Sooo, exactly what is good about getting old???

[Lynn49]

Loocie, lol...well done and YES, absolutely the best!!! Except for MacMillan and Strife..didn't care for it..
Hawaii Five O was the bomb!

And by that, I mean the original, irreplaceable series!!

[Lynn49]

No dame could evah get to him!!!! {{{pant, pant}}}

[Lynn49]

Weird that posts appear out of order...I think this happened to Natalka the other day....

[Natalka]

^ Lynn, it happens to me daily....

[Natalka]

[Natalka]

I hadn't thought of it this way before...

[Lynn49]

[Lynn49]

Ouch! How true is that?!!!

[dededi]

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[Crochetlady]

I remember those days.

DINNER IN THE FIFTIES

Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti.

Curry was a surname.

A take-away was a mathematical problem.

Pizza? Sounds like a leaning tower somewhere.

All chips were plain.

Rice was for puddings and never part of a main course.

A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.

Brown bread was something only poor people ate.

Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking.

Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and was never green.

Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.

Chickens didn't have fingers in those days.

None of us had ever heard of yogurt.

Healthy food consisted of anything edible.

Cooking outside was called camping.

'Kebab' was not even a word, never mind a food.

Surprisingly muesli was readily available. It was called cattle feed.

Water came out of the tap. If someone had suggested bottling it and charging
more than gasoline for it they would have become a laughing stock.

Other things that we never ever had on or at our table in the fifties were
elbows, hats and cell phones!

[Crochetlady]

Those born 1925-1970

No matter what our kids And the new generation think about us, WE ARE AWESOME !!! OUR Lives are LIVING PROOF !!! To Those of Us Born 1925 - 1970 ~~~~~~~~~ TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 1930s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s!! First, we survived Being born to mothers who may have smoked and/or drank While they were Pregnant. They took aspirin, Ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then, after that Trauma, we were Put to sleep On our tummies In baby cribs Covered With bright colored Lead-based paints. We had no Childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets, And, when we Rode our bikes, We had baseball Caps, Not helmets, on Our heads. As infants and Children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, No air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.. Riding in the Back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water From the garden hose and not from a bottle. We shared one Soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, White bread, real butter, and bacon. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And we weren't overweight. WHY? Because we were Always outside playing...that's why! We would leave Home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights Came on. No one was Able to reach us all day. --And, we were OKAY. We would spend Hours building Our go-carts out Of scraps And then ride Them down the hill, Only to find Out we forgot the brakes.. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned To solve the problem.. We did not Have Play Stations, Nintendos and X-boxes. There were No video games, No 150 channels on cable, No video movies Or DVDs, No surround-sound or CDs, No cell phones, No personal computers, No Internet and No chat rooms. WE HAD FRIENDS And we went Outside and found them! We fell out Of trees, got cut, Broke bones and Teeth, And there were No lawsuits From those accidents. We would get Spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping-pong paddles, or just a bare hand, And no one would call child services to report abuse. We ate worms, And mud pies Made from dirt, And The worms did Not live in us forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, 22 rifles for our 12th, rode horses,made up games with sticks and tennis balls, and -although we were Told it would happen- we did not put out very many eyes. We rode bikes Or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just Walked in and talked to them. Little League had Tryouts And not everyone Made the team. Those who didn't Had to learn To deal with Disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing Us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have Produced some of the bestrisk-takers, Problem solvers, and Inventors ever. The past 50 To 85 years have seen an explosion of innovation and new ideas.. We had freedom, Failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all. If YOU are One of those born Between 1925-1970, CONGRATULATIONS! You might want To share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good. While you are at it, forward it to your kids, so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were. Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it ? ~~~~~~~

[KDivers]

Experience, Wisdom

[Natalka]

Crochetlady, those are all SO true!

From Ukraine:

[Natalka]

Ouch! How true is that?!!!

LOL, totally reminds me of a story from when my son was in elementary school - almost the same wording...

We were at a St. Nicholas service, and after that I walked with the Bishop Emeritus down a long hallway to the cafeteria where there were snacks being served. I knew he had been ill - he was in his 80s - so when I told him he was looking good - he stopped us and said quietly: "You know, the women used to tell me I was good-looking, and now people tell me I look good..."

It was so cute, coming from him. And, yes, he was a very handsome man!