In This Thread, We Talk About Things That Make Us Feel Old

[SWTXBelle]

In Galveston, my sons saw an English red telephone booth on The Strand. "Harry Potter!" they squealed as they opened the door and confronted - a pay phone. A pay phone with a cord. "What is THAT?" they asked, and I had to explain that there was a time when all phones had cords, no one had cell phones, and it was very important to have a quarter with you at all times. Sigh.

[aephi alum]

Ohhhh my. Reading this thread has made me feel old!

- The PNMs posting recruitment threads today were born in the year I pledged, give or take a year.
- I went through rush. I was a rushee. Later, I was a pledge. A few years later, I was a rho chi.
- I haven't been carded in years. Not getting carded used to be a good thing.
- When I was a small child, we had a TV with two dials - VHF and UHF. No cable and no remote. My dad used to sit on the floor and "flip" through the seven available VHF channels (2,4,5,7,9,11,13).
- I've actually used a record player.
- Y2K was a legitimate concern. One of my assignments at my first job out of college was addressing Y2K issues. This is why I can program in COBOL.
- I remember when people dressed up when they flew - and not just business travelers who had just come from, or were going straight to, the office or a client meeting. When we went on vacation, my dad always wore a suit.
- I've used film cameras and developed B&W prints.
- I didn't get a cell phone until I graduated from college. It was a brick. My first cell phone plan included 20 minutes a month.
- My family's first computer (bought when I was in 7th grade) was an IBM PS/2 that ran some flavor of PC-DOS. My first computer of my very own ran Windows for Workgroups 3.11. My first printer was an HP LaserJet 4p - which I still own and use 17 years later. (This was from the old days when HP made solid printers.)
- When I was a kid, Star Trek: TOS's special effects were state of the art for a TV show!

*goes off to look for her walker*

[honeychile]

I can still tell you the name, address and birthdate of the sister whose cards I usually used to go to a (ahem) drinking establishment. We could do this because nobody's photos were on their driver's licenses! I also knew to say "New Year's Eve!" instead of December 31st.