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Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868273
05/10/20 01:36 AM
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Alaska and Washington State
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The 70's ,up until disco.


"My life is better than your vacation"
Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868285
05/10/20 05:42 AM
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Dunbar, Wisconsin
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The WI or MI after the civil war till the end of the century.

Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868306
05/10/20 07:12 AM
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1870's with a good women ,in the u p of Michigan , or out west In mountains smile

Re: What time period would you... [Re: waggler] #6868354
05/10/20 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by waggler
The 70's ,up until disco.

Haha


NRA and NTA Life Member
www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com




Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868385
05/10/20 08:51 AM
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Northern Maine
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Northern Maine
Mountain man times in my 20's


Nevada bound
Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868391
05/10/20 08:59 AM
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Houghton Lake, MI
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Houghton Lake, MI
1980 with all the knowledge and equipment I have now for trapping and right where I am is fine.


Wish I had more time to trap....
Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868404
05/10/20 09:20 AM
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ontario, canada
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I really have had a good life, usually able to do most things , I wanted to. Things in society, got more complicated, too many rules today.. Grew up hunting and fishing. go wherever you wanted. . Still do things , just takes me longer. . old243

Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868429
05/10/20 09:47 AM
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NNY
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Born in 1755. Young enough to fight against British taxes and still help in the forming of our country.

Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868441
05/10/20 10:00 AM
05/10/20 10:00 AM
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Nova Scotia,
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This reminds me of the Willie Nelson song "To All The Girls I loved Before"... If I would have married one of those girls, I might not be alone and single with nothing but a cat for company...Lol


Big Wet Drops and Lots of them are a Sure Sign of Rain!
Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868449
05/10/20 10:08 AM
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2220 for me. I would g o to a trappers convention and see how many people wished they could have lived 200 years ago.


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868458
05/10/20 10:20 AM
05/10/20 10:20 AM
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WI>>>MN >>>WI
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Originally Posted by Sprung&Rusty
choose to live in and what age would you be? I wouldn't go back to far. It would be cool to be between 16 to18 in the late 60's and driving to high school in an American muscle car.
That was me, except just a little early for the actual "muscle cars". Mine was a modified '47 Mercury coupe with a '53 Cadillac engine, Olds transmission and rear end.


Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
Re: What time period would you... [Re: T-Rex] #6868476
05/10/20 10:42 AM
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Being born in 1947 I have seen and lived the 50s, 60s 70s, 80s and beyond. I enjoyed being a part of all of those and now I would not want to go back too much further. Listening to my parents, uncles, great uncles and aunts etc. while younger growing up in the 20s and 30s and 40s was not nearly as much fun or nostalgic as many may think it was.

Bryce

Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868521
05/10/20 11:21 AM
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I like the age I'm at,,,, I lived hard and fast when I was younger by the GRACE OF GOD I m here and glad in it.


Kenneth schoening
Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868529
05/10/20 11:30 AM
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1980s, in NYC same age and everything, just would have like to have not been kicked out of high school, because that was the one single defining act that brought me to where I am today in Connecticut, winding down on a very successful career as a civilian working for a defense contractor.

I say this only because prior to getting kicked out, actually wheeled out.... I was on a very different path in life, and I often wonder where I would have wound up looking back at those times.

On the other hand, I've experienced a lot by moving out of NYC and the one real blessing of this was rescuing my dog coming up on 10 years ago out of a very bad situation, as she's been my best friend, got me back into exploring the woods, and by seeing her hunt, put me on the path to becoming a licensed trapper smile

I see a lot of cars mentioned, I had a 70 Duster with a 360 block out of either an early 70s Cornet Police car or taxi cab, with 68 340 J heads, Mallory dual point ignition, a built 904 Turbo Action reverse pattern manual race only trans, with a real high stall converter... the list goes on, was a very fast straight car till I wrecked it on the BQE one day in light rain conditions, guess my Dunlap GT Qualifier G-60s bias ply tires in the rear - which were like cubes with minimal tread when new - along with D-78s up front - was not the best choice for highway driving back then !!

Still got the drive train, and a 71 Duster body which I keep threatening to put together - but my recent purchased 2002 Monte Carlo SS [black with silver checkered flags] has become my new project car, since that is crazy fast top end wise "as is".


Respect,
Big George + Loki the Dog.....
East Derby, CT
CTA [life member], NTA, FTA, FBU
Connecticut Republican Party
Re: What time period would you... [Re: Flipper 56] #6868531
05/10/20 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Flipper 56
I graduated in 74 and I would like a replay and know what I know now, it would be even more fun this time!


Class of 1974 was the Best !


It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868583
05/10/20 12:26 PM
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2040 years ago. Could have marched with Caesar and seen Europe in its wild state then could of went onto Palestine and seen what that Jesus dude was all about.

Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868635
05/10/20 01:16 PM
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Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868654
05/10/20 01:41 PM
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Right now. I think the concept of the good old days is a sentimental fantasy. If you were actually living in that other time and had the same mindset, you'd want to live in another time.

That being said I wouldn't mind changing a few things about this time period...

Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868662
05/10/20 01:51 PM
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The 70's was a great time to be a kid. In the summer, leave the house in the morning, go find some buddies and make some fun. We got into some trouble, but not much because we knew our folks would find out and there would be consequences. Good memories-wouldn't mind doing it again.

Re: What time period would you... [Re: Sprung & Rusty] #6868672
05/10/20 02:08 PM
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Born in '53, not planning on dying anytime soon. I think I would stay right where I am at. I have done, seen and accomplished an awful lot in my life. Had a lot of fun, survived a lot of hard knocks but always come out on the winning end because of my ability to scramble. I have seen and done more than I would guess 95% of people living now, and if my time came tomorrow I have no regrets.

To go back to an earlier time would probably mean I would not have my wife and family, and they have made me a very happy man. And yeah, I have driven some very nice, fast cars including a '67 Dodge RT 440 Mag, 1969 Super Bee Six Pack, and a '51 Ford Victoria in great shape.

Moosetrot

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