September 10th is National TV Dinner Day. Ah, the good old days. Baby Boomers, remember? Before microwaves? A full meal in an aluminum tray. Genius. TV trays. One for each member of the family. Black and white TV’s’ with rabbit ear antennas. Three channels. Ed Sullivan. The national anthem at midnight then sign-off. Cold War. Asian wars. Riots. Assassinations. Segregation. No liquor or beer sales on Sunday. Ah, the good old days. And compared to The Great Depression they were, we suppose.
Looking on the bright side, we can still get a TV dinner at the grocery store or an original 1950’s Swanson dinner on eBay for around $100 bucks (so glad we didn’t eat them all, though sales are slow). And TV trays are available from Amazon for delivery to your front door. Ah, the good new days.
– Jet Cannon
