Sgt 127 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 1 hour ago, NPTim said: Missed a hell of a marketing idea. Brown toilet paper. Never know when you're actually done. Sell a lot more TP that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O4L Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGW Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 8 hours ago, O4L said: This was similar to my mom's kitchen in the 1950s. She'd give my brother and me each a hand mixer like the one shown with a bowl or pot of water with dish detergent in it and we'd stand on stools at the sink making bubbles, great fun. Our kitchen range would bring a lot of money now--it was wood fired on one side with a couple gas burners on the other, gas oven. Lots of enamel, beautiful piece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthefrey Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 and.... Won't be too long till these are history too.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
refugeepj Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 10 hours ago, O4L said: a woman that cooks? yup! gone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roller-rat Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 On 9/20/2017 at 3:41 PM, Eric said: Nice! I wonder if there are many three-wheelers out there on the market, that are still in decent shape? It would be fun to have another one. Now I need to find a Moto-ski Sonic survivor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OV1kenobi Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 On 9/17/2017 at 10:12 PM, Sgt 127 said: Sure do. Kiwi Parade and Lincoln Stain wax. I still wear a uniform...black boots. I generally pride myself on decent looking boots. Same here. I still own and occasionally wear dress shoes. A pair each in black, brown and cordovan. Getting hard to find a large, horsehair buffing brush, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OV1kenobi Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 On 9/18/2017 at 12:58 AM, DWARREN123 said: My youth, eye sight and ability to party all night then do PT the next morning! If I never learned anything else while in the Army and stationed in the FRG, it was to NEVER run Monday PT behind a dopplebock drinker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OV1kenobi Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Tahmail said: Still a use for those; especially when the pull tab snaps off at the most inopportune time. The wise man/woman keeps one of those around, just in case. That, or a Swiss Army knife with a can opener or a P-38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 26, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 26, 2017 I wonder how many people today would starve to death trying to figure out how to use one of these? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OV1kenobi Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 On 9/18/2017 at 10:45 PM, Eric said: I miss phones with dials. I used to love the feel of the dial. I need to get another one, just to have it. I own a few rotary-dial phones. In fact, I used to be an avid collector and had them fitted with modular plugs to use throughout the house. I still have a landline, but had to stop using the rotary phones as they were incompatible with the DSL internet service that is my only option in my part of rural Oklahoma. If I could still use them, I would as they offered the sharpest voice quality with no delay. Pity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OV1kenobi Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 14 minutes ago, Eric said: I wonder how many people today would starve to death trying to figure out how to use one of these? Perhaps quite a few. But like I learned with the old C-rats when I got desperate enough: "Necessity is the mother of invention." There was a larger version of the P-38 that I owned at one time. Maybe it came with the B-rats? Every Army G.I. I knew, myself included, had one of those hanging from his dog tag chain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 26, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 26, 2017 1 minute ago, OV1kenobi said: Perhaps quite a few. But like I learned with the old C-rats when I got desperate enough: "Necessity is the mother of invention." There was a larger version of the P-38 that I owned at one time. Maybe it came with the B-rats? Every Army G.I. I knew, myself included, had one of those hanging from his dog tag chain. Necessity is a mother, alright. The P38 can opener is one of the few things I've found in a left-handed version that I really like to use. I'm a lefty, but by necessity(There's that mother again), I've had to learned to use all of life's right-handed tools and implements. As an adult, I've tried a few things made for lefties and found them awkward to use. The lefty P-38 is the one exception. A regular P-38 can opener is a bitch for a lefty to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OV1kenobi Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 On 9/21/2017 at 10:10 AM, refugeepj said: a woman that cooks? yup! gone! And knows how to make Southern-style biscuits like Granny or Great-Granny used to make? I don't think they make many of those women anymore, if at all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OV1kenobi Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, Eric said: Necessity is a mother, alright. The P38 can opener is one of the few things I've found in a left-handed version that I really like to use. I'm a lefty, but by necessity(There's that mother again), I've had to learned to use all of life's right-handed tools and implements. As an adult, I've tried a few things made for lefties and found them awkward to use. The lefty P-38 is the one exception. A regular P-38 can opener is a bitch for a lefty to use. Never knew there was a lefty P38. I just learned something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 26, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 26, 2017 10 minutes ago, OV1kenobi said: Never knew there was a lefty P38. I just learned something new. I don't think any were made for Uncle Sugar. The ones I found where just some knockoffs made for lefties. They worked great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 26, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 26, 2017 15 minutes ago, OV1kenobi said: Perhaps quite a few. But like I learned with the old C-rats when I got desperate enough: "Necessity is the mother of invention." There was a larger version of the P-38 that I owned at one time. Maybe it came with the B-rats? Every Army G.I. I knew, myself included, had one of those hanging from his dog tag chain. BTW, the larger version was called the P51. I'm starting to see a pattern there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OV1kenobi Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Eric said: BTW, the larger version was called the P51. I'm starting to see a pattern there. I didn't know that the larger one was the P-51. The larger one was the one to have, if you could get your hands on one. I had one, and it was my favorite "C-Rat Entrenching Tool." Much better than the opener on the 1957 Camillus Air Crew Knife that I was issued as "OV1kenobi." I made sure to be issued a 1957 Camillus Army Aircrew Knife. The year of my birth. I considered it to be my good luck charm. I don't know if it gave me good luck or not. I am still here, while my closest friend at the time was shot down and KIA. Sorry, but I have been thinking about my old friend lately. Edited September 26, 2017 by OV1kenobi 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someday Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 9/18/2017 at 2:25 PM, GlocknSpiehl said: Had to stop and think about that one for a second! Obligatory pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clancy Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 9/17/2017 at 1:12 AM, Eric said: I haven't seen this stuff in years. I guess it is probably still being made, but I haven't seen it. We use them all the time. The grandkids love watching it pop up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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