Nostalgia

[Chubbo]

Confession time
I'd like to explain why I spend most of my cyber time on the S&W forum, reminiscing. I refer to it as my Nostalgia forum. Each time that I open the 'Big Blue' S&W Forum, more fond memories, gathered from 90+ years of experience, are sure to return to me. This might help explain my many replies to threads based on things that happened in the past, and the 'Good Old Days'. Most of my true tales are quite lengthy, and I apologize for that also.

'Nuff said', confession time is over.

Chubbo

 

[Beemerguy53]

You needn't apologize for anything, Chubbo! I love reading your posts, and I suspect the rest of us do as well...

 

[bigwheelzip]

Yup. Get many good chuckles from you folks with shared experience. Just recently, the retellings of nuns against southpaws, and the Spaulding ball as ultimate game piece were memory inducing.


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[rock doc]

Think of it as recent history telling. We are all here to learn and have a little fun.

 

[S42N8]

We like stories, 'specially the true ones. Extra points for the mostly true ones

 

[Protocall_Design]

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be...

As an old fart, I like the memories, too. Sometimes the past is a nice place to visit. Often, it gets better with time, as the rough patches sort of get smoothed over.

 

[Golddollar]

Confession time
I'd like to explain why I spend most of my cyber time on the S&W forum, reminiscing. I refer to it as my Nostalgia forum. Each time that I open the 'Big Blue' S&W Forum, more fond memories, gathered from 90+ years of experience, are sure to return to me. This might help explain my many replies to threads based on things that happened in the past, and the 'Good Old Days'. Most of my true tales are quite lengthy, and I apologize for that also.

'Nuff said', confession time is over.

Chubbo

What you call nostalgis can be life lessons for the rest of us. Remember my dad's saying:
"If the older generation didn't pass along its knowledge to the younger generation we'd still be living in caves."

And with my last birthday, I realize that I'm not that far behind you.

 

[Faulkner]

I remember as a youngster sitting around under huge walnut trees in the shade of the evening at my grandfather's farm. My dad and uncles and cousins and often some of the neighbor farmers would gather around sipping my grandmother's iced tea and listen to yarns and stories with the St. Louis Cardinals on the radio in the background. Once it got dark we'd stoke a fire in the firepit, mainly to keep the 'skeeters away.

I wish young folks today would sit respectfully and listen to older folks tell tales and learn a bit from their elders.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Alk8944]

I wish young folks today would sit respectfully and listen to older folks tell tales and learn a bit from their elders.

Unfortunately they don't have the sense to do this because they don't have the experience to understand that we "old folks" have had far longer to acquire knowledge than they have had! They think that once you are past 40 you don't know anything anymore and are getting dumber by the day. Yes, I know I am preaching to the choir, but at least those will understand.



Just wait until you retire and can't find another job because all the "management" people who will interview think they know everything, and they are only in their 30s! BTDT but you don't get a shirt anymore for that.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[Beemerguy53]

We like stories, 'specially the true ones. Extra points for the mostly true ones

Do you know the difference between a kid's fairy tale and an old firefighter's war story?

A kid's fairy tale always begins with the phrase "once upon a time"...

An old firefighter's war story always begins with the phrase "Hey, now this is no ****..."

 

[chief38]

As I see it, the biggest issue with kids today is that they can no longer think for themselves and use deductive reasoning like we were taught to. All they can do is parrot things they hear-without even knowing they're not true (for the most part). By the time they figure out they've been "played" the game will be won-and not by them.

 

[chief38]

As I see it, the biggest issue with kids today is that they can no longer think for themselves and use deductive reasoning like we were taught to. All they can do is parrot things they hear-without even knowing they're not true (for the most part). By the time they figure out they've been "played" the game will be won-and not by them. Pretty

 

[PALADIN85020]

I have a very clear recollection from 1950. I was in the back seat of my dad's car, and we were taking my dad's uncle (who was a country doctor) to see his small herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle in Kentucky.

Their conversation was interesting. For one thing, I first learned the difference between a stallion and a gelding. That seemed really inhumane to me...

They also talked about what was adequate for a self-defense revolver. "Uncle Doc" said his preference was for a .38 Special and talked about it like it was Thor's hammer. His reverence for that round stuck with me for years until I heard about the .357 magnum.

A cop I knew as a neighbor when I was a kid showed his duty weapon to me and said it was a .357 magnum. For all I knew, 357 was a bigger number by far than 38, so it had to be a really incredible stopper! I was impressed.

By the time I was in third grade, I became interested in guns and read issues of the American Rifleman religiously in the school library. Yes, in those days such publications were available in schools and could be read by kids with no problem. That was the start of my firearms education.

Just a few random memories from an 83-year-old who also has nostalgic recollections of times gone by.

"The past is another country. No one goes there anymore." - Jeff Cooper

John

 

[Chubbo]

Here's a Nuthern

Do you remember, when they taught the three Rs in public schools; Readin, Riten, and Rithmatic? Sometimes Their spellin, and grammar was a bit off. Even with that faulty book Larnin, I believe that they graduated from those schools, better educated, and equipped, to function in society than the kids that graduate from today's schools.

Chubbo

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I remember going to gun shows at the VFW hall & buying old guns sort of reasonable , 25-35 bucks. Taking them home & cleaning them, cold bluing ,furnature polishing the wood, Etc. Took 'em back & made 10 bucks or so.My budget would not afford more than one at a time. [101 bucks a week] Good old days. Colts, S&W's & Wins.This was in the 50's

 

[Cdog]

I fondly refer to this forum as "The Old Folk's Home."

I'm in my 60's and I love it here. I wish I had known to ask more. Known what to ask my parents, grandparents about.

Yours or any members nostalgia was real life. Please, keep em' coming!

 

[NFrameFred]

"The past is another country. No one goes there anymore." - Jeff Cooper

John

Don't know if you were trying to make a point, but as I recall, the quote from the good Colonel's book (per James Hartley if I recall correctly) was "The past is another country . . . they do things differently there." (one of my favorites quotes, book, and authors)

 

[NFrameFred]