Do You See The World Through Orange and Brown Colored Lenses?

[Wee67]

I just got back from spending a week with the in-laws- a fine enough expereince and very different for me. Driving around the small towns of northern Idaho and Washington State, I started noticing the plethora of home-made signs advertising yardsales. I also found myself focusing on every antique store we drove by, wondering if any one of them might hold some forgotten Mego treasure. I can't even begin to tell about the potential 70's finds I imagined as we drove by the Thrift, Salvation Army and Goodwill stores we passed.

I realized that rather than enjoy the different, small town atmospheres, I was looking at everything in terms of its Mego potential. I even started wondering what the quaint little Main Streets would have looked like back in the 70's.

I've noticed this also sneaking into my trips abroad, checking ForeignMego.com to see if this country or one by it might have produced a rare Mego or 70's souvenir. (you can only imagine how I've sidetracked my potential trip to see next year's World Cup in South Africa.)

Have you found yourself doing this? I think it actually might be a little too much.

[boss]

whenever I see the date of a movie or a song that came out from the 70's, I think of what the line up of megos were for that year. it's a sickness my friend.

[palitoy]

How life works for me.

Wife "Wanna go to the lake today?"

Me- After mental roladex goes off and remembering there is a great antique mall on the way. "Yes!"

I would get groceries two towns over to hit a flea market.

[jwyblejr]

Had that last week watching House Hunters or a similar type of show. One of the houses had shag carpeting in it. The couple looking at it were going "Eww,let's rip it out" I was yelling at the TV "Leave it be!"

[ScottA]

Oh, yea. No matter where I go I'm looking for flea markets and antique stores wondering what treasures might be in there that only I would know about.

[Marvelmania]

I do this most every day. In my line of work I'm often driving to nearby towns and cities which most of them are small rural places. I pass by many a country store type place and see plenty of yard sale signs. Each time I see one of those my mind races with thoughts of Megos and old toys piled up just waiting to be found. I make it a point to hit as many as I can but unfortunately I can't hit them all and i think to myself of how many hidden treasures I probably did miss out on.

[Twiki1979]

I miss the 70's so bad...and i didn't even experience them

[vulcan2074]

Why Yes I do. I'm all about looking for the MEGO. I Love it so much that it consumes my thoughts on a daily basis
Sammy

[generic]

whenever I see the date of a movie or a song that came out from the 70's, I think of what the line up of megos were for that year. it's a sickness my friend.

I think for me, I end up relating everything from specific years in the 70s to which albums came out that year. I never knew which Megos were out during which year because I rarely saw them in stores, just in comic book ads which were (even at the time) old comic books.

I miss the 70's so bad...and i didn't even experience them

Haha! I'm with you. I was alive then, but I missed so much that I feel like I didn't experience them either! Haha!

[starsky]

How life works for me.

Wife "Wanna go to the lake today?"

Me- After mental roladex goes off and remembering there is a great antique mall on the way. "Yes!"

I would get groceries two towns over to hit a flea market.

that's how i plan every trip!!

[bobws]

I never used to think twice about tag sales and now i just started to see signs for tag sale and think i wonder if there are Mego treasures awaiting me over there? the problem is i rarely keep cash on me and so i have to drive by always wondering.

[RG]

oh yeah for sure ... I love hitting the small towns to see if maybe some 2nd hand store has some good stuff ... only to find rusted tonka trucks missing wheels for $50 and naked barbies at $10 each lol. But for some reason I keep looking.

I also find myself going to a store like the K-Mart in Salem and going to the area where the toys use to be stocked at and just think of the past.

[DocDrako]

Any time I travel, I check every possible second hand store or yard sale that time and family obligations allow. I have found Megos that way. Nothing awesome, but I did get some Megos.

[Flynne]

Every trip I have ever taken as an adult has had in the itinerary at least one stop to pick up so toy loot, so, yeah, I feel ya!

[megoscott]

In "these tough economic times" I have literally no budget for toys. 18 month old son Jonah? There's a toy budget. Thus, when we go to the flea market and find a Mego? It's Jonah's. The kid's got a nice collection of Megos and vintage Sesame Street finger puppets...I'm passing my orange and brown glasses on to him.