Tell me bout the good ole Days - Remember when

The good ole days, ah, don't you remember..... Supper was always on the table at 6 PM, Sunday was rice and gravy, rump roast, cheese balls, Wilted Lettuce salad, cornbread and that's just the eats.

Remember when Grandma Watson would wring a chickens neck with a quick flick of the wrist.

Reunions were still on Big Creek, usually at Beverly's camp, now its at Edwins camp right up the creek. Big Creek is still little and still clear water. Some things change real slow, and thats good.

Red Wagons were name'd "Radio Flyer", dogs were named Pat and Mike. A BB gun was what you got at 10 years old. "shoot your eye out".... Red Rider lever action just like in "A Christmas Story".

The grammar school was next to the post office and that was across the street from the Fire station and Mayors office. The Star theater. Where we all went for the Saturday movies. The serial where, at the end of last weeks episode, the star was in a real tight situation and surely died. But..... didn't. Seems like they left out a 2 second clip where Roy, Gene, Tex, Johnny Mac, Rex, Alan Rocky, Smiley got out at the last second. Whew.... had me scared all week.

Grandma held court on the front screened porch shelling peas and telling stories.

Aunt Erin taught 5th grade. If you happened in her class you were in for a rough year. I think we have two family that suffered that.

Saturday at the Movies: We had our own special seats, third row from the front, first three seats. Mama and Daddy sat in the back where adults sat.  In fact, Daddy's appendix ruptured while in there.  We had to sit in the movie at night until someone, either Erin or Sugar came and got us to go spend the night.

Gas was 19 cents a gallon, coal oil was a nickle and you could rent a fishing boat for a quarter. Cars were all GM, Ford, Chrysler with an occasional Nash, Hudson or Lasalle thrown in.

The sound the tires of the car made driving over the Jackson Street bridge? Rrrrrrrrrrr thump rrrrrrrrrrr thump rrrrrrrrr. In the late 40’s, I think it was, when the water was nearly as high as the bottom of the bridge. And don’t ya’ll remember the year it snowed so much .. late 40’s again.

Kids could walk home from school without fear of someone doing something bad. 

Kids went out to play in the summertime morning and came back for supper...jus don't be late. And, without being obvious, kids actually played outside the house.


Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob