The things that remind you of childhood thread!

c1pher · 07-14-2022, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nachbar

As a Kid, remember standig at the dealers window, dreaming of this car. 5 Years ago, I bought it.

I remember being overseas and a lot of my colleagues bought Porsches, Mercedes and BMWs when the dollar was worth over 4 DM. I was there when $1=2DM so couldn’t really even afford even a 318i that I really wanted.

Watching The World Burn · 07-14-2022, 09:32 AM

This was applied to my butt more than a few times as a kid. The one in question had a V-notch in the end which would provide that extra "pinch" as the skin got into it. We called it the "spoon bite".

Lady Jane · 07-14-2022, 09:48 AM

The smell of JP4. It reminds me of my dad when he got home from a flying mission.

" Pheeew daddy...!!! You smell like airplane."

Name: smelly..jpg
Views: 759
Size: 56.0 KB

Name: smelly..jpg
Views: 759
Size: 56.0 KB

rwheels · 07-14-2022, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommy-G

I begged and begged for one of these and my parents said it was too dangerous. Now mind you, at 10yrs old I was jumping my bike over sky scrapers but the Green Machine was too dangerous.

I think they started reselling Green Machine's

Well yeah! It was the "assault" tricycle of it's time.

T0RM3NT · 07-14-2022, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

The smell of JP4. It reminds me of my dad when he got home from a flying mission.

" Pheeew daddy...!!! You smell like airplane."

Attachment 2930638

I loved that smell!!

Name: 2022-07-14_8-56-22.jpg
Views: 414
Size: 269.9 KB

c1pher · 07-14-2022, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

The smell of JP4. It reminds me of my dad when he got home from a flying mission.

" Pheeew daddy...!!! You smell like airplane."

Attachment 2930638

What about amine?

dtox9 · 07-14-2022, 10:21 AM

Boy these bring me back...........

c1pher · 07-14-2022, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watching The World Burn

This was applied to my butt more than a few times as a kid. The one in question had a V-notch in the end which would provide that extra "pinch" as the skin got into it. We called it the "spoon bite".

I had to select my own switch. And if it wasn't appropriate, one would be selected for me. My mom also helped me pack my bags once when I said I wanted to leave. I was five years old lol.

bosstones · 07-14-2022, 03:35 PM

My childhood pictures usually remind me of my childhood.

NickyC · 07-14-2022, 03:45 PM

First cable box that sat on top of the TV, and it had a manual slider to select the channels. Anyone else remember that?

How about recording songs off the radio with a stereo/cassette combo deck?

#1, no social media and no internet. Take me back, it was all so much better.

Sedan_Clan · 07-14-2022, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickyC

First cable box that sat on top of the TV, and it had a manual slider to select the channels. Anyone else remember that?

How about recording songs off the radio with a stereo/cassette combo deck?

#1, no social media and no internet. Take me back, it was all so much better.

Absolutely!

Esteban · 07-14-2022, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickyC

First cable box that sat on top of the TV, and it had a manual slider to select the channels. Anyone else remember that?

How about recording songs off the radio with a stereo/cassette combo deck?

#1, no social media and no internet. Take me back, it was all so much better.

Used to record whole albums from 95.5 KLOS "The Seventh Day" radio show on Sunday nights.

Darth One · 07-14-2022, 04:02 PM

Watching the latest Stranger Things season…that show NAILS being a kid in the 80’s

tranquility · 07-14-2022, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommy-G

I begged and begged for one of these and my parents said it was too dangerous. Now mind you, at 10yrs old I was jumping my bike over sky scrapers but the Green Machine was too dangerous.

I think they started reselling Green Machine's

Dangerous how? LOL.

Someone else posted the Big Wheel, my bro had that and I had the Green Machine. Good times.

NickyC · 07-14-2022, 06:52 PM

Oh wait, how could I forget.

Lawn darts and Spyhunter lol.

CarsAndGuitars · 07-14-2022, 07:01 PM

70s Saturday morning cartoons including but not limited to:
Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Hour
The New Pick Panther Show
Scooby Doo
The Jetsons
Hanna Barbera / Laff O Lympics
Hong Kong Phooey
Superfriends
Wacky Races
Speed Buggy
Jonny Quest

rebekahb · 07-14-2022, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtox9

Boy these bring me back...........

I had the big wheel and the car wash!

P.S. the pics I had to look up had vintage or antique written on them. The 2nd time this week I've felt old.

Sedan_Clan · 07-14-2022, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rebekahb

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtox9

Boy these bring me back...........

I had the big wheel and the car wash!

P.S. the pics I had to look up had vintage or antique written on them. The 2nd time this week I've felt old.

Your post makes me want to doodle with an Etch-A-Sketch.

///MPhatic · 07-14-2022, 07:45 PM

Saturday morning cartoons was a big one.

The Six Million Dollar man
Stretch Armstrong
Tyco 440 race tracks
8-track stereos
Skating rinks
Bicycles. Bicycles were everything when I was a kid
Jam boxes
The first Sony walkman
Colecovision
Arcades
Sleeping in the back window of cars on long trips
REAL Summers, like where I did whatever I wanted (spent all day at the creek)
Swimming pools, and the girls of Summer

And a lot of bad stuff too.

Man, I could do this forever.

tranquility · 07-14-2022, 07:52 PM

Ah, Colecovision, cool w the sliding covers for the keypad for different games?

SpeedBuggy · 07-14-2022, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarsAndGuitars

70s Saturday morning cartoons including but not limited to:
Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Hour
The New Pick Panther Show
Scooby Doo
The Jetsons
Hanna Barbera / Laff O Lympics
Hong Kong Phooey
Superfriends
Wacky Races
Speed Buggy
Jonny Quest

+1 on Speed Buggy

GERMAN M3 · 07-14-2022, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dpc2u

Still have boxed up in the attic.

Wow!! Takes me back Dpc2u . I had one of those as well.

07-14-2022, 09:32 AM	#24
Watching The World Burn Lengthy but not a Girthy Member 1409 Rep 130 Posts Drives: 1971 Honda Civic Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Riding the high seas of your emotions iTrader: (0)	This was applied to my butt more than a few times as a kid. The one in question had a V-notch in the end which would provide that extra "pinch" as the skin got into it. We called it the "spoon bite". Attached Images
	Appreciate 4 Tommy-G4712.00 Sedan_Clan27141.00 dmatre760.50 Suds1638.50 Quote

07-14-2022, 09:48 AM	#25
Lady Jane Cailín gan eagla. 88334 Rep 1,081 Posts Drives: 2024 X3 M40i and R1200RT bike. Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Atlantic Canada. iTrader: (0)	The smell of JP4. It reminds me of my dad when he got home from a flying mission. " Pheeew daddy...!!! You smell like airplane."
	Appreciate 4 T0RM3NT4842.00 vreihen1623789.50 Suds1638.50 BMWGUYinCO4465.50 Quote

07-14-2022, 10:21 AM	#29
dtox9 Second Lieutenant 362 Rep 225 Posts Drives: '17 X5 F15 Join Date: May 2020 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Boy these bring me back........... Attached Images
	Appreciate 6 vreihen1623789.50 Tommy-G4712.00 Dpc2u11286.50 tranquility3566.00 dmatre760.50 GERMAN M33902.50 Quote

07-14-2022, 03:35 PM	#31
bosstones Lieutenant Colonel 1369 Rep 1,634 Posts Drives: o_0 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Suburbia iTrader: (0)	My childhood pictures usually remind me of my childhood. __________________ - Jeff bosstones' flickr
	Appreciate 1 c1pher5138.00 Quote

07-14-2022, 03:45 PM	#32
NickyC Lieutenant General 19684 Rep 11,419 Posts Drives: M4 CS. Former G82, x2 F82, F80 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Jacked out of my mind iTrader: (23)	First cable box that sat on top of the TV, and it had a manual slider to select the channels. Anyone else remember that? How about recording songs off the radio with a stereo/cassette combo deck? #1, no social media and no internet. Take me back, it was all so much better.
	Appreciate 5 Sedan_Clan27141.00 Esteban60858.00 Dpc2u11286.50 rebekahb3227.50 GERMAN M33902.50 Quote

07-14-2022, 04:02 PM	#35
Darth One drunk poster 6465 Rep 3,648 Posts Drives: M4 GTS \| E46 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Watching the latest Stranger Things season…that show NAILS being a kid in the 80’s
	Appreciate 0 Quote

07-14-2022, 06:52 PM	#37
NickyC Lieutenant General 19684 Rep 11,419 Posts Drives: M4 CS. Former G82, x2 F82, F80 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Jacked out of my mind iTrader: (23)	Oh wait, how could I forget. Lawn darts and Spyhunter lol.
	Appreciate 4 Sedan_Clan27141.00 vreihen1623789.50 Dpc2u11286.50 Tommy-G4712.00 Quote

07-14-2022, 07:01 PM	#38
CarsAndGuitars Lieutenant 2090 Rep 534 Posts Drives: 2022 M240i Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: South FL iTrader: (0)	70s Saturday morning cartoons including but not limited to: Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Hour The New Pick Panther Show Scooby Doo The Jetsons Hanna Barbera / Laff O Lympics Hong Kong Phooey Superfriends Wacky Races Speed Buggy Jonny Quest
	Appreciate 5 Sedan_Clan27141.00 Dpc2u11286.50 Esteban60858.00 GERMAN M33902.50 dtox9361.50 Quote

07-14-2022, 07:45 PM	#41
///MPhatic Banned 15727 Rep 3,953 Posts Drives: OG M2 • Exige Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [9.22]	Saturday morning cartoons was a big one. The Six Million Dollar man Stretch Armstrong Tyco 440 race tracks 8-track stereos Skating rinks Bicycles. Bicycles were everything when I was a kid Jam boxes The first Sony walkman Colecovision Arcades Sleeping in the back window of cars on long trips REAL Summers, like where I did whatever I wanted (spent all day at the creek) Swimming pools, and the girls of Summer And a lot of bad stuff too. Man, I could do this forever. Attached Images
	Appreciate 4 Sedan_Clan27141.00 CarsAndGuitars2089.50 NickyC19683.50 GERMAN M33902.50 Quote

07-14-2022, 07:52 PM	#42
tranquility sportscars only 3566 Rep 3,280 Posts Drives: 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montréal iTrader: (0)	Ah, Colecovision, cool w the sliding covers for the keypad for different games?
	Appreciate 3 Sedan_Clan27141.00 NickyC19683.50 Tommy-G4712.00 Quote