Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.

How old is Grandpa?

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current events.

The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandpa replied, "Well, let me think 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 Grandmother and I got married first, and then lived together.

Every family had a father and a mother.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir".

And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."

We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Draft dodgers were people 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, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.

And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.

The term '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, phone calls, ride on a bus, and a Coke were all a nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . . but who could afford one?

Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day:

' "grass" was mowed,

' "coke" was a cold drink,

' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and

' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.

' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,

' " chip" meant a piece of wood,

' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and

' "software" wasn't even a word.


And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.. and how old do you think I am?

I bet you have this old man in mind...you are in for a shock!

Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.



This man/woman would be only 58 years old!

Feel better now??????


Unbelievable, eh?

That is crazy to think about

Okay, Winx....I'm a "step-grandpa" and can remember when most TV's were black and white.

Ask my students one day how many grooves were on a record?

Their response - "What is a record?"

Had another student refer to the Beatles as "Paul McCartney's old group."

Isn't it, though?

Think it is the University of Wisconsin that sends out a list of all the things the in-coming class has not experienced. Such as - life without micro waves, cell phones, PC's, and so on. It does cause one to think back to all we have seen change.

Remember phones with rotatary dials? When TV dinners came in metal trays? When phones had to have long cords so you could walk around? Most people only had one phone in the house? 8 track tapes?

Better stop or I will have to get a cane.

When I was in grade school, we had a black and white TV with no remote control.

What is a record?

They don't know the Beatles?

Only 57 here, but YES it is scary

Being the youngest I was the remote.

Thanks to my Ipod they know the Beatles now.

My daughter seen a picture of a rotary phone and asked me how you used it. I tried to explain it to her and she just looked at me like it was all way to confusing.

But then she can come to me with some of the new technology and ask me how it works and I look at her with the same confusing look, lol.

Shoot, I'm not in my 50's and I remember no microwaves, cell phones, and no PC's.

I remember rotary dials and phones with super long cords. I had 8 track tapes.

What about the size of answering machines compared to now?

But do you remember when telephone numbers started with letters and STL had only one area code.

a/c was invented in 1902

I would be in another part of the house and my Dad would call me into the living room. I would go to him. He would say, "While you are up, change the channel for me."

It wasn't introduced into homes until about 1940.

Most of the people in my city didn't have window units even in the 1970's.

That is my life too.

Well A/c might have been invented in 1902 but.......I remember very well we had Water Coolers in the house when I was 4 for I remember my Dad going out and adding water to the Unit that was hanging outside the window.

Yah said window we only had one big one in the living room for the whole house.

And yeah TV was Black & White sure they had colored but... like most things common folk could not afford them at the time.

That was back when kids actually played outside and not staring at a computer screen.

Heck we never thought we had to lock our doors either.

Rode our bikes all over the place and never thought of being kidnapped. Sure it still happen at times but not to the degree it does now.

Yeah and I'm 49 and remember these times.

What we call the good ole days!!

The southwest has never been the same since A/C became affordable. But then I still use a swamp cooler.

I WAS ABDUCTED IN 1954. PEOPLE FOLLOWED THE GUY AND THE POLICE HAD ME BACK HOME IN AN HOUR.

Almost 49 here (next month). I don't remember putting water in the window units. My family didn't have any a/c and we were not poor. People just didn't have them. My father tells stories of his childhood with people sleeping on their porches and in parks during the summer. A/C was invented in 1902 but the homes didn't have them.

We locked our doors at night with doors with big windows and not with dead bolts. I do fondly remember playing outside all day and riding my bike all over. I won't let my child ride the bike all over now.

Oh, wasn't it exciting when we got colored television??!!!

Redshirt, what on earth is a swamp cooler?