You know you're old when...

[vreihen16]

...if you remember "the shape of things to come" commercials.....

.

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

...if you remember "the shape of things to come" commercials.....

The wedge!

[wdb]

"The doorstop" is what we called them at the dealership where I wrenched on them. The 1975-76 cars were pretty fragile but they beefed up the drivetrain substantially in 1977 and put a stronger 5-speed gearbox in place of 4-speed. I was never fond of the looks but they were fun to toss around.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by wdb

"The doorstop" is what we called them at the dealership where I wrenched on them. The 1975-76 cars were pretty fragile but they beefed up the drivetrain substantially in 1977 and put a stronger 5-speed gearbox in place of 4-speed. I was never fond of the looks but they were fun to toss around.

Ford Dust Buster:

[vreihen16]

I'd love to find a survivor, but like everything British Leyland made in the 1970's they are now only crumbs of rust in a dust pan.....

[MADBMWX5MC]

Originally Posted by M_Six

...when a little bit of yard work results in lower arm and hand spasms. Ugh.

Lordy, that's so true!

[ShapeShifter]

You remember being given Castor Oil for stomachaches, or at other times whether it was need or not.🤢

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by ShapeShifter

You remember being given Castor Oil for stomachaches, or at other times whether it was need or not.🤢

For me it was Pepto-Bismol.

[Artemis]

17 minutes of colorized footage of 1896. Several cities during the "Belle Époque".

128 years ago, so all the pictured people have perished in the meantime.

5 minutes of colorized footage of New York in 1945:

[MADBMWX5MC]

Wow, these two colorized videos are excellent.

[Esteban]

♫♪ N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestle's makes the very best. Chocolate! ♪♫

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by ShapeShifter

You remember being given Castor Oil for stomachaches, or at other times whether it was need or not.🤢

Mom told us to lie face down with our butt up in the air until we farted.

[Buug959]

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[Buug959]

RW

[Lady Jane]

[M_Six]

Or when you wake up in the morning and see you still have a half hour to snooze before the alarm, but...you have to pee.

[vreihen16]

...or when you're taking massive quantities of diuretics (aka: vitamin pee), and don't even make it back to the bed before you have to turn around for another drivers' lounge visit.....

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Or when you wake up in the morning and see you still have a half hour to snooze before the alarm, but...you have to pee.

What are you doing waking up to an alarm. Aren't you retired?

I don't wake up to no stinkin' alarm.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Esteban

What are you doing waking up to an alarm. Aren't you retired?

I don't wake up to no stinkin' alarm.

Wifey is still working. Although she rarely needs the alarm. She's usually up well before it goes off.

[UncleWede]

You can’t: drive 3 hours with 7000’ elevation change without the ortho sending you to ER to check for blood clot

Negative, but wife says this is a soccer career ending injury

[M_Six]

Low dose aspirin time?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Low dose aspirin time?

Years ago my doctor prescribed a low-dose aspirin regimen. Had to stop taking it. Made me bleed from my stomach and cough up blood.

Took weeks to find out why I was bleeding. Then someone asked are you taking aspirin? I said yes. They said stop. So I stopped. And the bleeding stopped.