You know you're old when...

[3798j]

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[Esteban]

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[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Soul_Glo31309097

Haha. It worked though. I used to have 5-10 friends show up. Mom gave in every time looking at their smiles. She’d make lemonade and there were snacks too. Schwinn bikes were everywhere. That’s how I got mine… dad can I have one too?! Please!

My first bike (a Schwinn Sting-Ray) was stolen from me when I went to a Thrifty's drug store with a friend to get an ice cream cone. Came out and it was gone. I was heartbroken. Learned my lesson and got a bike chain and lock for my next bike.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Esteban

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When I was dating my wife (I was about 18 at the time), we were at (then) my house. A little girl from up the street came over and asked if I could come out and play (I have no recollection of this)! My girlfriend/future wife was quite amused!

[Esteban]

Dingdong ditch.

[3.0L]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Dingdong ditch.

We called it, “Ring and Run.” 🤣

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

We called it, “Ring and Run.” 🤣

“Knock, knock, ginger (also known as ding, dong, ditch and ring and run in the United States) is a prank or game dating back to 19th-century England, or possibly the earlier Cornish traditional holiday of Nickanan Night.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoc...kanan%20Night.

[Buug959]

Originally Posted by Esteban

“Knock, knock, ginger (also known as ding, dong, ditch and ring and run in the United States) is a prank or game dating back to 19th-century England, or possibly the earlier Cornish traditional holiday of Nickanan Night.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoc...kanan%20Night.

We called it "Knock on Judy" here.

[UncleWede]

When you take a little nap on Friday, then make two visits to urgent care,where they say you just have pink eye then finally on Monday get a correct diagnosis of cornea abrasion

I was NOT faking it

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

When you take a little nap on Friday, then make two visits to urgent care,where they say you just have pink eye then finally on Monday get a correct diagnosis of cornea abrasion

I was NOT faking it

I have that from a racquetball injury many years ago. Still bothers me every now and then.

[Esteban]

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[Esteban]

Remember when your only problem in life was this?

[sygazelle]

....when you can fully relate to this:

[M_Six]

#4 - In spades

[Esteban]

#5 - I write and send myself emails all the time to make sure I remember to do things. I call it being efficient.

[Esteban]

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[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Esteban

#5 - I write and send myself emails all the time to make sure I remember to do things. I call it being efficient.

Me too. Every single thing goes in my calendar. In addition, I set my phone alarm ahead of each event in case I forget to check my calendar.

That leads me to the one thing on this list that I do not follow. #6! I cannot stand to be late for something. I've always been that way and my passion to be on time has not diminished as I get older. It must be my Swiss heritage.

When my kids were growing up, i used to tell them, "if you want to be in the Top 10%, just show up on time."

I'd love to ease up on this unnecessary fear of being late because in most cases, it doesn't really matter. But, on time I remain.

[M_Six]

I'm habitually early for everything, which means I spend an inordinate amount of time waiting. If I had a dime for every minute I've spent waiting in my life, I'd be independently wealthy now.

[cmyx6go]

I’m with you guys. If I’m not 1/2 hour early, I feel like I’m late. My mother and my ex husband were late for everything. Drove me batshit crazy.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I’m with you guys. If I’m not 1/2 early, I feel like I’m late. My mother and my ex husband were late for everything. Drove me batshit crazy.

Yep, same here. Even my clocks are all set a few minutes ahead. Must be a BPOT thing.

[Esteban]

How I used to block people.