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Subject: How old is Grandma?? This is worth reading ............the next 50 years is going to be interesting!! How old is Grandma??? 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 Grandma 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 was no: ' radar ' credit cards ' laser beams or ' ball-point pens Man had not 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 people who closed their front doors when 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, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings. We listened to the Big Bands, the Prime Minister, and Superman on our radios. And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey. 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. Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a tram, and a Pepsi were all five cents. And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your five cents on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards. You could buy a new car for $600, . . . but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a litre. 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. And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us 'old and confused' and say there is a generation gap... and how old do you think I am? You could be in for a shock! This Woman would be only 58 years old!

Good post Helen, however, I presume that this is American based because I'm sure fish and 'chips' were around for more than 58 years. However, I could be wrong :-)

I remember those days so I must be ancient, lol.

it is American i think Lesley!! but i thought it was good!! i am 54 and it seems strange what has changed over the years!! that i have been around Fish and chips out of newspaper!!! yummy

That makes you think. Sue

My children find it funny when i tell them i didn't have the things that are about now and im only 44

Helen You're the same age as me & it IS incredible how the world has changed in our lifetime. Who knows what it will be like in another 50 years (if it's still here!) Angela

well mykids asked me how excited was I when they invented the telly???? wouldn;t mind but am only 37!! and all the grey hairs i have are caused by my little darlins!!!! oh and they refused to believe tv has ever been in anything except colour......

Lol Shelli. How old do they think you are?We always had a colour TV but I remember someone giving me a portable black & white TV (I had forgoten about that) before I go my colour one. I don't have one at all now Lol

LOL Shelli, i can remember when tele was about 5' square and the box around it was huge!! we all had to sit very close to it to see anything!!

Helen I remember fish and chips out of a newspaper! Even though the newspaper was on the outside lol I must be older than I think lol

when was colour tv introduced then??? does anyone know??? am sure i recall ours being black and white in the 70's however lived with Nan so wouldnt have had the latest gadgets!

we got our first colour set when my son was born in 1973

I think she means the Microchip. That wasn't around 58 years ago. Too true though, yet how many of us have had proper help in adapting to all this growth? It's no wonder us oldies find it hard to keep up. In great grandad's time the only change he would have had to put up with was the change from Horse to Steam power.