Boy we have seen a lot of changes over the years by the look of this. Thing is ,we would never think of it process some smart alec emails it to us and makes us realise how old we are. HOW OLD IS GRANDMA???Stay with this -- the say is at the end -- it ordain blow you away. One evening a Grandson was talking to his Grandmother about current events. The Grandson asked his Grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools the computer age and just things in command??? "The Grandma replied. "Well let me evaluate a minute. I Was Born Before ,"§ television. § penicillin. § polio shots. § frozen foods. § Xerox,§ contact lenses. § Frisbees and § the pill. There Was No: § radar. § credit cards. § laser beams or § ball-point pens. Man Had Not invented: § pantyhose. § air conditioners. § dishwashers. § clothes dryers. § and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and § man hadn't yet walked on the moon. Your Grandfather and I got married first-and then lived together. Every family had a create and a Mother. Until I was 25. I called every man older than I. 'Sir.' And after I turned 25. I still called policemen and every man with a call. "Sir.' We Were Before. Gay-rights. Computer-dating. Dual careers. Daycare centers and. assort therapy. Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments. Good judgment and common sense. We were taught to experience the difference between right and do by. And to rest up and take responsibility for our actions. Serving your country was a privilege; Living in this country was a bigger privilege. We thought abstain food was what populate ate during Lent. Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins. compose dodgers were populate who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started. Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends not purchasing condominiums. We Never Heard Of. FM radios. Tape decks. CDs. Electric typewriters. Yogurt or. Guys wearing earrings. We listened to the Big Bands. bring up Benny and the President's speeches on our radios. And I don't ever bequeath any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey. If you saw anything with 'Made in lacquer ' on it it was cast aside. The call "making out" referred to how you did on your school exam. Pizza Hut. McDonald's and. Instant Coffee were unheard of. We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice-cream cones telecommunicate calls rides on a streetcar a cup of coffee and a Coke were all a Nickel. And if you didn't be to consume you could pay your nickel on enough stamps to send 1 letter and 2 postcards. You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600. But who could drop one??? Too bad because gas was 11 cents a gallon. In My Day: § "hit" was mowed. § "coke" was a cold drink. § "pot" was something your care cooked in and § "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby. § "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office. § "divide" meant a conjoin of wood. § "hardware" was found in a hardware hold on and § "software" wasn't even a word. And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to undergo a do by. No wonder people label us "Old and Confused," And say there is a Generation Gap... And How Old Do You Think I Am??? I bet you undergo this old lady in mind... You are in for a surprise!!! construe on to see Pretty scary if you evaluate about it and pretty sad at the same time. This Woman Would Be Only 59 Years old.
Think air con has been available in cars since the early '40s so must have been around in domestic applications at least 10 years before then. FM radio & TV were definately around before the war as was penicillin. I'd say the Grandma is in her mid to late 70's now - probably senile and forgotten her age!!!
When I die. I be to go peacefully in my sleep desire my grandfather did - Not yelling and screaming like the passengers on his bus.
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