I'm so old I Remember when:

[Sally PB]

You forgot to mention this generation (at least the CEO’s who new) knew about pollution and did nothing to stop it. On the contrary they started lawsuits against people who tried to stop the pollution.
And i am not talking about one kind of pollution. There are many ways you can destroy a healthy environment.

I am part of that generation. Yes, we KNEW, but there was too much money to be made, so we didn't do anything about it. Because of the money we could make. Kick the can down the road, we'll figure out how to deal with it when the time comes. The time is coming; indeed, has come in some ways.

I don't have any kids, or thus grandkids. I don't have to look them in the eye and say, "Yeah, we knew. We threw a great big party, invited some people, and the rest paid the price. Now you get to clean up the mess we made. Good luck. I'll be dead (I hope!) before it gets too bad. Sorry, kids."

 

[2 Acres]

Yep, I was the star! 8mm

I probably still do too. I have all kinds of vinyl. Roughly 700 records.

I even have an old tube radio that plays the old wax records from the 40's.

 

[Love Donkeys]

I don't remember the toys but Pegasus was Mobils mascot.

When you filled up at an Esso gas station the attendant would attach a Tiger tail to the fuel filler pipe. The Tiger tail would hang out of the fuel flap door. Esso motto was, "Put a Tiger in your tank".

 

[tripletfeb]

You forgot to mention this generation (at least the CEO’s who new) knew about pollution and did nothing to stop it. On the contrary they started lawsuits against people who tried to stop the pollution.
And i am not talking about one kind of pollution. There are many ways you can destroy a healthy environment.

I name a few that pop up: Greenhouse gasses, Mining, herbicides and pesticides, Plastics, large-scale factory farming, steel factories, PFAS production, chemical processes to make clothing and paper, asbestos (now forbidden), cadmium for yellow an red paint/colouring, bombs, nuclear plants.

The male boomers (mostly arrogant and rich white males) are to blame for the positive progress, and for the pollution as well.

 

[Love Donkeys]

I remember where I was during 9/11.

We were in our barn putting out Silage for 300+ Holstein heifers. They got fed late that day.

 

[007Sean]

Doh!!!!

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Always wanted one of these 'rain lamps' but couldn't afford one....now days, I can afford it but can't see paying the ridiculous prices they want for one.

 

[2 Acres]

I even have an old tube radio that plays the old wax records from the 40's.

There for a while I was into restoring and fixing antique radios. I even have one that is "short wave".

And yes... It's interesting to listen to the BBC from "across the pond".

 

[007Sean]

When you filled up at an Esso gas station the attendant would attach a Tiger tail to the fuel filler pipe. The Tiger tail would hang out of the fuel flap door. Esso motto was, "Put a Tiger in your tank".

I remember that and the tiger tails!

 

[007Sean]

There for a while I was into restoring and fixing antique radios. I even have one that is "short wave".

And yes... It's interesting to listen to the BBC from "across the pond".

I have a few of the old wooden Silvertone radios....still work!

 

[2 Acres]

We were in our barn putting out Silage for 300+ Holstein heifers. They got fed late that day.

I was building a gas turbine powered plant at the time.