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rwheels · 03-02-2022, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dscabra

Not those, but these:

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Thom McAn for the win

rwheels · 03-02-2022, 01:25 PM

And, of course, these:

translux · 03-02-2022, 07:27 PM

You remember the days that you had to know where someone was to call them.
I tried to explain this to my kids and they just couldn't wrap their heads around this.
In thinking about it how did we know? Did we all keep similar schedules? Were we less mobile and more predictable? IDK

Lady Jane · 03-02-2022, 07:35 PM

I remember the small cereal boxes that you could cut open and not require a bowl.

Tommy-G · 03-02-2022, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by dscabra

You know what this is:

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dscabra · 03-02-2022, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tommy-G

A fire extinguisher. Heat would activate a spring loaded rod that would break the glass and release the liquid in the glass ball.

3.0L · 03-02-2022, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jane

I remember the small cereal boxes that you could cut open and not require a bowl.

Mom would buy those mini cereal boxes for us on occasion. They probably weren't the most economical way to buy cereal, but it was much more fun to eat.

M_Six · 03-02-2022, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Jane

I remember the small cereal boxes that you could cut open and not require a bowl.

My folks would bring cases of those with us when we went camping. Saved Mom from washing a lot of bowls and such.

UncleWede · 03-03-2022, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

My folks would bring cases of those with us when we went camping. Saved Mom from washing a lot of bowls and such.

ROAD TRIP!!

These, Triscuits, and a few cans of cheese.

3.0L · 03-03-2022, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

ROAD TRIP!!

These, Triscuits, and a few cans of cheese.

And warm Pepsi Cola!

Esteban · 03-03-2022, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 3.0L

And warm Pepsi Cola!

I was always a coke fan.

M_Six · 03-03-2022, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

I was always a coke fan.

The campground we stayed at most of the time had a snack bar at the playground and ballfield. They used to sell Birch Beer. Loved that stuff.

3798j · 03-03-2022, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

I was always a coke fan.

In the 6 1/2 oz. return for deposit green contour bottle.

Esteban · 03-03-2022, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

In the 6 1/2 oz. return for deposit green contour bottle.

Was actually making a joke and referring to something else.

But... "no no no no I don't *sniff* no more. I'm tired of waking up on the floor."

3798j · 03-03-2022, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Was actually making a joke and referring to something else.

But... "no no no I don't *sniff* no more. I'm tired of waking up on the floor."

Aha...that would be 2 decades later.

Esteban · 03-03-2022, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

Aha...that would be 2 decades later.

Yes, definitely.

cmyx6go · 03-03-2022, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

In the 6 1/2 oz. return for deposit green contour bottle.

It always better in the glass bottles!

Esteban · 03-03-2022, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

It always better in the glass bottles!

You are right. Cans are never as good as a glass bottle imo.

UncleWede · 03-03-2022, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

You are right. Cans are never as good as a glass bottle imo.

My (Hispanic) wife is now always on the lookout for the Mexican coke in a bottle. They are something like 8 oz, but I think actually in mL. From the few sips I've had, they contain significant more sugar.

Mom/Dad certainly didn't want 2-4 boys drinking soda in an enclosed vehicle when next hotel is 500+ miles away, or as far as Dad could drive.

SpeedBuggy · 03-03-2022, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

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Originally Posted by Esteban

You are right. Cans are never as good as a glass bottle imo.

My (Hispanic) wife is now always on the lookout for the Mexican coke in a bottle. They are something like 8 oz, but I think actually in mL. From the few sips I've had, they contain significant more sugar.

Mom/Dad certainly didn't want 2-4 boys drinking soda in an enclosed vehicle when next hotel is 500+ miles away, or as far as Dad could drive.

Isn't that what Chipotle sells, the Mexican Coke in the bottle? Have had one or two while enjoying a burrito bowl in the past. Just in one today and saw the bottled Coke there. A number of grocery stores and Walmart sell it around here. Available online.

SpeedBuggy · 03-03-2022, 09:59 PM

Speaking of Coke, remember my dad using it to clean the battery posts on the car battery. Still drink that stuff, the Coke that is to this day.

vreihen16 · 03-04-2022, 12:59 PM

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Isn't that what Chipotle sells, the Mexican Coke in the bottle?

Every time that someone mentions Coke made/bottled in Mexico, the first thing that I think of is Montezuma's revenge.....

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