You Know Your Old When...

I sometimes listen to WOMC radio in metro Detroit. They always played music within a thirty year threshold. All my life, that was the 50's, 60's and even 70's. Now I am surprised to hear songs from the 90's.

But you know that was 30 years ago now! God I'm old.

 

Actually, yes. I read it every now and then. On my 30th Birthday, my Grandmother got me a leather bound copy of the New York Times from the day I was born.

 

That newspaper is from my birth year too.
I was speaking to a friend the other day and said to him that we had known each other for around 50 years. Felt weird as fuck.

 

Fuck off​

 

You are playing with fire today. LMAO

 

During WW2, my late father had a girl working with him rebuilding clapped out engines for he London ambulances.

On one of his lunch breaks he was chatting to one of his friends and the guy said, "Oily Lizzy in the workshop, our future Queen. Pull the other leg".

Here role during WW2, is something that ha only disclosed recently, since her death. No wonder she was so popular for all those years.

 

I know I'm getting old. Because sometimes I get up in the middle of the night to stub my toe and I accidentally slip and use the bathroom.

 

I'm in the same boat. I look at the bright side, at least I'm still getting old. Much better than the alternative.

 

Knock on door: "hey--turn out those lights. There are Japanese subs off the coast, "said the guys in the little white helmets. I remember. Long Beach,California. Early 40s.

 

That is fascinating! Even as someone who lived through 9/11, I can't imagine what it was like in those days and weeks after Pearl Harbor. Thanks to historical hindsight, I understand WWII was one of the defining moments inhuman history--and certainly of the 20th Century. But did the average American back then understand what was about to pop off? What was the national mood at the time?

I really find the WWII home front very interesting as a historical topic. It must've been such a strange time to live through.

 

I was certainly aware of SOME big events happening , but as I was born in'39, I was most likely more concerned about getting my next piece of candy!!

 

Ha! That's how I felt growing up under the threat of nuclear Armageddon during the Cold War.

Constantly living 2 minutes to midnight? Whatever. I want a Charelston Chew!

 

I always keep a school desk handy to jump under for protection from nuclear blasts.

 

You're probably pretty old if you know what this is

 

Picture frame? Idk...

 

THis was even old when I was in school. It's a Printers Chase, used to "Lockup" or secure Moveable type to use in platten style printing press.

 

Wow, never would've guessed. I'm of the typewriters and "dittos" era