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philb 26 Sep 2018 03:41:39pm Auctions	We may be able to keep this thread going...heres my contribution...Whatever happened to Whitewall tires and bowls of wax fruit on the dining room table ? 1 Member likes this post. Login to Like. "If a man would be anything, he must be himself."
51Studebaker Dialysis, damned if you do...dead if you don't 26 Sep 2018 04:13:54pm	re: Whatever happened to ? Whitewalls? Easy. They disappeared because they sucked. I can attest to this after spending countless hours trying to keep them clean. Brake dust, yellowing. Yuck. Typically the wide whitewalls were also found on bias ply tires; remember how bad they made a car handle? Or how about the flat spots the bias ply would get after the car sat for a while? You would run down the road with vibrations until the tire got some heat in them. So they disappeared along with vacuum wipers. Nothing like pulling a big hill and having your windshield wipers slow to a crawl in a hard rain. Yikes. Some things deserve to disappear. Whatever happened to history and civics in schools? Whatever happened to saving for a rainy day? Whatever happened to Netscape? Whatever happened to rock candy? Don Login to Like this post "Current Score... Don 1 - Cancer 0" stampsmarter.org
sheepshanks 26 Sep 2018 05:00:06pm	re: Whatever happened to ? "Whatever happened to rock candy?" Burl Ives nicked it all for his big mountain. "Whatever happened to saving for a rainy day?" In England the rainy days came too often, we could never save fast enough. 2 Members like this post. Login to Like.
StampCollector 27 Sep 2018 09:14:56am	re: Whatever happened to ? What about, "Good Service" or "Truth Telling" Login to Like this post www.webstore.com/~stampcollector1
ikeyPikey 27 Sep 2018 11:43:41am	re: Whatever happened to ? Ah, wax fruit. I saw some wooden fruit at a second hand store, but easily resisted any temptation to take them home. Great line from a newish TV ad: Dennis Quaid, about to take a bite, being cautioned: "That's a prop apple." Cheers, /s/ ikeyPikey 1 Member likes this post. Login to Like. "I collect stamps today precisely the way I collected stamps when I was ten years old."
amsd Editor, Seal News; contributor, JuicyHeads 27 Sep 2018 02:50:49pm Auctions	re: Whatever happened to ? I suspect that apple was made for a wooden Eve, no? Login to Like this post "Save the USPS, buy stamps; save the hobby, use commemoratives" juicyheads.com/link.php?PLJZJP
51Studebaker Dialysis, damned if you do...dead if you don't 27 Sep 2018 02:59:49pm	re: Whatever happened to ? "...that apple was made for a wooden Eve" Whatever happened to all the great artists when they did Adam and Eve renditions? In other words, why are Adam and Eve always depicted with belly buttons!?! How can that be!?! Don Login to Like this post "Current Score... Don 1 - Cancer 0" stampsmarter.org
clivel 27 Sep 2018 03:41:32pm	re: Whatever happened to ? "Whatever happened to...the days when eBay did NOT charge sellers commission on shipping costs?" Unfortunately far too many sellers abused it by selling expensive items for a nominal amount and then making up the actual price in shipping. For example I remember purchasing a synch cable for a handheld device on eBay, sale price was 99c, shipping was something like $25. Clive Login to Like this post "AlbumEasy - Free software for creating custom stamp album pages" www.thestampweb.com/albumeasy
philb 27 Sep 2018 05:16:48pm Auctions	re: Whatever happened to ? Sigh ! I started this . 2 Members like this post. Login to Like. "If a man would be anything, he must be himself."
JohnnyRockets 28 Sep 2018 10:05:28am	re: Whatever happened to ? What happened to 8-tracks!? JR Login to Like this post
angore Collector, Moderator 28 Sep 2018 12:27:41pm	re: Whatever happened to ? I still have a reel to reel tape recorder! Login to Like this post "Stamp Collecting is a many splendored thing"
philb 28 Sep 2018 04:17:16pm Auctions	re: Whatever happened to ? Johnny i think 8 tracks got what they deserved ! Login to Like this post "If a man would be anything, he must be himself."
musicman APS #213005 29 Sep 2018 09:30:50am	re: Whatever happened to ? As you said, Phil - YOU started this..... Login to Like this post
sdsimon 29 Sep 2018 02:25:38pm	re: Whatever happened to ? whatever happened to yo-yo's??????? Login to Like this post
musicman APS #213005 29 Sep 2018 08:28:22pm	re: Whatever happened to ? I LOVED Yo-Yo's..... Login to Like this post
musicman APS #213005 29 Sep 2018 08:30:54pm	re: Whatever happened to ? ....or drive-in movies?? Login to Like this post
ernieinjax 29 Sep 2018 08:46:32pm	re: Whatever happened to ? Drive in movies ain't dead yet. The Ocala drive in movie theater opened in 1948 and is still alive and kicking showing a double feature of 1st run movies seven nights a week. 1 Member likes this post. Login to Like.
JohnnyRockets 02 Oct 2018 07:26:24am	re: Whatever happened to ? I still love yo-yos! And can do a couple tricks! JR Login to Like this post
Martyn 02 Oct 2018 11:04:00am	re: Whatever happened to ? Bit more serious, whatever happened to Philatelia (Theresa) Login to Like this post "Collect whatever YOU like, not what someone tells you."
musicman APS #213005 02 Oct 2018 04:11:17pm	re: Whatever happened to ? ....politics....she could not separate her collecting interests from her political interests and still post here....sad - she is missed. 2 Members like this post. Login to Like.
TuskenRaider 03 Oct 2018 07:50:17am	re: Whatever happened to ? Hi Everyone; @ Randy, & Ernie; I miss drive ins also. My first one was Frankenstein, and scared us kids to nightmares. I still love scary movies, with a good plot line. @ Johnny Rockets; I never could master those danged yo-yos, but I'm fascinated by planetary yo-yo orbits and other weird space stuff. Still just sortin.... TuskenRaider Login to Like this post www.webstore.com/store,pgr,37572,user_id,37572,ac,shop
HungaryForStamps 03 Oct 2018 04:02:21pm	re: Whatever happened to ? You can stil buy yo-yos. I bought a couple for my kids with replacement strings. Also need some wax, but thats easy. Login to Like this post
rwillis29 03 Nov 2018 06:55:17pm	re: Whatever happened to ? Login to Like this post
michael78651 03 Nov 2018 08:47:45pm	re: Whatever happened to ? "I bought a couple for my kids with replacement strings. Also need some wax, but thats easy." Yeah. Just get a Q-Tip and get the wax out of their ears! (As someone else said...Phil started this, so don't blame me!) Login to Like this post www.hipstamp.com/store/the-online-stamp-shop
larsdog APS #220693 ATA#57179 04 Nov 2018 12:35:43am	re: Whatever happened to ? I'm sure there's more than 1 yo-yo floating around in the playroom closet. We also still have Calvert City drive-in (since 1955): Login to Like this post "Expanding your knowledge faster than your collection can save you a few bucks." www.larsdog.com/stamps
michael78651 04 Nov 2018 01:08:45am	re: Whatever happened to ? Austin had several drive in theaters. Perhaps the most notorious was the "Rebel Drive-In" that stood from 1979 to 1988 in South Austin. What was so notorious about it? It showed explicit adult movies. It was torn down and became a business park. Login to Like this post www.hipstamp.com/store/the-online-stamp-shop
angore Collector, Moderator 04 Nov 2018 06:57:10am	re: Whatever happened to ? Drive in's often are victim of land prices. They use a lot of real estate and the value of the land makes them a better investment for something else as cities grow outward. Also property taxes usually rise with the land value so ongoing costs rise. Login to Like this post "Stamp Collecting is a many splendored thing"
doomboy 04 Nov 2018 09:30:19am	re: Whatever happened to ? Still lucky enough to live in a community that still has one going strong. Only 18 left in the province of Ontario. http://www.lindsaydrivein.ca/ Login to Like this post
musicman APS #213005 04 Nov 2018 09:54:58am	re: Whatever happened to ? Near my wife's hometown of Olean, N.Y. is the Portville Drive-In - They have been in operation since 1970 and have 2 screens and a capacity of 500 cars. Login to Like this post

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