tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post7762599831412509461..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: Not Your Papa's Oldsmobile: The End of the Love Affair Between Teens and CarsPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-40689515851142434742013-03-11T13:36:28.257-04:002013-03-11T13:36:28.257-04:00Yup!
My son was NOT eaten up to get his license o...Yup!<br /><br />My son was NOT eaten up to get his license or a vehicle, even riding the bus until the start of 12th grade, something UNTHINKABLE in "our day..!"<br /><br />I got my license in 1981, BTW...<br /><br />Al BigleyAl Bigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584137857571345158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-50562577658662949082013-03-10T21:53:49.632-04:002013-03-10T21:53:49.632-04:00I agree completely with No.4; you can add to the l...I agree completely with No.4; you can add to the list no record stores and the big concerts now are so expensive that you practically have to mortgage your house to afford a ticket, much less take your sweetie and make a date of it. The internet has become the social hangout for a lot of kids. I always see young people staring into their phones walking down the street or sitting on a park bench with their eyes glued to a game, some web page, or a chat site. <br /><br />As Pam pointed out, the cost of even a used car today puts it out of the ball park for most teens, this is a major change in life style for Americans and it's not for the better.JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830586696690222760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-77636967763849346062013-03-10T17:01:57.133-04:002013-03-10T17:01:57.133-04:00To this list I'd also add the rise of alternat...To this list I'd also add the rise of alternative transportation, in particular bicycles. In cities like Portland, Minneapolis, and San Francisco, for example, biking has become much more part of the mainstream, especially for the Gen-Y-ers, and these cities have the infrastructure to support it. <br /><br />Coupled with this is also an increasing return to the cities as a viable place to live, as opposed to the suburbs. The 50s 'American Dream' of a house in the suburbs and a car to take you there is dying, if not already dead.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-14070478376572900172013-03-10T01:59:13.403-05:002013-03-10T01:59:13.403-05:00WHAT? You're kidding!!! I was a girly girl and...WHAT? You're kidding!!! I was a girly girl and I loved my first car- even though it was a boxy Chevy Celebrity Eurosport. ( It was 1989!!!) <br />These kids need to get off my lawn.princessofmirthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221332557964852863noreply@blogger.com