Geriatrics on HT , am I part of the problem?

[Treeshark]

I grew up with 6 TV channels: ABC, NBC, CBS, 2 independent channels and PBS.

We always called it the “farmer five” growing up (only had one independent).

 

[mtmuley]

Reagan shooting, kneeling in hallway for atomic bomb practice, shuttle explosion and stock market crash. All the generations are drinking less and Gen X is up 36% in alcohol consumption! I wonder why.

2 channels. Party line phone. Dirt road. Fricken city out there now. Hard not to hate it. mtmuley

 

[Jack Ryan]

I think my parents got traumatized from investing in a Home Stereo with only an 8 track player and never invested in audio equipment ever again.

With a Father in his 80's I've noticed his gait becoming more shuffling. There is a long pause before he responds to my questions. Whether it is hearing loss and processing what he think he heard or just time for his mind to process it, I don't know.... My 79 year old mother has become more demanding in her tone, and unwilling to consider thngs outside her comfort zone like foods, and clothing choices.

Us Gen X'ers are going to be doing in our 70's what our parents were doing in their 50's. We are going to have most of our original teeth when we die, but less than half of our original joints. And at some point there is going to be a glut of 5 bedroom , 4000sq ft houses on the market for $1.5 million plus when all the buyers are going to be childless unmarried couples with 2 dogs.

79 freaking years old, WHY SHOULD she consider ANYTHING she doesn't want to?

Count yourself lucky to still have them.

I'm 71 still have all my teeth, LOL, AND all my joints. No holes I wasn't born with and don't need directions written on my skin to remind me who I am and why. And I've full sets of cloths from underwear and socks to t shirts and jeans OLDER THAN HALF THE PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET. I'll wear what ever I want to.

 

[Jack Ryan]

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So you SEE the problem with this country and acknowledge it. Now what are you doing to correct it?

 

[Ben Lamb]

79 freaking years old, WHY SHOULD she consider ANYTHING she doesn't want to?

Count yourself lucky to still have them.

I'm 71 still have all my teeth, LOL, AND all my joints. No holes I wasn't born with and don't need directions written on my skin to remind me who I am and why. And I've full sets of cloths from underwear and socks to t shirts and jeans OLD THAN HALF THE PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET. I'll wear what ever I want to.

No offense, but that doesn't sound like much fun.

At least get your nipples pierced.

 

[MTTW]

I'm 71 still have all my teeth, LOL, AND all my joints.

Maybe burn one, it might improve your mood. Nobody likes a hoarder.

 

[Jack Ryan]

No offense, but that doesn't sound like much fun.

At least get your nipples pierced.

What is fun for you isn't one of my goals in life.

 

[Tradewind]

Green bananas
Jolly Ranchers
Pitted Prunes

Old guy at work, celebrating his birthday, tell me "yup, no more green bananas."
took me a bit to get his point

 

[Wildabeest]

79 freaking years old, WHY SHOULD she consider ANYTHING she doesn't want to?

Count yourself lucky to still have them.

I'm 71 still have all my teeth, LOL, AND all my joints. No holes I wasn't born with and don't need directions written on my skin to remind me who I am and why. And I've full sets of cloths from underwear and socks to t shirts and jeans OLDER THAN HALF THE PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET. I'll wear what ever I want to.

And THISis why we have a geriatrics thread.

 

[Hem]

And THISis why we have a geriatrics thread.

A member that acts beyond his years?

 

[Jack Ryan]

And I still split all my own firewood with a maul, just for FUN. Geriatrics your ass kid.

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[elkduds]

That was a great year, as I then returned unscathed (physically anyway) after two all-expense paid tours in South Vietnam.

Much gratitude to you and your family for your service and sacrifice. Some gave all, all gave some.

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[Ben Lamb]

No 8 tracks? I've got Paranoid on all of those.

8 tracks are pure boomer tech.

 

[noharleyyet]

8 tracks are pure boomer tech.

They missed the boat when a flip phone with a polaroid feature didn't introduce...

 

[brymoore]

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Yep. I tell my daughter I’m not her Bruh all the time.

 

[MarvB]

I grew up with a party line. People today would lose their marbles if they picked up their phone and the neighbor was talking to someone else on it.
I am guessing that I qualify.

We had one as well....nothing like having the neighbor lady pop on about 3 martinis in and ask "YOU DONE BULLSHITTING YET?"

 

[MarvB]

Yup partyline rotary dial on the wall, ashtrays on all the tables, tin metal tv trays with God awful scenes on them, round faced black & white CRT tv sets....and still lived like we didn't have a care.

My defining moment was selling my 125cc Hodaka Combat Wombat and buying the first (in our area) 1975 Yamaha YZ360B MONOSHOCK! Technology had come for a visit!

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

8 tracks are pure boomer tech.

We had record players and 8 tracks at home till I was in 6th or 7th grade anyway basically 80 or 81 then I got the OL boom box !!! Ahhhhh the glory days……. and having a tape cassette collection