I'm so old that:

[Grampa Don]

I can remember when cars had manual chokes. Starting on a cold morning was a bit of an art.
I had to wind my alarm clock and my watch.
I voted for Kennedy.
I got haircuts for a dollar.
I had a pair of saddle oxfords.
I had fuzzy dice hanging from my rear view mirror knitted by my girlfriend.
Slide rules were required for my classes and a suit and tie for work.
I traveled Route 66 from L.A. to St. Louis and back.

Now that's old.

 

[Pappy]

Hi Grampa Don. We took this route home to NY for my release from the Army. 1958.

 

[Twostep]

Slide rules was part of math for me.
We live on Route 66.
Mumsy's Fiat 500 had a manual choke. You needed three hands to drive it.

 

[Grampa Don]

Hi Grampa Don. We took this route home to NY for my release from the Army. 1958.

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Yep, it was a long drive. Six of us in the car, 4 kids and 3 adults, and my uncle drove a steady 50 mph all the way.

 

[Marie5656]

 

[NotCompSavvy]

We had car windows you rolled down .
Skates were metal with a '' key'' to adjust them .
Skate boards were wood with metal wheels .
Woolworth sold quarter size turtles .
Black cow was a drink also served at the Woolworth food area .
Every kid enjoyed jaw breakers candy .
Most things you bought were well made and lasted ( couldn't resist this one ) .

 

[Della]

I'm so old,
I remember when information was told, not shared.

I remember when presents were given, not gifted.

I remember when movie scripts were adapted from books, not from comic books.

 

[Disgustedman]

My rotary telephone is considered an antique.

I'm considered a relic for using a old coffee percolator. (That's very hot coffee)

I'll take an old rusty mattock to a new one from China.

We went to school with 5-8" of snow on the ground.

 

[NotCompSavvy]

My rotary telephone is considered an antique.

I'm considered a relic for using a old coffee percolator. (That's very hot coffee)

I'll take an old rusty mattock to a new one from China.

We went to school with 5-8" of snow on the ground.

Amazing how the old type appliances lasted decades .

 

[CooCooforCoCoPuffs]

Amazing how the old type appliances lasted decades .

They still would if they would quit using so many plastic parts, and motherboards that fry.
Am afraid my 2024 car software and hardware will wear out or be obsolete before ANY mechanical parts.

 

[Pappy]

I remember when 6 volt cars were a PIA to start in wintertime.
I remember how cold the seats were in our outhouse.
I remember little piles of snow…inside my bedroom window.

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[DebraMae]

My zig zag Singer sewing machine was the latest thing on the market! Up until then all they did was straight stitches. I still have it and it is still going.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I remember little piles of snow…inside my bedroom window.

Me too!

Thick frost on the bedroom windows and a wisp of fine snow under the kitchen door in my grandmother’s old farmhouse.

We used to fight over who would stand on the register in the kitchen to warm up on winter mornings.

It never occurred to us that anyone lived any different.

 

[jujube]

Autos had "4-40" airconditioning.....you rolled down all four windows and drove 40 miles an hour.

 

[MountainRa]

I’m so old that I was born before Alaska became a state. (Bet a lot of you were too)

 

[Brookswood]

I remember when cars didn’t have adaptive cruise control. .

 

[ChiroDoc]

I was thinking just this morning that I have socks older than half the people on social media...

And I have blankets as old as my grandparent's time (and I'm 80).

 

[Babs2u]

My dad was born in 1898.

 

[Capt Lightning]

I remember in school learning to add 2 plus 2 without needing an ipad.

 

[hollydolly]

I can remember when cars had manual chokes. Starting on a cold morning was a bit of an art.
I had to wind my alarm clock and my watch.
I voted for Kennedy.
I got haircuts for a dollar.
I had a pair of saddle oxfords.
I had fuzzy dice hanging from my rear view mirror knitted by my girlfriend.
Slide rules were required for my classes and a suit and tie for work.
I traveled Route 66 from L.A. to St. Louis and back.

Now that's old.

I can remember manual chockes , I can also remember starting handles...

It's not too long ago since we had to wind our own clocks..

..and I'm still only in my 60's

 

[MountainRa]

Do you remember when the dimmer switch for a car’s headlights was in the floor near the brake pedal? You had to step on it every time to change the low and high beams.

 

[Pepper]

I’m so old that I was born before Alaska became a state. (Bet a lot of you were too)

I'm 75. I will be repeating this often, as it is so shocking
Remember very well statehood for Alaska and Hawaii. Remember exactly where I was when JFK..........
I remember Emmett Till's ugly death, I was only six, but remember it well.

My dad a news nut, so I was aware and heard them talk about things.

 

[Oldeagle66]

Slide rules was part of math for me.
We live on Route 66.
Mumsy's Fiat 500 had a manual choke. You needed three hands to drive it.

I remember driving across country and looking at remnants of the old route 66 off to the side.

 

[Oldeagle66]

1. Going to the New York Worlds Fair.
2. Gas at .29 cents a gallon.
3. Being in the middle of 67 Detroit riots.
4. Being able row back and forth between Canada and the U.S. all day without problems.