Remember when...

[nastygunz]

I remember hunting cave bears with my dad and uncles and my dad telling me son don't ever point your spear at anything unless you're goingto spear it! A lesson that I have retained till this day!   

[FinsnFur]

[Hawks Feather]

I had a hang-on cassette player, but before that I had a cassette player that I ran from a plug in to the lighter socket. Ask some kid now what a lighter socket in a car is and see what kind of answers you get.

[FinsnFur]

[nastygunz]

Back when vehicles were good.

[Hawks Feather]

Back when vehicles were good.

But also needed to be traded in every three to four years because the floor and side panels would rust out.

[Okanagan]

I bought a brand new 1970 Maverick in Hulla Blue, just like the one in the upper left corner ad photo.  The price was about $1900 and I drove it home after various taxes etc. for a little over $2200.  That was the first car I bought and the only new car I've bought in my life.   

[FinsnFur]

[FinsnFur]

Why did every household have one of these as we were growing up? Was this literally the only option for coasters at the time?
What kind of monopoly was THAT?   

[Hawks Feather]

It was the 'modern' version. If you are 'old' you remember the metal saucer shaped one.

[FinsnFur]

AHHHHHHH! Now that you did that, I actually do remember seeing some of those at my Grandparents.
We used them them for gold pans when we thought we were panning for gold in the river sand. That was so fun.
Totally forgot about that!