant

Walgreens with a Diner/Restaurant

Zayre's Department Store

The King from Burger King

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We still have a Taco Maker in Salt Lake.  I think there may even still be a Texaco here, but since you mentioned it, I am not sure.   ???  I know the king from Burger King isn't around, but I went there with my daughter the other day and she got a crown.  I didn't think they still had those.  She hasn't gotten on either before or since.  It was kinda fun, brought me back to the days when I would beg my parents to take me there just so I could get a crown. :)

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TAB SODA
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Hard to find, but still around, from what I read.

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RC Cola

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This is still around too. :)

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I bought some Fanta soft drink two days ago.
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Well gag me with a.....  :P

(I always hated that sayin' anyway)

The stores in my area need to get with the program!

I know what I'll do! I will begin traveling around the country just looking for all the goodies I miss that are still around but just not in my imediate area.  :D

I'll let you know whenever I head out.

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TAB SODA
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Tab is still around.  Recently you could buy six-packs of it in Charleston, WV.  I thought they quit making it in favor of diet Coke.

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Fanta
RC Cola

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I had an RC the other day.

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Fanta
RC Cola

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Saccharin is also a thing of the past, though I remember Diet Fanta still using saccharin after other sodas switched to Nutrasweet.

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If I remember right, Esso became Exxon.  How about Sinclair?  I think that disappeared in most of the country, though there are still some in the midwest.
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We have Sinclair stations here, too. :)

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These are regional (possibly only Ohio):


Heck's department stores
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Heck's?  Wow, were they similar to Hechts?

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Yes Texaco is still around.  There are a lot of them around here where I live (MD).  I do still see Tab every now and then too.  I believe the last time I saw it was at a Safeway.

How about Burger Chef?  I miss them!! :(  http://www.burgerchef.com/
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These are regional (possibly only Ohio):

Burger Chef (& the Chef & Jeff characters in the kids meals)

Heck's department stores
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OMG!  Someone else remembers Heck's!  The only discount department store chain based in West Virginia!  They went out of business due to mismanagement and sold out to Jordache (the jeans company) which renamed them L. A. Joe but they too went out of business.  I had a Burger Chef in my neighborhood.  It's still a hamburger restaurant these days, but it closes at 2 pm!

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Fanta

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Walked into my local Wal-Mart today and what did I find?  Two-liter bottles of Fanta grape, orange and strawberry at 99¢ a bottle!  The packaging is different but it's still Fanta.  I guess Coke must be bringing the brand back to the States!

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Heck's?  Wow, were they similar to Hechts?
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Hecht's being the large department store based in Maryland.

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Really?  I assumed they were a nationwide chain.  Thanks for the info :D

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Really?  I assumed they were a nationwide chain.  Thanks for the info :D
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Collies (I haven't seen any since Lassie in 1978 )

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LOL!! :)

and there are Texacos and Gulfs here in NJ. I also remember my first Fanta sighting at college.

I remember a candy bar from when I was a kid. It might have been like a charleston chew, but it was "braided". anyone remember the name of that candy bar? I used to get one every Sunday after church when we stopped at 7-11 (a bribe to get us to sit through Sunday mass...!!)

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NHL: Minnesota North Stars, Cleveland Barons, Winnepeg Jets and New England/Hartford Whalers(Both the Jets and Whalers were from the defunct rival WHA)End Quote

Actually the Minnnesota North Stars are now the Dallas Stars.....the Cleveland Barons were never in the NHL...the Winnipeg Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes if I'm not mistaken and the Hartford Whalers....well the only good thing to come out of Hartford was Rick Ley and he's an ass't coach with Toronto now....

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I remember a candy bar from when I was a kid. It might have been like a charleston chew, but it was "braided". anyone remember the name of that candy bar? I used to get one every Sunday after church when we stopped at 7-11 (a bribe to get us to sit through Sunday mass...!!)
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That would be the MARATHON bar. :)

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Actually the Minnnesota North Stars are now the Dallas Stars.....the Cleveland Barons were never in the NHL...the Winnipeg Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes if I'm not mistaken and the Hartford Whalers....well the only good thing to come out of Hartford was Rick Ley and he's an ass't coach with Toronto now....
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Cleveland Barons were in the NHL 77,78  and the Hartford Whalers went to Carolina.

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I was in Canada in 1991 taking a shortcut between Detroit and Niagara Falls and saw plenty of Esso stations.  There have been none in the States since 1973 when all American Esso stations changed their name to Exxon.  So I believe you there.

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Fanta
RC Cola

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I've seen RC cola at my market. I believe I've seen Fanta too
also I've hard RC cola goes great with moon pies

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What ever happened to Mayor Mc Cheese, and the cop Big Mac from McDonalds
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The McDonalds in the town where I grew up had the old Mayor Mc Cheese etc toys for the kids to play on...you could climb a ladder into the cops head and it was like a jail ;D.  When they put in the new playland the manager took those home with him.  It is a hoot to drive by his house and there is Mayor McCheese by the fence in his backyard.   ;D

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Esso gasoline stations.
none in the US anymore

Are Texaco and Gulf still around?
yep we got those

Taco Maker
never heard of it

Barker's Department Store
never heard of it

Woolworth's with a Diner/Restaurant
don't know but I went to a K-mart recently with a resturant in it

Walgreens with a Diner/Restaurant
don't know

Zayre's Department Store
they sold their to ames in 1988 there is an ames near my market that I think used to be a Zayre's they company is now called TJX and owns a bunch of stores marshall's theres one near my market and a few others. here's a site http://www.geocities.com/zayre88/P_zayre.html

The King from Burger King
doesn't ring a bell

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Are Texaco and Gulf still around?

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There are plenty of Texaco stations around here...

are these the ones?
http://www.sweetys.com/p2040.htm

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Also, am I the only one who remembers the little wax coke bottles that had the flavored water inside? You bit off the top and drank the water... are these the ones?
http://www.sweetys.com/p2040.htm
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Yes, I think those may be them! I remember them WL and Adam. I chewed the wax but didn't eat it (of course).  ;D

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Actually, I don't think those are the ones I remember. I remember some that were clear colored, maybe tinted lightly green like the old glass Coke bottles... and the liquid was brown like Coke.
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I remember them all, I SAY.

Just kiddin'.  ;D

:-*

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Are Texaco and Gulf still around?

Woolworth's with a Diner/Restaurant

Zayre's Department Store

The King from Burger King

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Texaco is still around here  in the Northeast US.  There are three of them within a six block radius of my employers.

Woolworth's and Zayre's both went out of business spectacularly in the mid- to late- 90's.

As far as the King, I haven't seen him in ages, I'm guessing he was not as popular as Ronald McDonald, though the Burger Kings around here still have paper crowns for the kids.

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LOL!! :)

and there are Texacos and Gulfs here in NJ. I also remember my first Fanta sighting at college.

I remember a candy bar from when I was a kid. It might have been like a charleston chew, but it was "braided". anyone remember the name of that candy bar? I used to get one every Sunday after church when we stopped at 7-11 (a bribe to get us to sit through Sunday mass...!!)
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::) ::) ::) ::)


Did it have Carmel in the middle covered with chocolate and kind had that pretzel look?

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I just drank a bottle and a half of Fanta, I know it exists.
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I just bought a 12-pack of Fanta orange and a 12-pack of Fanta strawberry a few days ago.  Good stuff.

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Did it have Carmel in the middle covered with chocolate and kind had that pretzel look?

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hmmm... not sure if it was caramel....I'm pretty sure it was that white stuff in the charelston chews.. my memory (c r a p p y  as it is) is stretching back twenty + years on this... but someone said a marathon bar, and I"m going with that, cuz that name does sound familiar... haha! 20 + years is probably the last time I actually went to church (Catholic, anyway). I can  see my parents dragging me with my heels in the ground at 6, 7, 8???

:)

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Someone was talking about Tab and Fresca.

I remember Pepsi came out with Pepsi Light (not diet pepsi).  It had a splash of lemon taste.  It was in a light blue can.

Recently Pepsi has introduced Pepsi Twist which is very similar to Pepsi Light.

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I loved Pepsi Light.  Diet Pepsi Twist is very similar to Pepsi Light.  I love Diet Pepsi Twist as well.  I hope they don't stop making it too. :)

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hmmm... not sure if it was caramel....I'm pretty sure it was that white stuff in the charelston chews.. my memory (c r a p p y  as it is) is stretching back twenty + years on this... but someone said a marathon bar, and I"m going with that, cuz that name does sound familiar... haha! 20 + years is probably the last time I actually went to church (Catholic, anyway). I can  see my parents dragging me with my heels in the ground at 6, 7, 8???

:)
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The Marathon bar looked like a chain of chocolate.  Charleston Chew was just a long chocolate bar with flavored nougat inside.  The Charleston Chew came in 3 different flavors, chocolate, strawberry (my fav), and vanilla.  I only see the vanilla ones today.

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Fanta
RC Cola

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RC Cola disappeared here in the 70's too (I remember it well because the can had a textured feel to it)

Fanta however lives on big time.  There is also green and red Fanta now, which is confusing, cos' I always think of it as an orange drink

Most of the petrol stations have been swallowed up and there are only a few major companies now.  Gone are Total, Golden Fleece, Amoco, Esso.

Mind you, also gone are the days when you could only buy petrol between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.  After hours you COULD go to selected petrol stations and feed in ten 20 cent pieces and get $ 2.00 worth of petrol.

Gee, you'd get a long way on that these days (maybe to the next petrol station).

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Hard to find, but still around, from what I read.
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TAB is definately still aroud, I'm a TAB addict. I used to buy mine from either the liquor store or soda/pet food wholesale dealers. I usually buy it in case quantity.

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I've got one, no more Sambo's restaraunts.  Also A&W fast food places have all but dissapered, there may be a few still out ther but we used to go in and have to decide beween a Papa, Moma, or Baby burger.  It's the last place I remember that had the tray that mounted to your window.
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There are a couple of A&W Restaurants near me.  Alas, neither are drive-ins and both are fairly recent…

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RC Cola

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My stepdad drove an RC truck for years.  He would allow nothing else in the house until they were bought out locally and fired him. When we were out of school he would let us take turns riding with him... and at family get togethers we would try to outsmart him by putting other colas in the RC bottle.  He caught us every time. :)

Kristy

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Does anyone remember Playworld toy stores?  (I think that's the name.)  If you're from NY, you might.  Every year between Thanksgiving & Christmas, they would run TV ads that had a song which ended with a deep voice singing... "low... low... low... low... low... PLAYWORLD!!"

What about the old Lipton iced tea cans?  There was a blue for sweetened, and a pink for unsweetened (or diet, maybe)?

I vaguely remember Jack in the Box fast food restaurants.

How about all of the old holiday cartoons they would show every year (on free TV!)  It seemed like there were cartoons for every holiday!



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Does anyone remember Playworld toy stores?  (I think that's the name.)  If you're from NY, you might.  Every year between Thanksgiving & Christmas, they would run TV ads that had a song which ended with a deep voice singing... "low... low... low... low... low... PLAYWORLD!!"

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I do remember Playworld. I believe we had one where I lived in Massachusetss. It eventually became a K-Mart and either it turned into a Big-Y or a Pricerite grocery store. There are two shopping plazas side by side and I can't remember exactly which of the two it was.

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Does anyone remember Playworld toy stores?  (I think that's the name.)  If you're from NY, you might.  Every year between Thanksgiving & Christmas, they would run TV ads that had a song which ended with a deep voice singing... "low... low... low... low... low... PLAYWORLD!!"


I vaguely remember Jack in the Box fast food restaurants.


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We had Lionel Playworld stores in Phoenix...and Jack In The Box.  AZ & CA still have JITB.

Anyone remember that Corny Snaps cereal by Kelloggs that came out in the mid-70's?  The mascot was some turtle or something...I loved that cereal.   I also liked Fruity Freakies cereal.

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I still wish I found 1 person in this world who remembers "Sugar Mama" other than me.

They were like the "Suggar Daddy" caramel pop, except they had an additional fudge covering. Mmmm....

Oh, they were made by the same company.



I remember the Sugar Mamas and the Sugar Babies (I think they were smaller.) I don't remember eating them but I do remember them in the store. I spent much of my youth in front of the candy at our local store (fondly called "The Little Store." Have no idea the actual name of it.) I remember penny candy was just that-a penny. Sometimes you can get 5 for a penny depending of what it was.

Cat
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I used to play Atari for hours!  I still have a working 2600 system and was just playing it last night!
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I used to have an Atari many years ago.The joystick always gave me blisters plus,some of the games were so cheesy back then. -howard-

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Two department stores we used to have in NJ were

2 Guys and Great Eastern


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Aw, those existed throughout the New York Tri-State Area. Great Eastern bought a lot of old White's, Floyd's and Billy Blake's. Two Guys bought a lot of Grant's.

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Esso gasoline stations.

Are Texaco and Gulf still around?

Taco Maker

Barker's Department Store

Woolworth's with a Diner/Restaurant

Walgreens with a Diner/Restaurant

Zayre's Department Store

The King from Burger King

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I haven't seen a Gulf lately, but we have a Texaco right here in town.  My sister even has their credit card!   ;D

We still have RC Cola's too.

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Does anyone remember pop rocks?


Cat
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I remember that.that was the candy that crackled when you put some in your mouth.I liked that candy. -howard-

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If I remember right, Esso became Exxon.  How about Sinclair?  I think that disappeared in most of the country, though there are still some in the midwest.
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We have Sinclair's all over here in Colorado.  They have the green dinosaur on their sign.

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. No more Jell-O 1-2-3 mixes .
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I found a box of lime and a box of strawberry in my Mom's pantry the other day!  They had 10¢ stamped on the top.  I asked her if she realized she could put it up on e-bay as 'retro decor' and she was not amused.  

Do you remember Jell-0 Shake 'a Puddin'?  And QUISP cereal?

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1. King Vitamin Cereal.
2. Whistle Pops.
3. Gino's (fast food).
4. Two Guys Department Store.
5. Morals
6. Basic Human Descency (Spelling?)
Tim
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If I remember right, Esso became Exxon.  How about Sinclair?  I think that disappeared in most of the country, though there are still some in the midwest.
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soft drinks in GLASS bottles, pint size or 16 ounce either one..I miss that. Pepsi and Coke tasted so much better in glass bottles, not plastic or cans.  :(

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I agree! But you can still find them occasionally! At least I can.

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And it is just my imagination, but I swear drinks in galss bottles stay colder for longer  ???
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Yep, and they taste better and don't go flat as fast! Glass is the perfect container for soft drink. I guess PET is cheaper though. Oh well.  :(

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TAB SODA
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I know you can still get Tab in SLC. I checked it out the other day and the Albertson's grocery store near my place still sells it. I grew up on that stuff. My mom bought it all the time.

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I still wish I found 1 person in this world who remembers "Sugar Mama" other than me.

They were like the "Suggar Daddy" caramel pop, except they had an additional fudge covering. Mmmm....


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We had chocolate covered "sugar Daddy's" here in Salt Lake back in the '70's but they were called "Black Cows".

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Things in the 70s...hmmm...



Think about it...if you could play Joust or get all the fruit in Ms. Pacman, you were the BOMB...
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Joust was a cool game!

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What you don't see anymore:

Free gifts with a fill up of gasoline.  And when was the last time someone in a denim jumpsuit ran out to your car and checked your dipstick?
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There's a gas station about a block from where I live here in SLC. It used to be a Sinclair but Texaco bought it out last year. The guy who runs it still comes out and pumps gas and checks oil and washes windshields. But usually just for old ladies that have been long time regulars.

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:D  The one thing that always comes to my mind is the 8-track tape. I thought they were cute... with the little picture on the front.
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I think you can get those at any Flea Market
or Garage Sale.for cheap.

howard

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Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh
Baseball without free agency

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:-/ :-/ :-/ :-/

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Yea, the stadium is gone, but they shafted us with 2 new ones we didn't want that sit empty half the year.... anyway, Remember the "bridge to nowhere"?


:-/ :-/ :-/ :-/
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I liked Three Rivers, although I only went to Pirates games there, not to any Steelers games, which would have been a bigger deal to me.  Obviously, the Steelers sell out their games, whereas the Pirates have never really drawn well, at least in the past few years.   I would have loved to have gone to Forbes Field, but it was gone before I was born.  All those cookie cutter stadiums, Riverfront, Veterans, and Three Rivers, just didn't have a lot of appeal.  Especially compared to other stadiums I've been to like Camden Yards or Wrigley.  Although both the Steelers and Pirates fielded some great teams in the 70s at Three Rivers.  I'm beginning to wonder how long it will take for either of them to win another title.

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I liked Three Rivers, although I only went to Pirates games there, not to any Steelers games, which would have been a bigger deal to me.  Obviously, the Steelers sell out their games, whereas the Pirates have never really drawn well, at least in the past few years.   I would have loved to have gone to Forbes Field, but it was gone before I was born.  All those cookie cutter stadiums, Riverfront, Veterans, and Three Rivers, just didn't have a lot of appeal.  Especially compared to other stadiums I've been to like Camden Yards or Wrigley.  Although both the Steelers and Pirates fielded some great teams in the 70s at Three Rivers.  I'm beginning to wonder how long it will take for either of them to win another title.
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:-/ :-/

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The last decade for the rotary dial phones, and I don't miss them one bit. :P
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The last decade for the rotary dial phones, and I don't miss them one bit. :P
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Right,That's why we got cell phones! :)

howard

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Click-clacksDodge DartsBig crepe-paper pompoms on sticksMouse Trap (cheesy board game...at least I don't think they make it anymore

I had a Mouse Trap game & I remember it being a royal pain in the butt to set up, so I never played with it.  But I always had something cookin' in my "Easy Bake Oven"!!!