A Time When This Country......

[Spiel]

....Was the best Country on the Planet. Sadly these times will never return.
 

 

[smitty55]

So true, great post. In my case much of this would have been in the 60's. The early 70's were high school days, no smart phones, no cameras, life was so different.

[Spiel]

36 minutes ago, smitty55 said:

So true, great post. In my case much of this would have been in the 60's. The early 70's were high school days, no smart phones, no cameras, life was so different.

I was born in "60" Smitty, but my real freedom to roam came in the 70's   

And living just a stones throw from Bronte Harbour was, well fabulous! 

[CrowMan]

On 11/16/2025 at 4:12 PM, Spiel said:

....Was the best Country on the Planet. Sadly these times will never return.
 

 

Nevermind all the political bullshyte ...it's still the best country on the planet. Yes, times have changed, but I have just one question... Where else in this world would you rather live ? Please let me know. 

[dave524]

Born 1950 , the banana seat bikes and that sort of thing were after my youth, I inherited my great uncle's single shot Winchester 67 .22 at 14 , no FAC's or PAL's in those days and the local hardware store didn't have a problem selling a box of .22 short hollowpoints to a kid to pot vermin like crows and groundhogs, think shorts were 40 cents for 50 , longs 45 and  long rifles were 50 cents, yeah it was a different time

[Spiel]

10 hours ago, dave524 said:

Born 1950 , the banana seat bikes and that sort of thing were after my youth, I inherited my great uncle's single shot Winchester 67 .22 at 14 , no FAC's or PAL's in those days and the local hardware store didn't have a problem selling a box of .22 short hollowpoints to a kid to pot vermin like crows and groundhogs, think shorts were 40 cents for 50 , longs 45 and  long rifles were 50 cents, yeah it was a different time

More content like this can be found here Dave.

https://www.youtube.com/@CanadianTimeCapsule028

 

[Spiel]

On 11/17/2025 at 8:48 PM, dave524 said:

Born 1950 , the banana seat bikes and that sort of thing were after my youth,

 

Found it.......

 

[dave524]

1 hour ago, Spiel said:

 

Found it.......

 

Probably about '62 when I was 12 I got a CCM 3 speed Sturmey - Archer gears brand new for my birthday, rode that thing everywhere untill I got my drivers licence. Terrorized the Specs in the Effingham/St. John's area of Niagara as they were only a couple of miles from our house.

[Essox]

Born in Bowmansville at that time it was a beautiful small town. Now it's a suburb of Toronto. We loved to go down King street and buy comic books, cadbury chocolates and ice cream. We loved the place. My grandmother lived next to the Shea's, a prominent area farmer. We'd catch lampreys they were a big problem back then and throw up on shore to die, nasty darn things. Currently I live in the US. My dad would take us to Rice, Scugog and other Kawartha lakes. Didn't have to go as far back then. Does any else remeber the "furry trout mounted" at the bait shop in Bobcaygeon. 

My annual  trip to Canada is the highlight of the year. Got to drive a bit further for the fishing now, but the scenery is gorgeous all the way after North Bay. I've been out west , Florida, France, Germany, Mexico: Canada blows them all away. As for the media lots of Bull, I just wish they'd just stop lying. This is me at 11, in 1970 with  my 1st big pickerel, I believe it was caught on Pigeon Lake.  

Edited November 22 by Essox