I'm so old I Remember when:

[RoyalChick]

I hate that dang pump talking to me!

Fortunately living in NJ I don't have to worry about that. In NJ by law we don't pump our own gas (very popular law).
The guy who pumps my gas at my local gas station does so in silence.

 

[AGeese]

I remember when things weren't built to go obsolete the moment they came out of the box.

This has gotten out of hand. I mean really badly. Now you just buy ish that doesn't work. Also affordable clothing has really taken a hit in quality and design.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

design

Oh don't get me started on design! Women's fashions are ridiculous! Ugly! Absurd! Stup........ okay, I'll stop.

 

[Evadig]

This has gotten out of hand. I mean really badly. Now you just buy ish that doesn't work. Also affordable clothing has really taken a hit in quality and design.

It’s awful!

I no longer buy clothes except for socks and shoes.

And my new favorite store is the antique mall an hour away .

 

[AGeese]

They call me patches.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

I had a real time 'do you remember' happen to us over the weekend. Our tv in our family room decided to self destruct.

We spent over two days on line searching for a replacement.

So, do you remember when there were only a few brands of televisions to choose from and you went to the local appliance store to choose one? RCA, Philco, Motorola are the three that come to mind for me.

3 or 4 stations to choose from, no apps, no Roku, Netfix or whatever to consider along with ports for HDMI, external audio, blah blah blah...

Ahhhh for the good old days. We finally found a new smart TV (smart, that's a laugh. Remember when we used to call TV the boob tube?) that will be delivered tomorrow.

Do you remember when buying a tv wasn't so complicated?

I remember when Macy's Santa would keep track of what stores had which toys and sent parents all over Manhattan to get just the right present for their young ones. Then MrMacy and MrGimbal shook hands and laughed together. It was a true Miracle on 34th St.

Also the Sears and Spiegel catalogues with huge toy sections. In Philly you could walk out of Gimbels cross the street to Wannamaker's then out another door to Strawbridge's, all with fantastic Christmas displays and shows. Somehow Santa would be at each store for us kids adding to the mystery of we were being watched!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Somehow Santa would be at each store for us kids adding to the mystery of we were being watched!

My folks would tell me they were Santa's helpers.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I no longer buy clothes except for socks and shoes.

 

[Sally PB]

I don't take that to mean that you're in a nudist colony... right, @Evadig?

 

[The Moonshiner]

I don't take that to mean that you're in a nudist colony... right, @Evadig?

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