I remember when.....

Well, after looking at some old photos of relatives, it got me to thinking of back in the days when:
Telephones were big, black, heavy, rotary dialed, and wired into the wall.
There was a pay phone on every corner, cost a dime.
Out to play at daybreak, only to return as soon as it got dark.
Ride our bikes miles away from where we lived.
Crashed our bikes miles away from where we lived.
No cell phone, computer, pda, voice mail, beepers or any other such distractions.
If you did something wrong, your friends mom would wip your ass, and when you got home your mom would wip your ass, and then tell your dad.
No wal-marts, costcos, targets.
Stealing a pack of cigs from my dads carton, and moving the one behind foward, like he would never notice.
Only 3 channels on t.v., 4 if you wrapped the antena with aluminum foil, pointing it towards a window.
Archie Bunker ! I loved that guy.
Catching lightning bugs in a jar.
Man, this is only the begining of what could be a long list of cherished memories.