You know you're old when...

M5Rick · 06-05-2023, 01:20 PM

I don't belong to any social media sites.

3.0L · 06-05-2023, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kowalski2011

You remember listening to late night AM radio 'Beaker Street' underground rock complete with mellow DJ and trippy background sounds.

Dad built a small teepee in the backyard, complete with a grounding rod and pole mounted antenna wire for my crystal set. I spent quite a few nights in the teepee during the summer, listening to my magical crystal set.

PcarFan · 06-05-2023, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

I don't belong to any social media sites.

Technically this forum is a social media site. You`re connecting and communicating with people

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vreihen16 · 06-05-2023, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PcarFan

Technically this forum is a social media site. You`re connecting and communicating with people

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Get off my lawn, kid!!!

Now it's an anti-social media site.....

spazzyfry123 · 06-05-2023, 08:46 PM

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Ric in RVA · 06-07-2023, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

You know you're old when you barely do anything all day but still need a nap to continue doing barely anything.

And you are sore the next day....

UncleWede · 06-07-2023, 10:46 AM

I was going to wash the middle door mats. The middle hose doesn't have a sprayer attached. I walked to the back of the house. I stood there. I sat on the bumper. I looked at the sky. I ... AH, yeah, I need the sprayer!!!

The mats are clean now.

rundeyvoo · 06-10-2023, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

I was going to wash the middle door mats. The middle hose doesn't have a sprayer attached. I walked to the back of the house. I stood there. I sat on the bumper. I looked at the sky. I ... AH, yeah, I need the sprayer!!!

The mats are clean now.

Lol... this has happened to me more than a few times lately

R BMW · 06-10-2023, 05:30 PM

Or you end up washing something totally different and then go, " oh ya I was going to do that to do the mats".
Or worse yet, you don't even do the mats.

wdb · 06-12-2023, 08:19 AM

I have a FB account. A lot of family members from all over the country post there and it's a great way for me to keep in touch with them. More recently the outfit that's rebuilding the 996 motor (into a 4.0 L beast!) uses FB for a lot of communications. But, since Facebook itself is nearly 20 years old, I think I still qualify for the old people thread...

...plus I know what electronic bulletin boards are, and I know what usenet is, and so on.

King_Leonard · 06-12-2023, 12:59 PM

...you don't have the time to read through 279 pages of posts.

UncleWede · 06-12-2023, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by wdb

...plus I know what electronic bulletin boards are, and I know what usenet is, and so on.

BUT, grasshopper: can you make the connection sounds for the modem?????

Esteban · 06-12-2023, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

BUT, grasshopper: can you make the connection sounds for the modem?????

Like this, Wede?

Esteban · 06-12-2023, 04:54 PM

^^ Depressing sounds from the past.

UncleWede · 06-13-2023, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

^^ Depressing sounds from the past.

Au counterair, that was the sound of a brave new world.

How little did I understand the risk to society in general that I was helping to usher into reality.

Did you know I invented Internet in a Box that was sold for $99 at Price Club?

OK, it was a knock-off 3.5" floppy disk, my expertise to install it, and the balance of 2 hours to show you how to embark on this brave new path that would join the world in a community of shared ideas, expand communication, and end all suffering.

Might be the tequila calling me to come home.

Esteban · 06-13-2023, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

Au counterair, that was the sound of a brave new world.

How little did I understand the risk to society in general that I was helping to usher into reality.

Did you know I invented Internet in a Box that was sold for $99 at Price Club?

OK, it was a knock-off 3.5" floppy disk, my expertise to install it, and the balance of 2 hours to show you how to embark on this brave new path that would join the world in a community of shared ideas, expand communication, and end all suffering.

Might be the tequila calling me to come home.

Did not like that sound, because sometimes the connection failed, and I might be waiting a while before I knew. Not a happy time for the internet, as far as I’m concerned.

M_Six · 06-13-2023, 06:41 PM

When you have to loosen up when standing up after sitting for 15 minutes or so. My back and hips seem to always miss the memo that we're standing up and we plan on walking. Please join us.

R BMW · 06-13-2023, 06:49 PM

The connection sound also meant you might not have to make the trek to work and could fix the issue while at home.

Esteban · 06-13-2023, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

When you have to loosen up when standing up after sitting for 15 minutes or so. My back and hips seem to always miss the memo that we're standing up and we plan on walking. Please join us.

For me it's my back. I have to stretch it out every morning for 10 min or so before doing anything else or I will pay for it the rest of the day.

Welcome to the senior center.

Oh well, c'est la vie.

3798j · 06-15-2023, 10:14 AM

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CarsAndGuitars · 06-15-2023, 10:31 AM

"I'm going to sit here in the shady bush sipping my iced tea, while Jim wrestles with a pack of rabid spotted hyenas"

Lady Jane · 06-15-2023, 11:09 AM

You know you're old when you're looking forward to that week-end.

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