What did you have in your childhood area that you dont have now in your current area?

[Bamb0]

I mi$$ alot of the good things I had in the 80s and before....


Good food,etc.............

[Llalau]

Previously, the stores in my city sold a variety of goodies for children. for example, vampire teeth as chewing gum, or chewing gum with stickers. don't know if they're being sold now

[Bamb0]

Welcome to EMD

Its very depressing out there now isnt it??

[hadaso]

Things I had in my childhood area that I don't have now?
Well... I remember we could buy chocolate cigarettes, and they don't sell these anymore, but I don't really miss that.
When I was a child my mom insisted that I clean my shoes when I come home because there's horse dung on the road. We don't have that anymore, but I don't miss that either.
When I was a teenager girls my age were much younger. I do miss that but I didn't really "have them"...

[Bamb0]

An interesting reply my friend

[TenFour]

Quiet backcountry roads where you could ride a bicycle safely for hours without constant near-death experiences from motorists lost on their cellphones and not paying attention. Back in the day people used to actually look at the road, and there were many fewer vehicles on backroads. I used to enjoy bike riding, but not any more.

[Bamb0]

A very strong reply!!

[somdcomputerguy]

The neighborhood I grew up in was absent of stores and any other type of business building. There were only homes. We were about 10 miles from town and there was only one road to us. The only people there knew each other and nobody else had any business there, as there was none.., unless they were visiting somebody and we usually knew them too.. Oh I miss being a '70s kid..

- Bruce

[TenFour]

When I was young I lived in a small town. In our neighborhood probably every other house had kids. We could put together pickup baseball games with two full teams just from local kids. Everyone's doors were unlocked and every mom just whistled or called out the back window when a meal was ready, and every kid was welcome whichever house they happened to be at. We knew everyone by name and had been in almost everyone's house. Now I don't know most of the people on my block and there are almost no children.

[hadaso]

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical...

[webecedarian]

Originally Posted by Bamb0

I mi$$ alot of the good things I had in the 80s and before....

Good food,etc.............

Well, for one thing, I had parents who took care of everything, so I didn't have to worry about anything.

I have no idea what you mean by "Good food." Food in general seems better than it was in childhood, except for things like fresh fruit.

[chrisretusn]

We had snow.

[evfrson]

White dog poop.

[mister]

Pinball machines, apple trees.

[hadaso]

Originally Posted by mister

Pinball machines, apple trees.

Apple sold trees back then?!