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NorthBeachPerso

NorthBeachPerso

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For better or worse society has changed since the 1960s, and even then not all, or even most, families lived a Leave it to Beaver life. Or all those 40/50 year old women I worked with in the factory in the 1970s who had 25+ years there were lying.

Yes, stores were closed Sundays which meant you had to jam things into Monday-Saturday. Banks also weren't open past 3PM any day (major issue where I was when a couple stayed open late on Fridays beginning around 1975) and weren't open on Saturdays at all.

No work at all was done on Sunday except for feeding the animals. No work was interpreted to mean no reading the Sunday paper or anything else (well, except the non-pornographic sections of the Bible), no TV, no games like were described, no yard work, nothing.
 
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sunshine98

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If you're a working parent with kids in activities, there are no weeknight evenings or Saturday mornings to get anything done around the house or run to the store. You have Saturday afternoons (if you're lucky) and Sundays.
On the other hand, once everyone went on telework, the stores have been busy all hours of the day.
 
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OccamsRazor

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Gilligan said:
Wish I could do that.
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Remember a few years ago when the pandemic was in full swing and there was a massive shortage of building supplies and construction equipment? And, everyone who was "working from home" was bragging and making posts about their home improvement projects and accomplishments?
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Gilligan

Gilligan

#*! boat!
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OccamsRazor said:
Remember a few years ago when the pandemic was in full swing and there was a massive shortage of building supplies and construction equipment? And, everyone who was "working from home" was bragging and making posts about their home improvement projects and accomplishments?
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I could get so much more done......
 
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DogWhisperer

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NorthBeachPerso said:
For better or worse society has changed since the 1960s, and even then not all, or even most, families lived a Leave it to Beaver life. Or all those 40/50 year old women I worked with in the factory in the 1970s who had 25+ years there were lying.

Yes, stores were closed Sundays which meant you had to jam things into Monday-Saturday. Banks also weren't open past 3PM any day (major issue where I was when a couple stayed open late on Fridays beginning around 1975) and weren't open on Saturdays at all.

No work at all was done on Sunday except for feeding the animals. No work was interpreted to mean no reading the Sunday paper or anything else (well, except the non-pornographic sections of the Bible), no TV, no games like were described, no yard work, nothing.
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Society has changed for better and worse. I heard a DJ named Mitch Rider on 102.9 talking about how two women rode cross country in the 60's which is great but they were arrested multiple times for wearing pants while riding. He picked up on that and said, and I paraphrase, "Yeah, great, let's go back to the good old days". Now, I know of no one who would advocate that women should not be allowed to wear pants but it kind of irked me that he would pick this one piece of history to highlight his views that the 60's were a backward time in our history.
 
PeoplesElbow

PeoplesElbow

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OccamsRazor said:
Remember a few years ago when the pandemic was in full swing and there was a massive shortage of building supplies and construction equipment? And, everyone who was "working from home" was bragging and making posts about their home improvement projects and accomplishments?
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I had someone whine about having to come into work because they were in the middle of a flooring project.
 
PeoplesElbow

PeoplesElbow

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DogWhisperer said:
Society has changed for better and worse. I heard a DJ named Mitch Rider on 102.9 talking about how two women rode cross country in the 60's which is great but they were arrested multiple times for wearing pants while riding. He picked up on that and said, and I paraphrase, "Yeah, great, let's go back to the good old days". Now, I know of no one who would advocate that women should not be allowed to wear pants but it kind of irked me that he would pick this one piece of history to highlight his views that the 60's were a backward time in our history.
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What law prevented women from wearing pants?
 
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OccamsRazor

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PeoplesElbow said:
I had someone whine about having to come into work because they were in the middle of a flooring project.
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You work for the GOV right? One of the managers that I talk to said that the GOV HR department is riddled with complaints and grievances from people who were told they need to come back to the office. Quite a few people relocated out of state even though they were supposed to remain "local" according to their telework status. Its crazy!
 
Ken King

Ken King

A little rusty but not crusty
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PeoplesElbow said:
What law prevented women from wearing pants?
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Many states had such laws, the US Attorney General declared it illegal back in 1923. Hell, it wasn't until the 1990s that women Senators could wear pants on to the floor.
 
PeoplesElbow

PeoplesElbow

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Ken King said:
Many states had such laws, the US Attorney General declared it illegal back in 1923. Hell, it wasn't until the 1990s that women Senators could wear pants on to the floor.
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Was going to say, my mom and her sisters would not wear dresses after they were 10 or so. Mom graduated HS in 1968.
 
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