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You know you're old when ....
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When computers started showing up in the industry I worked in, they booted and ran from paper tapes such as this.
i hope this is a trick question
Most of my hobbies i "always" cringed to, have all but not interest anymore.. Particularly retro stuff like Amiga.....(never thought i'd be saying that) now, only gets "light" use
.... even if that. Music is off the cards as well, except YouTube once in a while.
Most of my hobbies i "always" cringed to, have all but not interest anymore.. Particularly retro stuff like Amiga.....(never thought i'd be saying that) now, only gets "light" use
.... even if that. Music is off the cards as well, except YouTube once in a while.
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You know you're old when you have a story for everything.
Some asked me about a vacuum cleaner, and I started to tell a story about a vacuum cleaner and gasped in horror, remembering how my grandparents had a story for everything.
Some asked me about a vacuum cleaner, and I started to tell a story about a vacuum cleaner and gasped in horror, remembering how my grandparents had a story for everything.
... when you had the pleasure to call someone and it just rang and rang wondering what they might be up to at the same time knowing with no guilt you had the same opportunity for the same 😍 (simpler times).
My first computer job was at a company where the IBM System/34 used 8 inch diskettes for backup for the whole 192 MB, and later, for the 400 MB of the System/36, plus our time clock used SSSD 8 inch diskettes.
Actually (and as a serious answer to @jparker402) I have never seen an 8" diskettes before. Were those specifically for IBM systems?
Meanwhile, I also recalled an amusing incident when my younger friends were at a complete loss as to what are these and what to do with them.
Meanwhile, I also recalled an amusing incident when my younger friends were at a complete loss as to what are these and what to do with them.
When warning your teenage children the various dangers of sex and pregnancy, you realize how much you sound like your own father, but also remember how you never listened to him....
When you remember getting your first games console
When your age group doesn’t appear on the webpage without scrolling.
When all the music you listen to is from previous decades.
Your first TV was B&W, CRT and had just three channels.
The first thing you pack for your trip is your pills.
Not for a few years, but one for those not quite that old. Hoping they ask for your ID because you hope you could still pass for a teenager!
When your age group doesn’t appear on the webpage without scrolling.
When all the music you listen to is from previous decades.
Your first TV was B&W, CRT and had just three channels.
The first thing you pack for your trip is your pills.
Not for a few years, but one for those not quite that old. Hoping they ask for your ID because you hope you could still pass for a teenager!
My mobile still rings and rings, because it spends most of its time sitting near its charger. These days, I never take it with me when I head out, a release and a relief.
And, I still use a land line, and love it.
When you don't take chances in traffic anymore
i.e I am a cyclist and doesn't own a driver's license - never have. As a pedestrian and cyclist in my youth I would take a few chances by crossing the street despite a car coming towards me out a few hundred meters.
Now, I'm very much prone to taking all the pedestrian lights and doing all the right signals when riding my bicycle. I wait for green and take the pedestrian lights even if I have to walk back a little to get to my destination on the opposite side. I'm only 42 but I feel 72(I'm not an ageist - it was only meant to explain what I've seen in my own family)
I guess all this sudden "correct behaviour" goes back to wanting to do the correct things after having a few incidents in my youth that could have led me to be run over or being taken to the police station for shoplifting.. these days I have some guilt about all that and can't have it when there's no order of things and I quickly apologize if I've done wrong with people - despite not having at all - mostly to please their ego.
I can live with being butt hurt. But, the youth of today can't stand having an older man asking them to either turn down the music or be better at picking up litter. The youth of today .. what a bunch of ... young people.
i.e I am a cyclist and doesn't own a driver's license - never have. As a pedestrian and cyclist in my youth I would take a few chances by crossing the street despite a car coming towards me out a few hundred meters.
Now, I'm very much prone to taking all the pedestrian lights and doing all the right signals when riding my bicycle. I wait for green and take the pedestrian lights even if I have to walk back a little to get to my destination on the opposite side. I'm only 42 but I feel 72(I'm not an ageist - it was only meant to explain what I've seen in my own family)
I guess all this sudden "correct behaviour" goes back to wanting to do the correct things after having a few incidents in my youth that could have led me to be run over or being taken to the police station for shoplifting.. these days I have some guilt about all that and can't have it when there's no order of things and I quickly apologize if I've done wrong with people - despite not having at all - mostly to please their ego.
I can live with being butt hurt. But, the youth of today can't stand having an older man asking them to either turn down the music or be better at picking up litter. The youth of today .. what a bunch of ... young people.
In similar vein, I now hold the handrails when descending the stairs. This is not necessary to me at all but I’ve seen what a fall could do to otherwise healthy people. Even loss of teeth could affect appetite leading to gradual decline in health, etc.
You know you're old (older?) when you realise that you are not immortal.
Exactly. Teeth and healthy gums and good oral hygiene are essential for a good experience when eating food and otherwise healthy living.
And also the handrails. I guess I'm just not that good of a stair climber. I also hold the handrails for walking up stairs and take the opportunity to sit down on every(exaggerated) park or citybench when out and about. I mean, I can almost hear them call my name.
*Shakes fist while looking up at the ceiling.
You kids turn down that noise. That isn’t music. In my day, we didn’t even have FM radio. Kids today with their new fangled music, wearing ripped jeans, hats are backwards, and respect is in the gutter.
“Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you”
You kids turn down that noise. That isn’t music. In my day, we didn’t even have FM radio. Kids today with their new fangled music, wearing ripped jeans, hats are backwards, and respect is in the gutter.
“Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you”
When you start skipping the first generation of a new Apple product, instead deciding to wait "for them to work the kinks out."
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When you start skipping the first generation of a new Apple product, instead deciding to wait "for them to work the kinks out."
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When you start skipping the first generation of a new Apple product, instead deciding to wait "for them to work the kinks out."
When... you’re no longer worried about getting older and you can just “own it.”
When you’re looking at an old person and you suddenly realize you went to high school together - lol
When you frequently use the word “whippersnapper“ and constantly remind people of the vast purchasing power a nickel provided when you were a kid.
When you surrender your driving license in exchange for a mobility scooter.
I'll know I'm really old when I get like a pal down the way who announced last year he no longer gets down on hands and knees to ensure mopping all the dust bunnies out from under the beds, because he's pretty sure he couldn't really see them, so they might not even really be there. I tried telling myself that not too long ago but discovered that I'm not that old yet.