Thanks for posting your story Glenn, it was a nice look back. I remember those days as well plus a few years even further back. My dad got a new car, usually a Chevy, every 3 years or so. We had a local dealership where we would go to check out the new cars, and sometimes I would get a model of one. GM Dealers back then used to get small plastic/metal models, about 1/24 scale, of new cars. Don't know if any other mfgr's did this also.

They were good times when family was important as that was pretty much what your life was about. Sure we had friends and did a lot of stuff, but at the end of the day, it was always family.

It's too bad that you live way out there on the west coast, because if you were closer I might be able to swing by in my big Olds and we could go for a spin. It also gets 9 mpg (at 55mph, downhill, with a tail wind), but unfortunately gas is no longer 24 cents a gallon, so the spin might be a short one.

Family traditions are still important, but unfortunately many don't seem to practice it these days. It's become more about what the government can do for people, versus what people can do for themselves. I think when government started a lot of the welfare programs, people started consigning their rights over to the government, and the government became the control.

There are many times these days when I am sickened by what the government is doing today. Unfortunately we have become more like sheep to slaughter than independent thinkers and do-ers. I can only hope that before my life is over I will be able to see a reversal of this course. But I am not sure.

God Bless America and may God help her too!