- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Take a trip to the mall in 1977
Posted on 4/27/24 at 9:23 pm to SidewalkTiger
Posted on 4/27/24 at 9:23 pm to SidewalkTiger
Pretty cool, but why would anyone film that? I love that they did, I love these little snapshots of everyday life, rather than being told about it (which leaves out the mundane, but interesting details).
Did you listen to that car crank? A warm day, and it still has to turn over a few times to start. Today with the engine controls and fuel injection, if the battery can turn over the engine at all, it just starts right up, you barely hear it 'crank'.
Little details like that are fascinating to me.
Did you listen to that car crank? A warm day, and it still has to turn over a few times to start. Today with the engine controls and fuel injection, if the battery can turn over the engine at all, it just starts right up, you barely hear it 'crank'.
Little details like that are fascinating to me.
1
Posted on 4/27/24 at 9:34 pm to SidewalkTiger
We were once such a great society.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 9:42 pm to Juan Betanzos
quote:
Girls didn’t dress like sluts
You lost me with this one.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 9:50 pm to Saunson69
quote:
Those in that age range destroyed affordable housing for America today
You will overcome, somehow.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:02 pm to SidewalkTiger
I remember shopping at Lovemans, Pizitz, Montgomery Ward, Woolworths, and the 5 and 10 cent store.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:00 pm to Stealth Matrix
quote:
1977's fat people are 2024's healthy people
This is accurate. The average weight (or BMI, can’t remember) of Mississippians in the early 80s was lower than Coloradans’ today.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:22 pm to Juan Betanzos
quote:
No trans anything
No school shootings
Republicans were republicans , Dems were Dems
Divorce rate was low
Commercials didn’t have men kissing
The harshest vulgarity on TV was “Damn”
Music was AWESOME!
Girls didn’t dress like sluts and have any VD
I CAN KEEP GOING
Please don't, as these are mostly wrong or they are figments of your broken memory/twisted perception.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 12:02 am to MidWestGuy
quote:
Did you listen to that car crank? A warm day, and it still has to turn over a few times to start. Today with the engine controls and fuel injection, if the battery can turn over the engine at all, it just starts right up, you barely hear it 'crank'.
I'm 30 so I obviously didn't daily drive cars of that era however I've a couple of late 60's, early 70's cars.
They're fun to look at and drive on nice days but car tech has definitely improved for the better.
This post was edited on 4/28/24 at 12:25 am
Posted on 4/28/24 at 1:43 am to SidewalkTiger
I'm a '77 model and remember AM radio, Star Wars, VW Beetles and stuffing my face in birthday cake. That's about it.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 2:20 am to McLemore
quote:
This is accurate. The average weight (or BMI, can’t remember) of Mississippians in the early 80s was lower than Coloradans’ today.
The food also wasn't loaded with addictive poison, then, either.
Just remember, the tobacco companies after their exposure and lawsuits in the 90s revealed all their terrible business practices then reinvested and applied the exact same tactics to the food industry.
It's also likely no coincidence that the obesity rate skyrocketed after that.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 2:45 am to SidewalkTiger
Loved Eastwood Mall around 1979. Had an old 69 Camaro. Flirt with the girls on a Saturday night and just cruise around it. Scratch up some races and jump on I59. Those were the good old days.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 2:53 am to Saunson69
You’re a whiny little bitch, aren’t ya? Bet you never rebuilt an engine, replace a clutch, pack wheel bearings, replace brakes. Pull a motor with a come-along from a tree limb. I still have the brackets and chain in my basement after 40 years. Got a cherry picker but loaned it to a friend…which you probably have none.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 4:40 am to Saunson69
quote:
Oh look, another argguaghhh 70s and 80s 90s was best ever I get it. You were a kid then. You had no responsibilities. Today you do have responsibilities. This has been said forever.
Silly post, but some pretty harsh responses as well.
Let's start this way. “Best ever” is a state of mind, not a state of achievement. Members of that 1977 family may well look back on those days as the "best ever," while you view these days as "terrible." But the irony is you’d not remotely consider swapping your current situation with their “best ever” situation.
For example, look at their house. It’s about a 1400sqft ranch with window unit a/c’s. Inside you’d find cheap construction, linoleum floors, naugahyde furniture, formica countertops, and one or maybe two very low res TVs (which only picked up 3 or 4 stations total). In physical terms there'd be little or nothing in that 1977 milieu approaching your current standards or expectations.
Oh, and their 30-yr mortgage rate? In 1977, it was around 8.5%-9%. The sub-4% rates we’ve seen for the past decade are historically unheard of.
As an aside, when is the last time you drove in a car with roll-up windows like the one in the video? Meanwhile, interest rates on that clunker ran north of 10%.
The point is, it is likely that “best ever” family lived in shite conditions compared with yourself. Ironically, they were probably just fine with their situation, while you seem to fret about yours. Carpe diem, brother. Because tomorrow, you may find that these were the “good ole days,” and you weren’t in the mental space to enjoy them.
Finally, this “my generation has it rough, your generation is stupid” silliness predates Hammurabi and his Code. It’s been going on forever. Most generations think they’ve done great and wonderful things, and the successive generation is soft. Most upcoming generations throughout history have felt like the “old people” don’t get it, whatever “it” is. Now is no different. It is what it is.
This post was edited on 4/28/24 at 9:41 am
Posted on 4/28/24 at 4:44 am to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
Youre a 90 year old curmudgeon long before your time.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 5:46 am to Saunson69
quote:
Oh look, another argguaghhh 70s and 80s 90s was best ever
At any point on the OT, you can find 10 threads on pg 1 about how 80s and 90s was best.
Those in that age range destroyed affordable housing for America today
Posted on 4/28/24 at 6:42 am to SidewalkTiger
I forgot how ugly shoes were back in the 70’s.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 6:47 am to MikeBRLA
quote:
Girls didn’t dress like sluts
You lost me with this one.
90% of the girls who dress like sluts today really arent doing themselves any favors.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 6:52 am to SidewalkTiger
Back when 2 door cars, folding front seats and no seat belts were a thing.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 6:52 am to Juan Betanzos
quote:
With today’s chaos & craziness, that makes me yearn for 1977.
No trans anything
No school shootings
Republicans were republicans , Dems were Dems
Divorce rate was low
Commercials didn’t have men kissing
The harshest vulgarity on TV was “Damn”
Music was AWESOME!
Girls didn’t dress like sluts and have any VD
I CAN KEEP GOING
oh boy.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 7:21 am to SidewalkTiger
Where are the illegal immigrants?
Page 3 of 4
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News