You know you're old when...

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by tturedraider

... a nurse said this exact thing to me last week with regard to the shot doing virtually nothing to prevent the illness, only mitigate it.

Was she wearing a Candy Striper outfit?

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Was she wearing a Candy Striper outfit?

She was not. It was a nurse at my dad’s memory care center. I rather doubt she’s ever worn a Candy Striper outfit.

I guess the type of nurse’s uniform you remember could mean you’re old. I found a whole host of uniforms, but this first one is the one I remember most from childhood. I think the second one might be more what you were thinking of.

[CarsAndGuitars]

Box 350
Boston, MA 02134

Whose address? No cheating

[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by tturedraider

... I guess the type of nurse’s uniform you remember could mean you’re old...

Yes and no, I remember the uniform from the movie "Candy Striper (1978)" that I watched in the main cafeteria on HMCS Skeena DDH 207 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Skeena_(DDH_207).

As the internet was not public back then, these "kind" of movie were either on 8mm or Betamax tape

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

Yes and no, I remember the uniform from the movie "Candy Striper (1978)" that I watched in the main cafeteria on HMCS Skeena DDH 207 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Skeena_(DDH_207).

As the internet was not public back then, these "kind" of movie were either on 8mm or Betamax tape

Must've missed that one, JJ. I do remember some other ones, though.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by tturedraider

She was not. It was a nurse at my dad’s memory care center. I rather doubt she’s ever worn a Candy Striper outfit.

I guess the type of nurse’s uniform you remember could mean you’re old. I found a whole host of uniforms, but this first one is the one I remember most from childhood. I think the second one might be more what you were thinking of.

Is the second one from the Heart Attack Grill? I wanted to go there, but it's in a city I never need to visit again.

https://vegasfoodandfun.com/heart-attack-grill/

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Is the second one from the Heart Attack Grill? I wanted to go there, but it's in a city I never need to visit again.

https://vegasfoodandfun.com/heart-attack-grill/

Good Lord!!! I guess it is aptly named!!

[3798j]

Remembering this incredibly scary, incredibly sad day....60 years ago.

[MassWholeBimmer]

....you're excited when Amazon delivers your new scale and blood pressure monitor..

[dmatre]

Originally Posted by CarsAndGuitars

Box 350
Boston, MA 02134

Whose address? No cheating

Zoom

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by CarsAndGuitars

Box 350
Boston, MA 02134

Whose address? No cheating

Originally Posted by dmatre

Zoom

I’m impressed. I had to cheat. Doesn’t ring any bells with me.

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by tturedraider

I’m impressed. I had to cheat. Doesn’t ring any bells with me.

Same here -- Never heard of it. We had Sesame Street and Electric Company. Maybe it was a N.E. thing?

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by dscabra

Same here -- Never heard of it. We had Sesame Street and Electric Company. Maybe it was a N.E. thing?

Zoom (the TV show) was syndicated to the PBS network. Remember it well:

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[dmatre]

Originally Posted by tturedraider

I’m impressed. I had to cheat. Doesn’t ring any bells with me.

I grew up on this stuff: Sesame Street, Electric Company, Zoom, Mr Roger’s.

Compare that to what todays morons (kids) grow up watching…,

[MassWholeBimmer]

From what I recall, zoom was on PBS like Sesame street. I used to watch it on channel 57 in Western Mass. Rotary Antenna.. No cable back then...

[tturedraider]

It must be that not all PBS stations carried Zoom.

[3798j]

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[Llarry]

Originally Posted by wdb

Shingrix coverage under Medicare just changed within the last few months. Last year I would have had to pay for it myself at ~$400 a shot, but now it is covered. You might want to revisit the question with your insurer.

I watched my mother suffer through shingles. You. Do. Not. Want. Shingles.

I called Medicare and they confirmed that Shingrix is not covered in my situation. At the suggestion of my clinic, I called two local pharmacies to check prices -- $450 or $600 for two injections. I think I'm going to do it, but not for $600!

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by dmatre

I grew up on this stuff: Sesame Street, Electric Company, Zoom, Mr Roger’s.

I missed most of these by a few years in my youth, but did see them on occasion when my younger siblings tuned in.

Originally Posted by tturedraider

It must be that not all PBS stations carried Zoom.

...or they aired it during a time slot where your family's TV was tuned into another show/channel.....

[CarsAndGuitars]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Zoom (the TV show) was syndicated to the PBS network. Remember it well:

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Wubho hubere spubeaks Ubbi Dubbi?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Llarry

I called Medicare and they confirmed that Shingrix is not covered in my situation. At the suggestion of my clinic, I called two local pharmacies to check prices -- $450 or $600 for two injections. I think I'm going to do it, but not for $600!

Sorry you have to pay Llarry but it's better than taking the chance you might get it. Looks awful and sounds painful.

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by Llarry

I called Medicare and they confirmed that Shingrix is not covered in my situation. At the suggestion of my clinic, I called two local pharmacies to check prices -- $450 or $600 for two injections. I think I'm going to do it, but not for $600!

I wonder if GoodRX might get you a better price.