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In reply to the discussion: Funny And Relatable Posts By People Who Just Realized That They're Old Now [View all]NBachers
(17,914 posts)63. To get ice cubes, there was actually this chrome crowbar-type thing that was used to dig & pry the ice trays out of the
thick frosted-over little freezer compartment. In my family, we called it the ice kretcher. Then you had to manipulate the lever on top of the ice cube trays to loosen them to get them out. It was quite a procedure. Frost-free freezers were way off in the Space Age future.
And then, there were these:
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Funny And Relatable Posts By People Who Just Realized That They're Old Now [View all]
Bayard
Sep 18
OP
You're old when the rebellious songs of your youth are played in the elevator - on the pan flute.
oldfart73
Sep 18
#13
Remember all of them and both my cars still have wind down windows and 5 on the floor transmissions.
sinkingfeeling
Sep 18
#15
I remember all of these things. Especially the window crank. Well...all of them...n/t
PatrickforB
Sep 18
#27
Try two kittens playing on a waterbed mattress during the seconds it's uncovered while you're
highplainsdem
Sep 19
#68
Oops. Forgot to mention: The road with the 3000 foot cliff had no guardrail. nt
hvn_nbr_2
Sep 19
#41
Yup- On a twisty mountain California road last summer, I was downshifting into first on coastal hairpin turns. You'd be
NBachers
Sep 19
#61
I remember, and used most of these. Never did a "will not talk in class" type punishment...
electric_blue68
Sep 19
#44
To get ice cubes, there was actually this chrome crowbar-type thing that was used to dig & pry the ice trays out of the
NBachers
Sep 19
#63