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Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:54 pm to fallguy_1978
Central was the best in the 80s. Burger Chalet and Fast Track, ate at both almost daily depending on which end of Sullivan Road we were on.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:54 pm to Tester1216
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We literally did not comeback inside until it was dark and back then they had lots of fireflies. I haven’t seen those in years.
I had this discussion on vacation last week. They had plenty of them where we were. Where did they all go? Mosquito control kill them all?
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:55 pm to TDcline
Yes. The 80’s and early 90’s in the US was absolutely the best time period on earth
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:55 pm to TDcline
I was born in 65 so 80s were my late teen/college/young adult years...so yeah..I'm with you. Wouldn't trade my 70s childhood for anything tho....
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:55 pm to Tester1216
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lots of fireflies. I haven’t seen those in years.
In the mid to late 70s our street would be lit up with them.
I blame mosquito spraying.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:56 pm to toosleaux
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Central was the best in the 80s. Burger Chalet and Fast Track, ate at both almost daily depending on which end of Sullivan Road we were on.
It was definitely a quiet little country suburb. Basically no crime. I remember when we got a McDonald's when I was in HS. We were big time all of the sudden
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:56 pm to fallguy_1978
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Where did they all go? Mosquito control kill them all?
I suppose. I don’t remember mosquitoes back then either.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:56 pm to FLBooGoTigs1
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We never knew when the Russians would come parachuting in dammit.
I remember watching that and scared shitless that Russians could invade the midwest.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:56 pm to genro
Social media was the mistake. That, and the people in charge of it realizing just how much power they wielded. Instead if sitting back and collecting billions, they decided to become the gatekeepers of the world's collective knowledge and dissemination of information. Which would have scared the shite out of people 25 years ago if they knew how the internet's power would be used like a social whip.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:57 pm to TDcline
It was pretty damn good, but I suspect the 90's would've been even better. Our culture seemed to peak at the turn of the millennium and then Lucas shat the bed with Star Wars prequels and Western Civilization has been in decline since then.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:57 pm to Lsupimp
The movie "Stand by Me" pretty much sums up my childhood growing up in rural southern Louisiana. Walking on railroad tracks, swinging from ropes hung under railroad bridges, etc. Great times and memories and thank god NO cellphones.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:58 pm to TDcline
Post Jimmy Carter malaise, Ronald Reagan made America great and America felt great about itself.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 2:59 pm to Tester1216
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We literally did not comeback inside until it was dark and back then they had lots of fireflies. I haven’t seen those in years.
Never wanted the day to end back then. I miss the excitement of being a kid then, everything still felt genuine.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 3:01 pm to TDcline
I had internet porn in the 2000s. I win
Posted on 7/7/19 at 3:01 pm to TDcline
I was born in 78. I loved the 80s era. We had technology, but it wasn’t so advanced that it dominated our lives. We had an Atari, then the Nintendo, but we rode bikes all day and built forts.
Posted on 7/7/19 at 3:02 pm to Woodreaux
quote:Born in 86. 3 older siblings. Honestly the 90s and early 2000s childhood was no different than the 80s the toys just a little newer. We rode our bikes all day, played Nintendo, watched wrasslin', no cell phones, no internet..
It was pretty damn good, but I suspect the 90's would've been even better.
I think about 2005 when everyone finally had high speed and YouTube and all the social media got big, and everyone got smart phones that's when everything changed
This post was edited on 7/7/19 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 7/7/19 at 3:03 pm to scottfruget
Did you go to Central High? I only went for 11th and 12th grade. Went to Central Private K-10th. Class of 96
Posted on 7/7/19 at 3:04 pm to TDcline
Born 61. Late 60s and 70s were really cool
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