You know you're getting old when...

[Bill D-NC]

You know you're getting old when...​

You remember what one of theses felt like on a hot sunny day.

Especially old of you remember them without the extra safety cage at the top of the ladder . . .

BD

 

[Bob Bailey]

Especially old of you remember them without the extra safety cage at the top of the ladder . . .

BD

Yea. I don't remember any kind of safety devices when I was a kid. We took our lumps and likely became stronger adults as a result. Skinned knees and black eyes were considered badges of honor. a cast on your arm or leg and you were a super hero

 

[Mark Silver]

 

[RichPB (richlife)]

Yeah, I've noticed that about me too. I sometimes try not to but it takes a real effort. Huh!

 

[LMichaels]

Threw my leg out just tonight again carrying the 2 yo up the deck stairs. Ugh. Of course it's the one I fell on 3 weeks ago in the basement.

 

[Mark Silver]

Every time I go to the doctor they ask me if I’m afraid of falling. I tell them no, it’s the getting back up part I’m afraid of.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

It’s the three days recovering from three hours of staining my deck that make me feel old! I’ve got aches and pains in places I’d forgotten I even had !

 

[Mark Silver]

 

[Bill F in Ontario]

You know you are getting old when you realize Jerry Mathers the Beaver is 75

c

 

[John_NJ]

Yesterday I was talking with the family and somehow the topic came up of using a rotary dial phone to get the time of day, and weather if I remember correctly.

This was different than calling information and speaking to a human.

It was all automated.

I wasn’t able to find the NYC version, but this is similar.

Fwiw

 

[Bob Bailey]

You know you are getting old when you realize Jerry Mathers the Beaver is 75

c

And I always thought he was younger than me.

 

[Steve Petrone]

Meticulously writing new posts...in the wrong forum

 

[Rich Dahl]

When you get excited about putting a custom paint job on your cane.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Going through a stay in your car carwash and it reminds you of a thrill ride at an amusement park.

 

[John F Ford]

Yesterday I was talking with the family and somehow the topic came up of using a rotary dial phone to get the time of day, and weather if I remember correctly.

This was different than calling information and speaking to a human.

It was all automated.

I wasn’t able to find the NYC version, but this is similar.

Fwiw

We had a old rotary phone in a homemade box by the pool and one of the neighbors kids needed to call home for permission to swim. He opened the box and just stood there and did nothing, just looked. Wife told him how to use it. Then all the kids suddenly needed to call home.

 

[John G (Boston)]

Yesterday I was talking with the family and somehow the topic came up of using a rotary dial phone to get the time of day, and weather if I remember correctly.

This was different than calling information and speaking to a human.

It was all automated.

I wasn’t able to find the NYC version, but this is similar.

Fwiw

Yup. The time lady. I used to call her to adjust clocks or my watch if I forgot to wind it. If I recall the last four digits of the number didn't matter. I think I was taught to use 1234. And, of course we had a rotary phone back then (which sat, along with a phone index, on the "phone table" (a little two tiered table - about the size of an end table). The phone index was the metal type with the sliding pointer and the spring-up lid). Many of the numbers in this index were by exchange name (like TWinbrook3-xxxx).

-John

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

FIreside9-7161 was our old number, had it until 30 years ago.!

 

[MikeB]

FIreside9-7161 was our old number, had it until 30 years ago.!

GLadstone7- was the prefix for the company my dad work for in Philly . Not sure how long that one was active.

 

[Rich Dahl]

FIreside9-7161 was our old number, had it until 30 years ago.!

Still remember my phone number from when I was a kid growing up in the Chicago area.
Gladstone 5 3415

 

[BobH-SCW]

Yup. The time lady. I used to call her to adjust clocks or my watch if I forgot to wind it. If I recall the last four digits of the number didn't matter. I think I was taught to use 1234. And, of course we had a rotary phone back then (which sat, along with a phone index, on the "phone table" (a little two tiered table - about the size of an end table). The phone index was the metal type with the sliding pointer and the spring-up lid). Many of the numbers in this index were by exchange name (like TWinbrook3-xxxx).

-John

Yup, old Waltham exchange.