Pam Sarky

Boy we have seen a lot of changes over the years by the look of this.Thing is ,we would never think of it till some smart alec emails it to us and makes us realise how old we are.







HOW OLD IS GRANDMA???



Stay with this -- the answer is at the end -- it will blow you away.

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 Grandma replied, "Well, let me think a minute,

I Was Born Before ,"

§ television,
§ penicillin,
§ polio shots,
§ frozen foods,
§ Xerox,
§ contact lenses,
§ Frisbees and
§ the pill.

There Was No:

§ radar,
§ 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 I, '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 centers 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 people who closed their front doors, when 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,

CDs,

Electric typewriters,

Yogurt or,

Guys wearing earrings.

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President'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 &10-cent stores, where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, a cup of coffee and, a Coke, were all a Nickel.

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

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600,

But who could afford one???

Too bad, because gas was 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...



And 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.



This Woman Would Be Only 59 Years old.

mrsjdr

Oh My God....that is scary.....say no more......

pwwm

"The museum traces the history and development of Air Defence Radar since its invention in 1935"

So that one is wrong for a start.

leighbloke

Think air con has been available in cars since the early '40s, so must have been around in domestic applications at least 10 years before then.
FM radio & TV were definately around before the war, as was penicillin.
I'd say the Grandma is in her mid to late 70's now - probably senile and forgotten her age!!!

SoJohn

yogurt is thousands of years old and has been common for a few hundred years. TV was in the 30s, 40s, etc.