Friday OT #1 - The Baguettes

[cyclones500]

color TV.

Man, I'm old ...

 

[BoxsterCy]

Color TV's. Peeps that had brick houses and Cadillacs also had the first color TV's. Getting invited over to watch the Rose Bowl parade in color was a big deal.

 

[BoxsterCy]

When the golf course and clubhouse in my hometown was first being constructed, my dad was approached about investing. He agreed and negotiated a lifetime membership for him and Mom, as well as memberships for all 8 kids until we turned 18.

We never had a lot of money, but that was one of the shrewdest moves I've ever seen. At the time, there was a definite social distinction between farm families and town families. Being able to have our family rub elbows with the upper crust was probably as important to my dad as anything else. So, of course, after the course got established and making money, they tried several times to renege on their deal, but my dad wouldn't budge. I think the board thought they could sorta shame him out of the deal that was promised.

He is on good terms with everyone now and has since donated to help out when the course struggled, but man, the small town drama is real.

For reals. Only golf course in our county was the local country club. I got to play on it only as a member of the HS golf team. Playing practice rounds we were basically treated like **** even though we were representing the town. Even got crap about playing as a guest (playing with a member) paying green fees after college because they didn't allow that for locals. What a bunch of ********. Good news is that I've probably outlived those old ***** that were barking at 16-year old me. Pretty much tainted my opinion of the town to this day. And, pretty much every decent public course I've played over the years was nicer that that crappy 9-hole country club.

 

[baller21]

A house with central air
Cable tv
New car