re: You know you are old - 65+ when you remember

I am not in the 65+ crowd, not really even close to it.. I am 39, but a few of these I can relate to.

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1. Coke vending machines that cost 6 cents

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The barber shop I go to still has a coke vending machine (with the bottled cokes), while it is $1 now, when I was a kid it use to be like $0.15. But it is the only place I know that still has a bottle coke vending machine.

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3. School lunches cost a quarter in Vermillion Parish

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I graduated HS in 1997. Lunch was $0.75. Looking back at it today, that was one hell of a deal for a full lunch meal (including a drink). If you put together a sandwich today, two slices of bread, ham, lettuce, etc. cost under $0.75, but that's not including a drink.. And at least with the school lunch, you got a cup of fruit, bread, etc.

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6. No seat belts in cars

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Car seats were not really a thing yet when I was a kid. Today kids have to be over a certain weight and height before not using a car seat, but I remember just sitting in the back seat of the car, no seat belt... Well, I think they had them.. But I remember my dad use to let me ride in the back of his truck like it wasn't a big deal.

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7. No school in Vermillion parish had air conditioning

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In middle school we had no AC. The windows were always open and on days the wind blew a lot, it would blow dust inside.. Students who sat by the window had to hold their papers down with whatever they had (ruler, etc).