You didn't even have indoor plumbing, did you? I can still remember homes with outhouses, and I was born in the early 50s.
On 12/3/05, Harry Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tom Wrote" > > "I am sure folks older than me can remember much harder times > still than the premadonna stuff I am spewing." > > Do any of you remember when all headlights were required to have the top > half of the lens blacked out? > > We probably had it bad but didn't realize it. Many families did not have > a > car, the ones that did shared. > > Harry Watkins > Newton, MS > 86 SDL Silver > 85 300D Euro > 86 SDL Gold > 81 240D manual trans > > > > > > > > > When I was in high I did not have a car not many of us did. Dave, least > you > > had the 1985 crown vic and the space shuttle astrovan to put around in. > You > > were doing real well. Heck my wife and kid family car was a 1989 > Mercury > > Marcquee (sp) (ah the woody one of the best cars to roll out of Mo > town) > up > > until 2003. I am sure folks older than me can remember much harder > times > > still than the premadonna stuff I am spewing. > > > > With my present economic situation and profession which is decent thank > God, > > letting the girls learn on a car which cost $2,000 I do not look upon as > a > > big thing when the heavy hitters in Greenwich Conn. are buying their > kids > > $80,000 Lexus's. I and my girls are not too "blanking" picky at > all. If > I > > were I would not be driving a car which is almost 30 years old and doing > > much of the work my self. I would be driving a disposable rock climber > like > > most of my peers. On the contrary, I consider myself and my kids just > the > > opposite of picky. I am Spartan and pretty retro. With a little > > Great-Depression attitude sprinkled in to keep me honest. > > > > That is this coal-cracker's 2 cents, nuff said. > > Regards Tom Scordato > > Bellefonte PA > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen
