Things that a kid turning 18 this year has never had to do
Shift using "three on a tree."
May 24, 2017, 02:28 PM
PHPaul
Pump the accelerator to start the car.
Sit in a cold car diddling the choke to keep it running while it warms up.
Tuck the knot in the slot, wrap the rope around the pulley and give 'er a yank to start the mower.
Push the little metal tab against the plug to stop it.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
May 24, 2017, 02:35 PM
46and2
Communicate with friends and family and work without a mobile phone, pager, personal computer, internet, or inexpensive long distance rates, or keep a written list of phone #s.
May 24, 2017, 02:43 PM
zoom6zoom
Wait until after 8 PM to make a phone call because it's cheaper.
Know the satisfaction of actually slamming the phone down on someone.
Adjust an 8-track with a matchbook.
I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm.
May 24, 2017, 03:12 PM
Rightwire
Check to see if anyone is on the party line before making a phone call
Pronoun: His Royal Highness and benevolent Majesty of all he surveys
343 - Never Forget
Its better to be Pavlov's dog than Schrodinger's cat
There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive.
May 24, 2017, 03:21 PM
kz1000
Put tinfoil on the rabbit ears...
------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt"
"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris
May 24, 2017, 03:22 PM
Fredward
Walk to the outhouse. Am I dating myself?
May 24, 2017, 03:28 PM
SigSAC
quote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069: At least now, anyone past security must be a ticketed passenger.
You can still get a pass to get to the gate to assist someone. It doesn't have the necessary codes that will allow it to be scanned at the gate.
As for a couple of items: - Load a computer program from paper tape - Load a computer program from punched card - Change a removable disk pack from a mainframe computer - Choose from a myriad of gas octane levels at the pump
(And yes, I did all of those!)
May 24, 2017, 03:28 PM
Vanwall
get to pound the erasers in elementary school
carry a pocket knife all the way through school
15 Cent Burgers at McDonalds
5 and 10 stores before "self Serve"
Slow.....Slow dentist drills
Not pumping your own gas
lousy flashlight batteries
May 24, 2017, 03:31 PM
Russ59
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888: Walk to school. In the snow. Uphill. Both ways.
Carrying your saxophone.
P229
May 24, 2017, 03:31 PM
SuhlShooter
Take a pocket knife to school. Drive your truck to school with a .22 on a rifle rack in the back window. Play Cowboys and Indians. Shovel snow for money. Camp out in the backyard with two halves of a army tent. Play outdoors all day long during the summer break. Have a bike with a banana seat. Tape playing cards to the spokes of your bike. Use a key to attach skates to your shoes. Use a cell phone in a bag in the car.
May 24, 2017, 03:33 PM
mrapteam666
Using either the white or the yellow pages to look up a name or business.
Using a Commodore 64, and also playing Oregon Trail on the Commodore 64.
Making a mixed tape: Remember the jingle from Memorex: "Is it live or is it Memorex"
Being disciplined in school and having to write x number of times on the chalk board.
Also having recess. (I guess most schools don't have that now. The elementary school that we rotate in and out of only has one ten minute recess for 1st through 5th graders.)
The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart.
May 24, 2017, 03:49 PM
Aeteocles
A kid turning 18 this year has never had to:
-Go to the movie rental store and pick out a movie from the shelf.
-Go to the music store to listen to the album before they purchased it.
-Tape songs off of the radio to make a mix tape.
-Trade music in a chatroom.
-Wait overnight for a song to download.
-Wait by the phone for a call.
-Yell really fast into the collect call automated prompt to say your name, "Mom,PickMeUpAtTheMall!"
May 24, 2017, 03:50 PM
Aeteocles
quote:
Originally posted by braillediver: Think.
Don't be harsh. Plenty of smart kids that will do plenty of great things with their lives today. The internet has simply given us access to the stupid ones.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
May 24, 2017, 04:02 PM
Aeteocles
A few in defense of the Millennial (I'm technically a Millennial, turning 18 right around the turn of the millennium):
A kid turning 18 today never had to:
1) Choose between a high paying job and a reasonably priced college education.
2) Have a job out of high school that he could hope to turn into a career without a college degree.
3) Look at the price of a home and imagine himself buying it without two incomes or a professional degree.
4) Pay for a college education solely on part time work without soul crushing debt.
5) Compete in a market place where the world wasn't globally connected and lets employers find skilled professionals and cheap labor from every corner of the world.
May 24, 2017, 04:18 PM
nukeandpave
quote:
Originally posted by Russ59:
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888: Walk to school. In the snow. Uphill. Both ways.
Carrying your saxophone.
While swinging across a gorge on a vine.
May 24, 2017, 04:20 PM
46and2
quote:
Originally posted by 4x5: Load a program off a cassette tape
I had the ScarfMan clone of PacMan on Cassette for my TRS-80 Model4 w/ 64k of RAM.
