Remember When

As you get older, you begin to look back on your life and the events of the day, and wonder what it would be life to experience some of them all over again.

Remember when you went to the Sonic Drive-In, ordered a drink, and they put one of those little plastic animals on the cup?

Remember the first time you had the Filet o Fish at McDonald's and it cheese on it?  What the heck? But pretty good!

Remember when the State of Mississippi honored Sunday "blue laws" and only essential services were open on any Sunday?

Remember when you had a TV antenna on your roof that you had to go up and turn after a big wind storm?  If you were a big shot you had a tower with a rotating antenna connected to an electric motor.  There were only three TV stations at the time, plus PBS.

Remember when soft drinks were only sold in bottles.  You could pour a pack of peanuts into a coke and have quite a treat.

Remember driving to every McDonald's you can find to collect the next latest mini beanie baby!

Remember houses without air conditioning?  Most had an attic fans that would pull bugs right through the window screen!

Remember riding your bicycle in the fog behind the skeeter truck and hoped you wouldn't run into a parked car?

Remember going to Jackson, Mississippi with your Mom for some shopping at the Sears store? You could ride the escalator up and down both floors while she shopped.

Remember when you actually answered calls on your land line telephone, or when you had one?

Remember when the only tattooed woman you ever saw worked at the carnival?

Remember staying up on Saturday night watching for the announcement of the Sunflower weekly cash drawing, right after the weather report with Mr. Bob and Ready Kilowatt?

Remember playing travel bingo on long road trips?  Or taking along a TV with built in VHS player?

Remember when, after a young bride got married, the elder ladies of the church would start counting the months before the birth of your first child?

Remember buying your first bicycle, baseball bat and glove at the local Western Auto?

Remember all the little knick knacks at the Ben Franklin Store?  Bought my first girlfriend a ring there!

Bet there are thousands more!  Those were the days, but I still prefer my nice, cool, air conditioned house!