[cmyx6go]

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

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How did THEY get so old?? I'm not THAT old


Right?

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

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I hate it when I see an old person walking around my yard and then realize it's me on the vids. 'Bout ready to take the cameras down.

[Lady Jane]

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

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This photo is sort of old. But the record is a 33 1/3 RPM. You know you are old when you played 78 RPM records as a kid.

[vreihen16]

When did the granola cartel invade Raisin Bran? Unless I'm going senile in my old age, I remember it being cereal flakes and raisins...not some Oregon/Washington granola-eater abomination mixed with the flakes and raisins! I thought that it was a dispenser loading error at the first hotel's breakfast bar, but a second hotel had the same mix.....

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

When did the granola cartel invade Raisin Bran? Unless I'm going senile in my old age, I remember it being cereal flakes and raisins...not some Oregon/Washington granola-eater abomination mixed with the flakes and raisins! I thought that it was a dispenser loading error at the first hotel's breakfast bar, but a second hotel had the same mix.....

As far as I know, they still have the original Raisin Bran. Another company makes one with Granola. My dad used to eat it. I can't think of the name right now. Be back later when it comes to me.

It looks like Post makes a Raisin Bran Crunch now.

[M_Six]

I was at a friend's house last night to set up some computer stuff. His 18 y.o. son was moving his 24" flat panel monitor and it struck me that this kid has no idea how difficult it used to be to move 21" CRTs. You practically needed a two-wheeled dolly to move them any distance.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

..................Be back later when it comes to me.

You are on the correct thread!

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

You are on the correct thread!

The struggle is real. It happens more than I care to admit.
Sometimes it takes a few minutes to come to me, and others it could be hours or days. I refuse to google if the answer can be found there.

The worst part is the answer has come to me in the middle of the night. I wake up when the light bulb goes off. Only to not remember again when I get up in the morning. WTF???

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

The struggle is real. It happens more than I care to admit.
Sometimes it take a few minutes to come to me, and others it could be hours or days. I refuse to google if the answer can be found there.

The worst part is the answer has come to me in the middle of the night. I wake up when the light bulb goes off. Only to not remember again when I get up in the morning. WTF???

I'm getting to that point. My wife and I watch Jeopardy. We are both really good at trivia and there are some nights when, between us, we are getting many or most of the Jeopardy questions. What I'm finding is that while I know I know the question, I cannot get it from my brain to my mouth in time. My wife just blurts it out. It's so frustrating, but at least I'm around to be having this pretty normal recall issue for people my age.

[sygazelle]

...you know you are old when your first flying disc toy was called a Pluto Platter.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

...you know you are old when your first flying disc toy was called a Pluto Platter.

The first flying disc sold by Wham-O.

Later called the Frisbee.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Esteban

The first flying disc sold by Wham-O.

Later called the Frisbee.

Frisbees and kites were in!

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Frisbees and kites were in!

...and hula hoops.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by M_Six

...and it struck me that this kid has no idea how difficult it used to be to move 21" CRTs. You practically needed a two-wheeled dolly to move them any distance.

Funny that you mentioned this. I was trying to compare car luggage-carrying volume in terms of 14" VGA monitors in their shipping boxes. I actually moved 15 of them in my old Mk2 VW GTI, while a friend with a much larger car could only fit 9 in his.....

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Funny that you mentioned this. I was trying to compare car luggage-carrying volume in terms of 14" VGA monitors in their shipping boxes. I actually moved 15 of them in my old Mk2 VW GTI, while a friend with a much larger car could only fit 9 in his.....

I used to drive for UPS in Germany back in the late 80's. I had several stops at companies that would set up computers for other companies. My truck would often be full of CPUs and CRTs, so I'd have to go to the center of my usual route first just to drop them all off so I could get at the rest of the packages. Always threw my whole schedule off.

[lsturbointeg]

soooooo i don't know if this counts but this young chick asked me if i wanna be her sugar daddy?

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

soooooo i don't know if this counts but this young chick asked me if i wanna be her sugar daddy?

If you are too old to say yes, then it counts.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

I'm getting to that point. My wife and I watch Jeopardy. We are both really good at trivia and there are some nights when, between us, we are getting many or most of the Jeopardy questions. What I'm finding is that while I know I know the question, I cannot get it from my brain to my mouth in time. My wife just blurts it out. It's so frustrating, but at least I'm around to be having this pretty normal recall issue for people my age.

Jeopardy is about all I watch on TV these days and I really enjoy it. I get some of the questions right, which seems to amaze my wife. And like you, I often know the answer, but can't engage mouth quick enough.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Jeopardy is about all I watch on TV these days and I really enjoy it. I get some of the questions right, which seems to amaze my wife. And like you, I often know the answer, but can't engage mouth quick enough.

An added plus for us is our respective amazement when one of us blurts out an question and the other one had no idea we knew that bit of information. I mean, we've been together for a 1/2 century! You would think we know what the other one knows. Not even close.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

Jeopardy is about all I watch on TV these days and I really enjoy it. I get some of the questions right, which seems to amaze my wife. And like you, I often know the answer, but can't engage mouth quick enough.

After we watch Jeopardy, if we've felt particularly dumb by not having many of the questions, we watch Wheel of Fortune. We often beat the contestants to the answer to the puzzle. Boy do we feel smart when we get the final puzzle and the contestant doesn't get it. Of course, we cheat and pause the screen to give us time.