Back in the day . . .

Parking that Cab Over Pete for the weekend, and starting up consisted of Ether in the breather, and reaching down by the base of the shifter and grabbing the compression release handle, and lettin her get to spinnin before you let go. God I miss the smell of ether in the morning.

 

telephone credit cards
1693 Cats vs the new 8V92's Yamaha's (never a contest)
raining harder inside a Freightshaker than it was outside
the Windmill at Dallas Pike, WV-could get whatever you wanted (legal or not) right there while you fueled.
torsion suspension seats, air seats without isolaters

Ahh, the good ol' daze

 

No log books in western canada
two sticks and a calous on your left arm from reaching thru the wheel to snap the main
Manual steering
knowing which truck had a cummins cause of down hill speed
someone stopping to see if they could help before the hood was all the way open if you broke down
rubber block suspension
mack camel back
mack walking beam (no spring)
tube type tires

 

Loved my 6x4.
Flying split rims.

 

Ah yes, the Wheeling Feeling at the Dallas Pike!

Snow flurries going past your face, on the inside of your cabover with the windows closed in the winter time.

The 1st time you heard your favorite album on cassette in the truck, and missed the clunk, kerchunk of the 8 track!

 

Anybody know where I can turn in all these Truck stop stamps?

 

Hey, I have quite a few full books of S&H Green Stamps I got at the Union 76 truckstops. Where can I redeem them?

 

thanks everyone !!!!! i read these to my bf and he remembers them all and said to say thanks for the memories !!!!

 

Well years ago I met a hooker in Mi. that said I take S/H greens stamps.
This was right after I told her I had no money so go away.

 

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1940/whatever-happened-to-green-stamps


If you still have boxes of Green Stamps tucked away in your attic, here's good news. You can still trade them in for either cash or merchandise. Cash value of 1,200 stamps is $1.20 and you can still get a catalog by calling them at 1-800-435-5674.