topic Re: The Seniors Thread :-) in Community Spirit https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/258128#M90047 <P class="mce-p">What a great idea for pjs terra.. never thought of that.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Here's some memories I received by email today:-</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Thought you may like to see how old you really are!!!!</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><STRONG>Bring back any memories?</STRONG>&nbsp;<BR /><STRONG><BR />Someone asked the other day, 'What was your favourite 'fast food' when you were growing up?' 'We didn't have fast food when I was growing up,' I informed him. 'All the food was slow.' 'C'mon, seriously.. Where did you eat?'</STRONG><STRONG>&nbsp;</STRONG><STRONG>'It was a place called 'home,'' I explained.! 'Mum cooked every day and when Dad got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, and if I didn't like what she put on my plate, I was allowed to sit there until I did like it.'<BR /><BR />By this time, the lad was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table.<BR /><BR />But here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I'd figured his system could have handled it:<BR /><BR />Some parents NEVER owned their own house, wore jeans, set foot on a golf course, travelled out of the country or had a credit card.<BR /><BR />My parents never drove me to school... I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speed</STRONG><STRONG>&nbsp;</STRONG><STRONG>(slow).<BR /><BR />We didn't have a television in our house until I was 10. It was, of course, black and white, and the station went off the air at 10 PM, after playing the national anthem and epilogue; it came back on the air at about 6 am. And there was usually a locally produced news and farm show on, featuring local people...<BR /><BR />Pizzas were not delivered to our home... But milk was.<BR /><BR />All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers --My brother delivered a newspaper, seven days a week. He had to get up at 6am every morning.<BR /><BR />Film stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the films. There were no movie ratings because all movies were responsibly produced for everyone to enjoy viewing, without profanity or violence or almost anything offensive.<BR /><I><BR />If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren. Just don't blame me if they bust a gut laughing.&nbsp;<BR /></I><BR />Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it?<BR /></STRONG><STRONG><BR />MEMORIES from a friend:<BR /></STRONG><STRONG>My Dad is cleaning out my grandmother's house (she died in December) and he brought me an old lemonade bottle. In the bottle top was a stopper with a bunch of holes in it. I knew immediately what it was, but my daughter had no idea. She thought they had tried to make it a salt shaker or something. I knew it as the bottle that sat on the end of the ironing board to 'sprinkle' clothes with because we didn't have steam irons. Man, I am old.<BR /></STRONG><STRONG><BR />How many do you remember?</STRONG><STRONG>&nbsp;<BR /></STRONG><STRONG>Headlight dip-switches on the floor of the car.<BR />Ignition switches on the dashboard.<BR />Trouser leg clips for bicycles without chain guards.&nbsp;<BR />Soldering irons you heated on a gas burner.<BR />Using hand signals for cars without turn indicators.&nbsp;<BR /><BR />Older Than Dirt Quiz:<BR />Count all the ones that you remember, not the ones you were told about. Ratings at the bottom<BR /><BR />1. Sweet cigarettes<BR />2. Coffee shops with juke boxes&nbsp;<BR />3. Home milk delivery in glass bottles&nbsp;<BR />4. Party lines on the telephone<BR />5. Newsreels before the movie&nbsp;<BR />6. TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning. (There were only 2 channels</STRONG><STRONG>&nbsp;[if you were fortunate]</STRONG><STRONG>)<BR />7. Peashooters&nbsp;<BR />8. 33 rpm records<BR />9. 45 RPM records<BR />10. Hi-fi's<BR />11. Metal ice trays with levers<BR />12. Blue flashbulb<BR />13. Cork popguns&nbsp;<BR />14. Wash tub wringers</STRONG></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><STRONG>15. 78 rpm records</STRONG></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><STRONG><BR /><BR />If you remembered 0-3 = You're still young<BR />If you remembered 3-6 = You are getting older<BR />If you remembered 7-10 = Don't tell your age<BR />If you remembered 11-14 = You're positively ancient!&nbsp;<BR /></STRONG><STRONG><BR />I must be 'positively ancient' but those memories are some of the best parts of my life.<BR /><BR />Don't forget to pass this along!! Especially to all you’re really OLD (but precious) friends....I just did!!!!!!!!!<BR /><BR />(PS. I used a large type face so you could read it easily)</STRONG></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><STRONG>&nbsp;</STRONG></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"><STRONG>Yes I'm positively ancient - I remember them all :^O</STRONG></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p" align="center">&nbsp;</P> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:24:44 GMT darksideofthemoon 2012-11-06T20:24:44Z The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207755#M72462 <P class="mce-p">"This is for the Senior members of CS, those born before 1947. Baby Boomers and Generations X &amp; Y are welcome providing you are over 18 <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">But this is definitely for people who are facing the last long haul. &nbsp;We have survived babyhood, childhood, being teens and twenties... We have learned to read and write, to drive, have probably been married and the women have survived child birth.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The challenges are constant and the near misses of death are also there. &nbsp;If we have become a senior we have learned to survive so much, and along the way we have, of course, gathered a great deal of knowledge about life.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The &nbsp;belief that age diminishes us is not true, it changes us and not all of it is bad. &nbsp;Yes there can be various forms of dementia for some, but that is also a disease that can happen in younger people. &nbsp;Alzheimer's can also occur - it is another form of dementia and generally occurs in people over 65, although that can occur much earlier too and not everyone is going to get it.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Most of us keep our mental alertness up to the moment of death, even if we lose our hearing and our eyesight, but of course this can happen at any age too.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">What changes is our physical strength, which diminishes but our mental strength and patience grows, it has to of course, to deal with this aging thing.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Arthritis, heart trouble, strokes - all these things associated with age can happen at any time in your life - arthritis can happen when you are a child but they don't like giving out new hips and knees until you are in your 50s and 60s or later. &nbsp;We can talk about that too.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Cancer can happen any time and that is also something we can discuss here if you like.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">The point of this thread is to give the Seniors a chance to talk about how they are coping with age, the challenges it presents and the fears that can come with it... loss of hearing or sight, aging spouses, living alone, retirement villages, even death...</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">So I will ask that the Juniors treat us in kindly fashion and remember, all this is going to happen to you too - providing you avoid death before you get here <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">So, onward and upward. &nbsp;Let's go...."</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:23:00 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207755#M72462 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T19:23:00Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207767#M72464 <P class="mce-p">Good morning Darkie.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">1947---just made the cut!</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Yep-being born in the first half of last century</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">has its advantages and disadvantages.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Richo.</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:30:37 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207767#M72464 serendipityricho 2012-01-09T19:30:37Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207781#M72466 <P class="mce-p">Morning morning Darki and other seniors........what a mavellous time of ones life lots of things sorted............dont have to put up with a lot of non productive stuff.........got heaps of advantages being a mature person lol</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Have a good day all off to work before it gets too humid:(</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:35:22 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207781#M72466 jvharrison 2012-01-09T19:35:22Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207791#M72468 <P class="mce-p">I'm older than dirt - I think I qualify</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:41:25 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207791#M72468 rosieglen 2012-01-09T19:41:25Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207798#M72470 <P class="mce-p">Good morning everyone <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Rosie I think we are all older than dirt :^O</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Lovely to see we have some Elders here, hope we can get a lot of ideas up and going...</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">We will see <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:59:07 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207798#M72470 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T19:59:07Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207806#M72472 <P class="mce-p">1962 baby runs in, pokes tongue at oldies <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":face_with_tongue:">πŸ˜›</span>&nbsp;and runs out :-x&nbsp;</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:08:51 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207806#M72472 **dilly** 2012-01-09T20:08:51Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207812#M72473 <P class="mce-p">Will be a good thread Darki.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I can think off at least a dozen posters who</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">qualify.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Maybe a bit early for some-lol.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">~~Waves&nbsp;back there to JV and Rosie.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">................................................................................................</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">...........................Grey Power............................................</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:09:43 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207812#M72473 serendipityricho 2012-01-09T20:09:43Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207818#M72475 <P class="mce-p">Morning oldies, Great thread Darkie!&nbsp;<IMG src="http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae188/funnies_bucket/ebay%20forum%20emoticons/give_heart.gif" alt="" /><IMG src="http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae188/funnies_bucket/ebay%20forum%20emoticons/give_heart.gif" alt="" width="28" height="25" /></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">58 vintage here, So, I'll remain silent.. drop in from time to time just to pick-up some tips&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">πŸ˜„</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:18:29 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207818#M72475 joz*garage 2012-01-09T20:18:29Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207828#M72477 <P class="mce-p">I'm in!! 1946 for me <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span> Great idea starting this thread Darkie.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Cheers.</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:19:52 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207828#M72477 sammee4211 2012-01-09T20:19:52Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207837#M72479 <P class="mce-p">Wicket dilly :^O &nbsp;Joz good to see you kid :^O</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Hurray sammee glad to see you here <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:35:09 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207837#M72479 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T20:35:09Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207842#M72480 <P class="mce-p">I wonder who can beat my 1939?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Any offers? &nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:36:07 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207842#M72480 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T20:36:07Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207849#M72482 <P class="mce-p">Hi, Can't beat it, but I can join you, July 9, 1939 for me.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">&nbsp;</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Wilma&nbsp;</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:42:44 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207849#M72482 wilneil 2012-01-09T20:42:44Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207862#M72485 <P class="mce-p">Just a question why 1947?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:47:45 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207862#M72485 freddie*rooster 2012-01-09T20:47:45Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207870#M72487 <P class="mce-p">1955 for me. Though some days I feel older than dirt. Do I qualify on those days? <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">πŸ™‚</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:48:47 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207870#M72487 purplecarrot-top 2012-01-09T20:48:47Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207883#M72490 <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Hi, Can't beat it, but I can join you, July 9, 1939 for me.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Wilma</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Hey Wilma you beat me - you're 3 days older than me :^O</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:58:13 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207883#M72490 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T20:58:13Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207890#M72491 <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Just a question why 1947?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Hello Freddy, well according to most references anyone born after 1947 are Baby Boomers...</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I'm not sure if our generation has a name... does anyone know?</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:59:56 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207890#M72491 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T20:59:56Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207899#M72493 <P class="mce-p">You definitely qualify on those days purps :^O</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">But then you will feel younger than spring on other days and that must be good surely?</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:01:16 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207899#M72493 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T21:01:16Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207906#M72495 <P class="mce-p"></P><BLOCKQUOTE><TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Will be a good thread Darki.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">I can think off at least a dozen posters who</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">qualify.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Maybe a bit early for some-lol.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">~~Waves&nbsp;back there to JV and Rosie.</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">................................................................................................</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">...........................Grey Power............................................</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOCKQUOTE><P></P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">Thank you Richo, I am hoping it will be, so many tricks to getting older and no one left to ask ... soooo we will just have to exchanged thoughts and hints and learn from eachother...</P><BR /> <P class="mce-p"> </P><BR /> <P class="mce-p">At least I hope that's what we can do.</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:03:25 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207906#M72495 darksideofthemoon 2012-01-09T21:03:25Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207915#M72496 <P class="mce-p">Once your reach 60ty you are classed as a senior and eligible for a senior's card <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">πŸ˜‰</span></P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:03:55 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207915#M72496 freddie*rooster 2012-01-09T21:03:55Z Re: The Seniors Thread :-) https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207924#M72498 <P class="mce-p">Can I be in I was born in April 1947 &amp; have all requirements, losing hearing, going blind, arthritits.....etc:-D</P> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:06:51 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-Seniors-Thread/m-p/207924#M72498 purple_haize 2012-01-09T21:06:51Z