The 50s A Creative Generation

We drank water from the tap not a bottle and nobody knew about the dangers of lead poisoning so even cribs were painted with brightly colored lead based paint.

No seat belts or air bags in cars, nobody knew or if they did told our parents smoking and drinking was bad for the baby, kids shared coke from one bottle, soda had masses of sugar and we ate real white bread and butter and everything else including full fat milk that we are now told is bad for you. Speaking of white bread(Wonder bread) with peanutbutter,and Welches grape jelly. We children were never over weight.

Parents couldn't reach us ( no mobiles ) and most of the day we would be out playing with friends and parents knew we would be safe with hardly any weirdos wandering the streets. If we got caught doing stuff we shouldn't the cops would take us home and we may well have a got a hiding for breaking the law ( but no do gooders saying mustn't smack children ). And if we played up in school the same applied.

While playing we got cuts and bruises and the occasional tear in jeans but it was just part of being a kid and no visit to the hospital.

We had no fancy games but could play for hours making a Go cart or a new tree swing and for other games most times we would find a ball and whatever we could use as a bat. or in the summer all jump into the nearest place we could find and if the water wasn't that clean we just didn't swallow it.

We rode our bikes with no helmets and doing whatever stunts we could ( bikes were so much heavier and hard waring ) and always had punctures to repair or get dad to help with.

If we didn't get in the team we were not good enough and that was that.

But most of all we were allowed to be kids. We dad to be creative to have fun.  We made are own kites. We bought are own buckles.   
 We had To dream, to invent and to play.

It's no wonder that the generation  grew up then created some of the most innovative and exciting technology we have today.
All of this and more is what made me me.

Remember the Full Service Gas Station

Yes, back in the 50th  all Gas Stations were Full Service. Your Gas was pumped for you You had the windshield cleaned,oil checked, air in your tires if needed. All of this service was for .25cents a gallon of Gas.  There was no charge for air in those days. Yes I remember the good old days,and times were much more simple. This is what made me me.

Remember TV in 1950

In 1950 We were the on only family around to have a 7 inch black and white TV. My uncle bough two TV kits from Radio Shack,and put two TV together.  We would sit by the TV waiting for a show to come on. There were no TV listing in those days. Oh,but Howdy Doddy was on in late afternoon.  I also had Ham radio,and I would listen to a lot of interesting radio shows. Boy times have changed in 62 years. Now you can watch what you want when you want. These are some more things that made me me.  If,you lived in the 50 th's lets here from you.
All of this and a lot more I remember a long time age in the land that made me me.

Ha! How about the days of the drive-in movies . We went to see two movies,cartoon,and the news,all for $2:00 for a car load of kids. You could even bring your own popcorn,candy,soda,and chips. Oh the good old days,and life was simple. Oh,but you had to bring your girl friend  home by 11:oclock,and that was Saturday night. all these fun times made me me. I'll bet there are very few drive-in moves left in the country.

The School Dance

Do you remember going to a school dance,and the boys would be on one side of the room. The girls would be on the other side of room. Ok who was the brave boy to asked a girl to dance?  Even in high school we still  had some boys and some on one side and some of the girls on the other side of the room Oh the good old days that what made me me.