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sully16 — Sat, 03 May 2014 02:47:59 GMT

Thanks Emily, This is a real eye opener.

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MADDOG10 — Sat, 03 May 2014 01:00:59 GMT

I guess " Old " as it's said today, doesn't comprehend all the amenities we had back then Huh. Thanks EM....!

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CARBOB — Fri, 02 May 2014 09:30:36 GMT

Em, I started school in 1947 at 5 years of age. We lived on a farm, no electricity, only a mile from town. For the most part all the inventions, have been for the better. Some things, we could have done without. I have a cell phone that I average about 4 minutes a month. Keep it in the glove compartment, mostly used for an emergency. My life changed, when we got electricity. First appliance was a refrigerator. I thought I was in heaven. You can't go anywhere today, without seeing someone on a cell phone. This I do not understand.... [ More ]

Original Blog Entry: Grandma...

emilyg — Thu, 01 May 2014 18:20:33 GMT

A history lesson we've all seen before........but still enjoy

How old is Grandma?

(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.

We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, 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 10-cent (5 and 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?????

This woman would be only 61 years old. She 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.

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