Perhaps you cannot imagine life without microwave ovens and many other modern conveniences.
Believe it or not, people got by without many of these handy items(including smart phones and laptops).
Here is a brief look at the past to give you an idea what life was like for your parents or grandparents not that long ago.
If you grew up in the 1960s in the Midwest, it was not uncommon to have no AC in your house.
In fact, most people did not have electric fans.
On hot summer nights, you sat outside with your elders and endured a lot of "I remember when" stories.
If you wanted to stay cool, you made a fan out of paper.
Yes, these things actually worked and stirred up quite a bit of air.
However, you had to keep moving your hand, and it was not like pressing buttons on a joystick.
If you wanted hot food you either waited till Mom cooked dinner or set it out in the summer sun for a while.
Setting it outdoors was fine as long as you did not mind the occasional insect that would land on your food.
In the 60s kids usually took baths about once a week in a bathtub.
This was not a big deal as most kids then were not that interested in bathing anyway.
During the school year, Sunday night baths would become a bittersweet experience.
You got to watch the Ed Sullivan show, but you had to think about Monday morning school.
There were no cell phones, personal computers, and very few digital clocks.
This meant you had to learn how to tell time from a clock made out of a paper plate, a brad, and paper hands.
Contrary to popular belief, most kids those days did not have to walk to school in the blinding snow.
However, it was as unusual as summer snow to have school cancelled due to the weather.
In the 60s you either walked to school or rode the bus, 99 percent of the time.
If your parents drove you to school you either had a broken leg or your bottom was too sore to sit down on a hard and uncomfortable school bus seat.
Yes, parents spanked their kids in those days and got away with it.
This also went on in most schools too.
There were no video games (not even pong) and most households had one large black and white television sitting in the living room.
Since cable or satellite TV did not yet exist, you watched broadcast TV through a set of "rabbit ears" on top of the TV.
It was not unusual to see rabbit ears adorned with tin foil to increase the reception.
Yet, a few houses had roof antennas in those days.
In the 60s, most families sat down and ate dinner together at least half the time.
They did not watch TV while eating meals and actually talked to each other and communicated (believe it or not).
Although by today's standards, things were quite primitive, many kids managed to grow up reasonably happy.
They have fond memories of Banana Flips, 10 cent hamburgers, and things called Bomb Pops and fudge sickles.
You can ask an older person about these things but be warned, you may have to sit for a while and endure a lot of "I remember when" stories.
Believe it or not, people got by without many of these handy items(including smart phones and laptops).
Here is a brief look at the past to give you an idea what life was like for your parents or grandparents not that long ago.
If you grew up in the 1960s in the Midwest, it was not uncommon to have no AC in your house.
In fact, most people did not have electric fans.
On hot summer nights, you sat outside with your elders and endured a lot of "I remember when" stories.
If you wanted to stay cool, you made a fan out of paper.
Yes, these things actually worked and stirred up quite a bit of air.
However, you had to keep moving your hand, and it was not like pressing buttons on a joystick.
If you wanted hot food you either waited till Mom cooked dinner or set it out in the summer sun for a while.
Setting it outdoors was fine as long as you did not mind the occasional insect that would land on your food.
In the 60s kids usually took baths about once a week in a bathtub.
This was not a big deal as most kids then were not that interested in bathing anyway.
During the school year, Sunday night baths would become a bittersweet experience.
You got to watch the Ed Sullivan show, but you had to think about Monday morning school.
There were no cell phones, personal computers, and very few digital clocks.
This meant you had to learn how to tell time from a clock made out of a paper plate, a brad, and paper hands.
Contrary to popular belief, most kids those days did not have to walk to school in the blinding snow.
However, it was as unusual as summer snow to have school cancelled due to the weather.
In the 60s you either walked to school or rode the bus, 99 percent of the time.
If your parents drove you to school you either had a broken leg or your bottom was too sore to sit down on a hard and uncomfortable school bus seat.
Yes, parents spanked their kids in those days and got away with it.
This also went on in most schools too.
There were no video games (not even pong) and most households had one large black and white television sitting in the living room.
Since cable or satellite TV did not yet exist, you watched broadcast TV through a set of "rabbit ears" on top of the TV.
It was not unusual to see rabbit ears adorned with tin foil to increase the reception.
Yet, a few houses had roof antennas in those days.
In the 60s, most families sat down and ate dinner together at least half the time.
They did not watch TV while eating meals and actually talked to each other and communicated (believe it or not).
Although by today's standards, things were quite primitive, many kids managed to grow up reasonably happy.
They have fond memories of Banana Flips, 10 cent hamburgers, and things called Bomb Pops and fudge sickles.
You can ask an older person about these things but be warned, you may have to sit for a while and endure a lot of "I remember when" stories.
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