Remember them but not as the good old days.

Feather Beds
Cistern
Water Bucket
Pressure cooker
Canned meat
Ringer style washing machines
Ice houses that sold block ice(and beer)
Party line phone service

taught you not to complain about every lil' thing

Mercurochrome (red color) never bothered me... it was my Dad's favorite.

Merthiolate (more of an orange color) burned... alot... it was my Mom's favorite.

You know what a test pattern is.

Changing the tubes on the old black and white TV.
KrautBurgers - recipe my Dad brought home from WWII (Germany)
Push reel mowers
Grass clippers - hand operated
Incinerator (no trash pick up)

There were two types of Monkey Blood. Merthiolate and Mercurochrome. One stung, one didn’t.

Kicked out of the house after Cheerios. Lunch was a sandwich or leftovers from the closest mom. Or, oftentimes, we skipped lunch for a Coke and peanuts using bottles we picked up on the way to the store. Had to come home when the street light turned on, if it hadn’t been shot out with BB gun.

We didn't have street lights Or paved streets!!!

Good thing those went away before the LIB's TOOK them away...what with that Indian head being on it. Yea, I said Indian cause I don't use "Native American."

The one Mom used was red, and in an unlabeled bottle. She got it from my Grandfather, he was a pharmaceutical salesman. It only burned on an open wound. No burn when putting it on a scabbed up wound.

Kids could go buy a plug of tobacco for grandpa
Trade Nehi bottles for candy cigarettes and chick o stick
Outhouse
Each bed post in a tin can of kerosene to keep bugs off the bed.

Still in use here Merthiolate

Mercurochrome and Monkey Blood was one and the same, at least to the old folks in my family.

I swear my dad used to buy it by the gallon jug as much as he used!!!!

I’m certain Monkey’s blood was for external use, but my grandmother would swab our throats with that crap.