I'm this old..... can you relate?

[Nittany Security2]

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[BobPSU92]

More to life in the real world? I don’t get it.

 

[Nittany Security2]

More to life in the real world? I don’t get it.

In 2000?

 

[AWS1022]

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In many ways it’s a shame it wasn’t a passing fad (the social media part).

 

[odshowtime]

All of the great breakthrough achievements were for porn.

 

[91Joe95]

I'm just glad I survived Y2K.

 

[marshall23]

I remember getting 3 channels on our black and white TV.
1 telephone in the house with a party (3) line.
No one I knew had air conditioning....virtually unheard of in a home or auto
No power steering or windows and everyone learned to drive with 3 speeds on the column

 

[step.eng69]

I remember getting 3 channels on our black and white TV.
1 telephone in the house with a party (3) line.
No one I knew had air conditioning....virtually unheard of in a home or auto
No power steering or windows and everyone learned to drive with 3 speeds on the column

Yes my friend, those were the good old days I'd like to experience again one more time before i die.

 

[marshall23]

Yes my friend, those were the good old days I'd like to experience again.

I could live with them as well.....but I'll keep the air conditioning thank you.

 

[BobPSU92]

All of the great breakthrough achievements were for porn.

I wish I didn’t have high-speed internet. 😞

 

[step.eng69]

I could live with them as well.....but I'll keep the air conditioning thank you.

I will agree on that one.

 

[Nittany Security2]

I wish I didn’t have high-speed internet. 😞

Dial-up is still available.. you could also go back to using AOL....just sayin

 

[step.eng69]

I wish I didn’t have high-speed internet. 😞

Toughen-up the foreskin and play it like a harp. You'll enjoy.

 

[BobPSU92]

Dial-up is still available.. you could also go back to using AOL....just sayin

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I really should slow down.

 

[PearlSUJam]

Yes my friend, those were the good old days I'd like to experience again one more time before i die.

I hear land is cheap in Mexico these days Step. 🙂

 

[johnmpsu]

I'm just glad I survived Y2K.

Good luck on 03:14:08 UTC on Tuesday, 19 January 2038.

 

[NittanyBuff24]

I remember getting 3 channels on our black and white TV.
1 telephone in the house with a party (3) line.
No one I knew had air conditioning....virtually unheard of in a home or auto
No power steering or windows and everyone learned to drive with 3 speeds on the column

Actually had to get up off the couch to change the channel..

 

[Nittany Security2]

I remember getting 3 channels on our black and white TV.
1 telephone in the house with a party (3) line.
No one I knew had air conditioning....virtually unheard of in a home or auto
No power steering or windows and everyone learned to drive with 3 speeds on the column

I remember my dad testing and changing the tubes in the T.V.

 

[AWS1022]

Actually had to get up off the couch to change the channel..

But if you were the youngest child, you were the remote.

 

[BobPSU92]

I remember my dad testing and changing the tubes in the T.V.

Remember these?

 

[BBrown]

I remember getting 3 channels on our black and white TV.
1 telephone in the house with a party (3) line.
No one I knew had air conditioning....virtually unheard of in a home or auto
No power steering or windows and everyone learned to drive with 3 speeds on the column

LOL, I remember those days. We would get ABC and CBS out of Pittsburgh and NBC out of Johnstown. And in the summer both stations from Pittsburgh would try and come in over the same channel effectively cancelling both stations. My Grandmother was the first in our area that had a rotory antenna and a color TV. Its where I watched all my cartoons and was able to see old Star Treks on CH. 13 out of Pittsburgh along with Chiller Theater.
And yea I remember the "3 on the tree".
My friends family car had vice grips as the window handle.🤦‍♂️

 

[marshall23]

LOL, I remember those days. We would get ABC and CBS out of Pittsburgh and NBC out of Johnstown. And in the summer both stations from Pittsburgh would try and come in over the same channel effectively cancelling both stations. My Grandmother was the first in our area that had a rotory antenna and a color TV. Its where I watched all my cartoons and was able to see old Star Treks on CH. 13 out of Pittsburgh along with Chiller Theater.
And yea I remember the "3 on the tree".
My friends family car had vice grips as the window handle.🤦‍♂️

Living just outside of Shamokin, Pa....we got WPIX. They broadcast most of the Yankee Games and all the NYG games. It was the glory years for both teams. So close to Philly and no Phillies or Eagles....LOL. A Yankee and Giant fan to this day.

 

[odshowtime]

I recall our first cable box had a dial and no remote control.

 

[marshall23]

I recall our first cable box had a dial and no remote control.

Cable? You are just a puppy! I'll bet I have shirts in my closet older than you!

 

[PSUHarry33]

Living just outside of Shamokin, Pa....we got WPIX. They broadcast most of the Yankee Games and all the NYG games. It was the glory years for both teams. So close to Philly and no Phillies or Eagles....LOL. A Yankee and Giant fan to this day.

I remember that too. I was in Lewistown and got WOR-TV and watched the Mets.

 

[marshall23]

I remember that too. I was in Lewistown and got WOR-TV and watched the Mets.

That's too bad.

 

[walleye38]

That's too bad.

I remember when we didn't have T.V. , cell phones, or computers. I actually did math with pencil and paper. Listened to the radio. WOW born 1938

 

[marshall23]

I remember when we didn't have T.V. , cell phones, or computers. I actually did math with pencil and paper. Listened to the radio. WOW born 1938

You sir are a fossil! 1950 for me.

 

[NittanyBuff24]

Another one to age us, I remember when the neighborhood got together to watch the MLB All Star gm, guy rolled tv onto porch, people brought food etc.. great time, in a more simple time..

 

[anon_is9z1n0h3zblb]

All of the great breakthrough achievements were for porn.

And grifting. Internet opened up an amazing number of ways to steal from people.

 

[GLCoast]

I remember getting 3 channels on our black and white TV.
1 telephone in the house with a party (3) line.
No one I knew had air conditioning....virtually unheard of in a home or auto
No power steering or windows and everyone learned to drive with 3 speeds on the column

We had a black and white VHF only TV. Only station we could get was channel 10 out of Altoona. At least it had programing from two networks. I believe it was ABC and CBS.

 

[1995PSUgrad]

I remember getting 3 channels on our black and white TV.
1 telephone in the house with a party (3) line.
No one I knew had air conditioning....virtually unheard of in a home or auto
No power steering or windows and everyone learned to drive with 3 speeds on the column

Sounds like we grew up in a similar time/place except I only got 2 channels. One of them was ABC and one was NBC. I couldn't watch any shows on CBS or any of the sports that were on CBS. When ESPN and MTV started broadcasting then I really felt out of the loop as we couldn't get cable where we lived either but we probably wouldn't have been able to afford it even if they were willing to come that far out.

 

[Nittany Security2]

We had a black and white VHF only TV. Only station we could get was channel 10 out of Altoona. At least it had programing from two networks. I believe it was ABC and CBS.

In Philly it was 3 (NBC), 6 (ABC) and 10 (CBS)

 

[Woodpecker]

I remember getting 3 channels on our black and white TV.
1 telephone in the house with a party (3) line.
No one I knew had air conditioning....virtually unheard of in a home or auto
No power steering or windows and everyone learned to drive with 3 speeds on the column

I guess automobile AC is the reason wing vents went away (remember them?)

 

[MJG-90]

I remember getting 3 channels on our black and white TV.
1 telephone in the house with a party (3) line.
No one I knew had air conditioning....virtually unheard of in a home or auto
No power steering or windows and everyone learned to drive with 3 speeds on the column

I remember getting ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS only. And we had a black and white TV when I was really young, but also a color TV. I don't remember only having black and white.

I remember having 3 phones, connected to the wall, with cords that meant you talked within about 6 feet of the phone. No party line. But dad worked for the phone company and got free phones (if you recall, you didn't own the phones, you rented them).

Didn't have AC until I was about 10. Then it was only in one room of the house -- the TV room. No car AC until I was 14.

I learned to drive a 1980 Buick Century, with automatic transmission, power steering and power brakes. But I learned to drive manual in an old GMC pickup truck -- no power brakes (I'm pretty sure no disc brakes either), no power steering and the three on the tree configuration. Felt like that truck drove me instead of the other way around.

 

[WDLion]

I remember getting ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS only. And we had a black and white TV when I was really young, but also a color TV. I don't remember only having black and white.

I remember having 3 phones, connected to the wall, with cords that meant you talked within about 6 feet of the phone. No party line. But dad worked for the phone company and got free phones (if you recall, you didn't own the phones, you rented them).

Didn't have AC until I was about 10. Then it was only in one room of the house -- the TV room. No car AC until I was 14.

I learned to drive a 1980 Buick Century, with automatic transmission, power steering and power brakes. But I learned to drive manual in an old GMC pickup truck -- no power brakes (I'm pretty sure no disc brakes either), no power steering and the three on the tree configuration. Felt like that truck drove me instead of the other way around.

You're still a spring chicken.

 

[MJG-90]

You're still a spring chicken.

Maybe compared to some of you. But I have definitely noticed that the spring doesn't spring like it used to.

 

[WDLion]

Maybe compared to some of you. But I have definitely noticed that the spring doesn't spring like it used to.

The first car i remember was a 30s something with suicide doors, mechanical brakes, hand choke and vacuum wipers that were attached to the roof.

 

[AWS1022]

I remember getting ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS only. And we had a black and white TV when I was really young, but also a color TV. I don't remember only having black and white.

I remember having 3 phones, connected to the wall, with cords that meant you talked within about 6 feet of the phone. No party line. But dad worked for the phone company and got free phones (if you recall, you didn't own the phones, you rented them).

Didn't have AC until I was about 10. Then it was only in one room of the house -- the TV room. No car AC until I was 14.

I learned to drive a 1980 Buick Century, with automatic transmission, power steering and power brakes. But I learned to drive manual in an old GMC pickup truck -- no power brakes (I'm pretty sure no disc brakes either), no power steering and the three on the tree configuration. Felt like that truck drove me instead of the other way around.

I didn’t have AC until I was in my late 20’s.

 

[psu_1294]

Just to add a data point, I grew up without dial telephones. You’d pick up the phone and wait (sometimes for many seconds or even minutes) till an operator came on and said “numba pleeze”! Thankfully we did not have a party line.

Speaking of Party Line, do any of you remember listening to Ed and Wendy King on KDKA radio?