Suddenly it's 1960 -- What would you miss?

[Dude111]

You fall down and hit your head;pass out and when you wake its 1960

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. . . and you have to readjust your whole lifestyle. What would you miss the most?

I tell ya what I wouldnt mi$$... THE GARBAGE IN THE WORLD NOW!!

[stevea]

Would miss --

A larger selection of TV channels.

Wouldn't miss --

Too many channels, in particular paying for ones never watched.

(yes, these aren't contradictions.)

Would miss --

VCR's/other devices to record TV shows.

Wouldn't miss --

The smartphone thing--being so subservient to them so as to walk along staring at them or sit at the green light transfixed by them.

[Yong Fang]

I would miss the internet, and having hundreds of channels to look at.

Living in that year wouldnt be too bad however. Lots of jobs. Housing is much cheaper. Not only that, move to California, housing is cheap there too, actually as cheap there as most of the country. Move to Las Vegas and work in a casino and get to see amazing acts for cheap.

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by Dude111

What would you miss the most?
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PBS, Personal computers, Environmental responsibility (we really believed that the environment could just absorb anything we threw at it)

[Caroline13]

Probably Nothing, my life was GOOD in the 60's, 70's.....

And great foods and terrific prices for good quality.

I'd be back to being the dancing queen.

[opus]

Is it April 23,1960? I'd rush to Delaware to see the coming of the glory.

[GentlemanJim]

When you think about it, Septic tanks with local septic leech beds were still fairly common in smaller communities in 1960. Many back yards had that perpetually damp area that was no fun to play in.

And, if you got your water from a well.....gish!!

Sanitation (thankfully) has come a long way in the past 150 years.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

When you think about it, Septic tanks with local septic leech beds were still fairly common in smaller communities in 1960. Many back yards had that perpetually damp area that was no fun to play in.

And, if you got your water from a well.....gish!!

Yeah there's still a lot of septic tanks around here (Indy). We have them in this neighborhood, but we are also on city water.

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by stevea

Yeah there's still a lot of septic tanks around here (Indy). We have them in this neighborhood, but we are also on city water.

Yeah, you guys are going thru that "deep tunnel" sewer separation thing down there in Indy, too,.... aren't you? Same here in Fort Wayne.

We were on a Septic tank until 1972.. Thats when the city came through and told everyone in the neighborhood to either hook up to their pipe, or face condemnation. It was a surprise, because they just showed up with a backhoe one day, dug a trench across everyone's back yard, put in their trunk line, and then said "you got 90 days to hook up, or else". Such nice folks.

But, the rivers are a lot cleaner as a result.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

Yeah, you guys are going thru that "deep tunnel" sewer separation thing down there in Indy, too,.... aren't you? Same here in Fort Wayne.

We were on a Septic tank until 1972.. Thats when the city came through and told everyone in the neighborhood to either hook up to their pipe, or face condemnation. It was a surprise, because they just showed up with a backhoe one day, dug a trench across everyone's back yard, put in their trunk line, and then said "you got 90 days to hook up, or else". Such nice folks.

But, the rivers are a lot cleaner as a result.

Yes they are working hard on those huge, deep tunnels--to address the problem of the combined sewer and storm drains. The combined setup is normally not a problem until there are major rains--in which the combined setup overflows to the river. With the tunnels, the combined overflow diverts there, and when things calm down, it goes on to the treatment plant.

The problem of sewers in this neighborhood is that there are a few large hills, up and down, which would probably make sewers extremely expensive. As a result, so far we have heard of no plans.

[GentlemanJim]

I think where Ft Wayne struggles is in the areas that have been annexed in the past 30 years. Back before then, they had most of the houses inside city limits on their sewer.

But, the houses that were outside the limits were still allowed Septic systems. As some of those areas have been annexed, it has been contentious getting folks to hook up.

I believe they get socked into some sort of limbo where their current use is grandfathered, but if they ever go to sell the house, any new occupant won't get a certificate of occupancy without being connected.

[Caroline13]

Originally Posted by opus

Is it April 23,1960? I'd rush to Delaware to see the coming of the glory.

umm, I'm not up to checking what went on on April 23, 1960-....want to say or at least a hint....

[GentlemanJim]

I believe that was the day that Eddie Van Halen's former wife started gaining weight.

[GentlemanJim]

I think that "product safety" is another item I might miss. Seems like there was an almost lackadaisical attention paid to long term consequences of things in our everyday environment. Things that were eventually found to be toxic and quietly withdrawn from the marketplace before litigation.

Like when bug spray had actual poison in it, instead of just oils that suffocate the little abdomen breathers. Or like when Lysol spray contained actual toxins, instead of relying upon alcohol to create an environment non-conducive to germs..

I suspect that a lot of things we once kept in our broom closets and pantries are verboten goods today, just nobody figured out the harm they were causing in time to sue somebody.

[Caroline13]

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

I believe that was the day that Eddie Van Halen's former wife started gaining weight.

Oh Oh Oh, another piece of junk info!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!