If anyone has the time!
Read this, its kinda sad:
How Old is Grandma?
> >
> >Stay with me on this -- the answer is at the end -- it will blow you
> away.
> >
> >One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current
> events.
> >
> >The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the
> >shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.
> >
> >The Grandma replied, "Well, let me think a minute...
> >
> >I was born, before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen
foods,
> >Xerox machines, contact lenses, Frisbees and the pill.
> >
> >There were no credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens.
> >Man had not invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers,
> >clothes dryers, and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh
air
> >and man had yet to walk on the moon.
> >
> >Your Grandfather and I got married first-and then lived together.
> >And every family had a father and a mother.
> >
> >Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments,
> >good judgment, and common sense.
> >
> >We were taught to know the difference between
> >right and wrong, and to stand up and take responsibility for our
> actions.
> >
> >Until I was 25, I called every man older the I, "Sir"; and
> >after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a
> title, "Sir".
> >
> >We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare
> centers,
> >and group therapy.
> >
> >Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a
> bigger
> >privilege.
> >
> >We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
> >
> >Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your
> cousins.
> >
> >Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the
> >evening breeze started.
> >
> >Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings
> >and weekends - not purchasing condominiums.
> >
> >We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters,
> >yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
> >
> >We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's
> speeches
> >on our radios. And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his
> >brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.
> >
> >If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk.
> >
> >The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.
> >
> >Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
> >
> >We had 5 & 10-cent stores where you could actually buy things
> >for 5 and 10 cents.
> >
> >Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi
> >each cost a nickel. And if you didn't want to splurge, you could
> >spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail one letter and two
> postcards.
> >
> >You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600 but who could afford one?
> >Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
> >
> >In my day, "grass" was mowed, "coke" was a cold drink,
> >"pot" was something your mother cooked in, and "rock music"
> >was your grandmother's lullaby.
> >
> >"Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office.
> >"chip" meant a piece of wood,
> >"hardware" was found in a hardware store, and
> >"software" wasn't even a word.
> >
> >And, we were the last generation to actually believe that
> >a lady needed to have a husband to have a baby.
> >
> >No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say
> >that there is a generation gap.
> >
> >How old do you think I am????
> >
> >Read on to see --
> >pretty scary if you think about it... and pretty sad at the same
> time.
> >
> >GRANDMA IS 58!!
> >
> >HOW COULD SO MUCH GO WRONG IN SUCH A SHORT TIME??????
How Old is Grandma?
> >
> >Stay with me on this -- the answer is at the end -- it will blow you
> away.
> >
> >One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current
> events.
> >
> >The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the
> >shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.
> >
> >The Grandma replied, "Well, let me think a minute...
> >
> >I was born, before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen
foods,
> >Xerox machines, contact lenses, Frisbees and the pill.
> >
> >There were no credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens.
> >Man had not invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers,
> >clothes dryers, and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh
air
> >and man had yet to walk on the moon.
> >
> >Your Grandfather and I got married first-and then lived together.
> >And every family had a father and a mother.
> >
> >Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments,
> >good judgment, and common sense.
> >
> >We were taught to know the difference between
> >right and wrong, and to stand up and take responsibility for our
> actions.
> >
> >Until I was 25, I called every man older the I, "Sir"; and
> >after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a
> title, "Sir".
> >
> >We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare
> centers,
> >and group therapy.
> >
> >Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a
> bigger
> >privilege.
> >
> >We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
> >
> >Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your
> cousins.
> >
> >Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the
> >evening breeze started.
> >
> >Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings
> >and weekends - not purchasing condominiums.
> >
> >We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters,
> >yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
> >
> >We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's
> speeches
> >on our radios. And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his
> >brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.
> >
> >If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk.
> >
> >The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.
> >
> >Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
> >
> >We had 5 & 10-cent stores where you could actually buy things
> >for 5 and 10 cents.
> >
> >Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi
> >each cost a nickel. And if you didn't want to splurge, you could
> >spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail one letter and two
> postcards.
> >
> >You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600 but who could afford one?
> >Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
> >
> >In my day, "grass" was mowed, "coke" was a cold drink,
> >"pot" was something your mother cooked in, and "rock music"
> >was your grandmother's lullaby.
> >
> >"Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office.
> >"chip" meant a piece of wood,
> >"hardware" was found in a hardware store, and
> >"software" wasn't even a word.
> >
> >And, we were the last generation to actually believe that
> >a lady needed to have a husband to have a baby.
> >
> >No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say
> >that there is a generation gap.
> >
> >How old do you think I am????
> >
> >Read on to see --
> >pretty scary if you think about it... and pretty sad at the same
> time.
> >
> >GRANDMA IS 58!!
> >
> >HOW COULD SO MUCH GO WRONG IN SUCH A SHORT TIME??????