I was born in 1981.
Rotary dial phones.
Stick-Shift cars.
The Nintendo Entertainment System.
The Apple IIe with Oregon Trail.
Sesame Street.
Cars that actually contained metal.
Woolworth's.
Montgomery Ward's.
K-Mart.
No Wal-Marts!
Dart Drug.
Washing machines with lint filters you had to clean.
Before cable TV.
When people though beige was a good decorating theme (my mother still does)!
When cars were stll rear wheel drive.
Before the internet.
VCRs.
VCRs that were huge and loaded from the top.
BETAmax.
Microwaves were HUGE! (mine still is)
Dot Matrix printers.
When 9600 modems were the fastest thing EVER!
DOS. You could do ANYTHING in DOS, if you could only figure out how to use it.
When minivans replaced station wagens (why did this ever happen?).
Riding in the back of a GM station wagen facing backwards.
Whe SUVs replaced cars.
When pickup trucks were utilitarian work vehicles.
When many cars had no AC.
When Nickelodeon's last kids' show was Looney Tunes at 7:30, and at 8:00 they switched to Nick at Night with Mr. Ed.
When children played outside without direct supervision until 8:30 at night.
Before the National Do Not Call registry. (I was very evil to telemarketers.)
When people drove cars from the 60s and 70s every day.
Square One on PBS.
Before all the fun kids toys and playground equipment was outlawed for not being safe.
When flying was actually kind of pleasnt.
When accidentally getting injured wasn't cause for a lawsuit.
Sturmey Archer bicycle hubs. (Think old English 3-speeds)
Before Roler Blades.
Before Harry Potter.
Before toy guns were considered dangerous.
Before grocery stores accepted credit cards.
Before the McDonald's extra value menu.
That's a good dose for now,
Dave
Rotary dial phones.
Stick-Shift cars.
The Nintendo Entertainment System.
The Apple IIe with Oregon Trail.
Sesame Street.
Cars that actually contained metal.
Woolworth's.
Montgomery Ward's.
K-Mart.
No Wal-Marts!
Dart Drug.
Washing machines with lint filters you had to clean.
Before cable TV.
When people though beige was a good decorating theme (my mother still does)!
When cars were stll rear wheel drive.
Before the internet.
VCRs.
VCRs that were huge and loaded from the top.
BETAmax.
Microwaves were HUGE! (mine still is)
Dot Matrix printers.
When 9600 modems were the fastest thing EVER!
DOS. You could do ANYTHING in DOS, if you could only figure out how to use it.
When minivans replaced station wagens (why did this ever happen?).
Riding in the back of a GM station wagen facing backwards.
Whe SUVs replaced cars.
When pickup trucks were utilitarian work vehicles.
When many cars had no AC.
When Nickelodeon's last kids' show was Looney Tunes at 7:30, and at 8:00 they switched to Nick at Night with Mr. Ed.
When children played outside without direct supervision until 8:30 at night.
Before the National Do Not Call registry. (I was very evil to telemarketers.)
When people drove cars from the 60s and 70s every day.
Square One on PBS.
Before all the fun kids toys and playground equipment was outlawed for not being safe.
When flying was actually kind of pleasnt.
When accidentally getting injured wasn't cause for a lawsuit.
Sturmey Archer bicycle hubs. (Think old English 3-speeds)
Before Roler Blades.
Before Harry Potter.
Before toy guns were considered dangerous.
Before grocery stores accepted credit cards.
Before the McDonald's extra value menu.
That's a good dose for now,
Dave
