How old are you anyway????????????

skyraider

Veteran Expediter
US Navy
How old are u,,,,,






(Read this to the end-- quite an eye opener.)


Stay with this -- the answer is at the end... It will blow you away.


One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.


The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.


The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:

' television
' penicillin
' polio shots
' frozen foods
' Xerox
' contact lenses
' Frisbees and
' the pill


There were no:

' credit cards
' laser beams or
' ball-point pens


Man had not yet invented:

' pantyhose
' air conditioners
' dishwashers
' clothes dryers
' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
' man hadn't yet walked on the moon


Your Grandfather and I got married first, and then lived together.
Every family had a father and a mother.


Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir."


And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."


Our lives were governed by good judgment, and common sense.


We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.


We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.


Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze started.


Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends — not purchasing condominiums.


We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.


We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.


If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.


Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
We had 5 & dime stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.


Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.


And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.


You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600, but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.


In my day:

' "grass" was mowed,
' "coke" was a cold drink,
' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and
' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
' "chip" meant a piece of wood,
' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and.
' "software" wasn't even a word.


We were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
We volunteered to protect our precious country.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.

How old do you think I am?



Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.


Are you ready?????

You would be only 61 years old.
You would have been born in late 1952.


GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

PASS THIS ON TO THE OTHER “OLD ONES.”
BECAUSE THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.









REMIND YOU OF ANYONE?
 

wimpy007

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
US Army
I'm 80 and remember White Castles were .5 cents and street car tokens were used instead of cash.
Also do you remember when there was no expediting,it was call exculsive use and it payed top dollar.
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
I'm 80 and remember White Castles were .5 cents and street car tokens were used instead of cash.
Also do you remember when there was no expediting,it was call exculsive use and it payed top dollar.

White Castles were .12 cents when I was young. We did not have street cars, nor did we have buses. Our town was too small for fancy stuff like that.
 

skyraider

Veteran Expediter
US Navy
Dad brought home a TV in 1951, we used it for about 10 years, got another one and still used the old one in another room. WW2 had been over about a year when I was born...1946, Dad got back home from Guam, I think I'm gonna go out side now and get over getting older,,,lol
 

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
Dad brought home a TV in 1951, we used it for about 10 years, got another one and still used the old one in another room. WW2 had been over about a year when I was born...1946, Dad got back home from Guam, I think I'm gonna go out side now and get over getting older,,,lol

I don't remember having a TV until I was 5 or 6. We got a "reconditioned" one from my Uncle Joe, who was at TV repairman by trade.
 

Ragman

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
I don't remember having a TV until I was 5 or 6. We got a "reconditioned" one from my Uncle Joe, who was at TV repairman by trade.
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RoadTime

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
I always go with the stand by... Old enough to know better, and young enough not to care :rolleyes:
 

xmudman

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
I'll be 56 next month; I remember my mom buying a TV with VHF channels only (2-13). It was, of course, black & white. My family did not have color TV until 1973.
 

NorthernBill

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
First time I went to the corner store with a bad tube, found the replacement, installed it and the dang TV worked again! Thought my head would bust from such a feat! 59 year's of age.
 
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