HOW OLD IS GRANDPA??

How old is Grandpa? Stay with this, the answer is at the end.
It'll blow you away.
One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about
current events. The grandson asked his grandfather what he
thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and
just things in general. The Grandpa replied, Well, let me think a
minute, I was born before television, penicillin, polio shots,
frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the pill. There
were no credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens. Man had
not invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes
dryers and clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and man
had yet to walk on the moon.
Your Grandma and I got married first then lived together. Every
family had a father and a mother. Until I was 25 I called every
man older than I "Sir", and after I turned 25, I still called
policemen and every man with a title' "Sir".
We were before gay rights, computer dating services, dual
careers, daycare centers and group therapy. Our lives were
governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment and
common sense. We were taught to know the difference between
right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our
actions. Serving our country was a privilege; living in this
country was a bigger privilege.
We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent. Having a
meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when
the evening breeze started. Time-sharing meant time the family
spent together in the evenings and weekends, not purchasing
condominiums.
We never heard of FM radio stations, tape decks, CD's, electric
typewriters, yogurt or guys wearing jackets. We listened to the
Country Bands, Jack Benny and the Presidents speeches on our
radios. And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out
listening to Hank Williams. If you saw anything with "Made In
Japan" on it, it was junk. The term "making out" referred to how
you did on your school exam. Pizza Hut, McDonald's and instant
coffee were unheard of. We had 5 & 10 cent stores where you
could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice cream cones,
phone calls, rides on city buses and a coke were all a nickel.
And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel
on enough stamps to mail one letter and two postcards.
You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, but who could
afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
In my day "grass" was mowed, "coke" was a cold drink, "pot"
was something your mother cooked in and "rock music" was
your grandmother's lullaby.
"Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office, "chip" meant a
piece of wood, "hardware" was found in a hardware store and
"software wasn't even a word! And we were the last generation
to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a
generation gap.
So, how old do you think I am?
Read on to see...
Pretty scary if you think about it...
Kind of sad at the same time....





Grandpa is only 58 years old.....





Thanks for listening

Awesome read and so very very true..........I agree with the last two lines totally.

"Pretty scary if you think about it...
Kind of sad at the same time...."

*nods*

kinda makes you think where the next 60 years will take us

good stuff

Interesting.

I was close... my mom is 60.

Hehe, had one of those talks with my dad and my uncle the other day at dinner.

not overly fond of these age comparison posts *points to age under avatar
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It's ok Darksied, you're somewhere in the middle, kind of a GREY area *cough*