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Things that make you say "Dang, I'm old".
June 02, 2019, 11:30 PM
brecaidraThings that make you say "Dang, I'm old".
quote:
Originally posted by ArtieS:
... I recognized one song all night; Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You." ...
I know I'm old when I hear that song, say, "Dolly did it better," and nobody knows what I'm talking about.
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KDRMy name is Kirk, often people hear Curt or Kurt, so my go to introduction has always been, "Kirk, like the captain" finally got my first blank look and a "who?" from a guy i met on a job site a few months back.
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June 03, 2019, 11:31 AM
mr kablammoThe passing of Tim Conway, Katie Lee, Charles Harteshorne, Abe Vigoda.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre.
June 03, 2019, 06:20 PM
LS1 GTOquote:
Originally posted by sig operator:
I'm a know how to test a capacitor with a Simpson 260 meter old.
Pbbbbt - I know how to test a capacitor WITHOUT a meter and only with an E-nothing standing next to me.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
June 03, 2019, 07:13 PM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Pbbbbt - I know how to test a capacitor WITHOUT a meter and only with an E-nothing standing next to me.
I learned VERY early on in my career never to trust a loose capacitor just laying on the bench minding it's own business.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
June 03, 2019, 07:32 PM
johnfritzquote:
Originally posted by brecaidra:
quote:
Originally posted by ArtieS:
... I recognized one song all night; Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You." ...
I know I'm old when I hear that song, say, "Dolly did it better," and nobody knows what I'm talking about.
How about "Julie, Do Ya Love Me"?
June 03, 2019, 07:41 PM
mas4363When we go to IHOP for lunch and I say to my wife “Look at all the old people here!”. Then we look at each other and realize its us.
Sgt. USMC 1970 - 1973 June 04, 2019, 09:04 AM
iron chefWhen I was a teenager, my cohorts and I made fun of the radio station self-described as: easy listening, soft rock, at-work mix station.
When those stations started playing all the songs I used to listen to, I realized I was old.
June 04, 2019, 11:41 AM
YooperSigsI used to get asked if I was eligible for a senior discount.
Now they give it to me automatically.
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Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
June 04, 2019, 12:01 PM
Georgeairquote:
Originally posted by mas4363:
When we go to IHOP for lunch and I say to my wife “Look at all the old people here!”. Then we look at each other and realize its us.
Next phase is when they are they for lunch and you're there for the early-bird dinner specials!
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June 04, 2019, 12:08 PM
M-11When I see how good Christie Brinkley looks at 55 and wish I was 55 again...
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Ryanp225I'm so old I had nudie girl calendars and posters on the walls in every shop I worked in.