I feel so old

NO ONE knew Spock!!!! That's illogical.
Chis, Pole Position is still a game. In fact, I just bought it today on a , brace yourself, game called Namcomuseum. Contains Ms Pacman, Galaxian, Galaga, Dig Dug, and Pole Position. It's for Gameboy Advance. Less than $10 at Best Buy.

I saw a commercial on TV last night. "A revolutionary new concept in wrist watch technology. Just a movement of the wrist will wind the watch. No battery required".

Several years ago I was showing one of the Grandmunsters my Gold Seiko self winding watch. After explaining to him how it worked, he went to my son (his dad) and told him that I have a watch that was made before electricity was discovered. Now we are going full circle. What's next, a watch with a stem you have to rotate to wind?

QUOTE: Originally posted by berny13 Some things I have heard. You know you are old when.... . . . Add your own if you know any.

hehe... gladly

I didn't feel like thinking too hard, so here is a list compiled after much searching and laughter. Enjoy!

You know you are old when....

• You are abducted by aliens, but immediately returned in favor of a living specimen.


• Most of your sentences begin with, "When I was your age..."


• Bob Dole refers to you as, "old man."


• The Smithsonian request your participation in an exhibit "The Evolution Of Man."


• Medicare states that you're too old for their coverage.


• You can't be tried by a jury of your peers because there are none.


• You're not allowed on most of the rides at Disney World because they may be too intense.


• A passing funeral procession pauses to see if you need a lift.


• Children often innocently ask you, "What did people do before electricity?" And you can't remember.


• You finally find something you've been looking for, for ages but can't remember why you wanted it.


• You point out what buildings used to be where.


• You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of the police.


• An "all nighter" means not getting up to go use the bathroom!


• "Getting lucky" means you find your car in the parking lot.


• You can't get out of a chair without making some kind of noise.


• The hotel clerk mentions they have a good rate for AARP members.


• You use the word "young" to describe a "35-40 year old"


• People are constantly putting a mirror under your nose while you nap to see if you're breathing.


• You can remember when McDonald's came in Styrofoam containers.


• You can remember a time when popcorn wasn't cooked in the microwave.


• You can remember thinking Pong, 8-track tapes or cars with fins were cutting edge technology.


• You buy a compass for the dash of your car.


• Your childhood toys are in a museum.


• Men wearing white suits and carrying geiger counters arrive at your home and ask if you have any next of kin.


• You and your teeth don't sleep together.


• It takes two tries to get up from the couch.


• Your idea of a night out is sitting on the patio.


• Happy hour is a nap.


• You wonder how you could be over the hill when you don't even remember being on top of it.


• Your try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren't wearing any.


• Your idea of weight lifting is standing up.


• You are proud of your lawn mower.


• Your best friend is dating someone half their age, and isn't breaking any laws.


• You have a dream about prunes.


• You take a metal detector to the beach.


• You wear black socks with sandals.


• You get into a heated argument about pension plans.


• You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.


• You frequently find yourself telling people what a loaf of bread USED to cost.


• You can remember seeing double features for a nickel, sometimes with sound.


• You read more and remember less.


• You begin every other sentence with, "Nowadays..."


• You constantly talk about the price of gasoline.


• Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.


• Things you owned have shown up on Antiques Road Show.

DANG David thats quite a list you have there......and all too funny!

I'm 34 and I have 3 reel-to-reels, boxes of vinyl and a couple of turntables (and I'm not a DJ) I played a record for a younger friend who never heard a record in good condition and he nearly passed out. He never know they could sound so good. The problem with analog vs. digital is that you have to spend a lot of money to get quality analog and keeping records dust and scratch free is difficult.

I remember when you were very LUCKY to have a remote for your VCR. That top loading thing with the remote on a cord. I remember feeling so happy when I bought my very first LP. When GI Joe, He-Man, and the Superfriends were new. When you couldn't tell if the lead singer in your favorite band was a male or female. I loved buying a pack of baseball cards for a nickel (got my Mark McGwire Olympic card that way). I guess no matter what age you are you feel old when the things you remember fondly pass into oblivion.

Demankat

I wasn't feeling particularly old unit I read Tony Ryan's comments about the Boneyard at Davis Monthan AFB on the Pima Air Museum thread.

"quote" Definitely don't miss the tour of the "Boneyard" at D-M AFB next door. I have never seen so many Phantoms in my life! "end quote"

I Love Phantoms, I worked Phantoms, I miss Phantoms...

Honey, do I feel a draft...

Don

QUOTE: Originally posted by paraclete1 I Love Phantoms, I worked Phantoms, I miss Phantoms... Don

I know how you feel. The first F-4 I was Crew Chief on was a '64 model, only three years old then. Under its SEA camo was, the original paint could be seen, Gull Gray and white.

I am 48,almost 49. I was 39 when our oldest daughter called from Indiana to let us know she was pregnant. I, being of sound mind and body, am certain that we don't get old. Our children control that feature of life. The rebellion and stupid acts that get kids in trouble did not bother the wife and I because we did the same things. But when you have another generation asking questions about what is sitting around the house, and they still work, you sure seem old. My 8 track deck still works and i have extra needles for the phonograph. The wife and I will be around when our kids experience the same thing and we will have a good laugh when they say Mom, Dad I feel so old!