You know you're old when...

M_Six · 07-24-2021, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rwheels

Y2K preparedness saved my brother's life. He went to a NYE party and came home blasted. Put something on the stove to heat up and then passed out. Food on the stove caught fire and it spread. The neighbors saw the flames and called the FD, which was all volunteer. Because of Y2K, they were spending the night at the station, which was not the norm, so they were at his house quickly and managed to just barely get him out in time. Just barely. He was in the hospital for weeks with burns and smoke inhalation damage, but he survived. Another few minutes and he would have been ashes.

King Rudi · 07-26-2021, 08:14 AM

When you text your friends about changing your HVAC filter.

cmyx6go · 07-26-2021, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by King Rudi

When you text your friends about changing your HVAC filter.

Wow, really? No you didn't.

King Rudi · 07-26-2021, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Wow, really? No you didn't.

I couldn't help myself. It just seemed to fit. Come on...it made me smile.

Esteban · 07-26-2021, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by King Rudi

When you text your friends about changing your HVAC filter.

how about asking about it on a forum?

And you know you're really old when you reply with an answer.

cmyx6go · 07-26-2021, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

how about asking about it on a forum?

And you know you're really old when you reply with an answer.

He freaking sent me a text yesterday saying he just changed his filter and it made him think of me?!?!?! Damn, I used to get some interesting texts about why someone thought of me. Getting old sucks.

Esteban · 07-26-2021, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

He freaking sent me a text yesterday saying he just changed his filter and it made him think of me?!?!?! Damn, I used to get some interesting texts about why someone thought of me. Getting old sucks.

For some strange reason, I actually don't mind getting old. I'm feeling very comfortable in my old skin. I'm a creature of habit and like doing the same things. Guess it just agrees with me. I say that now. May feel different in the future.

Littlebear · 07-26-2021, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

.... I'm a creature of habit and like doing the same things....

I wish I could do the same things! After my long absence from it I can't muster that ol' masochism needed for distance running.

vreihen16 · 07-26-2021, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Littlebear

I wish I could do the same things! After my long absence from it I can't muster that ol' masochism needed for distance running.

I fell on Saturday just trying to climb into my race car hauler to see what size tires are on my paddock bicycle. I'm still hobbling today, with another fresh round of medical "stop leak" + gauze/tape covering the wound.....

lsturbointeg · 07-27-2021, 07:51 AM

when i went to Kroger (grocery store) last night and the 20 something year old asked me "Sir, plastic or paper?"

1MOREMOD · 07-27-2021, 08:01 AM

Old man!

3.0L · 07-30-2021, 10:45 AM

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dscabra · 07-30-2021, 11:18 AM

How we did research before Google

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Esteban · 07-30-2021, 11:34 AM

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How we did research before Google

or...

M_Six · 07-30-2021, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by dscabra

How we did research before Google

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Wifey has her library's old card catalog in her office. Most students wouldn't have any idea what it was used for.

dscabra · 07-30-2021, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

Wifey has her library's old card catalog in her office. Most students wouldn't have any idea what it was used for.

They are quite collectable now.

3.0L · 07-30-2021, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

Wifey has her library's old card catalog in her office. Most students wouldn't have any idea what it was used for.

Dewey Decimal System.

vreihen16 · 07-30-2021, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 3.0L

Dewey Decimal System.

I'm so old that I remember when it was still the Dewey Integer System!

Sorry, I spent waaaaay too much time in 001.6 in my youth.....

3798j · 07-30-2021, 05:39 PM

So old you remember $9 '55 Chevys...(Reedman's 1969 used car ad, Langhorne, PA)...

vreihen16 · 07-30-2021, 05:55 PM

J.C. Whitney. Enough said.....

Littlebear · 07-30-2021, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

I'm so old that I remember when it was still the Dewey Integer System!

Sorry, I spent waaaaay too much time in 001.6 in my youth.....

You should tell us what perverted section 001.6 is.

M_Six · 07-30-2021, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

So old you remember $9 '55 Chevys...(Reedman's 1969 used car ad, Langhorne, PA)...

My first car (which I had to share with my Mom) was a '67 Dodge Dart that Dad paid $800 for. It ran great for years.

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