BillyVance 34 #51 June 15, 2011 You know what? That same TRS-80 computer is still in the original packaging in my folks' basement! I still have the transitor radio I built from scratch at 7 from parts at Radio Shack...Good luck with that now. It sure would be nice for me and my kid to build our own I-pod. When I was in the 5th grade, my dad and I built a transistor radio out of a toilet paper cardboard roll and some wire for my science project. Imagine that, a fucking deaf kid showing a radio at a science fair! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #52 June 15, 2011 "Our first computer, bought in 1979" Newbie! What happened to the term "Turkey" for new types? lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #53 June 15, 2011 QuoteHam radio? Crystal radio. Hooked up to a chain-wire fence. No batteries required, but you had to build it yourself.lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #54 June 15, 2011 QuoteHam radio? No, I we were just trying to get a sound...Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 22 #55 June 15, 2011 Hi Mike, "Remember all that....and more!! Saw my firsr real "live" Parachute Jump!..1951(I was almost 6 years old) at the Air Show at Hammond, La. Airport "Cole Bros. Air Show!!" Several jumps that day! Round chutes, O&W "Candy Stripers" One guy had a Mal!! I remember the "OOOHHHHH!!" from the crowd and he tossed out his belly wart reserve!! He landed behind us past the old fuel pit with the two chutes out!! At the time I didn't know then that I'd be making "My!" first jump there in 1964!!SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #56 June 15, 2011 Quote You know what? That same TRS-80 computer is still in the original packaging in my folks' basement! I still have the transistor radio I built from scratch at 7 from parts at Radio Shack...Good luck with that now. It sure would be nice for me and my kid to build our own I-pod. When I was in the 5th grade, my dad and I built a transistor radio out of a toilet paper cardboard roll and some wire for my science project. Imagine that, a fucking deaf kid showing a radio at a science fair! ~prolly didn't work, nobody had the heart to tell ya! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #57 June 15, 2011 Quote Quote You know what? That same TRS-80 computer is still in the original packaging in my folks' basement! I still have the transistor radio I built from scratch at 7 from parts at Radio Shack...Good luck with that now. It sure would be nice for me and my kid to build our own I-pod. When I was in the 5th grade, my dad and I built a transistor radio out of a toilet paper cardboard roll and some wire for my science project. Imagine that, a fucking deaf kid showing a radio at a science fair! ~prolly didn't work, nobody had the heart to tell ya! I bet he got first place!Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #58 June 15, 2011 Quote Quote Quote You know what? That same TRS-80 computer is still in the original packaging in my folks' basement! I still have the transistor radio I built from scratch at 7 from parts at Radio Shack...Good luck with that now. It sure would be nice for me and my kid to build our own I-pod. When I was in the 5th grade, my dad and I built a transistor radio out of a toilet paper cardboard roll and some wire for my science project. Imagine that, a fucking deaf kid showing a radio at a science fair! ~prolly didn't work, nobody had the heart to tell ya! I bet he got first place!Yeah...and the prize was an 8 track player! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #59 June 15, 2011 Believe it or not. The radio actually worked! You could only hear the AM stations though. My dad is an engineer, he knows how things work. I got honorable mention. Not bad considering. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #60 June 15, 2011 QuoteI remember thinking at the time "someday I'm going to figure out how all that works." Still working on that are you? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,067 #61 June 15, 2011 I'll figure it out one of these days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #62 June 16, 2011 Remember when all we had were Rotary Telephones and Analog Clocks.Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #63 June 16, 2011 Remember the old car air-conditioners that you filled with ice and rolled up in the window? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #64 June 16, 2011 Quote Remember the old car air-conditioners that you filled with ice and rolled up in the window? Bingo! We have a winner! lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtall 0 #65 June 16, 2011 Can you still get frito pie there ?" 90 right, five miles then cut."---Pukin Buzzards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtall 0 #66 June 16, 2011 We would chase behind the fogger trucks on bicycle;probably NOT as good of an idea as playing on the RR tracks (which we also did) Remember great customer service ANYWHERE ?" 90 right, five miles then cut."---Pukin Buzzards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtall 0 #67 June 16, 2011 and CHERRY BOMBS ! man I miss cherry bombs..." 90 right, five miles then cut."---Pukin Buzzards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longtall 0 #68 June 16, 2011 My first "video game" was changing the channel and my brother changing it back to something else. Many fights like that. The test pattern was an Indian and headdress." 90 right, five miles then cut."---Pukin Buzzards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #69 June 16, 2011 I remember when the house I grew-up in was surrounded by fields and pastures and neighbors were far and few between. Now, it's wall to wall houses. Our house, my dad built, is still there. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #70 June 16, 2011 Soda bottle caps with cool things on the underside...Royal Crown had redeem for a dime now & then...the keeper was a quarter! Coke had baseball player pics that you glued onto a sheet matching the player...you could redeem the complete page for baseball related prizes. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #71 June 16, 2011 Anybody out there make any walking-around money by selling Cloverine? Also, nothing in the world smells like 6-12 insect repellent. A couple of years ago I opened an old tackle box and found a little bottle of the stuff. As soon as I opened it was like I was sent back in time. IIRC it also came in a little metal "push-up" tube as a solid. Other stuff - any cut got either mercurochrome or merthiolate. One of them stung and the other didn't ...can't remember which was which. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #72 June 16, 2011 6-12 insect repellent...the smell of summer in the 60's! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #73 June 16, 2011 Quoteand CHERRY BOMBS ! man I miss cherry bombs... I used to make my own bombs by pilfering gunpowder from the old mans reloading kit, then packing it into spent model rocket motors, then sealing the ends with wooden plugs."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #74 June 16, 2011 Quote I remember when the house I grew-up in was surrounded by fields and pastures and neighbors were far and few between. Now, it's wall to wall houses. Our house, my dad built, is still there. Chuck I remember being able to walk out the door of the house I grew up in with a shotgun and go hunting for rabbit and pheasant. I trapped for muskrat and raccoon. We were surrounded by fields and woods. If I tried that now the police would be there in no time. It is all housing developments. That and the fact that my parents don't live there anymore would make some people a little anxious. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #75 June 16, 2011 Same here! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
