Old things youngins might like to know

[Julia1996]

The scariest movie I ever saw was on one of those old TVs.  I think the black and white made them even scarier.  It was around 1964 and the movie was "The Haunting".  It scared me so bad I threw up twice during the movie.  It also gave me almost nightly nightmares for over two years.

To this day I have the scenes burned into my mind and refuse to ever watch it again.


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Oh, I will have to check that one out. I love scary movies but it's rare a movie can actually scare me. One movie that actually did scare me when I was young was Cujo. It's an old movie but it's good. I watched it with Tyler at my grandparents house.  They have tons of movies. There was no monster or ghosts. Just a huge rabid dog. The fact it was just a dog was what made it so scary for me.

[Sarah_P]

Don't forget putting foil on the rabbit ear antennas to get it to come in better and the rolling picture when the horizontal hold was out of adjustment! ... When remotes came out, it made a big KER-CHUNK!... When the channel changed

Ahhh.... Simpler times 😀

And weren't the first 'remotes' actually wired? I remember the KER-CHUNK, that was the the channel knob being turned.
My first TVs had 2 knobs for channels, VHF & UHF. Back then ALL TV was broadcast over the air, and you had to hope the antennae could get a clear signal. I showed a friend the Weird Al movie 'UHF' recently, and had to explain what a UHF station was. 

This reminds me of something a friend mentioned to me once. He asked a coworker if he'd ever seen a particular movie, one that was black & white, and the guy responded 'No, I have a color TV. Why would I watch a black & white movie?'. 

[DawnOday]

The Exorcist. I remember going to the theater and having to sit near where someone threw up. Oh it was very unpleasant.  I was also scared by Jaws. That's the day I proposed to my future wife.

[Dena]

I have always lived in the city but us kids would range as much as a mile away from home. We had set times we needed to be home by and often it was dusk or after it was dark. We were told as young as 6 or 7 years of age to watch out for strangers however there was never a problem with this. Maybe one of the advantages of living in a bedroom community.

Parents tend to be a little overprotective these days and in a way I think it prevents children from developing proper judgement. Consider I received my first pocket knife about age 9 and I didn't need to ask for it as it was given as a present. I was pretty old before I received a key to the house because the house wasn't locked until bed time. In Arizona, we slept with the windows wide open because we use a cooler to maintain the temperature during the summer and they required outside air flow to operate properly. Before they had coolers, they would put blankets on the lawn and sleep outside. It was a much different world in those days.

[Julia1996]

Don't forget putting foil on the rabbit ear antennas to get it to come in better and the rolling picture when the horizontal hold was out of adjustment! ... When remotes came out, it made a big KER-CHUNK!... When the channel changed

Ahhh.... Simpler times 😀

What does a rabbits ear have to do with antennas? And I don't understand what you mean about the remote. A remote is silent. How could it go kerchunk??

[Deborah]

Oh wow. You didn't worry about perves snatching kids back then?

I supposed that sort of stuff happened but you never heard about it.  We were just told to not talk to strangers and so we didn't.

When I was in fifth grade I had a friend that lived out in the country on a lake.  We would regularly take his boat out ourselves to ski amongst the alligators and beavers.  We also camped out a lot ourselves in the woods near his house.  We built fires and ate out there too.


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[Dena]

What does a rabbits ear have to do with antennas? And I don't understand what you mean about the remote. A remote is silent. How could it go kerchunk??

Rabit Ears they still make them and they still work. As for the TV making noise, the remote activated a motor in the TV which turned the knob for you and that made the noise.

[Julia1996]

I have always lived in the city but us kids would range as much as a mile away from home. We had set times we needed to be home by and often it was dusk or after it was dark. We were told as young as 6 or 7 years of age to watch out for strangers however there was never a problem with this. Maybe one of the advantages of living in a bedroom community.

Parents tend to be a little overprotective these days and in a way I think it prevents children from developing proper judgement. Consider I received my first pocket knife about age 9 and I didn't need to ask for it as it was given as a present. I was pretty old before I received a key to the house because the house wasn't locked until bed time. In Arizona, we slept with the windows wide open because we use a cooler to maintain the temperature during the summer and they required outside air flow to operate properly. Before they had coolers, they would put blankets on the lawn and sleep outside. It was a much different world in those days.

My dad was always overprotective with me. Granted he's seen really awful things but even so I think he was over protective. When I would ask him why Tyler didn't have the same rules I did he always said because Tyler was older. Only recently I was talking about how he used to let Tyler do more things than he ever did me and he told me the real reason was because of my size. He said I was always small for my age and I was a pretty child so he thought I would be very easy prey for some perve to grab.

Lol, that's funny you mentioned getting a knife as a gift. My grandpa gave Tyler a pocket knife when he was 9. My dad told my grandpa he was nuts giving a 9 year old a knife and he took it away from him. I remember Tyler getting furious and having a tantrum over it. Lol I don't remember if I laughed but knowing me I probably did.

[DawnOday]

We had three national channels to my knowledge in the late 50s & 60s in Los Angeles County; CBS (2),NBC (4), ABC (7).  There were also local channels also; KTLA (5) and KCOP (13) and one other which I don't off the top of my head remember but was Channel 9 in LA. 

And these channels would sometimes buy a movie and play it. 

When pay tv came in it was the promise of uninterrupted tv without commercials, yeah promised. 

Now there are so many channels that in order to watch certain shows you would have to spend a fortune.

Channel 9 was KHJ and Channel 11 KTTV, now a Fox station. It used to be the Dodgers station and KTLA did the Angels. I remember Stan Chambers of KTLA (RiP) broadcasting from a helicopter for the first time during the Watts riots. Then they covered the big BelAire fire. Chambers were still doing it 50 years later. Remember the Million Dollar Movies? How about Tom Frandsen,  and the ABC Movie of the Week. Aka The disease of the week. It's theme song was Chicago's "Does anybody know what time it is". Remember George Putnam? Bill Welsh? Dr, Fishbeck? Christine Lund? Clete Roberts? Baxter Ward. Kelly Lange  Hal Fishman Tom Brokaw Tawny Little. I like to watch the News/

[Julia1996]

Rabit Ears they still make them and they still work. As for the TV making noise, the remote activated a motor in the TV which turned the knob for you and that made the noise.

Ah, the antenna was called rabbits ears. A motor that turned a knob. Wow. Tvs weren't at all electronic were they? That's so weird.

[Lady Sarah]

When I went to high school, we were able to have parents sign a note, allowing us to go to the "smoker's lounge" which was a small area outside the school building. We were also able to buy cigarettes at age 15.
We were also permitted to work at county parks at the age of 12, mostly mowing lawns.

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[tgirlamg]

Oh wow. You didn't worry about perves snatching kids back then? 

We could make a quick getaway wearing our PF Flyers and peddling our Schwynns!!! 😀... I could go as far around LA as I felt like peddling my bike...  The only rule was be careful in traffic and be home at dinner time

Dawn... Didn't know you were an LA girl too!!!... How about Dialing for Dollars?... I played ice hockey with the son of the host Alan Sloan on the North Hollywood Bruins!

Dr George Fishbeck!... Good stuff!!!

[Sarah_P]

Ah, the antenna was called rabbits ears. A motor that turned a knob. Wow. Tvs weren't at all electronic were they? That's so weird.

Well, they WERE electronic, but I suppose you could say they were 'analog', compared to today's 'digital'.

[Cassi]

Well, they WERE electronic, but I suppose you could say they were 'analog', compared to today's 'digital'.

Worked in a tv repair shop in high school.  TVs back then had "Tubes" in them.  A smart person could get a trouble shooter book and then take the tube out and go to a drug store; Thrifty's, etc. and buy a replacement tube. 

Not all antennae were rabbit ears, some had to be placed on the roof and aimed at whichever direction the tv signal came from.  What was fun was the fact that remote controls were in their infancy and some tvs would change channels when you jingled your keys

[Roll]

(In carnival barker type voice) Why, let me tell you about this marvelous new invention called the transistor! Tired of having to replace those cumbersome vacuum tubes? Find your domicile becoming just a tad too warm for comfort? Well, ladies and gentlemen, the transistor is for you! Fellas, your sweetheart will be over the moon when she unwraps one of our new transistors for that special anniversary. And ladies, there is no surer way to a man's heart than through a transistor!

[Julia1996]

When I went to high school, we were able to have parents sign a note, allowing us to go to the "smoker's lounge" which was a small area outside the school building. We were also able to buy cigarettes at age 15.
We were also permitted to work at county parks at the age of 12, mostly mowing lawns.

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OMG!!! Smoking at school?? That's like illegal now. Buying cigarettes at age 15!!!!! The world was insane back then!

[Cassi]

(In carnival barker type voice) Why, let me tell you about this marvelous new invention called the transistor! Tired of having to replace those cumbersome vacuum tubes? Find your domicile becoming just a tad too warm for comfort? Well, ladies and gentlemen, the transistor is for you! Fellas, your sweetheart will be over the moon when she unwraps one of our new transistors for that special anniversary. And ladies, there is no surer way to a man's heart than through a transistor!

Aha, and the Transistor Radio came along

PS:  Good Barker voice - wanna go with me and join a circus?

[Roll]

It's a crossover episode!

Over in my thread this just happened:

Sounds like something Lorena Bobbit would do.

No, just his tongue not his junk. Knowing him he would rather loose his tongue than Mr. Happy. Lol

Score one for Julia on knowin' the oldies.

[Cassi]

OMG!!! Smoking at school?? That's like illegal now. Buying cigarettes at age 15!!!!! The world was insane back then!

In Texas, everything is legal except Pot for minors

[Roll]

In Texas, everything is legal except Pot for minors

Which is a shame because miners have it rough, they need to relax. It's dangerous work.