When kids weren't pussies,   they could ride a bike w/o a helmet,  didn't sit on some goddamn video game all day, went outside to play and got pissed when they were told to come in side, had a gun or fishing pole instead of a gameboy or Ipod.

When a man's handshake meant something, you could say what the fuck you wanted without being a racist or sexist, three-speed-on the column vehicles,  and you didn't have to be 16 years old to buy fucking BB's  

Men drank bourbon or beer, not some fruity drinks, you were taught to say yes sir or no sir/yes ma'am or no ma'am,  trucks had gun racks in the back glass with a rifle in it,  cartoons only came on Saturday morning, a big coon hide would bring $30 at the fur buyer, and people worked for a living.

I'm not that old and even I can remember this stuff.


I could go on but I'll spare ya'll.

everyone I ever loved or cared about was still alive.

Just a buncha old farts in this thread.  














I miss when we could run around the neighborhood with our bb guns shooting anything that moved (or didn't).

Children having respect for their elders.

My first gun given to me (20 g shotgun) and the first rifle I ever bought (Winchester 190 .22 semi-auto) came from such a hardware store, in 1970's.