"I don't know about that"
...and we are not referring to the small side of the number line.ski3pin said:......................when you do the math and realize you are no way close to middle age.
yupWandering Sagebrush said:...and we are not referring to the small side of the number line.
That’s not a sign of geezerhood, that’s a sign of thriftiness. FWIW, the first lawn mower I bought to deal with my first lawn was from Western Auto. Anyone remember them?ski3pin said:.......when you have a Montgomery Wards appliance in your kitchen and it still works.
Yup, there were Western Auto stores all over NC and VA. They were a big chain in these parts long before Autozone, O'Reilly's, Advance Auto, CarQuest, etc. Bought a lot of motor oil and oil filters at the WA in Madison, VA.PaulT said:Absolutely, I remember them. They were the automotive/hardware store of choice in small towns in western NC when I was in high school.
Haven’t heard that name in a geezer’s age.
Paul
Blue Laws... no booze on Sunday.pvstoy said:Western Auto and all other stores were closed on Sundays. It was a big to do when stores started to be open on Sunday. Is that Geezerhood???
Yup, even into the early 1970s when I started driving (and, strangely enough, breaking cars), auto parts stores were closed on Sundays. Our downtown Raleigh NAPA regional warehouse/store was only open until noon on Saturdays. Local blue laws persisted for a few more years after that time, and resulted in the availability of pretty much nothing on Sundays. Last time I went to a NASCAR race at Talladega, Alabama around 10 years ago, one could not buy beer on Sundays in either Georgia or Alabama--except at the track, of course!pvstoy said:Western Auto and all other stores were closed on Sundays. It was a big to do when stores started to be open on Sunday. Is that Geezerhood???
That's a great story!OutToLunch said:Growing up in western Pa, I remember the blue laws, but I also remember that you could go private club on Sundays for alcohol. Every Catholic and Orthodox church in our town had their associated club: Knights of Columbus, Polish Falcons, Ukrainian National Alliance, and so on. For vets, there was the VFW and the American Legion.
I remember shooting pool one Sunday afternoon while drinking a beer many, many years ago. A large statue of the Virgin Mary was in the corner next to the table and a supersized portrait of the pope was overlooking the pool table. It was somewhat surreal as the jukebox was playing Janis Joplin.