MelroseHawkins
Well-Known Member
I have a head cold today and blowing my nose every half hour. It made me think about the old days. For any of you who grew up in the 1970's or before knows of God forsaken hankies. These were the most disgusting things and worst concept on the face of the planet. Utterly disgusting when you think about it, but, it was the way of the world and the way it was.
Everybody's dad or gandpa had them all the time and when you had a cold as a child, he'd supply you with a few of them to get thru the cold. You would use the same hankie to blow your nose all day and shove the slimy cloth back in your pocket each time after every blow, in home, school, church, etc.. Oh, and after some time the hankie would dry and harden up from the dried slime. Sometimes they wouldn't even bend anymore. Utterly disgusting. Talk about rough on the nose after a day or two. I don't think anybody still has them or uses them, and rightfully so!! My dad may still use them.
To those of you young enough you never had to experience this, lucky freakin you!
Anyway, carry on.
Everybody's dad or gandpa had them all the time and when you had a cold as a child, he'd supply you with a few of them to get thru the cold. You would use the same hankie to blow your nose all day and shove the slimy cloth back in your pocket each time after every blow, in home, school, church, etc.. Oh, and after some time the hankie would dry and harden up from the dried slime. Sometimes they wouldn't even bend anymore. Utterly disgusting. Talk about rough on the nose after a day or two. I don't think anybody still has them or uses them, and rightfully so!! My dad may still use them.
To those of you young enough you never had to experience this, lucky freakin you!
Anyway, carry on.