Being sent to the drugstore to test vacuum tubes for the TV,
When Kool-Aid was the only drink for kids, other than milk and sodas.
When there were two types of sneakers for boys (Keds & B. F. Goodrich Flyers).
When boys couldn't wear anything but leather shoes to school.
When it took five minutes for TV to warm up.
When all your friends got their hair cut at the kitchen table
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there.
When nobody owned a purebred dog.
When a dime was a decent allowance, and a quarter a huge bonus.
When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then.
Do we buy hot dogs in packages of 10, and buns in packages of 8.
Can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
Do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back to get their prescriptions.
Do people order double cheeseburgers, a large fry and a diet coke.
From the Estancia Valley Citizen