You might be a child in the 70s if:

[prfesser]

You remember life without an ATM.

I've never used an ATM other than the one at the bank. And used it exactly twice. I'm a rebel without a head. Brain. Cause. Something.

and to continue...
...you went to drive-in movies.
...avocado green and harvest gold, the only two colors in the kitchen (except white).
...you drank presweetened Kool-Aid that contained cyclamate sweetener. And didn't die.
...the 800-pound bears at the shopping mall were JC Penney and Sears. (Possibly others)

 

[jsdemar]

Your microwave oven was made by Raytheon.

 

[sriegel]

You watched The Captain in rapt anticipation for a shower of ping ping balls.

 

[K'Tesh]

When you know what comes after "Where? Oh where, are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone?"

 

[Art Upton]

-
-you remember gas pumps showing liters instead of gallons.
-

We Never had liters here for gas pumps. No one would have known what they were.

We did have Bill Boards that said in huge letters that "There are 28.5 grams in an Ounce". The High School Kids said someone rich got ripped off...

 

[K'Tesh]

When drinking soda from a can required you to completely pull off the tab, or punch the two holes.

 

[kuririn]

CB radios.

 

[Art Upton]

Your microwave oven was made by Raytheon.

Our early 70s was "Magic Chef"

 

[Art Upton]

CB radios.

Girls talking on CB radios

 

[kuririn]

Boom boxes.

 

[kuririn]

Sony was king, but there was also Sanyo, Hitachi and Toshiba in the portable electronics industry.
Walkmans.

 

[kuririn]

Tire recaps.

 

[jsdemar]

Our early 70s was "Magic Chef"

Our first one was an Amana Radarange by Raytheon. Inside was klystron with the mil-spec Raytheon logo.

 

[sriegel]

When you know what comes after "Where? Oh where, are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone?"

I searched the world over and thought I found true love.

 

[Azamiryou]

Miles of orange Hot Wheels track snaking throughout your house on a Saturday morning...

...and having one less purple connector than you needed!

Saturday morning?! No way. That was Saturday afternoon — Saturday morning was for CARTOONS!

 

[Jeff Lassahn]

Timex advertising "Quartz Movement" on watches as new and high tech.

You can tell how old you are by who you think the host of the Tonight Show is supposed to be. "Heeeeereee's Johnny!"

 

[David J]

Timex advertising "Quartz Movement" on watches as new and high tech.

You can tell how old you are by who you think the host of the Tonight Show is supposed to be. "Heeeeereee's Johnny!"

Jack Parr.

 

[Mugs914]

Saturday morning?! No way. That was Saturday afternoon — Saturday morning was for CARTOONS!

Me and my brother were skilled multi-taskers from an early age. Hot Wheels and cartoons went together like biscuits and gravy.

Besides, Saturday afternoon was for model airplanes, rockets, horses, mini-bikes, G.I. Joes in the field out back, unlicensed pyrotechnics (sometime in combo with G.I. Joe), BB gun fights, bicycle drag races (with parachutes), the big rope swing down by the creek, and jumping your bike over your friends, amongst other things...

Great times!

 

[cbrarick]

Not having to worry that if you asked for help from a stranger you would be kidnapped or molested.
kids of all ages roamed the streets without supervision or anyone worrying something bad would happen to them

 

[MALBAR 70]

Getting Toughskins and Buster Browns from Sears for "Back to School".

Automatic transmissions were an option.

Vans with murals on them "Shaggin' Wagons"

 

[cwbullet]

A sports car is a Trans AM with an Eagle on the hood.

 

[NTP2]

I shouldn’t post in here being born 30 years later but…

Not being able to access any information you desired (and plenty you don’t) instantly.

 

[CalebJ]

You remember 8 track tapes.

My grandfather flew a Lear 23 for many years. Growing up, he always worked with me on projects in his shop after he retired. Frequently he'd play music from the mint condition Learjet branded 8 track player on the shelf there. I asked about it one day and it came up that Bill Lear gave it to him on one of the trips back to their headquarters dealing with an issue on the plane.

 

[Sooner Boomer]

Speaking of 8-tracks

 

[kuririn]

Timex advertising "Quartz Movement" on watches as new and high tech.

"Takes a licking and keeps on ticking".

You can tell how old you are by who you think the host of the Tonight Show is supposed to be.

Jack Parr.

Steve Allen?

 

[MarsLander]

...you drank presweetened Kool-Aid that contained cyclamate sweetener. And didn't die.

Cyclamates were banned in the US in 1969...

Not having to worry that if you asked for help from a stranger you would be kidnapped or molested.
kids of all ages roamed the streets without supervision or anyone worrying something bad would happen to them

Not in my 70s. Timmy King was in my hockey league…took two years before we could go out and play again…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_County_Child_Killer

 

[stealth6]

You remember 8 track tapes.

Yeah, but did you have a QUAD 8-track system?

s6

 

[stealth6]

Speaking of 8-tracks
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How many times did you order your 22 records, then never fulfilled the required future purchases, then did it again with a different address?
Did you ever get caught? Or know anyone who did?

s6

 

[stealth6]

You remember when your family made the switch from black-and-white to color TV (unless you were "rich" and you already had it by 1970).

s6

 

[kuririn]

Betamax VCRs and movie rentals.
"Please be kind and rewind"