You know you're old when...

[Esteban]

^ No... this was your air conditioning in your car.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

True but I'm not "that" young. Although technically speaking, Laura could be my mother.

Me LJ

Yes I could. I was 22 when you were born.

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by Esteban

^ No... this was your air conditioning in your car.

That was the upgraded AC with direct air flow control.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by Esteban

When you know what this archaic device was for.

Or this

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by dscabra

That was the upgraded AC with direct air flow control.

Ultimate air conditioning; a convertible.

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Or this

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Headlight dimmer switch. I actually put one of these in my Cobra when I was building it instead of using the dash-mounted toggle switch that the kit came with.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by dscabra

Headlight dimmer switch. I actually put one of these in my Cobra when I was building it instead of using the dash-mounted toggle switch that the kit came with.

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What is a dimmer switch? Are we calling the same thing something different? You had to step on it to put on the high beams.

[dscabra]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

What is a dimmer switch? Are we calling the same thing something different? You had to step on it to put on the high beams.

Same thing. It's called a headlight dimmer switch.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

What is a dimmer switch? Are we calling the same thing something different? You had to step on it to put on the high beams.

Now it's on one of your stalks. Would rather have the one you activate with your foot.

Ah, the good old days.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

No pockets on the pool table...

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Very good.

Carom billiards. No pockets.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Now it's on one of your stalks. Would rather have the one you activate with your foot.

Ah, the good old days.

I prefer the stalk. The button was so far up it was a stretch to reach it.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Or this

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Intercom button in an Army chopper. Without the carpet, of course.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by dscabra

Okay — Who remembers the television debut of the Thriller video (not LJ of course!)?

Don’t remember when, without looking it up, but it premiered on MTV. They advertised it way in advance. I watched it. Still watch MTV, but now I watch MTV Classic.

[Esteban]

^ Looked it up; December 2, 1983.

"The video debuted on MTV alongside the documentary Making Michael Jackson's Thriller on December 2, 1983. After each broadcast, MTV advertised when they would next play it, and recorded audience figures ten times the norm. Showtime aired the video six times in February."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michae...0in%20February.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

No pockets on the pool table...

That's because they're French billiards tables.....

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

"Beat it" by Michael Jackson came out on the 21st of February 1983, two years before I was born. But did anyone from that era notice anything peculiar during the video?


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Originally Posted by kscarrol

No pockets on the pool table...

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Very good.

Here and I thought it was because he was still black...

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Now it's on one of your stalks. Would rather have the one you activate with your foot.

Ah, the good old days.

Yeah... I was driving my 4-speed '65 Mustang on a curvy road with my high beams on. I was going around a curve when I was in the middle of a shift and here comes a car opposite direction! Unfortunately, my foot was on the clutch at the same time I needed t hit the dimmer switch. Needless to say, the opposing driver got a bit blinded.

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

"Beat it" by Michael Jackson came out on the 21st of February 1983, two years before I was born. But did anyone from that era notice anything peculiar during the video?


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Lady Jane, what the hell are you doing in here?!?! You’re 15 years younger than my little sister and I wouldn’t let her in here.

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Did you take typing class in high school? I did. Basically forgot all I learned. Now I hunt and peck.

On typewriters just like those. And we felt advanced with those electric typewriters.

Originally Posted by M_Six

I passed my typing class and still can't type, even after using a keyboard all these many years.

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

I got so good I had a typewriter with no letters on the keys. I was pretty good! Now, I too, hunt & peck!

At work we had two keyboards, the regular kind and an ABC keyboard. We mostly used the ABC keyboard...

Originally Posted by bayarea328xit

I took typing in 9th grade HS -- thinking I would end up being an admin, at best...I still type like a terror...

I never got to where I could type more than about 25 words a minute, but I still remember QUERTY and how to type properly. I never typed entirely by touch. I always had to glance down to make sure I was on the right keys. My mom was an excellent typist. Even though I was never particularly proficient at it I’ve always been grateful I learned how.

[Lady Jane]

Originally Posted by tturedraider

Lady Jane, what the hell are you doing in here?!?! You’re 15 years younger than my little sister and I wouldn’t let her in here.

I'm keeping an eye on the old folks in case of a medical emergencies.

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

I'm keeping an eye on the old folks in case of a medical emergencies.

While you're on my lawn, would you mind pushing the mower around? Finding a reliable neighborhood kid to mow our lawn for a dollar is getting difficult these days.....

[JeffL0]

grandmothers