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Things I miss from my youth
« on: December 08, 2025, 11:41:57 pm »
Being able to stand outside in the snow and write my name in cursive in one stream.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2025, 11:55:17 pm »
Going to a concert or social event without a cell phone in sight.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2025, 12:15:02 am »
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« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2025, 12:23:50 am »
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2025, 03:36:03 am »
Being among my relatives from the prior two generations, and some from my generation, all gone, who I enjoyed being with immensely through the years.  The fun we had together, the joy of spending days with one another, such a cherished experience that is only a memory today.  Family today I rarely get to see, and extended family virtually never.

I have 10 1st cousins and I have only seen one of them in the last 15+ years.  Used to see many of them every other week, and spend 1-2 week vacations with them every summer.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2025, 08:18:54 am »
Getting to see the Wizard of Oz the one time each year it was shown on tv
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2025, 08:42:36 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on December 08, 2025, 11:41:57 pm
Being able to stand outside in the snow and write my name in cursive in one stream.

SO... you're telling me your real name IRL is Bo...  :whistle: :laugh:
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2025, 08:44:54 am »
Quote from: jafo2010 on December 09, 2025, 03:36:03 am
Being among my relatives from the prior two generations, and some from my generation, all gone, who I enjoyed being with immensely through the years.  The fun we had together, the joy of spending days with one another, such a cherished experience that is only a memory today.  Family today I rarely get to see, and extended family virtually never.

I have 10 1st cousins and I have only seen one of them in the last 15+ years.  Used to see many of them every other week, and spend 1-2 week vacations with them every summer.

 :yowsa:  :amen:
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« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2025, 08:46:00 am »
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2025, 08:47:15 am »
Being able to hear and being able to see without glasses.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2025, 08:52:57 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on December 08, 2025, 11:41:57 pm
Being able to stand outside in the snow and write my name in cursive in one stream.

That's easy if your name is Bob Smith.

If it were "Maximilian Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenberger", you'd have to drink a case of beer, and probably get your pants wet.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2025, 09:04:09 am »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on December 09, 2025, 08:47:15 am
Being able to hear and being able to see without glasses.

 :amen:
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2025, 09:25:51 am »
I miss waking up in the morning and seeing the world as a wondrous place....
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2025, 09:26:46 am »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on December 09, 2025, 08:47:15 am
Being able to hear and being able to see without glasses.

I miss that, too!
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2025, 09:31:56 am »
Not having pain in every joint of my body.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2025, 11:19:53 am »
Knowing that the woman I am looking at….is actually a woman 888mouth, being able to listen to rock instead of Spanish, Korean and Arab languages on the AM band, cars without computers, Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland when the Walt’s were alive, Actual comedy shows without laugh tracks so the comedians and cast had to actually be funny, being able to go into Sears & Roebuck, Montgomery Wards and sporting goods stores buy a gun and walk out with it ………in California! And so much more.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2025, 12:07:52 pm »
Summer Vacation (off from School), Snow Days (off from School) ... Black Sabbath was right ... I am killing myself to live.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2025, 12:18:40 pm »
I don't miss a thing. I was born a poor black child.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #18 on: December 09, 2025, 12:37:35 pm »
Quote from: bigheadfred on December 09, 2025, 12:18:40 pm
I don't miss a thing. I was born a poor black child.

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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #19 on: December 09, 2025, 12:40:59 pm »
Stars in the sky at night.
I see less of them each passing year.

30 years in a suburb that went from 38k to 100+k population will do that...
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #20 on: December 09, 2025, 12:42:05 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on December 09, 2025, 08:52:57 am
That's easy if your name is Bob Smith.

If it were "Maximilian Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenberger", you'd have to drink a case of beer, and probably get your pants wet.

 :cool: LOL
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #21 on: December 09, 2025, 12:44:04 pm »
Sanity.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #22 on: December 09, 2025, 12:47:04 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on December 09, 2025, 09:31:56 am
Not having pain in every joint of my body.



Ain't that the truth!

And the loss of mobility that accompanies it. Not getting on the floor because it's doubtful I can get back up.  8888crybaby
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« Reply #23 on: December 09, 2025, 01:13:33 pm »
My youth was not all that happy, but there are a few things I do miss.

* The last hour of a school year and the delicious thought of a seemingly endless summer ahead.

* Playing baseball and football games for hours in a sandlot field.

* Seeing my school district's name and the word "Closed" on our TV on the morning of a snowstorm.

* Holiday parties filled with music and drink and laughter when everyone I loved was still alive. 
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #24 on: December 09, 2025, 04:33:22 pm »
I sailed wrote:
"Getting to see the Wizard of Oz the one time each year it was shown on tv"

For years as a kid, I thought the entire movie was in black-and-white...

Things I remember and miss?

- Walking through the empty farm fields that bordered my parents house (CT, mid-1950's)... all bordered by ancient stone walls. Today they're all very expensive homes and the fields have become wooded.

- Walking two miles to town at age 8 or 9. Just me walking on my own down the road. There was construction a few miles down the line, and the truck drivers would stop in their Mack Thermodyne dump trucks and ask if I'd like a ride. How great is that? And I when I got to town (small CT town but they had TWO general stores), hanging around the railroad yard and watching them load bluestone into the trucks. Got a ride on the New Haven railroad engine there, too. I should have quit while I was ahead.
Can you imagine an 8-year old wandering around like that today? It would be on the news...
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« Reply #25 on: December 09, 2025, 04:35:33 pm »
Watching the Mary Martin version of "Peter Pan."
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« Reply #26 on: December 09, 2025, 04:57:03 pm »
Sunday dinners at my grandparents.  Grandpa always barbecued something, and grandma's mashed potatoes were absolutely delicious and her mile high pies or cakes were fantastic.  Then, we'd watch the Ed Sullivan show; not that I'm necessarily an Ed Sullivan show fan, but he had Elvis on his show who was grandma's favorite. We moved away when I was 7.  I saw my grandma a couple of times after that and she was able to make it to our wedding.  After moving relatives became people that I knew in the past.
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #27 on: December 09, 2025, 05:16:55 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on December 09, 2025, 09:25:51 am
I miss waking up in the morning and seeing the world as a wondrous place....



It still is @Cyber Liberty . The people and events aren't too wonderous as a rule, but some are. :laugh:

The world, itself, is still the same wonderous miracle that it has always been.
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« Reply #28 on: December 09, 2025, 05:25:00 pm »
Quote from: berdie on December 09, 2025, 05:16:55 pm


It still is @Cyber Liberty . The people and events aren't too wonderous as a rule, but some are. :laugh:

The world, itself, is still the same wonderous miracle that it has always been.

That's beautiful @berdie   Thank you for the reminder.
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« Reply #29 on: December 09, 2025, 05:39:12 pm »
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Re: Things I miss from my youth
« Reply #30 on: December 09, 2025, 09:48:30 pm »
Quote from: GrouchoTex on December 09, 2025, 12:40:59 pm
Stars in the sky at night.
I see less of them each passing year.

30 years in a suburb that went from 38k to 100+k population will do that...

Man, you need to get you out of town - Up to the tippy top of the Sierras down there. Nothing better than stars from a mountaintop way back in the sticks. The light show will keep you up at night. Add in some Northern Lights, a UFO or two, and it's better than TV.

What a grand show!
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mountaineer...

Not having pain in every joint of my body.

Try using shark cartilage.  Specifically, Cartilade, which is made by an outfit in California.  Shark cartilage is a natural substance, and one of the benefits of it is alleviating pain.
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