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Friday, May 16, 2008
11:40:00 PM EDT

Making a Come Back .... (I wish!)


Earlier today on the AOL welcome screen they had an article about things you would like to see make a comeback.  They showed the McDonalds fried apple pie on the teaser to get you to open the link and read the rest.  A j-land friend of mine mentioned she preferred the fried apple pies and missed them.  I was clueless.  I don't think I ever had one until they were baked!
 
Obviously the fried apple pie is NOT on my list of things I'd like to see make a comeback.  However, there were plenty of other things that I was saying "Ohhhhhhh YES!" to.  Full service gas stations, where they come out, check your oil, tire pressure and fill your gas for you.  WHEN and HOW did it all become self service?  What about the seniors and handicapped people?  I'm sure they would more than appreciate the return of this service.  Customer service seems to be fading in all areas of life.  ::sigh::

A few days ago I had to drive down to Portland, OR to pick up a new camera. :-)  While there, I made sure I bought gas on the OR side of the border.  Okay, the price was lower there.  BUT, the BIG reason I wanted gas on that side of the border - they fill your car for you!  Yes, I was tired and being lazy.  I WANTED to be pampered a bit!
 
Something else I miss is Coke in an icy cold BOTTLE!  Mmmmm.  I swear it just seems to lose something when drinking it out of a plastic bottle.  It also doesn't seem to stay as cold and taste as refreshing.  Just my thoughts on the bottled drinks - I MISS them!  BTW - you CAN recycle glass.
 
I wish I could remember what some of the other items were.  My mind is fried this afternoon.  Did anyone else read the list?  If so, share what you remember!

What would you like to see comeback?  What about something you NEVER want to see again? 

Never again for me - polyester pant suits!  Polyester period!


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  • #13 Comment from sugarsweet056 
    5/28/08 2:20 PM Permalink
    I. too would like to see a few things return! Full service stations among my top 10.  :)
    Hugs,
    Sugar
  • #12 Comment from suzypwr 
    5/28/08 10:16 AM Permalink
    I avoid drinking out of cans. I preferred the glass bottles too - but I used to sometimes get them with the glass broken on the top and end up with a cut lip! We have return bottles here - all cans, bottles, for soda - 10 cent deposit. We return them and get our money back - plastic, glass, aluminum. The glass was heavy to return.

    I miss a lot of things, but once they are gone, my mind blanks them out, I think! I sure do miss the full serve gas stations. They washed the windows, too, on the outside - remember? I miss bread and milk trucks. I miss milk in glass bottles with paper tops on them. I miss food before additives and dyes. I miss getting dressed up whenever going out some place. I miss life before blue jeans, even!

    I was going to say I miss cars big enough to start a family in, but when there is a will, there is a way :-)

    xoxo
  • #11 Comment from ma24179 
    5/20/08 1:28 AM Permalink
    I went to New Jersey and it was illegal to pump your own gas! I don't know if that was state wide or just in that area but I will tell you that it was horrible. I hate to wait 30 minutes one time to get my gas pumped. UGH! I guess there can be to much of a good thing lol. HMMMM what would I like to see them bring back??? Pagers :) I miss the fun times we had trying to figure out everyones coded messages. You know were 143 meant I love you or wear you would have to enter a full sentence of numbers and then sit down with a key pad and figure out the message? Yeah, I'm weird.. good times though. (((4247))) -Missy :) http://journals.aol.com/ma24179/MISSYZSTUFF
  • #10 Comment from wwfbison 
    5/19/08 12:16 PM Permalink
    I miss coke in the bottle too ~ I hate cans and drinking anything out of a can.  I remember full service gas stations.  Now we are paying a zillion times more and doing it all ourselves, makes no sense.  There is one station around who pumps your gas but the guy is a nimrod and usually messes up somehow so nobody local uses him anyway.  Only the tourist let him pump their gas.  LOL.  Most of them probably no longer have a gas cap.  ;o
    Lisa
  • #9 Comment from ryanagi 
    5/18/08 9:05 PM Permalink
    Yes! Perfect blog fodder. I'm off to write on this topic right now!
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