You know you are getting older when..............

[cheek9075]

How many remember this? "If you want to cry, I'll give you something to cry about".
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I'm not that old, and still use that line!

 

[Gina1]

Oh my

 

[jds holler]

Did anyone yet mention the "Drive In Movies"?? Just drive up and put the speaker on the window, and watch from the car.
My Dad bought a 1962 Ford Falcon station wagon, and what a party that was. Us kids would wear our pajamas, and Mom would make our popcorn before we left the house. I was six when that car was new.

Later when I was a teenager, I had a 1964 Ford Falcon Ranchero, and would take my favorite chick to the drive-in and --- well, I don't remember much about the movies when I was six, or when I was sixteen. jd

 

[ShootDots]

Did anyone yet mention the "Drive In Movies"?? Just drive up and put the speaker on the window, and watch from the car.
My Dad bought a 1962 Ford Falcon station wagon, and what a party that was. Us kids would wear our pajamas, and Mom would make our popcorn before we left the house. I was six when that car was new.

Later when I was a teenager, I had a 1964 Ford Falcon Ranchero, and would take my favorite chick to the drive-in and --- well, I don't remember much about the movies when I was six, or when I was sixteen. jd

Ford Falcon! WOW!! That brings back a memory to me! One of my best friends, when I was in my early teenage years, his older brother had a Ford Falcon (I do not know the year) that was a bit different. His Falcon was somewhat "modified"! He put a Ford 302 in it, added a 4 barrel carb, some kind of cam, headers and a 4 speed transmission. I don't know what else>>>but that thing would scream down the road! It was a beautiful powder blue! Great car! Thanks for reminding me of that!

 

[brokeasajoke]

canhouse. Whats a trough?

Here in the western NC mountains a can house is usually made of block and is built in a place dug back into a hill. While you don't see it any more, some used to contain channels roughly a foot wide by a foot deep where a spring fed it by gravity. My spring house is a rock building built over my spring that feeds my pump house. The can house is where we keep all the jars of food that gets canned in jars which we call "putin up" also. Ours also had a tater bin where we poured our taters from buckets after we picked them up and spread them out to dry good.

 

[Bindi2]

Ford Falcon! WOW!! That brings back a memory to me! One of my best friends, when I was in my early teenage years, his older brother had a Ford Falcon (I do not know the year) that was a bit different. His Falcon was somewhat "modified"! He put a Ford 302 in it, added a 4 barrel carb, some kind of cam, headers and a 4 speed transmission. I don't know what else>>>but that thing would scream down the road! It was a beautiful powder blue! Great car! Thanks for reminding me of that!

XRs had a 200ci 6 or 289 v8 the XT 221ci and 302, xw, xy sixes, 302s and 351s. I had a xr ute from new that with came with a 200 six three on the column, left 14 years later with a 302 4 on the floor discs up front 3.11 diff. The best thing about the mods every thing just bolted in except the Fairlane radiator I fitted which I made brackets for. The shelf behind the bench seat below the rear window was good for rifles under a blanket. The latest Land cruiser V8 ute just tips that XR for get up and go but not accessibility to the rifles, older models L/C were better in this regard. That XR ute has many memories between 17 and marriage only sold it because I suddenly needed a station wagon, 3 into utes don't work.

 

[MikeT49]

I'm sure there are people on here who can remember when Moby Dick was just a minnow. Some probably can even remember when the Dead Sea just started running a fever.

 

[SEM]

I'm sure there are people on here who can remember when Moby Dick was just a minnow. Some probably can even remember when the Dead Sea just started running a fever.

my Moby became a minnow.... at some time, cant remember when though

 

[Pwc]

Rainbows were in black & white...

 

[dsandfort]

You have to lift your boobs to dry under them and about a cup of water spills out of your belly button after a shower.

 

[bluealtered]

Thanks everybody, ... it was great to go home again for a little while. It's a shame there's no way we can explain this to others today or maybe we could make today better. Thanks Guys

 

[Tommie]

You know you are getting older when..............

You faintly recall being a youngster and rolling your eyes at all the old folks reminiscing about the good ol’ days. Whoops!

 

[USMCDOC]

FYI... There is still an A&W drive-up stand in Middlebury Vermont... Maybe the last one in the US!!

You go back a few years when you pull in there...

PS: The prices are not the same as the 60's.

Steve Nicholas

We have 1 in Coquille Oregon

that was my first job.. 1.60 and hour and all the root beer you can drink!

 

[ckaberna]

You know your old when your grandson shows you a 78 record, and you actually know all the songs

Or you show your son a 78 and he doesn’t have a clue what it is

 

[butchlambert]

Did anyone yet mention the "Drive In Movies"?? Just drive up and put the speaker on the window, and watch from the car.
My Dad bought a 1962 Ford Falcon station wagon, and what a party that was. Us kids would wear our pajamas, and Mom would make our popcorn before we left the house. I was six when that car was new.

Later when I was a teenager, I had a 1964 Ford Falcon Ranchero, and would take my favorite chick to the drive-in and --- well, I don't remember much about the movies when I was six, or when I was sixteen. jd

My first new car was a 63 1/2 Falcon Sprint. 4 speed and a 260 V8. Rose Beige in color.
Kinda wish that I had it back.
Back in the day we lived in Mesa, Az. We went to a drive inn called the Silver Dollar drive in. Dad had a 50 mod buick and my brother and I set on each front fender to watch the "picture show".

 

[muleman69]

My first new car was a 63 1/2 Falcon Sprint. 4 speed and a 260 V8. Rose Beige in color.
Kinda wish that I had it back.
Back in the day we lived in Mesa, Az. We went to a drive inn called the Silver Dollar drive in. Dad had a 50 mod buick and my brother and I set on each front fender to watch the "picture show".

Forgot all about the drive inn's. When wife and I were dating and going to drive inn's all I had was an old open aired milatary jeep. Most always before the movie was over all our friends would be setting in or on the old jeep? Was not a very romantic rig but you could take your date were none of your buddies could follow you...lol

 

[littlebuddybr]

You know your are getting old when you head to the fridge for a beer and end up in the living room in you chair with a bottle of pickles in your hand.

Lmao

 

[Dos XX]

We still have an operating drive-in movie a mile or so from my house.

 

[Iain.S]

There are many good posts here -- I appreciate it from across the pond!

 

[dave@aDave]

The 16 Commandments of Growing Old
#1 - Talk to yourself, because there are times you need expert advice.

#2 - Consider "In Style" to be the clothes that still fit.

#3 - You don't need anger management. You need people to stop pissing you off.

#4 - Your people skills are just fine. It's your tolerance for idiots that needs work.

#5 - The biggest lie you tell yourself is, "I don't need to write that down. I'll remember it."

#6 - You have days when your life is just a tent away from a circus.

#7 - These days, "on time" is when you get there.

#8 - Even duct tape can't fix stupid - but it sure does muffle the sound.

#9 - Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could put ourselves in the dryer for ten minutes, then come out wrinkle-free and three sizes smaller ?

#10 - Lately, You've noticed people your age are so much older than you.

#11 - "Getting lucky" means walking into a room and remembering why you're there.

#12 - When you were a child, you thought nap time was punishment. Now it feels like a mini vacation.

#13 - Some days you have no idea what you're doing out of bed.

#14 - You thought growing old would take longer.

#15 - Aging sure has slowed you down, but it hasn't shut you up.

#16 - You still haven't learned to act your age, and hope you never will.