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<blockquote data-quote="Stressed2theHilt" data-source="post: 14422" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I remember Winkies for orange soda and fries.</p><p></p><p>Tillies restaurant in McKeesport every Saturday night. My family was good friends with her son Angelo. Dinners were always delicious and free. When visiting the area I'd stop for lunch. Not the same as it once was.</p><p></p><p>I remember going to the Drive-in. Best movie seen there was "Orca" and "Tentacles". Can't beat the cartoons at the beginning and the intermission "visit the snack bar" show. The swing sets there were the best ever! I still take my kids to the drive-in. It is usually a social event with friends and family. We adults have a great time and the kids still enjoy it.</p><p></p><p>Swimming in the local creek. Yeah it smelled funny but we didn't care!</p><p></p><p>We had a color TV and "Hollywood Home Theatre" was the prelude to todays HBO.</p><p></p><p>Chiller Theatre with Bill Cardill on Saturday nights. I'd think he was so cool when he'd drink his "Blood" cocktail during the show. Shreik of the Yeti kept me awake for quite some time. I remember "Little Stevie" a midget that co'd the show. He now runs an Auto Part store in Baldwin. Funny to pop in and talk about "the good ole days" with him.</p><p></p><p>Simba the white lion cartoon on Sunday mornings.</p><p></p><p>Penny candy that really was a penny. Was a big treat when my Aunts would take me to pick a baggie of penny candy. Actually it was usually as a bribe to that I wouldn't tell anyone where the took me when they had babysitting duty. </p><p></p><p>We lived in a neighborhood that had a rat problem. I remember my step-dads friend bringing over a huge snake and letting him explore the holes that led under the back patio.</p><p></p><p>Walking to Kindergarden and elementary school. Quite a long distance and I'm sure it was uphill both ways and back then when it snowed, it was at least 5 feet at a time. Remember the glass thermos' that broke the first time you slipped and fell on the icy hills?</p><p></p><p>Swimming out at South Park was always fun. It meant a picnic afterwords and a trip to see all the horses at the stables. Now all they stable there is Pittsburgh City Police horses. The Animal Preserve where you could go to see a couple of Buffalo and feed the ducks and see a few other local birds and a few not so local.</p><p></p><p>I remember riding on my Grandfathers lap while driving thru the Liberty tunnels. </p><p></p><p>Shopping in the Strip District was an adventure. Why is it that all the Italians seem to know each other? Man I'd look forward to that at times because it meant that the kids got goodies to amuse them while the adults talked. Just last month I made a special trip to the Strip to shop. Just love going to Whooleys and Sunseri Brothers and the Pennsylvania Macaroni Company. Nobody remembers anybody anymore. I take that back. The local cat-on-a-stick street vendor remembers me! My boys got in a fight while waiting in line a couple of years ago. I guess it left an impression. hahaha</p><p></p><p>I remember fishing for trout while visting Sea World in Sandusky Ohio. Once I took my job here I was all excited that I'd be getting paid to visit Shamu. Then I learned that Sea World Sandusky no longer exists. Shucks now they are going to send me to Florida to inspect Shamu. :smile:</p><p></p><p>I remember when the Pittsburgh Zoo had every animal in concrete enclosures with iron bars. The zoo is beautiful now!</p><p></p><p>I didn't have it quite as tough as some but I'm not complaining one bit. </p><p></p><p>I remember getting paddled in school (not me) up thru Junior High. Yeah right, try that one now!</p><p></p><p>Biggest thing I remember is that it was safer back then. Well maybe it is because as a kid, you don't have a care in the world and hadn't learned to fear life yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stressed2theHilt, post: 14422, member: 1409"] I remember Winkies for orange soda and fries. Tillies restaurant in McKeesport every Saturday night. My family was good friends with her son Angelo. Dinners were always delicious and free. When visiting the area I'd stop for lunch. Not the same as it once was. I remember going to the Drive-in. Best movie seen there was "Orca" and "Tentacles". Can't beat the cartoons at the beginning and the intermission "visit the snack bar" show. The swing sets there were the best ever! I still take my kids to the drive-in. It is usually a social event with friends and family. We adults have a great time and the kids still enjoy it. Swimming in the local creek. Yeah it smelled funny but we didn't care! We had a color TV and "Hollywood Home Theatre" was the prelude to todays HBO. Chiller Theatre with Bill Cardill on Saturday nights. I'd think he was so cool when he'd drink his "Blood" cocktail during the show. Shreik of the Yeti kept me awake for quite some time. I remember "Little Stevie" a midget that co'd the show. He now runs an Auto Part store in Baldwin. Funny to pop in and talk about "the good ole days" with him. Simba the white lion cartoon on Sunday mornings. Penny candy that really was a penny. Was a big treat when my Aunts would take me to pick a baggie of penny candy. Actually it was usually as a bribe to that I wouldn't tell anyone where the took me when they had babysitting duty. We lived in a neighborhood that had a rat problem. I remember my step-dads friend bringing over a huge snake and letting him explore the holes that led under the back patio. Walking to Kindergarden and elementary school. Quite a long distance and I'm sure it was uphill both ways and back then when it snowed, it was at least 5 feet at a time. Remember the glass thermos' that broke the first time you slipped and fell on the icy hills? Swimming out at South Park was always fun. It meant a picnic afterwords and a trip to see all the horses at the stables. Now all they stable there is Pittsburgh City Police horses. The Animal Preserve where you could go to see a couple of Buffalo and feed the ducks and see a few other local birds and a few not so local. I remember riding on my Grandfathers lap while driving thru the Liberty tunnels. Shopping in the Strip District was an adventure. Why is it that all the Italians seem to know each other? Man I'd look forward to that at times because it meant that the kids got goodies to amuse them while the adults talked. Just last month I made a special trip to the Strip to shop. Just love going to Whooleys and Sunseri Brothers and the Pennsylvania Macaroni Company. Nobody remembers anybody anymore. I take that back. The local cat-on-a-stick street vendor remembers me! My boys got in a fight while waiting in line a couple of years ago. I guess it left an impression. hahaha I remember fishing for trout while visting Sea World in Sandusky Ohio. Once I took my job here I was all excited that I'd be getting paid to visit Shamu. Then I learned that Sea World Sandusky no longer exists. Shucks now they are going to send me to Florida to inspect Shamu. [img]:smile:[/img] I remember when the Pittsburgh Zoo had every animal in concrete enclosures with iron bars. The zoo is beautiful now! I didn't have it quite as tough as some but I'm not complaining one bit. I remember getting paddled in school (not me) up thru Junior High. Yeah right, try that one now! Biggest thing I remember is that it was safer back then. Well maybe it is because as a kid, you don't have a care in the world and hadn't learned to fear life yet. [/QUOTE]
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