In '75, Vietnam had finished. I remember asking my Dad was this the war that'd been going since I was little? Man no longer went to the moon. Woodstock was Snoopys friend. Towns were more compact. There were no traffic lights in my town, no traffic lights until you hit the inner suburbs. Shops had limited hours. 9-5 weekdays, 9-12 Saturday. Except banks. They opened 10-5 and were closed weekends. No Sunday shopping e…
Where? Much of this stuff you describe was true in the mid-60s where I lived (suburban MN), but not in 75. >Woodstock was Snoopys friend. And a famous '69 music festival. In 75 my parents had credit cards (as did all of their friends). We shopped at a supermarket and shopping malls. We ate tons of pre-packaged food like TV dinners and spaghetti O's - far more than people do today. Fast food was MacDonalds, BK, etc. M…
I just barely remember something called "Watergate" (but I was 6 in 1974).
House had asbestos shingles. "Regular" leaded gasoline was a convenient cleaning solvent: you just siphoned some from your car (suck with your mouth to get the gas going through the hose).
Chlordane was used to control termites- it worked great!
In 1975 people were really starting to dump their tube electronics. This was a great source of parts. Also Lafayette electronics was awesome. TV service was still common.
You helped your dad with replacing brake shoes on the 1972 "Super Beetle".
We still had milk and eggs delivered. But you could also pick some up from the drive through Dairy Barn: http://patch.com/new-york/portwashington/the-barn-a-new-spin...
Grandparents soon moved out of the city to avoid the crime.
Touch tone phone service cost more!
Girls had strange spherical radios: http://long70s.tumblr.com/post/86188100212/the-panasonic-pan...