Tell us your old without telling us you are old......

[Sippican]

Of course, I'll start....
.
We didn't have PC computers...they weren't invented yet
Only black & White TVs
Rotary dial phones
Drag racing 'real' muscle cars
$40 a week pay for 40 hours worked
Gas cost 28 cents a gallon

 

[Pepper]

My back is killing me........along with most other parts.

 

[fancicoffee13]

I grew up when televisions had 3 stations and went off the air at 10 pm. Phones were on the wall or on a table only. No microwaves. Hemlines on dresses were definitely below the knee all the time and you wore panty hose with a garter belt. That's for just getting started.

 

[caroln]

I babysat kids for 50 cents an hour.
My first job I brought home $90 a week. That paid for my rent, food, and car payment every month. I had to have a supplemental job as a waitress at night to have money for clothes, etc. but still couldn't afford a phone!

 

[MarciKS]

Beaumont children disappearance: Three children disappear on their way to Glenelg, South Australia, never to be seen again.

Buster Keaton, American actor and film director dies.

Uniform daylight saving time is first observed in most parts of North America.

Rotary phones some still with party lines.

Had to be in when the street lights came on.

The Beatles and The Beach Boys made their debuts during this time.

 

[C50]

After six days of hard work I told God to take a day of rest.

 

[Michael Z]

Went on Medicare yesterday.

 

[Lewkat]

We had the WPA working on our streets.
CCC camps were helping young men feed their families.
Cars had rumble seats.
Our play station was outdoors, always.

 

[dilettante]

I remember getting up before the family to rekindle the furnace and baby the first load of coal for the day. I was in the 5th grade.

 

[jujube]

I thought making $1.25 an hour meant I was rich.

 

[perplexed]

We walked every place as teens and it was safe, well a lot safer back then, my job paid less than 7.00 an hour, schools let out on May 31st and started day after labor day.

 

[oldaunt]

Easy. I was born in 1947

 

[Della]

I grew up when televisions had 3 stations and went off the air at 10 pm. Phones were on the wall or on a table only. No microwaves. Hemlines on dresses were definitely below the knee all the time and you wore panty hose with a garter belt. That's for just getting started.

I'm so old panty hose hadn't been invented, you wore a girdle or garter belt to hold up regular thigh high hose.
I'm so old I graduated high school the year MarciKs was born.
I'm so old I babysat for 35 cents an hour and took the bus to all my jobs until I was fifty and envied people like Caroln with car payments.
I'm so old I'm older than oldaunt.

 

[DaveA]

We had the WPA working on our streets.
CCC camps were helping young men feed their families.
Cars had rumble seats.
Our play station was outdoors, always.

I always look up to Lewkat as I was taught to respect my "elders", even if it may be only a matter of months.

 

[Pepper]

Chain letters

 

[Murrmurr]

My back hurts and I have no hair....except on my back.

 

[Pepper]

My back hurts and I have no hair....except on my back.

This remark needs more laughter from me

Good one!

 

[Buckeye]

Our hot rod had a flat head motor and 3 deuces....

 

[Sippican]

Beaumont children disappearance: Three children disappear on their way to Glenelg, South Australia, never to be seen again.

Buster Keaton, American actor and film director dies.

Uniform daylight saving time is first observed in most parts of North America.

Rotary phones some still with party lines.

Had to be in when the street lights came on.

The Beatles and The Beach Boys made their debuts during this time.

Yes, party lines! How could I forget......crazy

 

[Warrigal]

We had no car so when going on a holiday we travelled by steam train.

 

[MarciKS]

I thought making $1.25 an hour meant I was rich.

$2.25 an hr here LOL

 

[OlderThanDirt]

I went to Woodstock.

 

[OlderThanDirt]

After six days of hard work I told God to take a day of rest.

That was kind of you.

 

[dobielvr]

Mood rings.

Grace Slick - Jefferson Airplane

My car didn't have fuel injection.

 

[Alizerine]

Our phone number was 140.