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

[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.

 

[T-shooter]

My 1st job was at a filling station making $1.55 an hour. My first car was a 1963 Mercury Marauder S-55, 390 V8/Automatic.

My 1st new car was a 1973 Mustang Mach-1, 351-C automatic when I was 20 years old. That car stickered for about $4,400 and had every option except A/C. I paid $3,785 for it. That won't buy you much today.

 

[NorCalMikie]

You're NEVER too old to have a happy childhood.

Just celebrated my Grand Daughters 41st. birthday with her mother, my 60 year old daughter but her 21 year old Grand Daughter (my Great Grand daughter) couldn't make it. Still had fun.

 

[T-shooter]

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".

That was and still is one of my favorite early 60's cars. I didn't like the body change in 1964.

 

[Mr.Knowit all]

I remember when I was a kid my mom would go to Costco and buy a pack of Sudafed (pseudoephedrine) and it had 3 BOXES OF 90 pills. That was the smallest sized they had at the time. My aunt would take a box of 90 and my other aunt would take another and we kept one for our family and it would last us all year.
LOL.... Now thanks to tweeters you gotta show your DNA, first born, last 17 addresses, driver license and finger print to buy 10 pills!!! Druggies F%$K everything up.

 

[hogpatrol]

When I was a kid, air conditioning was only what rich people had. If we wanted cool, we slept on a cot in the basement. You'd always feel a bug crawling on you or hear a mosquito buzzing around your ear and those D**N crickets!

 

[butchlambert]

That was and still is one of my favorite early 60's cars. I didn't like the body change in 1964.
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T-shooter, can't like that color, but I sure like the vehicle. I didn't like the 64 and newer either.

 

[BenPerfected]

That was and still is one of my favorite early 60's cars. I didn't like the body change in 1964.
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What is this value of this collector car today?
Ben

 

[PatMiles]

That was and still is one of my favorite early 60's cars. I didn't like the body change in 1964.
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Had a good friend who's father worked a a Ford dealership here in Albuquerque. Given that the father was a new car salesman he would bring home a new car once in a while. One Friday evening he drives up in a '63 Falcon 2 door, 260 V8 with a four speed tranny. Mom and pop went out for the evening and Pat decided to take the car for a ride. Needless to say he spent the evening doing some street racing and at one point one of Albuquerque's finest tried to pull him over. Now Pat, not having any of that decided to outrun the officer and hauls ass down a main thoroughfare that has a dog leg in it. Taking the turn at a rather high rate of speed Pat loses control into the curb and comes to a screeching halt about 50 yards past the curb. The officer drives up, yanks Pat out of the drivers seat and demands to know where Pat stole the car. Pat explains about his father and his job and at that point the popo starts laughing, hops back in his cruiser and drives off. Pat was a tad bit confused and then looked at the trail of car parts that led back to the offending curb. When Pat went over the curb he left behind the front suspension, the oil pan, all the throws off the crankshaft along with the main bearing caps, a few connecting rod parts, the flywheel, pressure plate, transmission, drive shaft AND the rear end!
We didn't see Pat for a couple of months.

TRUE STORY!

 

[T-shooter]

T-shooter, can't like that color, but I sure like the vehicle. I didn't like the 64 and newer either.

I found a picture of a Falcon that is the correct color.

 

[hogpatrol]

I found a picture of a Falcon that is the correct color.
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Back in those days, the compact cars were larger than today's full size.

 

[butchlambert]

I found a picture of a Falcon that is the correct color.
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That is the one.

 

[Shooter13]

Me too!

Yep!

 

[Shooter13]

You know you're getting old when..............you have a basil cell cancer cut of your neck yesterday and going in to have injection in your back today.............sheez. Now if I can get back into shape and loose 15 lbs! LOL