Yes, Ken and Glenn, Dopes were almost always Coke but could be any brand except Nehi Orange and that was an orange sodydope. I never would have dreamed of putting peanuts in an orange sodydope. That was just not right. But you had to put them in your coke now and then. Gater
Gater, did you ever get your peanuts from this? https://talk.classicparts.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=987
Ken, I had forgotten about that big old jar. The guy at the station I stayed at had the jar full of the small packages. Did they have them loose in there at some time? Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the big orange sodydope was never without a Moonpie. Gater
Never eat a moonpie without an RC! Gater, that old jar is a priceless hierloom. That was in the office of my grandfather's Gulf service station/garage from the time I was old enough to say "goober"! And it was always well stocked with salted peanuts so us kids could ride the bus home, meet at Harvey's and get a packet of peanuts and a 6 1/2 oz coke for enough energy to go home and do chores! Man, do I miss those days!
10 2 and 4! Funny story Steve. A few years back, I had this young lass working for me and she came into my office around 2 o'clock. I was drinking a Dr. Pepper and she said "Bossman, why are you drinking a DP at this hour?" I said "Because they're good at 10, 2 and 4". She looked at me with that puzzled look and just walked out! Kids!
Yes Mel The Prisoner was here in the U.S. but not well understood , it was a serious cult show when it was new ~ does anyone remember the last episode ? it was totally off the wall and if you enjoyed The Prisoner , I highly recommend tracking it down and watching it . Emma Peel WAS hot , yes indeedy she sure was Sgt. Bilko , Starring Phil Silvers , was a great show , maybe ahead of it's time . Dr. Who was in the 70's and kinda strange IMO , I didn't " get " it I guess . BTW : I went over to the Arcadia Orange Julius to-night with my old trucker buddy and we had a couple , still tasty 25 years later ~ he didn't believe me when I told him they were still in buisness . Kinda steep @ $3.30 for the smallest one though . I used to occasionally put plain M&M's into my Coke but @ .15 CENTS the bottle , I rarely had funds for one much less extra $ for M & M's at the same time . -Nate [ QUOTE=mel 55_1;33880]Wow, Mr. Ed. Best thing was, I thought I was the only one who could tell it wasn’t his real mouth moving like that and the other kids really believed it – course turns out they all thought the same thing. But, did you share that TV moment when someone went ‘dum dum dum’ and you all had to stop dead just like the Dr Kildare titles? Other great black and whites: Sgt Bilko, Dr Who, and The Untouchables – though that may have been b&w only cos we still had a b&w set. This is an English thing of course, but the scariest TV ever was Quatermass. The second series (1955) went out with a ‘warning for those of a nervous disposition’. But who remembers The Prisoner – I am not a number…[/QUOTE]
How old am I? Fixing to watch my 42nd Super Bowl in 2 weeks! Giants vs Patriots! Who to route for? Gotta love Eli and the underdogs
Tagging along to one of my dad's friends Shell Station to watch dad an one of his friends paint his 41 Buick Fastback. Then a year or so later riding home in his new 51 Ford from the dealer's garage. I have a photo of the 41 Ford ragtop he bought when he was in the service up on the mantel. Making a trip to Southern California when that Ford was still new. I was in second grade when Ike changed the pledge of allegiance just after we had the old version memorized. Watching Elvis an the Beetles on Ed Sulivan. Years apart. Watching the space being built 8 miles away from our 9th grade English classroom. Years of being excited when the New cars were put on display an were for sale at the dealers. Remember going down the evening before and seeing the cars sitting in the showrooms under covers? Rebuilding the engine in one of those Renault Dauphinesvin highschool autoshop. We even replaced the cylinder sleeves. Being drafted two weeks out of trade school the day after I had passed the King County Wa auto mechanics apprenticeship test. My best friend in Nam's dad managed Paul Brother's Oldsmobile in DC and sent him the order sheets on the new 69 Oldsmobiles. We both ordered Cutlass coupes in Platinum silver. His was a W31 and mine was the 310 hp with a Muncie 4 speed and bench seat. Paying 3656.60 For that special ordered Cutlass in Renton, Wa. Listening to Richard Nixon's inauguration While headed east from El Paso towards Fort Hood. I stopped at LBJ's ranch the morning after and had a soda with some of the 'good o'l boys". in the town down the road from the ranch. Getting married in Aug 69. Buying the 48 in 1973 for 75.00 as a running and driving brush painted beater with a 194 chevy II 6, a trans that jumped out of gear and 4 bald 16 inch skinny tires. Driving that same 48 to the Street Rod Nationals in Tulsa less than 6 months later painted, upholstered and running 15-7 Z28 ralley wheels that I paid 25.00 for the set for. Bob Davis of Waco, Tx and I rebuilt the trans at a small wrecking yard just north of the Red River on the way to Tulsa. Going back to the truck at the run in Tulsa and seeing a guy about 18 getting his photo taken standing next to the truck had to be one of the highlights of being there. Having my wife get the bottoms of her feet sunburned sticking them out the window on the way south on Sunday was a bit funny too even though she didn't walk too well for a couple of days. 409 miles headed South with her feet hanging out the passenger window for most of it. Summer of 1977 my oldest son, our dog and I towed a 16 ft U-haul from Texas to Wa with the 48 with all of our belongings so I could start a new job. Going back and Teaching auto mechanics in the same high school as I had graduated from and taken auto mechanics for three years. I was the third mechanics teacher in something like 40 years and the other two were my teachers. I did that for 13 years until the school board decided that they needed the space for other classes. I still have the 48 it has taken me to over 300 car events over the years, survived something like 6 motor changes, probably 10 transmissions and 4 rear ends. Ithas been driven in 10 states, in weather that was 110 + and weather that was 20 F below 0. Now it get's turn for a new to it engine, a fresh look and another 100K miles.
Wow ~ Thank You for that great post ! . And especially for taking up teaching as it's one of the singlemost important jobs in the world .
Sodydope??? Man, I always thought that was a local Ky hillbilly habit!! Mine was a bag of Tom's peanuts in a Pepsi. Rumor was that the salt in the peanuts and the acid in the Pepsi (or Coke) would rot your teeth out. Must not have.....I'm 59 and still have my own!
Remember Bob, I am in the hills of Tennessee so there is not that much difference between Kentucky hillbillies and Tennessee hillbillies. Gater
My first car was a 48 Plymouth 2 door complete with a raging flathead six. I only had it 6 months and my parents sold it after I got 3 speeding tickets. I do remember Amos and Andy and The Lone Ranger on radio. I also remember "December Bride", Climax", "Mr. Peepers" on TV. Now days December Bride would be about Bill and Joe getting married, Mr. Peepers would be about an habitual peeping tom, and Climax would be about, well you know…
Note to Zig, This thread just became the marathon overtaking the previous one that I had about tail light wiring. Just thought I would mention it. Gater
The sad part about that is... No input by Boop's Dad or Brit50! Kinda makes me sad I don't know about you guys, but I miss them both!
Ken, I know that Boop's dad is busy on a F@@# project unless you have an update other than that. But what has happened to out Brit50? Gater
Where's Brit50? He had his kidney stones pulverized and is feeling so much better he is out driving around in his truck all the time. I miss him, too. Andy
Niel's Happy Off driving his truck 'round Liverpool , picking up birds (girls to Yanks) and so no longer needs us......
