How old is Grandma?

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

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

The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:

'      television

'       penicillin 

'       polio shots

'       frozen foods

'       Xerox 

'       contact lenses

'       Frisbee s and

'       the Pill

There were no:

'       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 Grandfather 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 centres 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 those who closed front doors as 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, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt or guys wearing earrings.  

We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny and the Queen’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 &10cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 pence.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar and a Pepsi were all 25 pence.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your whole 25 on stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Holden for $600... but who could afford one?

Too bad, because petrol was only 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.

How old do you think I am?

I bet you have this old lady 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.  

Are you ready?

This woman would only have to be 59 years old.   (Born in 1952)

GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT....

Evening Richo and the Rest...xxx

good one stitches

Evening seniors.

Hi Gilly-great post by Bunny---how true!

-your lawns finished yetB-).............Richo.

not quite Richo... next week.♥

Gil I have had peacocks sitting on the top of my roof with their beautiful tails trailing down into the gutters... Seen them in the trees around my place in NSW too...

They were pets, but ran wild and loved it :^O

Glad your mower didn't cost any more than that.

Yes bunny only 59... I can remember when the war ships were anchored in Sydney, when Sydney was blacked out every night, including the bridge.

My mother can remember having to catch the ferry across from Millers Point to Milsons Point because the bridge hadn't been built yet.

We are walking encyclopaedias but we'll soon be gone just like all the other encyclopaedias have... catch us while you can :^O

Hi ya richo 🙂

Hi Darki--like the spare parts trade---the young blokes keep

throwing out the parts books from under the counter-

because its all on the puta.

Most of the puta listings only go back 20 years.

I have to recall part nos from my head-or look in my collection

at home if a customer has an older car or is restoring one.

PS-the peacocks would have been a nice sight...Richo.

Hi Darki--like the spare parts trade---the young blokes keep throwing out the parts books from under the counter- because its all on the puta. Most of the puta listings only go back 20 years. I have to recall part nos from my head-or look in my collection at home if a customer has an older car or is restoring one. PS-the peacocks would have been a nice sight...Richo.

I wonder Richo, do you think the younger generation are merely on computers too?

Maybe we are the last of the real humans and now they are throwing us out... Hope I can remember my spare parts number 😞

I often wonder..........

What on earth would happen if the computers all over the world suddenly got a virus that blew them all up?  Catastophe or not?

I often wonder.......... What on earth would happen if the computers all over the world suddenly got a virus that blew them all up?  Catastophe or not?

Nuh!  I don't reckon, we would have to teach the young how to live without 'em :^O

I was in Dymocks book store in Sydney many years ago when all the lights went out and the cash registers that told the cashiers what change to give stopped running.

Would you believe none of the young cashiers had any idea how to count out change?

I stayed with her until the lights came back on doing it for her 😞

So yes, we'd have our uses again :^O