Ben by Daniel Shelton for June 16, 2018

Never mind the cereal, it’s the toys that count.

That was one problem we didn’t have. No TV when I was a kid, so no commercials to buy whatever sugar bombs were the latest thing. If I did get some highfaluting idea the answer was always “Save your allowance”. Well, I didn’t want it that badly.

By cracky, you young’uns, when I was a kid we ate SUGAR Corn Pops!

I didn’t have that stuff, it was usually shredded wheat and I was happy to get it. Otherwise it was oatmeal, yuck.

In many ways, those were the good old days! Yes they were!

We didn’t have sweet cereal. Cornflakes, Rice Krispies and Wheaties. And whole milk.

It was safe for us to take off on our bikes or horses in the morning and not come home until dark. We didn’t lock our cars when we went shopping, or our doors at night. We respected other peoples’ property.

Post cereal had baseball cards on the backs to cut out. Now I am selling all my cards on ebay. Under micromos. Take a look.

Aaaaaah, nostalgia! Remembering the past without reliving the pain! Anyone remember the “polio season” and iron lungs?

Nabisco Shredded Wheat had cutouts on the box to make covered wagons and such. The axles were pieces of spaghetti. My mum would have a fit over wasting food, but my grandmother would mutter, “For Pete’s sake, Audrey!” and give me some.