Whatever Happened to.......

In September, I'll have a big...and I mean really BIG....... BIRTHDAY. It's big because when I was a youngster NOBODY was ever this old. They couldn't have been. The old teachers were probably in their early 60's. Our Grandparents, if alive, couldn't have been older than 70 or so! Anyway, I'm old and I'm rockin' it....so far!

But, whatever happened to things I remember?....... like:

•  Grape and Orange Nehi Soda. Is someone still making them? If so, where can I buy them?
•  Slips. I still have a couple of old half-slips, and I wear them all the time. But they are going to die before I do. I don't have any full-slips, and I could use a black one and a white one.
•  Clothes made from decent fabric, not slinky, cheap feeling stuff. 
•  Anything that's not expensive, or ever slightly under budget. I'd settle for really good deal.
• Cheap fast food. I paid 15 bucks last week for a chicken sandwich, soggy fries and a drink.
• Affordable donuts or cookies.  5 Bucks for one cookie? And can you just eat one??????
• Any news that's true. Not AI generated. No dancing cats, please.
• Advertisements for solicited items only ...for real usable items (correct sizes, please). Who sends me this stuff, anyway?

Okay, I know I sound like a mean crotchety old lady, and maybe I am, but I miss some of this stuff. the good old days weren't totally good, but how about if we just stop eliminating stuff, because it's old. Old is sometimes just fine.

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Dear Lord. Patience is a Virtue. I fear, however, that my patience is running out. Help me as I work on acceptance and tolerance. Bless me with Peace.