I'm so old I Remember when:

[fuzzi]

Geez, that's a long running soap.

And nobody ages, except babies. They're born, and a month later they're away at college!

I watched General Hospital for several years when I was a stay-at-home mom, Luke & Laura years.

But Scorpio was my fav.

 

[littledog]

There were no calculators, you had to do your math homework in your head or on paper.

My Christmas present when I was 13 was a (huge, battery-operated) calculator! It could add, subtract, multiply and divide!

 

[ShrekDawg]

There’s a lot of old soaps that are still on lol

 

[littledog]

It's why minute timers often sat next to the telephone. I can't remember if LD was just to a different area code, or even to the next town over.

Area codes were much bigger in area then, and for a local call you just had to dial 4 numbers. Not sure what determined the cutoff for LD, but there was a flat rate for 3 minutes, and when you were close, there were beeps on the line that gave you 10 seconds or so to say goodbye.

 

[21hens-incharge]

The Lawrence Welk show....

 

[fuzzi]

The Lawrence Welk show....

Wunnerful, wunnerful!

 

[littledog]

$4,800/year base pay - worked every bit of overtime possible - the Princess was a 'stay at home' mom - rent was $65/monthly - heat and electricity included.

Yeah. Can't help but think making a decent living is harder for young people today. Multiply it by 10 for inflation - $48,000/year is about $23.00/hour, way above minimum wage. Then imagine there's any place to rent for $650.00, including utilities.

 

[fuzzi]

My Christmas present when I was 13 was a (huge, battery-operated) calculator! It could add, subtract, multiply and divide!

In 8th grade math our teacher introduced us to slide rulers.

 

[littledog]

Being obsessed with Audie Murphy movies because I thought he was the most handsome human being EVER.

Drooling over Tyrone Power, then feeling weird when I discovered my Grandma had the hots for him too.

 

[littledog]

Detroit Free Press.

Remember the Detroit Free Press!